The Monster is Coming

Chapter 398 Unconventional Tactics Create Miracles

Imperial Tomb Village Library.

While the forum was buzzing with discussions about the Civilization Space dungeon, Ding Qi was researching in the library's reading room.

On the large desk in front of me, various books that I had just taken from the bookshelf were piled up in a mess.

They are all related to the concept of "the weak overcoming the strong".

He has a detailed understanding of this Civilization Space instance.

But what truly captivated him was the top-tier hunting ground connected by the teleportation array built by the Gold Coin Merchant Guild: the Reverse Tide Battlefield.

The difficulty there is simply beyond the reach of players at this stage.

All three parties are god-level forces, and the chaos between them is merely the aftershock of their conflict, enough to easily wipe out their players.

But he didn't care about the risks; he just wanted to know how to survive there and how to profit from the battlefield.

He rapidly flipped through information about the organization of the Reverse Tide Legion, the characteristics of the Black Tide Evil Spirits, and the war mode of the Soul Return Clan, his brain working at high speed, trying to piece together a feasible way to enter the fray from the vast sea of ​​fragmented information.

Judging from the intensity of the war, there are quite a few demigod-level powerhouses on this battlefield.

Besides the legion commanders of the Reverse Tide, there are also the battle formations built by the Reverse Tide warriors.

In other words, the power of an ant transforming into a dragon can break through the limits of superimposed power, making one comparable to a demigod with every move.

The specific intensity depends on the scale of the battle formation.

From the perspective of the training camp of the "Grinding Emperor" group, it can be determined that the Reverse Tide Legion can even generate god-level battle formations.

In this battle formation, the individual warriors of the reverse tide become incredibly small, like cells in the blood of the "battle formation gods".

All three factions possess power at this level.

They were already very familiar with the Black Tide Legion.

The reference point is that the evil bully can break down a group of evil spirits at any time and then merge them into a more powerful evil spirit.

Theoretically, the power of this fusion entity can increase indefinitely, provided there is enough Black Tide energy.

The same applies to the Soul Return Clan.

Due to their strong adaptability, Soul Beasts are considered by forum players to be the best pets to control.

This adaptability, when applied to the battlefield against the tide, can also become an aid in rapidly forming powerful individuals.

For example, there is the mutual devouring and fusion between soul beasts, or a connection method called "soul return".

Although the mode of enhancing combat power is completely different from the battle formation system of the Reverse Tide Legion, it is a similar way of stacking combat power.

If players enter the Reverse Tide battlefield and encounter these fused and superimposed combat units, they will only be instantly killed.

The only viable route is west of the teleportation array, in the relatively less intense border region.

That place is basically where the Soul Returners and the Reverse Tide Legion practice their skills, and occasionally the Black Tide forces infiltrate in.

Small-scale battle formations, small-scale fusion of soul beasts, and the mass production of troops by the Black Tide are the mainstream combat modes on the edge of the battlefield.

The training is conducted in a tacit manner, and basically no demigods will make a move.

However, occasionally forces may emerge that disrupt the balance.

For example, the leader of the Floating Pagoda Legion, who appeared in the early days of the Liver Emperor Group's live stream, once ruthlessly suppressed the Soul Return Clan because they broke the rules first.

But this kind of action is more of a symbolic warning; everyone just goes through the motions and then continues to follow the rules.

The mutual boosting mentioned here mainly refers to the Reverse Tide Legion and the Soul Return Clan.

The Soul Returners need top warriors in the Reverse Tide Legion who have strong willpower and complete combat experience, and after being parasitized and possessed, they will be used as a reserve of war forces.

The needs of the Reverse Tide Legion are war; only continuous warfare can endlessly generate the war power derived from the rules.

Both the Soul Returners and the Reverse Tide Legion can benefit from the edge battlefield as a training ground.

To even set foot on that edge of the battlefield, players need at least a basic combat strength comparable to a hunting level of 240 or higher.

This is only the bare minimum threshold for cannon fodder level. Even if you manage to get in, the most likely outcome is that you will be instantly vaporized by some inconspicuous energy splash or area attack, and you may not even know how you died.

