I've Become the King of Villains in the Game
Chapter 1038 - 675: Rapid Progress

Chapter 1038: Chapter 675: Rapid Progress

The emotions of astonishment spread silently throughout the conference hall.

No one present among the high ranks had expected that the Naturalist Sect, the Generous Council, the Madman School, or even the Byron Kingdom would consecutively join Tresor’s alliance, offering them much-needed assistance.

Even more unexpected was that the mastermind behind all this was actually the "King in Azure"!

Back then, the Azure King orchestrated the assassination of Emperor Andre, inciting a century-long war that forced the Empire to split and drove the world into turmoil... and now, hidden in the shadows once more, he pushes various forces to aid Tresor in ending the chaos and unifying the continent.

What exactly does he intend to do?!

Looking back now, the Azure King’s primary motive for killing the Sun King at that time might have been to initiate the Angel’s promotion task.

But this time, what is his purpose...

No one knows the answer.

After all, no one expected that the Azure King’s actions were also aimed at his promotion ceremony.

After all, how long has it been since he ascended to Sequence Two?

Less than a year.

To be precise, it’s around eight months.

In eight months, he completed all the accumulation from Sequence Two to Sequence One, beginning to orchestrate for the final promotion ceremony before becoming a god?

Even if the truth was revealed, no one would believe it!

Is the promotion ceremony for ascending from a Sub-God to an Angel child’s play?

In the Mystic Realm, even the first promotion ceremony from Low Sequence to Mid Sequence has blocked countless people; seasoned Transcendents who successfully ascended to Sequence Seven mostly spent years here.

To ascend from Sequence Two to Sequence One in eight months, not even the Ring Duke would likely be able to achieve it!

In exaggerated terms, through ages past, no, never before or again could anyone achieve such a feat...

Anna, McCollin, Alonso, and other high-ranking members of Sun Church, as well as a few Royal Dukes, all simultaneously focused their gaze on the seats of the Dawn Church.

It seemed they wanted to discern something from the face of Priest Floey.

Yet the breathtakingly beautiful lady maintained her composure, unfazed.

The scene plunged into prolonged silence lasting several minutes.

Finally, the current Archbishop of the Dawn Church, Martin Gustus, broke the silence, "answering" everyone’s confusion:

"The Azure Majesty and His Highness Arno are intimate friends... His assistance this time is to completely execute the ’Resurrection Ceremony’."

"Resurrection Ceremony?"

Anna turned to glance at her brother, then immediately asked with concern.

Martin touched his shiny bald head, his expression grave.

"Indeed, to be more precise, His Highness Arno is not truly resurrected in the strictest sense..."

He paused momentarily, choosing not to elaborate, that the current "Arno Tresor" was a fabrication by the Azure King based on Arno’s prior destiny line, and strictly speaking, not the genuine "Proud Sun."

"Only when His Highness Arno ends the chaos and unifies the continent as the Sun King did will he be able to assimilate the feedback from the ’Resurrection Ceremony’ and reclaim his past identity and power as the ’Proud Sun.’"

Martin’s words reverberated throughout the conference hall.

Everyone couldn’t help but take a deep breath.

"So that’s how it is..."

Anna’s expression was complex.

Tresor’s high-ranking members also hadn’t guessed that all the Azure King had done was simply to completely resurrect his dearest friend.

Recalling how he had once assassinated Tresor’s emperor, forcing the Empire to split, and now aids Tresor for the sake of resurrecting a dear friend...

Should the Azure King be considered cold-blooded, or profoundly loyal?

No one could judge.

Perhaps the Azure King isn’t at all concerned about the opinions of these people.

"And also pass on my thanks to His Azure Majesty..."

Anna said in a deep voice.

Floey gave her a glance, nodding gently.

"It will be done, Queen Anna."

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Outer Continent.

Half a month had slipped by.

Dennie had, more than ten days prior, led the players out of White King City, officially embarking on their journey.

And in this half-month of journeying, the players’ impression of her had once again undergone a massive transformation.

To use the most fitting word to describe it.

It would be "unbelievable."

The reason was none other than this.

Dennie Lucius had, in just half a month, transformed from an ordinary person into a splendid, mid-sequence Transcendent...

She had become a Sequence Seven [Arsonist] on the Holy Fire Pathway!

The Polaris Squad, acting as personal guards, rode majestic horses, staying close to Dennie’s mount, frequently casting surprised and puzzled glances her way.

"—Hey, what do you think Dennie did... ascending to Mid Sequence in half a month, not even cheating is this outrageous, right?"

"—I’m more curious about how she completed her promotion ceremony; hasn’t she been around us all these days? I haven’t seen her do anything significant, it’s either daydreaming or sleeping..."

"—Perhaps this is what it means to be a key character in the main quest, just like Jack before, truly a ’Chosen One.’"

"—The problem is, Jack wasn’t this outrageous back then either!"

The members of the Polaris Squad communicated in their private chat channel.

Setting aside the curiosity about Dennie, the players’ experience in the Outer Continent was actually quite pleasant.

Although they hadn’t encountered any battles along the way, some unique landscapes and cultures different from the Sun Continent were quite refreshing.

Most importantly, time in the Outer Continent flowed much more slowly!

The ratio of the Sun Continent to reality is five to one, and the Outer Continent reached an astonishing twenty-five to one ratio!

