Li Yunwei was on-site, serving as the expedition commander.
She understood that relying solely on the current group was utterly insufficient to defeat the world boss.
Because the top-tier extraordinary beings who led in level hadn't even shown up!
Top-tier extraordinary beings: Levels 60–70.
Second-tier extraordinary beings: Levels 40–60.
Third-tier extraordinary beings: Levels 20–40
Most present were merely second- or third-tier, their levels too low and attack power insufficient to inflict significant damage on the world boss.
"Report! Team Leader Li, we've learned the person who triggered the world boss is Chu Long—Linhai City's first Level 70 player!"
"Where is he? Why isn't he participating in the world boss raid?"
"Captain Li... we've already contacted him. He insists you must personally invite him!"
"Tsk, what a temper."
"Rumor has it Chu Long is the leader of a guild filled with high-level elites, none of whom have joined the fight yet!"
After hearing this, Li Yunwei swiftly pulled on his coat: "Let's go meet them."
.....
Underground Billiards Parlor.
About ten people were casually playing pool.
All young men and women, dressed fashionably, smoking and tattooed, empty liquor bottles littered the floor. The TV broadcast live footage of the world boss raid.
"Ha! They think they can take down the world boss? What a bunch of low-level trash!"
"A bunch of useless noobs with zero self-awareness."
The speaker was Chu Long, a guy in a leather jacket with dyed red hair, looking like a ghostly fire spirit.
He was Linhai City's highest-level player, one of the elite who triggered the world boss event.
"Boss Chu, shouldn't we help? If the Blood Moon Calamity strikes, we'll be caught in it too."
"What's the rush?"
Chu Nian puffed on his cigarette. "We wait for the officials to come begging us. That way we can set our terms. They're the ones scrambling, not us!"
"Haha, the boss is brilliant!"
Suddenly, a loud "Bang!" echoed as the tightly shut pool hall door was pushed open.
A sharply dressed woman strode in, her military boots clicking sharply on the floor. Behind her, uniformed enforcement officers formed two rows, waiting silently at the doorway.
Li Yunwei casually picked up a cue stick and with a single stroke, sank the last ball on the table.
"Who's Chu Long?"
"Me."
"Li Yunwei, commander of the World Boss Extermination Force. You're invited to join the campaign."
"Ah, but we've been grinding nonstop for days... we're exhausted..."
"Name your terms!"
"Haha, Captain Li's a straightforward one. One hundred million, and our entire guild will fight alongside you."
"Deal."
Li Yunwei didn't want to waste words—time was money!
Any problem money could solve wasn't a problem at all.
If the world boss wasn't dealt with smoothly, it would spell disaster for Linhai City!
"Guys, let's get to work!"
Chu Long gathered his guild members, boarded a private vehicle, and soon arrived at the world boss's territory.
Currently, over eight hundred people remained within the barrier. After intense attacks, everyone was exhausted, yet the giant turtle showed no sign of movement.
"Move aside, rookies!"
Gazing at the mountain-like turtle ahead, Chu Long grinned. "A world boss I've never seen before? Let this old man crack its shell!"
With that, lightning flashed beneath his feet as he slowly rose into the air.
Purple thunderbolts swirled around him, an aura of destruction radiating outward, prompting those nearby to scramble back.
"He... He's a Thunder Mage!"
"No wonder he levels up so fast. A Thunder Mage's AoE damage is absolutely top-tier!"
"Get out of the way! Don't get caught in the blast!"
Ignoring the commotion below, Chu Long raised his staff and aimed it at the colossal turtle.
"My guess is its weak point lies atop that mountain on its back. If we shatter that peak, we'll force it out of its shell."
This is the instinct of a high-level player.
BOOM!
A Thunder Dragon spell roared through the air!
The massive, bright purple thunder dragon slammed into the mountain, deafening the surroundings and shaking the earth!
The smile on Chu Long's face slowly froze.
"Impossible..."
His most powerful thunder-based spell hadn't shattered the mountain—only scattered fragments of rock?
Its defenses were terrifyingly strong!
As the highest-level player present, even he couldn't fully breach this turtle's defenses. No wonder the others had failed...
Li Yunwei's expression grew increasingly grave.
"I didn't expect even this guy to fail. This is getting tricky. With millions in Linhai City, isn't there a single powerhouse who can handle it?"
Qin Yu was also present.
She had already gone in for an attack round. Even with her epic-tier gear, she couldn't inflict significant damage on the boss and had to retreat.
"Yu, haven't you gotten in touch with Chen Nian yet?" " Deng Rongrong pressed. He was Qin Yu's gaming buddy and one of the few who knew Chen Nian's true identity.
"Nope, can't reach him! Why do you keep telling me to contact him...?"
Deng Rongrong thought to himself: If we can't count on him, who else is there?
Right now, the entire city of Linhai is pinning its hopes on him! He's the legendary Silent One!
With him around, we might stand a chance against this world boss. The rest of us players are just clowns wasting our efforts!
"I know Chen Nian is strong, but even that Level 70 guy who went in earlier was useless. What good would he do?"
"Besides, he might already be fighting inside," Qin Yu said.
Deng Rongrong shook his head immediately. "Impossible."
If Silent One were fighting inside, that turtle wouldn't still be sitting there unscathed! Are you kidding me?
"Hey, Deng, Chen Nian is my boyfriend, not yours. How come you seem to know him better than I do?"
"Uh... I was just saying."
Time kept ticking away.
The extraordinary beings of Linhai City fought through the entire night!
Yet they still couldn't blast open the mountain on the Camel Mountain Turtle's back.
As time ticked away and the sun rose, despair began to creep into people's hearts...
Especially among the true players of Catastrophe.
"We're done for. Totally screwed!"
"Failed to defeat the world boss. The Blood Moon Catastrophe will come sooner. We're all dead. All dead!"
"I'm done fighting... I'm getting the hell out of here by car—no, by plane!"
"Escaping Linhai City is the only priority now. Let's go!"
Hordes of extraordinary beings abandoned the world boss raid, choosing flight instead. Even Chu Long made the same choice, signaling his guildmates to retreat.
"So many still fight here, yet you flee?" Li Yunwei blocked their path.
"Stay and die? Forget a hundred million—I wouldn't take a billion!" Chu Long retorted without turning back.
At that moment, thousands of meters overhead, an aircraft streaked across Linhai City's sky.
Chen Nian had returned.