Ding Qi placed his fingers on the book, following his gaze as he traced the words.

Based on the analysis over the past few days, one thing is certain.

Forcing your way into the battlefield is pointless.

The player resurrection mechanism, when applied to the Reverse Tide battlefield, can even become a form of torture.

You get instantly killed upon entering the arena, then respawn after the cooldown period ends, offering no enjoyment whatsoever, let alone any rewards.

The only proven viable strategy is the "attachment" warfare model.

The "Liver Emperor Group" is a prime example; they have become part of the Reverse Tide Legion's external wars.

However, to be accepted by the Reverse Tide Legion and become part of this highly efficient war machine, one must meet extremely demanding conditions and pass numerous tests to gain recognition.

It took the Liver Emperor Group two and a half years to reach this point.

His guild warband had 6838 members, making it impossible for all of them to be selected as trainees by the Reverse Tide Legion.

The number of student slots allocated to the player community by Nichao is still a drop in the ocean compared to the ever-growing player base.

This path is clearly not viable.

There is, however, a way to bring the combat strength closer together.

That is to construct a battle formation with a scale of 10,000 people, allowing all members of the battle group to combine their power and generate a battle formation avatar to participate in the battle.

However, the combat power of this battle formation can still be classified as cannon fodder.

While thinking, he realized that to gain a foothold on the battlefield, the attribute combination of the battle formation should follow the stealth route of the assassin style, searching for targets on the battlefield to finish off.

But the question is, how to sneak around?

The Black Tide has a secondary eye that allows it to see the entire scene, and the Soul Returners have a similar ability.

At this level, the three forces have achieved the ultimate control over details.

To operate silently under their noses is more difficult than to directly engage in combat.

It will appear with a single scan.

The Twilight Soul that players control is biased towards stealth.

It can conceal one's aura and increase movement speed, but its concealment effect is not strong.

Even with the naked eye, one can see the shadowy form.

Under the perception of all three forces, their movement trajectory will be clearly discerned.

With his thoughts racing, Ding Qi decided to continue reviewing the information on the three forces, searching for a way to break the deadlock.

Although the road ahead was difficult, he was not discouraged at all; on the contrary, his fighting spirit was ignited.

That's exactly where the fun lies in his eyes.

Our current efforts are also aimed at opening the door to that top-tier battlefield.

Someone has to try the hardest path.

As he continued to research, his thinking expanded beyond the capabilities and characteristics of the three forces.

Instead, the key lies in finding a way to break the deadlock within the player's own ability-based cheat system.

This process is extremely tedious, like searching for a needle in a haystack, and most likely ends in nothing.

But Ding Qi was enjoying it.

For him, solving this seemingly unsolvable problem is itself a great enjoyment and challenge.

Whether it succeeds or not is another matter.

He wanted to see exactly where the limits of the current player faction lay.

Whether or not one can reach that limit.

His gaze quickly swept over the documents and books about the player system.

He already knew most of the information by heart, but now, with a clear purpose, he was re-examining it, and the feeling was completely different.

After consulting a large amount of information, he opened the Soul Repository.

The number of souls that the player faction has taken in is gradually increasing, and it has now reached 201. He chose to check them one by one.

Including the special effects of each soul, which served as inspiration.

Just as he was browsing through the Soul Repository, looking at a description of a Soul Repository characteristic that he hadn't paid much attention to before, it was as if a bolt of lightning struck his mind.

[Stealing (Six Generations of Souls)]:
Special Effect: Upon activation, randomly selects a buff from the target and transforms it into a buff orb, which can be applied to any designated target. During the effect's duration, either Health or Spirit can be selectively consumed. The stronger the buff selected, the higher the cost to maintain its effect.

Ding Qi's eyes widened suddenly.

Randomly select... gain sphere... apply state to specified target.

An extremely bold idea instantly took shape in his mind.

That means the stealing effect can also be applied to the Soul Returners, and even to the combat units of the Black Tide.

As for the Reverse Tide Legion, we will not consider them for the time being.

