"Wang Nan, the great god, went on a rampage. Except for Zhou Cheng and Qian Yu, several guild leaders have already died miserably..."
"Hahaha, I knew it. What nonsense is this 'Nine Guild Alliance'? Did they really think they could deal with Wang Nan? Delusional."
While Suna was hunting players from the Nine Guild Alliance, the regional chat was filled with countless players following the battle.
When they heard that Wang Nan had slaughtered everyone and was unbeatable, many players who supported Wang Nan cheered.
However, when news of Wang Nan being killed by Zhang Yang came, they began to doubt again.
"How is that possible? Although Zhang Yang is also at the Perfect Mastery of the Four Bloodlines, Wang Nan is the old veteran, the number one. How could he lose to a newcomer?"
"Zhang Yang is mighty! He took the top spot in the first round, and from now on, the number one will definitely belong to Zhang Yang!"
Some were disheartened by Wang Nan's failure, while others were delighted by Zhang Yang's victory.
However, compared to what would happen next, these reactions were not worth mentioning.
As Wang Nan, Suna, and the others were using their means to escape the area shrouded in demonic energy, a group of unlucky players who had survived the aftermath of Suna's "Domain of Destruction" at a distance from them were in trouble.
The demonic energy erupted, enveloping them as well.
Of course, compared to Zhuang Bin, who was devoured by the demonic energy, they were lucky.
Because they were farther away, they were only slightly tainted by the demonic energy and managed to escape the area before it completely went out of control.
Unfortunately, even so, their bodies underwent changes.
Different demonic organ systems began to grow in their bodies!
Warnings popped up on the panels of these dozen or so players.
"Warning: Your body's bloodline is being eroded by demonic energy, conflicting with the Four Bloodlines. Your body is 12 hours away from losing control. Please find a solution as soon as possible."
Looking at the warning in front of them, the dozen or so people turned ashen.
What was losing control?
None of them had personally witnessed it, but the player who had lost control in Donglin City back then was well-known to everyone.
His original post was still there, a must-read for all new players.
Thinking of the miserable fate of that player who had lost control, despair filled their hearts.
"Help me! Does anyone have a way to save me?"
"I have money! As long as you can save me, I'll give half of my assets to you guys!"
"I have two billion! As long as you can save me, I'll give you all the money..."
They pinned their last hopes on the players in the forum.
Soon, with the posts from a dozen or so players, the entire forum was in an uproar.
At first, many people didn't believe it until they saw the game screenshots of the dozen or so players and the area shrouded in rolling demonic energy. Then, they gradually began to believe.
"Demonic energy? Does this game really have demons? Why have I never seen them before?"
"Contact with demonic energy leads to loss of control? Isn't that too terrifying?"
The forum exploded with discussions, with everyone being drawn to the posts of the dozen or so players.
...
After spending most of the day, Suna finally returned to a place not far from Tianyun City.
It was only about ten miles away from Tianyun City.
On the way, he spent some time hunting two Spirit-level demons and several ordinary demons, completing the mission to hunt demons with two characters.
Another 40 demon power points were added to his account, and his available demon power reached a new high of 271 points!
Confirming the safety of his surroundings, Suna stopped and decided not to continue forward, but rather to log out of the game and take a rest.
He hadn't had a good rest despite the continuous busyness for the past two or three days, and he was mentally exhausted.
Now that things were done, he could finally take a break.
Even so, he didn't dare to sleep too much.
After all, the second branch mission of the human crisis would begin tonight, and he needed to prepare in advance.
Setting an alarm clock, Suna fell into a deep sleep.
When he woke up again, it was already nine in the evening.
There were only three hours left before the game refresh and the start of the branch mission.
Out of habit, he opened the forum for a quick look.
He realized that there were several messages from Li Hao in his personal chat.
"Big brother, I heard that Zhou Cheng, Qian Yu, and that Zhang Yang are planning to attack you. Is it true?"
"Big brother, are you okay..."
Suna glanced through the messages and replied to Li Hao, reassuring him not to worry, before turning his attention to the forum posts.
