Is this NPC even playable if it's not nerfed?

Chapter 193 The Terrifying Red Stain: Players Face Off Against the Demonic Yin Sect
The Divine Furnace is too dangerous to touch; it's absolutely too dangerous to touch.

It will explode if you touch it.

Don't be fooled by the fact that the red stain on Lu Yuan's hand is only the size of a fingernail; the energy it contains is comparable to that of an asteroid.

To put it bluntly, the red stain the size of a fingernail in Lu Yuan's hand contains enough energy to burst the Divine Fire Furnace, just like bursting a balloon. With a bang, it explodes into pieces, leaving not only the physical body but also the spiritual essence of the Divine Fire Furnace.

There will be no way out.

"Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Not only was the Divine Fire Furnace afraid, but the Blood Fiery Blades beside it also broke free of their sheaths and flew away with a whoosh to avoid Lu Yuan, as if the Red Scrap in Lu Yuan's hand was some kind of taboo that could not be approached, for fear of being affected.

"Ok?"

"Can't you?"

Lu Yuan ignored Xue Huang's situation and instead focused his gaze on the Divine Fire Furnace. This furnace didn't seem as amazing as it was described.

"Master, I dare not."

"This thing contains too much energy; I'll burst from the pressure."

The Divine Fire Furnace spoke tremblingly.

It was terrified, afraid that Lu Yuan would consider it a useless, worthless divine weapon and smash it to pieces, using its spirituality to feed that broken sword.

"That's it, forget it."

Lu Yuan thought about it and decided against it.

He was also aware of his own situation. Since it was something that had shed from his own body, it must be extraordinary. At present, the Divine Fire Furnace was only at the Heavenly level. A Heavenly level divine weapon is called a divine weapon, but in reality, a Heavenly level divine weapon is ultimately just a mortal object with limited capabilities. It was normal that it could not refine this red grime.

There's no need to force the Divine Furnace to do things beyond its capabilities.

"Why don't you familiarize yourself with this?"

Lu Yuan tossed the longevity pill formula that Hu San Niang had given him to the Divine Fire Furnace. The lid of the Divine Fire Furnace was quietly opened, and two flame tentacles stretched out, carefully opening the small note that Lu Yuan had given him.

Fearing that its fiery tentacles might burn the note, the Divine Fire Furnace specially coated it with a layer of spiritual energy to protect it.

After reading it, the Divine Fire Furnace was overjoyed.

It finally found a place where it could be of use.

“Master, I can do that. My flames can refine the blood of exotic beasts and can be used to make a longevity pill for you.”

The Divine Furnace carefully returned the small note.

The stove lid was bouncing back and forth, showing great excitement and agitation.

Its divine furnace must be the most useful thing to its owner.

Unlike that broken knife, which is just a decorative item that eats and drinks for free.

……

Player forum.

[Attention players in Lingnan! Remnants of the Demon Yin Sect have appeared in the waters surrounding Tree God Island. Their numbers are enormous, with an average level of 70. It's uncertain whether there are any higher-level bosses. Players in the surrounding area should be careful and avoid being killed.]

[Holy crap, are you talking about the remnants of the Demon Yin Sect? What do you mean by "huge numbers"?]

The author replied: "Wasn't I clear enough? I meant a large number. A large ship, with at least a hundred people on board, possibly more."

Holy crap, hundreds of people.

[One disciple of the Demon Yin Sect is enough to cause us trouble, but now hundreds have come all at once, how are we supposed to fight them?]

[The average level is 70, and it's unclear if there are higher levels. Wow, this is very difficult.]

[Wait a minute, I'm also a player from the area around Tree God Island, and I've never heard of any remnants of the Demon Yin Sect nearby. You're not spreading rumors, are you?]

Players around Tree God Island say they haven't heard of any remnants of the Demon Yin Sect appearing recently.

After all, the disciples of the Demon Yin Sect are notorious beasts. Whenever they appear, they are bound to cause a great deal of bloodshed, which is determined by their own cultivation methods.

They must kill in order to cultivate or maintain their current level of cultivation.

It's impossible for the remnants of the Demon Yin Sect, numbering over a hundred, to remain silent.

The author replied: ["I'm spreading rumors, my foot! You must not have heard of this, because my brothers and I are fighting on the front lines. Dozens of us are currently battling the remnants of the Demon Yin Sect near Tree God Island."]

The author replied with a screenshot of the death.

To prove himself, the poster posted many details of his deaths, including a detailed record of being killed by disciples of the Demon Yin Sect, and even the names of the skills used to kill him.

As expected, these screenshots sparked heated discussions as soon as they were posted.

The details of the original poster's death have proven that what he said was true.

Remnants of the Demon Yin Sect have indeed appeared in the waters surrounding Tree God Island.

Moreover, there are a large number of remnants.

[OP, I'm really curious, how did you few dozen people manage to hold off over a hundred Demon Yin Sect disciples who were higher level than you?]

The author replied: "[We couldn't withstand it, but we used the power of the Tree God to lure the Demon Yin Sect disciples to Tree God Island. The Tree God is helping us fight against the Demon Yin Sect disciples.]"

[Holy crap, that's awesome! Is the Tree God really this easy to talk to? Hang in there, bro, I have dozens of guys here, we're off in a minute.]

[Just what I needed – a few points of order, hahaha.]

[Brother, actually, we players of the Demonic Path can also help.]