With five times the activity duration compared to other players, from another perspective, players on the Outer Continent are indeed somewhat longer-lived.

The game forums are abuzz with discussions about the differing time flows, and many players who didn’t choose Dannie’s faction regret it immensely.

"Stop."

At this moment, the silver-haired girl riding on horseback suddenly spoke.

Pascale and the four White King City loyalists saw this and hurriedly gripped the reins to stop the horses, then turned around and shouted:

"Halt the march! Wait in place!"

Their extraordinary physical qualities made their voices extraordinarily loud, and when the nearly ten thousand players heard the command, they all stopped.

"What’s going on?"

A player expressed dissatisfaction.

After traveling for over ten days, not every player could endure the monotony; they were eager to participate in exciting activities.

"The border with the Ripple Empire is still a long way off at this rate,"

Dannie turned to Pascale and the Polaris guards and said.

"What do you intend to do, Miss Dannie?"

Pascale, carrying his father’s sword, the English Lion Sword, asked, bowing his head.

"I’ll go ahead, while you lead the Azure Snake Mercenary Corps and meet up later in Stone Bay City of the Ripple Empire..."

As Dannie spoke, the faces of Pascale and the others instantly changed.

"Miss Dannie, that’s too dangerous... We are under your father’s orders to protect your safety to the death; we won’t leave your side for a moment!"

Pascale hurriedly said.

Dannie discreetly rolled her eyes and then said to the Polaris Squad:

"As Deputy Head, Mr. Polaris, you’ll lead the mercenary corps forward while Pascale and the four follow me."

"This..."

Polaris was quite surprised.

The elite squad members exchanged glances, also worried about Dannie encountering an accident, as it would mean the failure of their main quest.

But no matter how they tried to persuade her, Dannie remained unmoved.

Finally, she raised a hand, and her entire arm transformed into a crystallized form. Then Polaris and the others were astonished to find that the "Faith" attribute on Dannie’s panel, often the most overlooked, shot up to over 200!

Pale King Divine Art!

Even for Polaris, it was the first time seeing it, let alone the many players present, who all showed expressions of surprise.

Whoosh!

Dannie waved her hand calmly.

Including the horses beneath them, she and the four of Pascale vanished from their original spots.

"Polaris, what is this?"

Dragon King said in uncertainty.

Polaris took a deep breath and nodded.

"It’s Cloud Leap..."

"It’s getting more and more outrageous! Damn, leveling up quickly was one thing, but Faith can surge by 200 on the spot, using divine arts to perform abilities on the Path of Destiny!"

Doghead Gold’s expression was hard to maintain.

Polaris seemed numb to Dannie’s magical feats, shrugged it off instead of delving deeper, and looked back at the crowd of players.

He spoke in the public channel, explained the situation, and continued leading the march.

Two months later.

When they reconvened in Stone Bay City, they found that Dannie had somehow recruited a large group of players and, under the guise of the Azure Snake Mercenary Corps, had joined the Ripple Empire, assisting them in attacking both Splendor and Mela.

Millions of transcendent players did not all descend upon White King City; the majority were dispersed across the Outer Continent and within the Nine Great Empires.

Their main quests, besides joining Dannie’s banner and assisting in the disintegration of Outer Continent order, involve various chaos-inducing side quests.

Players were having a great time on the Outer Continent.

Unlike the original game version, where breaking the rules in the Tresor Empire would result in being forcibly incarcerated in the Undying Prison, equivalent to a ban...

Now, with their increased power and undying and immortal nature, they roamed the Outer Continent freely, wreaking havoc as they pleased.

This was a version of revelry for countless players.

They affectionately referred to it as the "4.0 Liberation Era."

In just two months, turmoil spread within the Nine Great Empires.

The Abasye Cult, the Sect of Suffering, and the Redemption Church found it unbearable.

Even the Holy Land Klein couldn’t sit still, with the Blue Pope immediately ordering the dispatch of half the priests from the Blue Flame Tribunal, to little effect.

The descent of the Undead Foreigners was abrupt and scattered.

This caught the local forces of the Outer Continent off guard.

The sheer number of these "otherworldly demons" was overwhelming, their mysterious and elusive "secret communication methods" making sieges difficult.

Although the native forces seethe with hatred, they lack effective means to curtail them.

For a time, the Nine Great Empires found themselves in dire straits.

The original order was gradually pried open and torn apart.

Meanwhile, Dannie took advantage of the situation by forming the Azure Snake Mercenary Corps, rapidly recruiting players within the Ripple Empire, easing the Ripple Empire’s burden... and this chaotic force, in Dannie’s hands, became a blade frequently aiding the Ripple Empire in defeating the forces of Splendor and Mela.

This made the Ripple Royal Family increasingly value the Azure Snake Mercenary Corps.

During this period, Dannie herself advanced to Sequence Six [Self-Immolator].

Such a rapid progression left countless players in awe.

"Our advantage lies in the Undying Followers being spread across the Nine Great Empires, ready to assist, coordinating from within and without, keeping the empires endlessly occupied... The next step is to leverage the Ripple Empire’s banner to drag them all into the quagmire of war."

On the front lines, Dannie stood on a hill, speaking.

Her azure dress and hair danced in the wind, giving an indescribable sense of beauty and confidence.

The members of the Polaris Squad exchanged glances, feeling that the developments were happening too rapidly, leaving them dizzy.