Heroes' Prison

Chapter 586 - 561 The Madness of the Master of War

He stood quietly in place, his thoughts carefully sifting through his mind, gripping that beam of light from the endless sea of thoughts, slowly drawing it out, restoring it to its full form.

Finally, Huang Yi’s mouth curved into a smile. He took a distant look at the Master of War, turned around, and hurried down the mountain.

Huang Yi moved swiftly on the steps. When he reached halfway down the mountain, he looked up at the sky, seemingly calculating something. After a moment, he nodded in satisfaction and teleported away.

After arriving at the Teleport Plaza, Huang Yi immediately sent out a notice to the five hundred member Heroes’ Guild that was formed for the tournament, "Unless it’s a very special situation, all Ranged Classes, stop what you’re doing and get to the Teleport Plaza immediately. For those far away, you can use the Hero’s Ring to teleport to me. Be here in three minutes!"

After issuing the notice, he sent a separate message to the Dungeon Group Leader, "Including those Ranged Classes from the Heroes’ Guild, gather five thousand Ranged Classes immediately, no melee, all ranged, fewer priests. We’re forming a team to claim the first kill! Be here in ten minutes!"

Soon, the Dungeon Group Leader replied, "Okay!"

"[System Prompt]: ’Qianye Fengwu’ wants to teleport to your side. Do you agree?"

"[System Prompt]: ’Lei Jun’ wants to teleport to your side. Do you agree?"

"[System Prompt]: ’Jue Yi’ wants to teleport to your side. Do you agree?"

Just then, Huang Yi suddenly received a flood of system prompts from Heroes’ Guild members. He chose to accept all of them.

In an instant, a group of people appeared around Huang Yi, all dressed in bright attire and well-equipped. They were clearly masters, quickly drawing the attention of the surrounding players, who turned their heads to look this way.

"Everyone join the group, enter the instance, and head up the mountain!" Huang Yi immediately started a five thousand member team and said to the group of teleported Heroes’ Guild members.

The members of the Heroes’ Guild quickly and actively joined the team and vanished, teleporting into the secret realm.

"Big Brother God of Slaughter, aren’t you soloing?" At this moment, a petite, young woman in her early twenties asked Huang Yi. She had a cute white kitten perched on her shoulder, plump and cleaning its paws, cocking its little head while staring at Huang Yi with big, intelligent eyes, seemingly very curious.

This female player was a high-level member of the Hero Guild, known as Qianye Fengwu. She was a Beast Tamer, a Rare Class Holder among the Hunter Class. During the tournament, she performed excellently and Huang Yi had specifically promoted her to be the official leader of the Hunter Hall. Like Nameless of the Assassins’ Hall and Mirror Broken, she wasn’t a Criminal of the Rose Prison, but a skilled player absorbed from The Second World.

Huang Yi turned to look at Qianye Fengwu, smiled slightly, and reached out to pet the kitten on her shoulder, saying, "I’ll be soloing the first part, the later part will need everyone’s help. You Hunters are important for ranged damage, so give it your all later."

"Meow~" The white kitten on Qianye Fengwu’s shoulder closed its eyes and luxuriously reveled in Huang Yi’s petting, looking quite content.

"Okay! I’ll head in then!" Qianye Fengwu nodded and also petted the kitten on her shoulder before teleporting into the Tower of Pantheons.

Soon, one by one, the Ranged Class members from the Heroes’ Guild teleported to Huang Yi’s side, joined the team, and teleported into the secret realm.

"[System Prompt]: ’Xiao Chunzi’ wants to teleport to your side. Do you agree?" Just then, Huang Yi received Xiao Chunzi’s teleport request.

She was off today, not having classes, and happened to be online.

Huang Yi immediately chose to agree.

The next moment, Xiao Chunzi’s petite figure suddenly appeared next to Huang Yi. She looked around and soon spotted Huang Yi, grabbing his hand at once, and asked with an upturned face, "Brother, aren’t you soloing? I was just playing with Little Dragon and Little Wang! Little Dragon is being so naughty! It won’t even listen to me, you have to scold it!"

"Alright! Once we claim the first kill, I will have a talk with it! Little sister, go ahead and enter the instance, wait for me up the mountain," Huang Yi nodded, gently stroked Xiao Chunzi’s soft hair, and sent her into the Tower of Pantheons.

Apart from the members of the Heroes’ Guild, on the other side, the Dungeon Group Leader also sent messages to the Guild Leaders of the top one hundred sub-groups of the Hero Guild, requesting them to send their best Ranged Class professionals.