This is how players see the Allied Forces. Since the server opened, the story of the Hardcore Players team continues, and he is also a loyal fan of their live stream.

He couldn't bring himself to go against the tide.

However, the Soul Returners and the Black Tide could certainly try to steal some of the effects.

However, there is a problem here: stealing the power of the Black Tide will most likely lead to a conflict with the rules.

A sixth-generation rule may not necessarily be able to steal the special buffs applied by the Black Tide system.

For example, the lunar phase bonus of an evil moon.

Each lunar phase can bring different amplification effects to the Black Tide. If this type of state is extracted, the stolen rule characteristics will directly conflict with the Evil Moon.

The strength of the sixth-generation life soul is clearly not as high as that of Xie Yue.

On the other hand, the probability of successfully stealing the item is quite high for the Soul Return Clan.

The Soul Return Clan also possesses various war-level buffs; stealing them can significantly enhance the lethality of the fusion battle formation.

The problem is that the stronger the buff, the greater the cost during its duration.

Many powerful war buffs are so strong that a single player can't even last 0.0001 seconds. They will be drained of health or mental energy the moment they are successfully stolen.

This means that the battery life must keep up with the power consumption.

Finally, entering the battlefield is inherently risky, so how can one survive before stealing a powerful buff?
He stood up abruptly, not even bothering to tidy up the scattered books on the table, and began searching the forum for all strategy guides and even practical test data related to "stealing life souls".

This idea is somewhat far-fetched and would be extremely difficult to implement.

But how will you know it can't be done if you don't try?

Perhaps, this could actually become a brilliant strategy, opening up a channel for players to obtain resources on the battlefield against the tide.

……

Two days later.

After consulting a large amount of information, Ding Qi finally perfected this tactical concept centered on "stealing" life souls.

Whether it will be successful remains to be seen in practice.

In the past two days, something suddenly came to his mind.

The goal of stealing the soul is not to personally enter the arena.

The most crucial step in perfecting this method, which centers on theft, is the transmission mechanism of the life essence's characteristics.

All Spirit effects can be applied to a target through other Spirits.

For example, mental shock can directly apply binding properties as long as it hits the target.

The same applies to other features.

This creates room for maneuver.

Ding Qi glanced down at the sketch diagram on his desk and then brought up his contact list.

This next tactic requires the cooperation of other guilds in addition to our own guild.

There's no need to contact the shrine, or even the guilds of several joint battle groups.

Even if you contact them, they might not give you face.

We weren't familiar with each other after all.

The guilds he contacted were all top-tier guilds that had recently been considering forming a joint battle group to advance into the "village entrance battlefield".

To this end, they even set up a chat group for the leaders of the joint battle group in advance: Bully Buster.

Boiled Fish Fillets (Ding Qi): Guys, I have a bold tactic I want to test, and I need your help.

The giant python in the valley: You've come up with another new tactic? Is it the blood counter-attack tactic you mentioned last time?
Application qualifications: No preamble, let's get straight to the point (eating dirt with hands on hips.jpg).

Boiled fish fillets:

As you all know, I recently wanted to try my luck on the battlefield against the tide.

However, the battlefield intensity is too high. Even the most basic, low-skilled battles are a challenge that we cannot handle.

So I devised a special strategy that might have a surprising effect...

This tactic requires solving many problems.

First, how to maintain the stolen gain state.

Going straight in is no different from suicide.

Therefore, my idea is to gather and activate the strongest battle formation on the outskirts of the absolutely safe battlefield.

We will label this guild as Guild No. 1.

Secondly, we selected a group of players who focused on maximizing damage absorption with the stone statue. There was only one requirement for them: they had to be physically strong.

Apply Ink Flame and other Soul traits that continuously deal damage to players who have activated their petrified form in advance.

Then, using the battle formation, they were hurled at the opposing battlefield like catapult projectiles.

It doesn't matter what you hit, as long as you cause damage, you can directly trigger the theft check through the transmission mechanism of the Life Soul characteristic.

This raises a problem: the stronger the stolen gain state, or even the rule-level gain state, the better.

