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

Beneath the giant tree spirit's feet, countless players were trampled into a bloody pulp.

The various skill lights falling on them only created tiny ripples.

"We can't hold on any longer! Retreat!"

"These tree spirits are too powerful, and there are too many of them. Let's retreat for now!"

Panic spread like wildfire, and players began to turn tail and flee.

At this moment of despair, a square energy object, as black as ink, suddenly appeared in the sky above the battlefield. It spun around, emanating an aura of annihilation, and silently imprinted itself on a rampaging tree spirit.

The tree spirit's enormous body began to silently melt and decompose the moment it touched the black cube, like paper dripped with concentrated sulfuric acid. Within a few breaths, it turned into a pool of green liquid and disappeared completely.

"Wow, Mo Fang, your Source Army is amazing!"

The moment the sound rang out, a flash of icy blue sword light disappeared on the other side of the battlefield.

The other tree spirit's movements came to an abrupt halt, and a thick layer of frost spread from its feet to its entire body at a visible speed, freezing it completely into a giant ice sculpture.

The next second, countless cracks appeared on the ice sculpture, and it shattered into countless ice crystals.

This sudden turn of events brought a brief silence to the chaotic battlefield.

Everyone instinctively looked in the direction from which the attack originated.

"It's the big boss from Mofang!"

"And there's still one more sword, Frosty Cold!"

"No, not only that, all the top ten players on the leaderboard are here!"

Cheers erupted from the crowd, a sound a testament to the relief of survivors.

Behind the player army, ten players, led by Mo Fang and Yi Jian Shuang Han, were rapidly approaching.

The glow emanating from their equipment was more restrained than that of those glorious war gods, yet it gave off an even more dangerous feeling.

This group of people are the ones who truly stand at the top of the pyramid in "Wasteland Era".

Mo Fang glanced at the chaotic battlefield and spoke to the members of "I Have a Sword" below.

"Follow me and we'll move forward."

As he spoke, the experts on the Heavenly Ladder Ranking instantly transformed into more than a dozen streaks of light, along with members of "I Have a Sword," and swiftly rushed into the group of tree spirits.

In an instant, black annihilation energy, sword energy that freezes everything, wind blades that tear through space... all sorts of top-tier attack methods emerged one after another.

Those tree spirits that were indestructible in the eyes of ordinary players, while still powerful, were no longer invincible in front of them.

The tide of battle was once again forcibly turned.

However, there were simply too many tree spirits; they came from the depths of the forest in an endless stream.

Even with top players on the leaderboard leading the way, the player army could barely maintain its defensive line, and the prospect of advancing with the same unstoppable momentum as before had become a pipe dream.

The entire battlefield was locked in a fierce stalemate.

They couldn't get through, and the tree spirits couldn't do anything to them for the time being.

......

at the same time.

In the dimly lit forging room, the light from the furnace illuminated a young face.

Lin Mo was meticulously polishing a metal part in his hand, his expression focused.

The only sounds in the room were the monotonous clanging and rubbing of metal.

Suddenly, a clear bird song broke the silence.

The sparrow that had been dozing on the shelf opened its beady eyes, and a mechanical, emotionless electronic voice echoed in Lin Mo's mind.

The spatial coordinates of the forest have been collected.

Lin Mo's polishing motion suddenly stopped.

He slowly raised his head, his focused expression replaced by an overwhelming sense of ecstasy.

He threw away the parts in his hand and let out a burst of suppressed laughter.

"Oh? This news is just in time."

"Now, it's finally time for us to attack!"

Lin Mo's face was filled with unbridled joy, his previous focus and composure completely gone.

The stalemate on the battlefield, the fearless tree spirits, and the bitter battles among the top players on the Heavenly Ladder.

Why waste time on these summoned creatures?

"Teleport directly to the boss and catch her off guard!"

Lin Mo smiled and gave an instruction to the quiet sparrow on the shelf.

"Sparrow, please post a server-wide announcement for me."

Mission Name: Life Stealing

"Mission details: Those who accept this mission will have half the Source Crystals required for resurrection and will be directly teleported to the final boss."

[Command confirmed.]

[Server-wide announcement being posted...]

Lin Mo smiled and said, "I hope you like the gift I gave you."

......

"roar--!"

A tree spirit, standing thirty meters tall, swung its massive arm, made of thick branches, and slammed it hard into the ground.

"Boom!"

The earth cracked open, and rubble mixed with mud shot into the sky. More than a dozen players were unable to dodge in time and were instantly smashed into a bloody pulp; even the white light seemed so fleeting.

"Hold on! Support, follow up with crowd control! Frontline, don't retreat!"

A captain of a glorious war god roared hoarsely, the golden suit on his body dimming, clearly indicating that he had been fighting for a long time.

But it simply couldn't withstand it.

These tree spirits have insane defenses. Only attacks from masters like Mo Fang can cause effective damage. For ordinary players, their skills are practically useless against them.

Their attacks, however, kill instantly upon contact and send them flying with a single sweep.

The battle lines were being constantly compressed, and the white light of death rose and fell.

Just then, a loud and cold system notification suddenly rang in the ears of every player.

[Server-wide Announcement]

New mission released: Life Stealing

Mission Objective: Destroy the Heart of the Forest and plunder its immense life force.

[Task Reward: All participants will have their revival cost halved in Source Crystals. This effect lasts until the task ends.]

[Special teleportation is now available: Those who accept the quest will be immediately teleported to the area near the final boss, 'Heart of the Forest'.]

Dead silence.

An eerie, deathly silence fell over the battlefield for a second.

Even the rampaging tree spirits seemed to falter because they had lost their target.

The next second, a roar like a landslide and a tsunami engulfed the entire battlefield!

"Holy crap?! The cost of Resurrection Source Crystals is halved?!"

"You can even teleport directly to the BOSS's face?!"

A player who had just been resurrected and was preparing to charge to the front lines again looked at the mission panel, and the gloom on his face vanished, replaced by an almost manic ecstasy.

He slapped his thigh sharply.

"Haha, I know this trick like the back of my hand! Come on, brothers, all of you, accept the mission! With so many of us, we can overwhelm him!"

"Just wait until I pile her up until she's dead!!"

All the negative emotions brought about by the hard battle were completely ignited at this moment by the two keywords "half the resurrection cost" and "face the BOSS".

Mo Fang, Yi Jian Shuang Han, and others at the front also received the announcement.

Even Yi Jian Shuang Han's icy face showed a rare hint of surprise.