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Chapter 150 The mastermind behind the scenes should be crushed with one punch!

Chapter 150 The mastermind behind the scenes should be smashed with one punch!

Ghost King City.

The City Lord's Mansion, the core area.

Holland Benitez stared at the dazzling fireworks in the sky above the battlefield, a look of astonishment on his face.

"Ah--"

"Not too bad."

Holland was only momentarily stunned; he quickly regained his composure.

From the moment he arrived on this planet, the rules of Planet A3 clearly told him—

This bugged player is dangerous and powerful.

The two groups of expert players who came before, totaling 15 people, all failed and died.

It is worth mentioning that.

Holland learned the identities of these 15 people from the rules of Planet A3.

He wasn't familiar with the original Eureka.

but……

He was somewhat familiar with the names Ellen Spencer and Herwin Vick.

They were the two captains of the vanguard squadron under the X-87 fleet.

The fact that he could kill two Tier 12 evolved beings and their subordinates on a planet where the highest level was limited to Tier 9 was enough to attract Holland's attention and... interest.

As the commander of Celsa's high-level fleet, he naturally wouldn't be interested in the mere 500 billion wasteland points reward offered by the rules of Planet A3.

Like Eureka before him, he coveted the 'bug' that Ember possessed.

His intuition told him—

This bug is so powerful that it might reach an unbelievable level, changing the rules of the Wasteland game.

even--

Holland suspects that the destruction of the X-87 fleet may not have been the work of the Larnaca aliens, but rather caused by a game bug exploited by the Embers.

He was only guessing at that.

But over the years, his predictions have always been accurate.

Therefore, what he wanted was never just to kill Ember, this bug-like player, but to learn the correct way to exploit bugs from him.

to this end.

Holland made a deal with the rules of Planet A3.

He gave up the reward of 500 billion Wasteland Points and instead demanded all of Ember's game history and coordinates since he logged into Wasteland.

Holland was confident that he could find traces of the bug in the other party's game logs.

But if we could exploit this bug...

In the future, he may have the opportunity to lead an entire Celsa interstellar refuge fortress.

It's not impossible that they could even stand on equal footing with the truly important figures in the company alliance.

Therefore.

That's why he went to such great lengths to weave this grand web of the final battle at Naya City.

All intelligent beings are bound by constraints.

Holland didn't know what the Ember's bond was, so he simply put all the players into the big net.

And now?
Before closing in, he needed to test Ember's abilities.

He was eager to see just how far this bug-like player could break the game's rules.

Therefore, he did not hesitate to watch his fleet members turn into dazzling fireworks under the relentless blows of Ember.

"come on."

"Looking forward to your performance."

Holland chuckled softly, his fingers flicking lightly in the air before him once more.

He prepared quite a few 'tests' for this bug-like player.

……

Over the battlefield.

The extreme violent aesthetics of Ember left countless people momentarily stunned.

But soon.

Swah——

Swish-

Dozens of figures clad in mechanical armor reappeared in the void.

Their rank was uniformly that of a 12th-order evolved being.

"It's gone?"

Ember glanced around and frowned slightly.

Swah——

It seemed to be in response to his statement.

Several figures reappeared in the void.

Their rank has reached the thirteenth level!
Although the values of the twelfth and thirteenth orders are limited to the ninth order limit, which is 999,000, due to the rules of Planet A3.

However, compared to the twelfth tier, the thirteenth tier has more awakened attribute abilities and will be more powerful in combat.

Compared to the previous batch of top players.

After these skilled players appeared, they immediately distanced themselves from Ember.

then……

They were bursting with immense elemental energy.

boom--

Boom——!
It was just a fleeting moment.

A variety of dazzling energy attacks roared toward the location of the embers!

This moment.

The entire battlefield paled in comparison.

Even Naya paused slightly.

She could clearly feel it...

Each of these dozens of energy attacks has a value exceeding the ninth rank!
If she gets hit...

Om-!
above the sky.

Spatial fluctuations rippled around Yu Jin.

[Second-Tier Spatial Attribute Ability: Spatial Barrier Lv9]

[Active Effect: Generates a spatial shield that absorbs physical/energy attacks]

A series of energy attacks landed on the barrier.

The barrier rippled intermittently, yet it never shattered.

With a defense coefficient of up to tens of millions, its charm is revealed at this moment.

"interesting!"

Deep within Ghost King City.

Holland watched this scene with even greater interest in his eyes.

"continue."

He murmured something softly, his fingers lightly flicking the strings.

Swah——

Over the battlefield.

More figures appeared.

They seemed to have been hidden in the void all along, just waiting for this moment to arrive.

This is the end.

There were 50 figures all around the embers.

Among them are 30 Tier 12 Evolvers and 20 Tier 13 Evolvers.