The more energy is required to maintain continuous operation.

Even in battle formation, it cannot be sustained in the long run.

Perhaps before we even get to the battlefield, our health or mana will be completely depleted.

So my solution is to set up a refueling station outside the battlefield.

The specific plan is as follows:
Guild #1 initiated a battle formation, throwing petrified statues at players in their petrified form; what they hit depended on luck.

If you hit it, start stealing.

Guild #2 needs half of its members to switch to the Monster Stream's Gluttonous Path, also known as the "Undying Blood Pack" form.

The remaining half of the members took turns activating the Life Link ability to connect the Gluttonous Monster of Guild 2 with the Battle Formation of Guild 1.

In this way, hundreds or even thousands of Taotie in their Qi-eating mode can form a super blood pool, providing the No. 1 Guild's battle formation with continued power after a successful theft.

But that alone is not enough.

During this phase, the connection between Guild 1 and Guild 2 cannot be severed; charging into the battlefield together would undoubtedly be suicidal. Guild 1 can withstand the onslaught by activating its Dharma Form, but the members of Guild 2 cannot.

With members of Guild 2 dying on the battlefield, Guild 1's sustainability could not be guaranteed, and its fate was also death.

This is where our guilds #3, #4, and #5 come in.

They are the ones who went to the battlefield.

The effect of Stealing Souls is that after stealing a status, a "Buff Orb" is generated that can be applied to any target.

In other words, the buff orbs generated by Guild 1 can be used by Guild 3.

Guild #3 receives the buff without incurring any burdens.

Then one can directly enter the battlefield in the form of a battle formation and hunt down suitable targets.

In summary: We use Guilds 1 and 2 to form a status stealing and sustain system on the periphery, while Guilds 3, 4, 5... act as terminals to enjoy the buff output, entering the battlefield to strive for the top benefits of the reverse tide battlefield.

The profits are shared among everyone, or the major guilds take turns fulfilling the responsibilities of guild number 1 and number 2.

This tactic has not yet been tested in practice, so its specific performance, success rate of theft, strength of the buff, and even the stability of its endurance are all unknown.

It is very likely that multiple attempts will end in failure.

But guys, this is really worth a try.

As long as we pave this path, even if it's only a preliminary success.

We will become the first united guild in the entire server to embark on the battlefield of the Reverse Tide in an organized manner.

In addition to the generous rewards in terms of sacrificial power, it also brings us immense prestige within the player faction and a first-mover advantage for rapid growth.

Dear presidents, what do you think?
……

After explaining his tactics in detail, the guild group fell into a brief silence.

After the guild leaders of various guilds repeatedly reviewed the content, replies began to appear one after another:

The giant python in the valley:
Fish slices, your idea... is too far-fetched.

Putting aside the success rate, the reconstruction of this combat power system alone is a huge problem. Guild No. 1 needs top-tier battle formations and stone statue players, and also needs to combine them into an enhanced version of the battle formation attribute that steals life souls. How many life souls need to be inlaid? It will require at least five million sacrificial power.

Guild #2 also needs half of its members to switch to the Taotie power bank, and also needs to provide life connection... This means that several of our core groups have to dismantle the Star Pulse combination, investing a lot of cost and time. If the tactic fails, the progress of these guilds will all fall behind.

Is it worth it to finally get to the battlefield at the village entrance?
Application Qualifications: I think it's quite interesting. Playing with the local bully at the village entrance is torture, and we might not be able to handle it. The Reverse Tide Battlefield might be a good option. At worst, we can lose 5% of the dismantling fee and start over. But if we succeed in this path, we'll be the founding fathers of a sect. Then we can consider merging into a guild and stop with any joint battle groups. Let's make money together.

"Slacking off is not a hardcore player": The tactical logic does seem feasible, but the biggest uncertainty lies in the randomness of the theft and the sustainability of the operation. If it is just a high-risk, high-reward attempt, and the tactic is to maintain stable output, I think the risk is a bit too great, but I still want to try it.

