Unreliable Sword Immortal.

Chapter 72 The Awakening of the Evil God (Thanks to Hush~~Little Shh for the donation)

Once a team is successfully formed, a consistent enemy-ally relationship is established, allowing players to temporarily form a collective.

However, since Lu Chaoding is an "illegal immigrant," he is not on the same wavelength as Jinx and the others. He cannot see Jinx and the others' attribute data, and Jinx and the others cannot see his information.

This is actually quite similar to players teaming up with NPCs.

At this moment, Jinx and the others were even more certain that Lu Chaoding was a combatant from Nut Fortress.

"Strange, I can't see this combatant's name, but he's definitely a top-tier combatant, perhaps even holding a key position in Nut Fortress!"

"Combatant, please destroy the ghost warship quickly!"

"Combatant, will the spoils be distributed according to need?"

The three of them also greeted Lu Chaoding warmly.

Lu Chao remained expressionless, listening without saying a word, letting the three of them think whatever they wanted!

He agreed to the team invitation out of curiosity, but now that the team was successfully formed, it wasn't a bad thing. Firstly, it could prevent these three guys from causing trouble, and secondly... it could also get them to help him cultivate.

Moments later, Huangquan Sword Spirit 001 successfully harassed the Ghost Battleship Friedrich twice before sacrificing itself once again. Lu Chao's escape status was lifted, and he raised his greatsword, launching a merciless attack as always.

Boom boom boom boom...

After the barrage of sword strikes, Lu Chaoding, along with the Ghost Battleship Friedrich, Jinx, and others, entered the battle space.

At this point, the Ghost Battleship Friedrich still has 111660 health points.

"Combatant, show no mercy, kill it quickly!"

"Hey, darling Joanna, let's have a crazy party after we get the first kill!"

"I can't wait to open the Glory Treasure Chest."

Jinx and the others were extremely excited, shouting and yelling.

At this moment, Lu Chaoding's ten professional traits were all activated. After the round started, the "Twelve Hates of the Sword Immortal" skill was used mercilessly, and the six large characters "One Hate: Heaven's Power Does Not Emerge" appeared above his head.

Surprisingly, Lu Chao's target was Jinx.

The sword flashed and instantly forced Jinx to her knees.

"Huh? What happened? Why would he hit his own people?"

"Combatant, how did you kill Jinx?"

"What's going on?"

Why did you hit me?

Jinx, who was kneeling on the ground, and the two blonde female players were all stunned.

"How dare you make such a racket!"

Lu Chao remained expressionless and slowly raised his broadsword again.

He possesses the [Yin-Yang] characteristic, enabling him to launch indiscriminate attacks, hitting not only enemies but also opponents, and even the air itself.

Lu Chaoding teamed up with these three guys so that it would be easier to kill them!

After killing Jinx, Lu Chaoding received a system notification that his dimensional merits had been credited to his account.

"How dare you team up with me!"

Lu Chaoding unleashed a second strike, his sword shadow surging forth, unleashing the second vengeance of the Sword Immortal, killing a female player instantly.

Subsequently, the three members of the Sword Immortal's Third Hatred, Jinx, and others all knelt on the ground.

"Damn it, what's going on?"

"This combatant is not normal!"

"He's outrageous! Teaming up with him means he'll kill people! It's infuriating!"

"What do we do now? Kneel and watch him continue his performance?"

"Sacrificing teammates before battle? Who does that...?"

Lu Chaoding had no time to listen to the three of them; he looked at the ghost warship with anticipation.

"I hate that the outfits are so ugly!"

Large, flowing characters appeared above Lu Chao's head. At the same time, Lu Chao drew his sword, a feint slash followed by a real thrust. This attack dealt maximum damage, totaling 102684!

The Ghost Battleship has 8976 HP remaining!

"I hate that the backpack is too heavy!"

Lu Chao unleashed his final strike, dealing excessive damage. The ghost warship's horn blared, and it crashed to the ground, triggering a chain reaction of explosions that roared and billowed smoke. The eyes that had grown on the hull shattered in patches, spurting crimson blood. The tentacles writhed and struggled in the flames, but were all ignited...