The Demon Yin Sect and the Demonic Path faction are not the same thing. Demonic Path players can also obtain corresponding rewards by killing remnants of the Demon Yin Sect.

Sharing joy is worse than enjoying it alone. Eradicating the Demonic Yin Sect is everyone's responsibility. I'll send men over now.

[Hey Binzhou University, I'm curious, what's this Tree God Island all about? I'm also from Lingnan, but this is the first time I've ever heard of it.]

Tree God Island is an unnamed small island in western Lingnan. It was only recently named after the tree god revived, so it's normal that you haven't heard of it.

[I've just finished adjusting the explosive to 2.0; I'll go test its power.]

Let's go together and set off tonight.

Wait for me, I'm up now, I'm taking my brother with me.

The author's reply: [Friendly reminder: There are player respawn points on Tree God Island. When you arrive near Tree God Island, remember to change your respawn point location to avoid making a wasted trip.]

The author replied: [Also, for those who are unaware of the situation, please don't intentionally harm the flowers, plants, and small animals on Tree God Island. The Tree God will punish you. Also, the Tree God likes to eat cooked sea fish. After arriving on the island, offer some sacrifices to the Tree God first. When you fight, the Tree God will heal and buff you.]

Holy crap, the Tree God is amazing!

[Haha, the Tree God is like a mobile fountain of water and a buff wholesaler, incredibly powerful. It's a pity the Tree God won't leave Tree God Island, otherwise we'd be having a blast.]

[It seems the tree spirit is a lawful being, similar to the peach blossom fairy.]

[Whatever, let's go first. But seriously, where are we going to find sea fish so late at night? Should we just catch some right here?]

[Hilarious! You're so clever to just grab a fish right there!]

[Damn, Lingnan is too far, brother, I'm in Nanjing.]

[Don't even mention people from other places, I'm in Lingnan too, but unfortunately I'm in Guangzhou, and it takes a day or two to get there from there. I'm so frustrated.]

Luckily, my buddy had already moved, hehe.

Players in Black Mountain City reported a comfortable journey, a pleasant one-hour trip.

Hey guys from Wangyou County, let's team up.

[Those below level 50 shouldn't bother coming. The remnants of the Demon Yin Sect average level 70. Even if you're three levels lower, you'll just be a waste of time and hinder our progress.]

【Depend on.】

[By the way, brothers, don't notify the imperial court yet. If the government gets involved, we'll lose more experience points. We'll notify the court only if we can't handle the situation.]

That makes sense, I agree.

[Hey, hey, hey, this isn't a good idea. There are NPC villages nearby. If you don't notify the imperial court, and we can't win before the court arrives, won't those NPCs be doomed?]

[Exactly, we players can respawn infinitely, but NPCs can't, bro.]

[Wow, where did this saint come from? Can you get out of here? Why care about NPCs when you're just playing a game? Please, can you lower your moral standards a bit? We're players, we just want to have fun, why do you care about all that useless data?]

[Exactly! All that useless data is just for our amusement. We're already being lenient by not persecuting them, and you expect us to protect them? Wake up, buddy, we're playing a game.]

[I disagree with this. What's wrong with the data? Can't we develop feelings for NPCs after spending a lot of time with them? Dude, are you an animal? Don't you have any feelings at all?]

[Hey, hey, hey, just say what you want, don't you dare resort to personal attacks! I work over ten hours a day, get yelled at by my boss at the office, and then get yelled at by you bunch of sanctimonious people just to play a game after get off work. I'm so fed up with you guys! Don't give me this high-sounding lecture, I just want to have fun playing this game.]

[Stop arguing! What's there to argue about? If you want to protect the villagers, go protect them yourselves. Go ahead and do it. I'm from the Six Doors (a government agency). The Six Doors have already filed a report. They're only giving you one night. By sunrise tomorrow, the government will have to handle it themselves.]

[Holy crap, Six Doors? How did you join?]

[Nonsense, I have 20,000 Order Points, why would I have a problem entering the Six Doors?]

[Damn, 20,000? You're a monster!]

……

The gaming forum was buzzing with activity, and even though it was late at night, there were still quite a few night owls who hadn't slept.

Upon learning of the remnants of the Demon Yin Sect, they all called their sleeping teammates, and once everyone was assembled, they set off that very night towards Tree God Island.

"Da da da."

The constables on night patrol noticed the strange man getting up and, out of curiosity, pulled one of them aside to ask what was going on.

When they learned about the Demon Yin Sect from the strange man, they were terrified.

They abandoned their patrols and fled back to the government office to inform the county magistrate and prefect.

The local prefect was no fool; he immediately mobilized all the constables in the city, closed the city gates, allowing only exits and not entry, and put the entire city on alert.

There are many similar cases.

Meanwhile, many players also came to the small villages surrounding Tree God Island. Apart from some who came to protect the villagers, the rest were just passing through.

"What? Remnants of the Demon Yin Sect?"

"It's alright, our tree god is very powerful, they can't get through."

"Who told you that the Tree God only knows how to heal and play support?"

"Our Tree God has killed many monsters; any monster that dared to act recklessly in the Tree God's territory is dead."

The villager's words were astonishing. Before the player could ask any further questions, the ground shook, the waves surged, and a furious roar resounded between heaven and earth.

"I'm angry, I'm angry."

"Ah ah ah ah ah."

……

(End of this chapter)