Thirty years of professional Gua Sha (scraping therapy): Fortune favors the bold, but I think the tactics can be further optimized. Several different playstyles can be built for the battle formation attributes. The stolen buffs may not meet the needs of the assassin battle formation. Also, how can we ensure that the stone statue players who are testing the waters can enter the battlefield alive? Although pure petrification has the characteristic of rule-based damage immunity, it may not be enough to withstand it. They may die before they even enter the battlefield. We need to add more insurance before they enter the battlefield...

There was a lot of discussion in the group, with some expressing concerns and doubts, but some members of the association were also eager to try out the plan.

Clearly, Ding Qi's idea precisely struck a nerve with these top players who yearn to challenge limits and pursue difficulty.

They formed a united front specifically to challenge the village bully.

Now, an even greater challenge lies ahead.

Whether it's feasible or not, they feel it would be a pity not to try.

The only problem now is that testing costs are too high.

This means that the six guild members of the united front must restructure their star pulse combinations according to this surprise attack tactic.

If you succeed, great; if you fail, you'll lose a lot.

……

three days later.

After intense internal discussions and mobilization, the core members of the six major guilds finally reached a consensus: they would take the gamble.

While the village bully is the current target, the innovative gameplay of creating new tactics in the reverse tide battlefield is more attractive.

Despite the high cost, the possibility of being the first to release a version is worth the heavy bet.

At this moment, west of the Reverse Tide Battlefield teleportation array, lies a relatively stable but still desolate area where terrifying energy ripples from afar can be felt constantly approaching.

The six major guilds, with nearly 40,000 elite players whose overall life spirit level is 105+, have already formed three formations according to Ding Qi's tactical plan.

Before the test began, Ding Qi posted a message on the forum.

It details the tactical concept and potential benefits, and includes a link to the live stream.

He was well aware that this challenge involved a huge investment and the outcome was uncertain.

Even if the test fails and the huge investment goes down the drain, at least we should be able to generate enough traffic.

Make a strong impression on the forum members and thoroughly establish the reputation of the "Bully Buster" guild.

This surge of attention is itself an intangible asset, attracting more talent and resources for the guild's future development.

At this moment, the live stream was flooded with onlookers, and the chat was filled with discussions about the feasibility of the tactics, while some players were cheering them on.

Everything is ready.

At this moment, Ding Qi, who was on the outermost edge, raised his right hand, and the "Battle Formation Imprint" immediately rose into the air.

The released energy, centered on Ding Qi, generated rapidly spreading battle formation runes.

In an instant, a huge array spread out on the ground.

The guild members, who had already practiced countless times, immediately took action. Their steps were precise and swift, like rivers flowing into the sea, as they stepped into the corresponding nodes that lit up on the ground.

hum!
The earth trembled slightly amidst the roaring of energy.

The massive battle formation spun around, and all the spirit rune nodes suddenly lit up, their light shooting into the sky.

Countless streams of energy, drawn by the battle formation, converged wildly toward Ding Qi at the center of the spirit runes, rapidly shaping and constructing around him.

All members within the battle formation accumulated and sublimated their power, ultimately generating a majestic illusory image of the Dharma.

"Brothers, test the stealing effect first. Follow my instructions. The stone statues are in position."

Dozens of players, who had been waiting for this moment, stepped forward.

They were formidable individuals who had single-pointed all their evolution points into "Gargoyle Soul." After arriving beside the battle formation's avatar, their bodies turned completely black, exuding a calm and profound aura.

"Guild 2, get ready!" Ding Qi ordered again.

The members of Guild No. 2, who were already waiting, immediately took action.

Layers of protective buffs, such as light shields and energy deflections, were applied to these stone statue players.

They were enveloped like giant, radiant eggs.

Immediately afterwards, the majestic, illusory Dharma form moved.

The energy arm slowly rose, and in the palm, pitch-black flames appeared out of thin air and burned fiercely.

The giant hand of the Dharma form reached out to a stone statue player who was enveloped in a light shield.

The instant they made contact, the dark flames, as if alive, instantly coiled around the shield and began to corrode it.

"Vote now!"