The death animation of this eerie boss was extremely long, lasting a full five minutes, before it slowly turned into light amidst the flames and smoke, revealing a large treasure chest.

Jinx and the other two watched the whole thing on their knees, and they were all filled with awe.

"Dead! Killed!"

"What a tragic warship!"

"Waaah, I suddenly feel a little sad. Poor warship, those wretched combatants!"

"This should be the first kill! There should be a server-wide announcement, and the Glory Chest should be released soon! Why hasn't it been posted yet?!"

As expected, a server-wide announcement rang out amidst the shouts of the three players: "Congratulations! Player AACDBHJLMDE has achieved the first kill of the World Boss, Ghost Battleship Friedrich, in the starting village! All participating players will receive a Grand Glory Chest, and players from the same village will receive a Small Glory Chest!"

"Server-wide announcement: The ranking data for the World Boss Ghost Battleship Friedrich has been updated. Please check it yourself for details."

"Ding, system notification: The Ghost Ship storyline has ended, the passage to Nut Fortress has opened, the relevant wilderness areas and safe zones of the Second Highlands have been restored, wild monsters have reappeared, the dungeon has reopened, and the Nut Fortress cleanup force is about to arrive!"

"Ding, system notification: All players in this village have increased their cultivation by 500, and the live streaming section has been unlocked in their personal panels..."

With a system notification, a large golden treasure chest appeared in front of the three kneeling Jinx.

That would be the Glory Treasure Chest, of course.

But Lu Chao had nothing in front of him!

"Working for free? I wonder if my name will even be on the damage rankings!"

Lu Chao was somewhat annoyed. Since the battle space hadn't shattered yet, he jumped off the back of the Black Blade Tiger and slowly walked to Jinx's front. Under Jinx's wide-eyed gaze, he opened the lid of the Glory Treasure Chest.

It contains 1,000 gold coins, as well as the bound [Technology Scroll] and [Evil God Encyclopedia].

Lu Chao couldn't pick up the two items, shook his head, and put away the thousand gold coins inside.

"Holy crap, this NPC stole my money!"

Jinx shouted in surprise, but he had already been killed and could only speak while kneeling, unable to move.

"What kind of bizarre NPC is this? Murdering people and robbing them!"

"His knowledge of opening treasure chests is outrageous..."

The other two female players also joined in the shouting.

Lu Chao completely ignored them. He opened all three Glory Treasure Chests and earned 3000 gold coins.

At that moment, Jinx suddenly exclaimed, "I understand! He's awakened! He's not just a combatant of Nut Fortress, he's awakened... a god of war!"

"What do you mean?"

"An awakened evil god?"

Lu Chaoding had originally planned to open the large treasure chest dropped by the ghost warship, but upon hearing this, he had a sudden thought and stopped.

"I saw a post on the forum by a beta tester who claimed that NPCs in the Mech Warrior universe have a chance to awaken after experiencing certain events beyond the established rules!" Jinx said. "That beta tester wasn't actually sure; he was just making his own speculation. But now it seems that speculation is almost certainly true. This guy in front of us must be an awakened NPC. There's no other possibility!"

Upon hearing this, Lu Chaoding couldn't help but think of Niu Daren, who had taken him to the Heavenly Dog Secret Realm.

"If that's the case, then that Niu Daren has awakened?" Curiosity arose in his heart, and he turned to look at Jinx, asking, "So, what happens after an NPC awakens?"

Jinx was taken aback by the question, then stammered, "After awakening... according to that beta tester, NPCs become super-free, strange AI players with independent personalities and thoughts. They have their own behavioral and cognitive logic, and they will seriously engage in various activities for survival, even... killing players! So, are you an awakened AI player?"

"Guess?"

Lu Chaoding smiled faintly, then flicked his sleeves, turned around, and strode straight towards the treasure chest that the ghost warship had dropped.

He recalled the behavior of that guy, Niu Daren, and felt that what Jinx said was very likely true, but this matter was not relevant to him now, and he was going to open the treasure chest.

Thank you all for your support! I'm willing to do anything!

(End of this chapter)