The Hero Guild now boasts over twenty million members, with almost half of those players part of a team. There are more than ten thousand instance groups, and to rank in the top hundred among them is to be among the truly elite gamers. Orders cascaded swiftly, reaching the ears of elite ranged-class players who may be scattered across various cities. But upon receiving the call, they all teleported to Dragon City without delay.

Soon, Huang Yi’s team was brimming with nearly four thousand nine hundred ranged-class pros, displaying incredible efficiency. Seeing the team nearly at capacity, Huang Yi didn’t wait any longer. He himself entered the instance and quickly scaled the mountaintop. However, his incarnation remained outside, not entering.

By now, every member of the team had ascended the secret realm’s peak, whispering excitedly among themselves. Some had never even fought alongside Huang Yi before, and now the opportunity had finally arisen.

However, none of them knew why Huang Yi had summoned them. The Master of War was a level 100 Holy Domain Boss, and many in their group were only in their 90s. Attacking the Holy Domain Boss was tantamount to suicide. Not to mention this was a hastily formed team, lacking any prior coordination or practice for a five-thousand-player Master of War strategy—it was utterly impromptu.

Once Huang Yi reached the mountaintop, the four thousand nine hundred plus members fell silent, all eyes on him.

Surveying the crowd, Huang Yi said, "Today I gathered everyone here in the hope of securing the first kill on the Master of War. When the fight begins, I want none of you to attack the Boss. Many of its skills have an extremely wide range. Even though you are ranged attackers and can stand back, you would still be within its reach and could be instakilled with ease. I’ll duel it first, and only after hearing my command should you join in the attack. Understood?"

"Understood!" The voices of five thousand were in unison, their spirit resounding, filled with battle zeal.

"Good! Buff me up!" Huang Yi commanded once more.

Instantly, every class capable of group buffs began to cast their skills, especially Xiao Chunzi and Overlord, whose group buffs were extraordinarily powerful.

Seeing his attributes soar substantially, Huang Yi nodded in satisfaction—this was far stronger than when he soloed. Carrying two broadaxes, he dashed towards the far-off Master of War.

"Mortal, do you know? Your presence has sparked a war!" Soon enough, the Master of War reiterated its canned line, indicative of its limited AI.

After successfully catching the Boss’s attention, Huang Yi raced towards the mountain’s edge with the Master of War in hot pursuit. The thunderous footsteps of its massive form shook the ground with every step.

It didn’t take long for Huang Yi to lead the Master of War to the edge of the summit, just short of a steep downhill path.

"I pronounce—Master of War, dead!" Huang Yi unleashed Judgment upon the Master of War!

"Boom!" Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky, and thunder roared. A massive bolt of lightning split the air, striking both Huang Yi and the Master of War, lifting them into the sky, severed from the world below.

"Appear, Barbarian God!" Huang Yi swiftly summoned his powerful ally, the Barbarian God!

"Pursuit!" He charged at the Master of War, stunning it with a blunt hit.

Control skills from common classes were ineffective against a Boss, but those from a rare class were another story—they could affect even Bosses.

"Heavy Judgment!" Huang Yi’s axe smashed down viciously on the Master of War, landing a lucky critical hit and depleting 0.5% of its health!

This time, Huang Yi’s solo fight was markedly quicker than any before. Previous solo attempts were taken as practice, without wasting energy on Judgment. But now, not only was he buffed, he had also employed Judgment. After the first transformation, he enjoyed a 20% increase in attack power within the Void Battlefield, causing the Master of War’s health to drop swiftly.

Beneath, nearly five thousand members stared skyward, unwavering in their gaze upon the battle between Huang Yi and the Master of War above them. This was a spectacle countless around the world longed to see but never had the chance. They were the first to witness up close how Huang Yi could solo a boss designed for five thousand players.

In that moment, they forgot everything else, only able to look up at the figure in the sky with reverence, as if on a pilgrimage.

The figure they beheld, as if standing at the pinnacle of the world, performed solo. Armed with two broadaxes, he attacked the Master of War ferociously, his skills released with ease, yet never chaotically. His movements were smooth and unhurried, always eluding the Boss’s grasp. His fighting style wasn’t flashy, dazzling, or aesthetically pleasing, but it was highly effective as he methodically whittled down the Boss’s health.

Everyone felt that in front of Huang Yi, this five-thousand-player Master of War seemed to be reduced to a boss for a single player mode, easily defeatable.

Just then, a figure suddenly flashed into the entrance of the instance—it was none other than Huang Yi’s incarnation, who swiftly climbed the steep staircase after entering.