All the players inside the Dharma Body roared in unison, and the massive Dharma Body struck a backward leaning motion as if throwing a javelin.

The energy of the battle formation surged wildly into his arms at this moment.

The next moment, the giant arm of the Dharma image swung forward with the force of a thunderbolt.

call out!
The stone statue player instantly gained terrifying initial velocity, like a projectile fired from a railgun, tearing through the air and emitting a sharp explosion.

From the live stream perspective, it resembled a dazzling meteor trailing a dark, fiery tail.

It shot towards the edge of the distant, energy-exploding battlefield at a speed almost imperceptible to the naked eye.

In the blink of an eye, it disappeared from sight.

The next second, members of the alliance and onlookers in the live stream clicked on the pinned link at the top of the live stream and jumped to the perspective of the player who was thrown out.

The live stream footage was violently jolted and tumbled, moving so fast that the surrounding scenery became blurry blocks of color.

Only the battlefield ahead, raging with energy and roaring with deafening fury, rapidly magnified in their field of vision.

Just then, the live stream suddenly jolted, accompanied by a dull thud, and the view stopped rolling and stabilized.

In the center of the image is a small assault formation composed of tens of thousands of anti-tide warriors, steadily advancing.

The stone statue player smashed into the thick energy shield on the flank of the battle formation, but it didn't even cause a ripple.

The reverse tide battle formation continued its steady advance, and the warriors within it may not even have noticed this insignificant touch, because the raging torrent of energy coming from the front was far more intense than such an impact.

The sparks of the Ink Flame flew across the Reverse Tide Battle Formation, but Ding Qi, who saw this, did not activate his Steal trait.

After all, the Reverse Tide Legion is an ally in the eyes of players, and who among the players hasn't watched the training camp drama of the hardcore legion?

Therefore, Ding Qi directly stated in the team channel that this test had failed and that the next round of throwing would begin.

Even with multiple layers of protection, the stone statue players who landed couldn't withstand the impact for more than a few seconds before their souls were lost in the aftershocks of the battlefield.

In the next test, multiple "stone statue flow conductors" were thrown into the reverse tide battlefield.

But the result left the viewers in the live stream both amused and exasperated.

They either crashed into the scorched earth of the battlefield or accidentally stumbled into the battle formation of their allies, the Reverse Tide Legion.

Ding Qi's face was almost as black as the bottom of a pot.

The live stream chat was flooded with question marks, with many questioning whether this tactic was truly feasible.

But the test did not end there.

Another stone statue player, enveloped in ink flames, was hurled out like a cannonball.

The live stream perspective jolted wildly once again, tearing through the sky.

This time, luck smiled upon them.

The "stone meteor" pierced the sky, precisely avoiding a steadily advancing, counter-current battle formation.

Then it slammed solidly into the back of a fused soul beast that was rampaging across the battlefield. This beast was formed by the forced fusion of dozens of soul beasts and resembled a multi-legged giant elephant.

boom!
A dull thud resounded, and the dark flames instantly spread across the rough, thick skin of the soul beast.

"Now! Steal it!"

Ding Qi's eyes flashed with a sharp light. Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately activated the Soul Stealing ability through the conduction properties of his Soul.

Suddenly, a wisp of black light appeared in the burning ink flames.

The gray flames burning on the surface of the fused soul beast instantly dissipated.

Its form suddenly and uncontrollably disintegrated, transforming into a single soul beast.

At the same time, a challenger's prompt popped into the minds of all members in the battle formation:
[Challenger's Note: The Soul Trait "Steal" has been successfully triggered. Randomly selecting target buffs... Successfully stolen buff: Soul Power Boiling.]

[Buff Sphere Generated: Soul Power Boiling (Pseudo-Rule-Level Enhancement)]

Special effect: After applying the status, the target enters a state of mental energy burning.

Additional features:
Mental Frenzy: Increases mental strength by 638% and mental recovery efficiency by 3942%.

Manifestation of Will: Burns mental energy, scorching all nearby targets and greatly increasing mental energy resistance.

