MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1568: Occupy the Field

Chapter 1568: Chapter 1568: Occupy the Field

The so-called "bystanders see more clearly"—many viewers watching Li Yao’s side of the light screen knew that Li Yao hadn’t truly rushed towards the Old God. What rushed forward was merely his illusion, which dissipated halfway through.

But the people still on the battlefield didn’t notice the disappearing Li Yao; all their attention was focused on the loot they were about to win.

The audience realized that these people had likely fallen into another one of Li Yao’s traps, but those connected to the players could only worry helplessly, unable to provide a warning.

At this moment, the battle over the loot had reached its peak, and some short-legged melee fighters were sprinting quickly towards the scene, trying to protect members of their teams.

"Let’s wrap things up now. Those remaining tin cans are yours—this loot belongs to the two of us."

The Green Dragon Princess drained her glass of wine in one gulp. As her palm clenched, the cup shattered into countless glittering fragments.

Pa! Pa! Pa! Pa!

At the same time, the spinning vortices abruptly stopped, and then exploded outright. Layers of green shockwaves spread outwards, covering an area several thousand yards in radius with green mist, tinged with liquid, centered around the corpse of the Faceless One.

Some melee fighters who charged ahead too quickly were caught in the mist’s range. As the mist scattered and thinned, everyone caught sight of the scene within—and they involuntarily gasped in shock.

Now, countless Soul White Lights floated around, struggling to ascend into the sky, but instead being polluted by the green mist. They gradually transformed into green hues, their twisted appearances making it clear just how excruciating the process was.

Beneath the souls lay skeletons stripped of flesh. Even those skeletons were being rapidly corroded by the green mist. It was obvious that in just a few seconds, even the bones would be utterly dissolved.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Within three seconds, players watched as countless avatars were forcefully logged out by the System under protective measures. Clearly, they couldn’t endure the intense torment.

"You all have guts, trying to snatch loot from the Dragon Clan itself." The Green Dragon Princess regarded the melee players frozen in place: "But you’re far too naive. Did you really believe those vortices had only mild Corrosion just to slow your movement? You’ve grossly underestimated the Dragon Clan’s magic. This spell of mine is called Nightmare Spread. It was originally a powerful forbidden spell, but I modified it into a simpler version. Though the power was reduced, the casting speed improved dramatically. Those vortices may seem like they’re just slowing you down, but in reality, they’re merely absorbing the Power of Dreams. And the Corrosion force of the Faceless One forms an extension of that power. With the Faceless One’s corpse here, the casting process was greatly sped up, consuming almost none of my energy. Let alone these small fry—this spell could even severely wound a World-level Chief."

The players were bewildered. They didn’t understand the underlying principles, but they could tell this spell was undeniably badass.

Some guilds with forbidden spells, or researching how to cast them, were already inspired by the Green Dragon Princess’s explanation.

At this moment, a figure dashed into the green mist alongside a trail of mirages, swiftly reaching the location of the Faceless One’s corpse.

Due to the Green Dragon Princess’s spell, the Faceless One’s corpse had already shriveled up. Li Yao thrust the sickle in his hand directly into the Faceless One’s core, pulling out a faintly glowing green Energy Core with a flick of his arm, then threw the core outward.

"I won’t hold back from you, sir. This core, imbued with Corrosion force, is quite useful to me," the Green Dragon Princess said, grasping the core with a slight smile.

"A pleasure collaborating—each of us takes what we need. Now, the remaining items are mine." Li Yao kicked aside the Faceless One’s shriveled corpse, which had no further value, revealing several glowing artifacts beneath it.

Among them, several items radiated faint dark golden light alone. Originally, the sudden killing of so many competitors by a forbidden spell had awakened the players, whose eyes now burned fiercely.

Li Yao smiled faintly. Instead of putting the loot into his inventory, he dissolved the protective state of Dark Touch.

As the mist dispersed, within a radius of several thousand yards, Li Yao stood alone amidst irresistible loot at his feet—loot from a world-class boss.

At this moment, it was likely the first World-level Chief slain by players. Though it had occurred in a dungeon scenario with a bit of plot-device assistance and wasn’t in the wild, where loot drops would be more abundant.

Nonetheless, the quality of the loot was undoubtedly absurdly powerful. The Faceless One was overly horrifying, so gear related to it was naturally top-tier, especially the Corrosion attributes tied to the Faceless One. Acquiring weapons or items with such traits would undoubtedly make anyone as fierce as a tiger.

"The loot is still beneath my feet. If you want to take it, come and try. This time, the Princess won’t intervene—only skill will decide."

With each step Li Yao took, a phantom identical to him appeared, forming a circle of ten Li Yao clones that surrounded the loot.

In the end, greed overcame all other emotions. Hearing that the Green Dragon Princess was no longer involved, the players’ reservations faded.

Glancing at each other, the melee fighters rushed frantically toward Li Yao.

Li Yao didn’t unleash any skills and simply began drawing and firing arrows with remarkable efficiency.

Each arrow streaked like a falling star, shooting outward with chilling precision.

Li Yao’s current stats were terrifying beyond words. His base attack power alone had reached the level of a world-class boss, and his various buffs led to cumulative effects that were unimaginably devastating.

Moreover, Li Yao’s raw strength allowed him to continually maintain the state of Dragon Father’s Force—facing the Faceless One itself had been manageable, let alone mere players. What did they have? At best, a faction-based buff.

Boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom, boom...

Thud, thud, thud, thud, thud...

Those shield-bearing players thought hiding behind their shields would keep them safe, but they had grossly underestimated Li Yao’s attack power and physical strength.

Even the Paladins with Holy Shield spells found their Holy Shields as fragile as egg shells under Li Yao’s attacks.

While Holy Shield managed to absorb a portion of the damage and force, the Paladins were still blasted away by his brutal strength. Some unlucky ones were sent rolling across the ground.

Every impact masked the sound of bones cracking—sharp-eyed observers noticed the unnatural angles of their arms as they were sent flying or rolling.

As for melee players without invulnerability abilities, their skills only reduced damage slightly, but against Li Yao’s arrows, their shields were utterly penetrated. The arrows skewered their throats, and even with damage reduction effects, they succumbed to fatal injuries, falling in dissatisfaction.

After a dozen seconds, Li Yao ceased his attack and scanned the area—a circle of corpses littered the ground, with several groaning Paladins clutching their wounds in agony...