Heroes' Prison

Chapter 856 - 810: Deadly Battle Formation

Nangong Yu’s slap landed squarely on Desire Arises from the Heart’s face in front of a global audience, sending him stumbling back several steps, nearly falling to the ground.

Yet Desire Arises from the Heart remained stunned, seemingly oblivious to the slap. He stared blankly at the legions of soldiers below the city wall. He had once been their leader, their spiritual beacon. But now, they were all cursing him, a torrent of insults weaving together, coming from all directions, and enveloping him completely.

All his past honors evaporated in an instant. He had always prided himself on being a righteous patriot, but now he found himself standing on the opposite side. This wasn’t a mere fall from grace—it was a plummet from the heavens to the abyss, far more devastating.

At this moment, Sunset, the captain of the Hero Guild’s Battlefield Group, shouted loudly to the Chinese players on the battlefield: "All brothers from the Desire Legion, Desire Arises from the Heart has been using you from the very beginning for his own gain. His real objective is to propel Chess Saint to the Heavenly Domain Level using your deaths! You’ve already lost several levels, and your strength is severely compromised. If you keep fighting, you’ll only continue feeding them Experience Points! Stop immediately and retreat to the city. Leave the rest to us in the Hero Legion!"

Upon hearing this, countless players from the Desire Legion looked at each other in confusion.

"Our Dark Knight Guild is withdrawing from the Desire Legion and joining the Hero Legion! From now on, we’ll obey the orders of the Hero Legion!" declared a burly man on the battlefield, leading his guild, Dark Knight, out of Desire Legion on the spot and into the Hero Legion!

This act of defection triggered a chain reaction. Guilds under the Desire Legion banner began to withdraw one after another, defecting to the Hero Legion on the spot!

"Wind Moon Guild is leaving Desire Legion! Joining Hero Legion!"

"War Resentment Heaven Guild is leaving Desire Legion! Joining Hero Legion!"

"Attack of the Turkey Guild is leaving Desire Legion! Joining Hero Legion!"

...

This wasn’t limited to the battlefield of the Night Rain Eastcoming Guild. Across the Hero’s Continent, guilds under the Desire Legion banner began withdrawing, defecting en masse to the Hero Legion.

How many guilds did Desire Legion even have under its wing? It would be nearly impossible to count! From the first day of the national war, Desire Arises from the Heart had established Desire Legion as a leader and begun uniting players across Hero’s Continent.

For a long time, players on Hero’s Continent wanting to join the national war would automatically join Desire Legion. This legion had been almost synonymous with Hero’s Continent itself, with countless players and guilds depending on its vast structure, forming a colossal entity.

But now, the monumental tree that was Desire Legion had toppled! The tree fell, scattering its monkeys!

In stark contrast, the Hero Legion was experiencing rapid expansion. Within mere minutes, the number of guilds and players under its banner had doubled, and it continued to grow at a staggering rate.

Witnessing this, T.N.T frowned deeply. Their objective today was to push Chess Saint to Level Two Hundred’s Heavenly Domain Level. They had thought the outcome guaranteed, but now, this unexpected turn had thrown their plans into chaos.

If they lost these low-level players feeding them Experience, and had to instead fight the Hero Legion’s elites, Chess Saint wouldn’t just fail to ascend to the Heavenly Domain—he might even face death halfway through.

After considering the situation, T.N.T sent a message to Desire Arises from the Heart: "Desire Arises from the Heart, since our collaboration has been exposed, let’s escalate things further. You Chinese have a saying, ’breaking the pot after it’s cracked.’ Your Desire Legion might be done for, but its remaining Legion Merit Points are significant. Use them to redeem that item and trap these people here. Don’t let them leave. Rest assured, what you lose here, I will help you regain!"

It was this message from T.N.T that jolted Desire Arises from the Heart back to his senses.

It was as if he woke abruptly from a nightmare, seeing the Desire Legion he had created collapse right before his eyes!

"Traitor!"

"Scum!"

"Fuck your mother!"

"And now ladies and gentlemen, Desire Arises from the Heart is clearly nothing short of a hypocrite..."

At this moment, Desire Arises from the Heart’s ears seemed to open wide. The roaring tide of insults on the battlefield surged into his mind, echoing repeatedly, pushing him to the brink of madness!

He scanned the battlefield, seeing countless players hurling insults at him. His face twisted as he broke into a manic smile and roared, "You ungrateful scum! You were so respectful to me before, yet now you abandon me? I’ll make you understand the price of betrayal!"

With that, he flipped his hand and pulled out a golden glowing scroll, opening it immediately!