Resonant Scream: All mental attacks will have a consciousness tremor effect and cause additional consciousness confusion.

Elemental conflict: ...

……

The Soul Power Boiling effect comes with more than 20 amplification effects.

As the challenger's prompt sounded, a ball of light, seemingly containing a gray nebula and spinning violently, with gray flames burning on its surface, slowly rose from the giant palm of the battle formation's avatar, radiating surging energy fluctuations.

The joint channel erupted in long-suppressed cheers.

"Great job! It's a success!"

"I burst into tears. I thought my investment had gone down the drain, but it finally worked out."

"Holy crap, my mental energy bar is plummeting! This consumption is terrifying! Quickly restore my energy!" the core member responsible for monitoring the Dharma body's state exclaimed in horror.

The other players checked their status and saw that the number 1 battle formation, which was still in the stolen state, was experiencing a rapid and visible drop in its mental power value, as if an invisible black hole was devouring it.

"Iron Cavalry Guild, keep up with the endurance!" Ding Qi's roar echoed in the channel.

Roar!
Two thousand "Taotie" path players, who were already prepared, simultaneously unleashed a deafening roar.

Their humanoid bodies rapidly expanded and mutated in the next moment, eventually transforming into ferocious beasts, their bodies radiating intense blood energy.

After activating their monster form, they open their gaping maws and violently suck in the air.

In an instant, energy particles from within a radius of tens of miles converged, forming an energy vortex in the sky, and surging wildly into their giant mouths.

The Qi-absorbing characteristic is activated at full power.

At the same time, the other two thousand support players shone with a bright green light.

The beams of life-connecting energy acted like a dense neural network, precisely linking each gluttonous beast to the battle formation's rapidly depleting form.

Instantly, a surge of vital energy and spiritual power flooded into the battle formation's physical body through the life connection, forcefully withstanding the overwhelming drain on spiritual energy.

He suddenly pulled his nearly depleted spirit bar back up and maintained it at a point of violent fluctuation.

"We held up! The battery life held up!"

"Damn, the Gluttonous Blood Pack is too powerful. No wonder they even have these things for the battle at the village entrance."

"The buff orb has stabilized; it's a magic-based enhancement effect. Blood God Guild #5's magic-based battle formation is ready to enter the fray."

Amidst excited shouts in the warband channel.

The "Soul Power Boiling" enhancement orb in the hand of the battle formation avatar under Ding Qi's command transformed into a stream of light.

In an instant, it disappeared into the Blood God Guild Battle Formation, which was fully prepared and constructed with magic attributes as its core.

boom!
A terrifying mental storm erupted suddenly from the "Blood God Battle Formation," sweeping outwards like an invisible tsunami.

Under the shocked gaze of all the players on site and the onlookers in the live broadcast room, the Blood God Guild's battle formation was engulfed in towering gray-white flames.

The instantaneous damage vaporized a large number of nearby players, their souls returning to the Emperor's Palace.

At the same time, a challenger notification sounded in the minds of the Blood God Guild members:
[Challenger's Note: The Battle Formation has received the "Soul Power Boiling" buff, significantly increasing its overall combat power. Current combat power level: 298.]

Level 298!
This terrifying number exploded like a thunderbolt in the live stream.

After a brief silence, the viewers in the live stream erupted in excitement.

"Holy crap, level 298, that's some serious boost!"

"Damn, is he cheating? His combat power has already soared to the level 300 threshold. If he could steal an even stronger war buff, he could probably challenge the champion fighter."

"This buff is too brutal. I wonder if there are any stronger buffs. I'm really looking forward to it."

"You guys really know how to steal life essence, that's so cool."

The screen was flooded with "Awesome!" and "Holy crap!" messages, refreshing like a tsunami and completely engulfing the live stream.

All the onlookers who entered the live stream with curiosity or skepticism had their emotions ignited at that moment, feeling their adrenaline surge.

If the subsequent practical tests are successful, it will undoubtedly be a historic achievement.

Furthermore, it opens up a channel for players to access the edge of the battlefield and obtain top-tier hunting rewards.

　Here are 8500 words~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)