Legend of the Pinnacle of Online Games

"Ding! Congratulations! You have successfully reached level 69, triggering the Berserker Archmage class trait: base attributes +7, free attributes +10, and intelligence +3!"

Lin Hanchuan didn't even look at it before assigning the Freedom attribute to Intelligence, and then looked at the corpse of the Emperor-level roadblock.

The system notifications continued.

"Ding! Congratulations! You have defeated the second level guardian of the Ild Ruins - Royal-level roadblock, and have received a points reward of 1000."

"Two choices to obtain the second stage of the Ild Ruins"

1. Continue forward, following the stone path to the meadow ahead, to complete the second level of the Ild Ruins.

2. If you challenge again, the obstacle will be resurrected, with the same level, but the rank will be promoted from Emperor to King.

Note: After advancing, the roadblock's combat power will be greatly increased, and the difficulty of defeating it will increase exponentially. Failure to challenge it will be considered a failure of the second stage of the Ild Ruins, and you will be forcibly teleported out of the ruins.

A similar system message.

Lin Hanchuan made the same choice.

"Ding! Please note that you have chosen to challenge again. The obstacle will revive in ten minutes!"

Under Lin Hanchuan's gaze, white light reappeared around the corpse of the Emperor-level roadblock, flourishing once more.

As for the items dropped by the Emperor-level roadblockers.

Lin Hanchuan didn't bother cleaning it up at all; his eyes were filled with regret.

The loot from the level 70 Royal-level roadblock is pretty good, but unfortunately the system only allows ten items to be transferred from the eighth area to the ninth area.

Prices are low in the Eighth District right now, so even if you pick something up, you won't get much of a price for it.

More importantly, Lin Hanchuan needs to maintain the ostentatious facade of the mysterious man, who represents the most mysterious cross-regional organization at present—Skynet.

Snow has fallen for a thousand years, yet the glory of the Childe family has yet to be claimed.

The vest can't be dropped.

The Childe family's glory, as seen in the video, focused entirely on the Emperor-level obstacle blocking their path as they were advancing in rank.

"Since he's going to continue challenging the Emperor-level obstacle, the mysterious person must know about the item that dropped from the Emperor-level obstacle."

The Glory of the Childe family stroked his chin, his expression calm.

"The intelligence he obtained about the Ild Ruins from Skynet is probably no less than what I, the one who controls the ruins, have."

"But all the information I obtained was painstakingly unearthed step by step from the hidden SSS missions, and I have not revealed it to anyone. The only channel through which Skynet can learn about it is through the official Descent."

"It seems that the person behind Skynet is an official insider from the Descent team, probably a high-ranking official, at least at the level of the deputy director of the planning department."

"Skynet could also be directly operated by an internal government organization..."

The more he thought about the glory of the Childe family, the deeper it became.

His expression grew increasingly resolute.

After all, it's quite normal for official online game companies to secretly create guilds or similar organizations within the game.

Although the official statement from the developers claims they are merely game creators and will not enter the game to compete with players, anyone can say that!
They actually did it.

Can you still catch it?

Even if they catch them, they can simply change some data, delete an account, and then post an announcement saying "Everything is subject to official confirmation." What can you do then?
Join if you can't.

The Childe family's pride and desire to join Skynet reached their peak at this moment.

The Childe family's glory was closely watching Lin Hanchuan.

Lin Hanchuan had entered the public chat channel of the Ild Ruins, which was as lively as ever.

"Snowfall for a Thousand Years is truly powerful! It actually managed to kill a King-level obstacle right next to the mysterious big shot. It should be challenging an Emperor-level obstacle now, right?"

"I don't know! But it's highly likely, since monsters at the level of Royal-level roadblocks pose no challenge to top players like them."

"Brothers, I've already taken down half of the King-level roadblock's health. Let me drink some red and blue potions to fully restore my health and keep going."

"Thanks for the guide, hitting the King-level obstacle's knee three times in a row really did put him in a state of stiffness for one second. But brothers, be careful, the stiffness has a cooldown time. If the stiffness effect is triggered this time, you have to wait two minutes for the next one."

"Has the mysterious big boss finished dealing with the Emperor-level roadblocks?"

"It'll probably be soon!"

"The King level is not a problem for me. I hope he can provide some strategies for the Royal level so that I can also have a chance to farm the Royal level and get some experience points and drops."

"@MysteriousMan, boss, are you done fighting?"

The Royal-level roadblock is not a mandatory boss in the second stage of the Ild Ruins; it's more of an extra gift for skilled players, so the system won't issue a banner announcement for it.

Lin Hanchuan, who was diving, saw that someone had asked him a question, so he replied.

Mysterious Man: "Just finished fighting! The Emperor-level roadblock was fairly strong. Its weak point is on the right side of its abdomen; hitting that spot will result in a critical hit. The knee weakness has been weakened; you need to hit it more than five times in a row before it will freeze for about half a second."

When his health drops below 80%, his melee attacks are enhanced, his knee weakness disappears, but his abdominal critical hit point remains.

When health drops below 50%, the weak point in the abdomen is weakened, requiring approximately two hits to trigger a critical hit. Black vortexes appear at the connection points between the limbs and torso, lasting for about ten seconds. Afterward, the limbs detach from the torso and attack the player via black chains. I haven't been hit by these chains, but it's likely similar to what you mentioned about the King-level difficulty, where hitting a target causes an explosion.

As for his health dropping below 20%, I only saw his body instantly shatter into countless pieces, leaving only his spine embedded in the ground. Behind each piece was a thin chain connecting to the spine. The specific effects of the pieces are unclear, as I killed him easily. As for his weakness, you can try attacking the second joint of the spine; most of my critical hits landed at that spot.

A long, detailed message was sent out.

The chat channel went quiet for half a minute.

The glory of the Childe family has also been witnessed.

As the controller of the Ild Ruins, he was well aware of the weaknesses of those who blocked his way regardless of their rank; the weaknesses of the Emperor-level were similar to those described by Lin Hanchuan.

"To be able to figure out the weakness of a royal-level obstacle in a battle that was almost overwhelming, the mysterious person's awareness is truly top-notch!"

Even after a thousand years of snowfall, it has started to bubble again.

Snowfall for a Thousand Years: "The mysterious man is right. When the Emperor-level roadblock's health drops below 20%, its weak point is indeed the second joint of the spine. Hitting it will trigger a critical hit, but that spot is very difficult to hit. You'll have to avoid those flying chunks of flesh with your attacks first." (End of Chapter)