The end of the world is approaching, I'm handing myself over to the country.

Wasteland Era, Safe Zone.

The translucent light curtain that enveloped the entire area was thinning at a visible rate, its light flickering as if it might go out at any moment.

An invisible pressure permeated the air.

Ordinary players had not yet noticed anything amiss and were still busy with their own things, whether trading or chatting.

However, some astute top players and core members of major guilds have already sensed something unusual.

"Something's not right, something's really not right."

"The atmosphere in the safe zone seems to have changed."

The entire safe zone was now teeming with people, almost shoulder to shoulder.

Strangely, the outermost edge of this area was now occupied by another group of people.

Nearly a million figures stood there silently, like a vast steel forest.

They stood tall and straight like pine trees, their ranks perfectly aligned.

There was no conversation, no movement, only deathly silence.

The chilling atmosphere caused the noisy players around to unconsciously lower their voices.

Some popular live streamers also noticed the unusual situation and pointed their cameras at the steel formation, starting their live streams.

Almost the instant the live stream started, all the chat rooms exploded with comments.

"Holy crap! What's going on? How come there are so many people? Are they all NPCs?"

"My God, just by looking at them, there must be over a million people!"

"Wow...this modeling,this presence, it's so realistic!"

"What big thing is Wasteland Era planning now? Is a new expansion pack coming out? Or... is it finally going to be released for open beta?"

"Ugh... I don't know why, but I feel so much pressure even through the screen, like something huge is about to happen..."

Everyone was amazed and speculating.

At first, everyone thought this was a grand scene prepared by the game's official team, part of the upcoming new version's storyline.

However, a seemingly insignificant comment instantly changed the entire direction of public opinion.

"I think they're definitely not NPCs! I saw my high school classmate in it! But he's clearly an official soldier! Why would he be playing a game at this time?"

The moment that comment appeared, it was immediately flooded by a massive amount of other comments.

But it was like a pebble thrown into a lake, creating ripples all around.

"Holy crap! I saw my brother too! Streamer, tilt the camera a little, yes, yes, that's the angle, the seventh one from the left in the third row of that formation! That's my brother, my own brother! He's an official soldier too!"

"??? Really? You're kidding me, right?"

"I also saw a familiar face, a young man from my neighborhood. He seems to be an official soldier too. What's he doing inside?"

After a brief silence in the live stream, an even more intense outburst ensued.

If one or two are a coincidence, what about hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands?

The truth is self-evident.

These are not NPCs at all; they are all the most elite warriors of the Dragon Kingdom!

After a brief moment of shock, a feeling of absurdity and amusement spread through all the players.

"What...what are the authorities doing?"

"Are you trying to produce and sell your own goods here?"

"What happened to the promised limited number of 2,000 beta test slots?"

"The result is that we worked so hard to get beta test slots, practically fighting tooth and nail to get in, while you secretly crammed a million-strong army into the game behind our backs?"

"You can't take a joke, huh?"

"Well, Ji! I misjudged you! You promised two thousand beta test slots, and you pulled this stunt behind my back, didn't you!"

"I'll really thank you, Xiao Ji. I absolutely won't forgive you if you don't give me 20,000 beta test slots!"

"Haha, bro, that's great! But isn't 20,000 a bit too few? Let's be more ambitious and add another zero at the end!"

"Two hundred thousand? I think that's a good deal! If that's not enough, add me in too. What's a zero if it's zero?"

The entire internet was in an uproar because of this earth-shattering discovery.

Countless players who failed to secure a spot in the closed beta test found an outlet for their frustration, flooding into various live streams and official forums.

However, no matter how noisy the outside world is.

In the game world, the nearly one million warriors remained motionless, as if isolated from the world.

Just then.

Rip!

The sky and the earth were suddenly split open.

A foul stench surged forth from the crack.

It was a smell of decay and death.

It carried the dampness of the soil and the eerie feeling of bones rubbing against each other.

It was as if a complete curtain had been torn open from the middle by some invisible force, revealing the extreme darkness behind it.

An indescribable stillness and coldness surged wildly from the crack, instantly engulfing the area directly in front of the safe zone.

The already thin light barrier let out a mournful cry under the impact of this aura.

Immediately afterwards, a dark, surging wave poured down from the crack.

Those were endless skeletons.

Countless skeleton soldiers, with eerie green flames flickering in their eye sockets, wielding rusty bone knives or spears, moved stiffly, yet they coalesced into an unstoppable torrent.

Mixed within the torrent were enormous skeletal beasts, monsters pieced together from countless white bones, and vengeful spirits that drifted in the air, emitting silent shrieks.

The number of this undead army far exceeds that of the million warriors on the ground.

The chat room, which had been buzzing with activity just moments before, suddenly went silent.

Everyone was stunned by the sudden apocalyptic scene.

"..."

"Holy crap?"

"What... what is this? A new plot? This is fucking epic!"

"I knew it! I knew Wasteland Era wouldn't disappoint me! This is truly an epic spectacle!"

"Why do I feel... a little cold?"

Just as all the players' attention was drawn to the sea of ​​the dead, an even larger and more imposing figure slowly emerged from the crack.

It was a giant elephant made of bones.

Each step it took treaded on the void, leaving visible black ripples spreading out beneath its feet.

On the back of the giant elephant sits a throne supported by countless skeletal arms.

On the throne sat an exceptionally tall white jade skeleton.

He wore a tattered scholar's robe, and two pale blue soul flames burned in his eye sockets, making him calm and profound.

One hand with distinct knuckles rested casually on the armrest of the throne, while the other hand gripped a scepter with a black crystal at its tip.

The Wisdom of the Undead - Ainz Ooal Gown

[Rank: King]

Combat Power: 325124

[Combat Rank: S]