At that moment, rays of golden light shot skyward, spreading across the entire sky!

Under the shocked gaze of players worldwide, the golden light poured down in all directions, forming an enormous light shield that enveloped the entire battlefield!

Then, members who had previously been under Desire Legion were astonished to find themselves trapped within the light barrier—unable to leave!

They had been retreating rapidly to Night Rain City under Sunset’s orders, but now they found themselves unable to retreat, stuck inside the shield’s range.

Desire Arises from the Heart, seemingly driven insane by the flood of curses, began laughing uncontrollably. "Haha! My dear compatriots, since you want to betray me, I’ll give you a great gift! I’ve always said that we in Desire Legion don’t fear death. You want to retreat? Not so easy! I represent Hero’s Continent—I’m its eternal leader! I am righteous, noble! No matter how much you curse me, you cannot change this reality! You shameless traitors, die!"

Desire Arises from the Heart’s voice had lost all semblance of sanity, his inner turmoil and negativity erupting fully, plunging him into madness!

T.N.T observed the surrounding light shield and immediately smiled with satisfaction, issuing an order: "Alright! Kill them all! This is the ’Deadly Battle Formation,’ they can’t escape!"

He then charged into the crowd himself, rapidly conjuring spells with his magic wand, killing swathes of players instantly—a wave of bodies dropping dead, incapable of offering any resistance.

Soon, a bizarre scene unfolded!

The players from Hero’s Continent who had fallen suddenly resurrected in place!

They weren’t revived by priest players, nor did they possess Resurrection in Place talents or skills, yet every one of them had spontaneously resurrected at their original locations!

"What’s going on? I can’t return to the city to resurrect!"

"I’ve been forcibly resurrected in place!"

This revelation stunned the Hero’s Continent players who had just died!

After death, they were forcefully resurrected at full health and status, skipping the process of traveling back to fight—they could stay and fight indefinitely!

"Damn it!" Sunset from the Hero Legion cursed furiously. "Desire Arises from the Heart, that madman, has actually activated the Deadly Battle Formation!"

Some journalists on site, witnessing the massive light shield over the battlefield, turned pale and quickly narrated their reports: "Ladies and gentlemen, after being exposed, Desire Arises from the Heart didn’t flee but instead made a frenzied move. Just now, he activated a Deadly Battle Formation Scroll!"

"The Deadly Battle Formation lasts three hours. Any allied players, whether members of the legion or not, will be automatically granted the ’Deadly Battle’ buff under this formation—they cannot leave its range but will resurrect at full health and status upon death. This eliminates the need for travel and enables continuous combat until reincarnation. Given its exceptional effect, redeeming a Deadly Battle Formation Scroll demands an enormous amount of Legion Merit Points—even Desire Legion, with all its cumulative resources, could barely afford a single scroll. Ideally, such a scroll could massively increase chances of victory, but in this scenario, Hero’s Continent’s players are far too weak. No matter how many times they resurrect, they’ll only keep feeding Experience Points to the enemy..."

"Haha! Enjoy this battle to the death! That’s the price of betraying me!" Desire Arises from the Heart continued his deranged rant atop the city wall!

He even pulled out his weapon, charging at Nangong Yu, president of the Night Rain Eastcoming Guild, attacking his fellow countrymen with reckless abandon.

His fury had consumed the last of his sanity—his mind filled solely with vengeance!

...

"Hmm, just 30% more Experience Points, and I’ll ascend to Heavenly Domain. Then I’ll be the Number One Expert in the World!" Amidst the chaos, a delicate-looking young man slashing savagely at enemies glanced at his Experience Points bar and spoke to himself cheerfully, envisioning himself reaching Level Two Hundred and dominating the world.

His cloak fluttered slightly, his gaze arrogant, and his entire demeanor one of confidence and triumph—like a Divine Dragon preparing for a skyward ascent, standing out prominently on the battlefield.

He was Chess Saint, the current top player on the World Rankings, closest to reaching the Heavenly Domain Level!

Chess Saint was T.N.T’s focal point in this battle, with T.N.T specifically assigning a Master Group to protect him.

This Master Group included several Rare Class Holders, yet at this moment, their status was eclipsed by Chess Saint, a seemingly ordinary player.

They would weaken enemies to Bare Life State and then stop, allowing Chess Saint to land the final blow, massively boosting his kill efficiency.

With every area-attack skill Chess Saint unleashed, he would Instakill a swarm of players, reaping enormous Experience Points!

At this pace, it wouldn’t take long for him to be the first to break through to Level Two Hundred Heavenly Domain!