With such a force, they are a force to be reckoned with, not only for speedrunning Planet A3, but also for their role in the wasteland of the galaxy.

boom--!
After the 50 high-level evolved beings appeared, they didn't waste any words and immediately took action.

First-tier awakening ability, second-tier awakening ability, third-tier awakening ability...

Seventh-tier attribute ability, eighth-tier attribute ability, ninth-tier attribute ability...

Attacks rained down on the embers at the center, like a torrential downpour.

Om-!
Spatial barriers appeared one after another around Yu Jin.

Can……

As the time goes.

Under this relentless onslaught, even the spatial barrier surrounding Yu Jin began to show fine cracks. "Hmm?"

Deep within Ghost King City.

Holland frowned slightly as he watched this scene.

This intensity...

It was worse than he had expected.

This is clearly not what he wanted to see.

What he hoped to see was that Ember could not only withstand the siege of these 50 high-level evolved beings on his own, but even kill them all.

Only in this way can the power of the 'bug' he has mastered be demonstrated.

That also means that Holland's gains were enormous.

"A bit weak."

"and……"

"Only defend, not attack?"

"This is not something a 'dangerous bug-type player' should do."

Holland murmured, his fingers gently stroking the strings again.

He planned to give Ember one last test; if he failed, then the game should end there.

Swah——

above the sky.

Two figures appeared.

Unlike any of the previous top players, their mechanical armor was not light gold, but a deep, dark black.

These two have reached an astonishing level of fourteen.

The two attacked simultaneously, one on the left and one on the right.

Fourth-tier awakened ability, ninth-tier attribute ability!
The two level 14 evolved beings held nothing back and immediately unleashed their ultimate attacks!
boom--!
The terrifying attack shook the heavens and earth.

The rules of Planet A3 were faintly emitting cries of despair.

at the same time.

The attacks from the remaining 50 high-level evolved beings did not stop for a moment.

Boom——!
A dazzling array of colorful energy pillars completely enveloped the embers' frail figure!
this moment.

The vast battlefield fell silent.

Everyone looked up at the sky.

The tens of millions of evolved beings in Dawn City and Naya City were filled with tension and worry.

Natasha and Ellie, who were just going through the motions and pretending to fight in the Ghost King's army, suddenly tensed up.

"Owner……"

Natasha bit her lip tightly.

Ellie quietly held her breath.

Click——!
above the sky.

A crisp cracking sound followed.

That is……

The spatial barrier has been breached!

Kaka——!
Once the cracks begin, they fall like dominoes, and there's no going back.

Within a single breath.

Everyone saw—

The invisible spatial barriers surrounding Yu Jin shattered into countless fragments, like a mirror.

Meanwhile, the embers at the center were completely engulfed by dozens of terrifying attacks!

Can……

The weird thing is.

Everyone present saw that, at the moment when he was engulfed by the dazzling pillar of energy, Yu Jin actually revealed a faint smile on his face.

Bang-!
People didn't have time to think it through.

You'll see it in the next second.

The embers' body exploded into a cloud of blood mist in the sky!
The blood mist that filled the sky existed for only a brief moment before being reduced to nothingness by the vast energy attack!

"how come……"

The more than two million Blue Star players in Dawn City were completely bewildered at this moment.

"Owner!"

At that moment, Natasha couldn't help but cry out.

In the deathly silence of the battlefield, this cry was so loud that…

The millions of evolved beings in Ghost King City all turned their heads to look at Natasha.

Even Austin Zorn, who was fighting fiercely against Nyarlathotep and struggling to withstand the pressure, showed a hint of shock and astonishment in his originally numb eyes.

just.

Most people's eyes remained fixed on that void in the sky.

The lord of Dawn City, the pillar of Naya City, the faith of Blue Star players...

Did that man really fail to block that attack?

same moment.

The city of Dawn was almost deserted.

Sky Tower, top of the tower.

Snap!
After swallowing another fifteenth-tier energy crystal, Yu Jin opened his eyes, his gaze crackling with electricity.

His right arm, which had been completely missing at the root, has now been fully restored.

At the same time, his nearly depleted energy was restored, as well as the 'cards, peace' attributes and 'Oumuamua 2' related memories lost due to the 'cause and effect cost'.

And in front of him.

Information from attribute abilities appears.

……

The 'physical clone' created by your second-tier proliferation ability has died.

……

[The first-tier causal attribute ability 'Causal Perception lv9' has been activated.]

[Analyzing and sensing the target causal chain...]

[Targets include: Lauren Sheffield, a Tier II Celsa Civilization 14 Evolver; Austin Zorn, the Tier 8 Lord of Ghost King City...]

The causal chain has been established!

[Common causal link: Holland Benitez!]

[Specific location: Ghost King City, City Lord's Mansion, core area!]

……