"Out of Control! A player in DQ City has lost control!"
A highly popular post caught Suna's eye, and he clicked on it. Inside, there were several photos and a video.
In the photos, a young man was striking a car on the street, and the car door had been pierced.
The young man's exposed skin was covered with large feathers.
Clearly, the young man had completely lost control.
"It's him!"
Suna recognized the young man.
The young man's appearance in the game had not changed much, and there were no major adjustments to his character. With just one glance, Suna recognized the young man as none other than Zhuang Bin, who ranked fourth on the contribution leaderboard.
In the game, Zhuang Bin had been engulfed by demonic energy, and now his real-world body had also lost control.
"Zhuang Bin!"
"It's Zhuang Bin, the great god!"
"Oh my God! Zhuang Bin, the great god, has actually lost control!"
Other players also recognized the young man, and they were both shocked and lamented.
As one of the players with extremely good luck, Zhuang Bin had always been the focus of everyone's attention and had even been dubbed the "Son of Luck."
After the first branch mission of the human crisis ended, with the help of his sect, he had managed to secure the fourth position, entering the sight of all players.
But now, such a lucky and great god-level player had actually lost control!
This wasn't the end of it. Below this post, there was another equally popular post.
In another city, a player also lost control.
And that person was none other than the one Su Nan had thrown into the black box, Ghost Face.
In the game, Ghost Face wore a mask, and Su Nan had never seen his true face. However, after losing control, the hair that grew on his body, like spikes, was easily recognizable.
"It's Hong Tao, ranked fifteenth on the leaderboard! He has also lost control?"
Someone recognized the man's identity.
This brought about another uproar among the players.
Both of the players who had lost control were not ordinary people; they were now known as Spirit-level gods among players.
The impact of the two's loss of control was significant. It once again made everyone realize that the Demonic World game was not safe. It was a dangerous game where one could die in real life with a single misstep.
"The authorities have already taken action, and those dozen or so players who are about to lose control have also been controlled by the authorities."
"Do not log into the game! Players who died in the Ancient Caverns must not log into the game. Once you log in, you will definitely appear in the area covered by the demonic energy, and then even immortals won't be able to save you."
"Fortunately, I died early in the battle, and the location of my death is far from the area covered by the demonic energy."
"I'm the same. I never thought that the Heavenly Mandate would be so ruthless, using such a terrifying thing to deal with Wang Nan."
Some players who had been killed by Su Nan before were originally resentful. However, now that they saw the fate of the two Spirit-level powerhouses, they felt grateful and even began to thank Su Nan.
They were thankful that Su Nan hadn't killed them at the last moment.
Some were happy, and some were worried.
The players who had died in the final battle between Zhang Yang and Wang Nan were undoubtedly the most unfortunate.
"The leaders of the Red Devil Guild and the Blood Sea Guild were also killed by Wang Nan in the end, and they can't log into the game anymore."
"What about Wang Nan, the great god? Does this mean that Wang Nan, the great god, can no longer log into the game?"
Someone thought of Wang Nan and expressed regret.
However, this question was quickly answered by none other than Qian Yu.
"Wang Nan has not been killed by Zhang Yang! We have all been deceived. At the critical moment of the battle with Zhang Yang, Wang Nan used some method to escape."
If anyone else had said that Wang Nan was not dead, people would naturally not believe it. However, when the news came from Qian Yu, there was no doubt in anyone's mind.
Some players who had previously felt indignant about Su Nan's death suddenly cheered.
This incident had a huge impact.
More than a hundred players had died in the final battlefield, and these people were all elites from various major guilds. Given some time, they could have advanced to the Spirit level. Now, these players couldn't log into the game due to the presence of demonic energy. This was a fatal blow, both to themselves and to their guilds.
"Wang Nan is still alive?"
In a small building, the members of the Heavenly Mandate were looking at the information on the forum, their faces unsightly.
They had been planning this for a long time. In order to obtain the palm with demonic energy, they had paid a great price. If Wang Nan had been killed, allowing them to obtain the bracelet, those sacrifices would not have been in vain.
However, now that Wang Nan had not been killed, and their preparations had been used up, it would be nearly impossible to find such an opportunity again.
"Useless! A bunch of useless people who can't even handle such a small matter! Losing control is what they deserve!"
...
After browsing the forum briefly, Su Nan logged into the game.
There were only three hours left before the start of the branch mission tonight.
He still had a lot of preparations to make.
First, he needed to replenish life items. He planned to exchange all the Demon Slayer Points he had obtained last time, as well as the essence blood of demons, for life-replenishing items.
Then, there was the matter of the mission.
He needed to find Tiger Roar Sky and accept the mission to attack the Golden Mist Tower. After that, he would use Wang Nan's identity to accept the mission to guard the Golden Mist Tower.
With the plan set, Su Nan transformed into the appearance of Zhang Yang and continued on his way towards Tianyun City.
A few minutes later, he arrived outside Tianyun City.
However, before entering the city, he couldn't help but furrow his brows.
"What's going on?"
Even from a distance, he could see that the city was brightly lit, which was completely different from usual.
It was important to note that in the world of demons and monsters, once night fell, the people of Tianyun City would inevitably lock their doors and windows tightly and dare not even light a lamp, let alone go outside.
Su Nan quickly entered the city and immediately saw that many ordinary people were gathering with packages, heading towards the residence of the county governor.
"Are they evacuating?" A thought occurred to Su Nan.
Around him, martial artists were maintaining order, and Su Nan immediately saw Zhu Chen, one of the three captains of the Demon Slayer Division, standing not far away.
"What's going on? What's happening?" Su Nan asked as he approached Zhu Chen.
"Sir Director, you're finally back." Seeing Su Nan, Zhu Chen's eyes lit up, and he breathed a sigh of relief.
"This time, the Yao Clan has gathered a large number of demons. Almost all the Profound-level demons in the entire Tianyun County have come. Originally, we estimated there would be around 150 Profound-level Greater Demons, but now there are more than 200, even more than we imagined."
"Among them, there are more than a hundred in the early Profound level, more than sixty in the mid Profound level, and more than forty in the late Profound level."
"I even heard that some peak Profound-level demons have prepared to intervene at any time. For this operation, even the demons from the Ten Thousand Demons Ridge have been mobilized. The Yao Clan seems to be planning to destroy the entire East Chen Province's Heavenly Sky Seal!" Zhu Chen quickly reported.
"More than 200?" Su Nan's expression turned serious.
Profound-level demons were far beyond the level of Spirit-level demons. Perhaps he could easily kill Profound-level early-stage demons, but facing Profound-level mid-stage demons, he would have to go all out.
And once other counties' enchantment arrays were breached, Profound-level late-stage or even peak Profound-level Greater Demons entered the scene, he wouldn't dare to say he could come out unscathed.
After all, it wasn't just one demon, but dozens of them!
"The County Governor has ordered us, martial artists below Profound level, to evacuate with the common people first to preserve our vital forces."
As expected!
Upon hearing this, Su Nan's heart sank again. The fact that the County Governor had made such a decision indicated that things had reached a critical point.
"According to the County Governor's instructions, in this battle, we Spirit-level warriors are just cannon fodder and won't play a significant role. Rather than sacrificing ourselves in vain, it's better to protect the common people and help them evacuate."
"Not only in our Tianyun County, but other counties have also started taking action."
Has it really come to this?
Even though he had anticipated that this situation would inevitably arise, Su Nan still felt a bit disheartened when it was about to happen.
In the future, the East Chen Province would no longer be divided into nine counties but would become one county.
"For each county now, the main purpose of defending the enchantment node is to buy as much time as possible for the evacuation of the common people from each county."
"We, Tianyun County, and the Red Mountain County have enchantment arrays leading to Wansheng County, while in Wansheng County, there are enchantment arrays leading to Zhongtian County. We just need to buy time and gather the common people from the various towns and counties within Tianyun County."
Enchantment arrays? That does make things a bit more convenient, Su Nan nodded.
Without wasting too much time with Zhu Chen, he quickly headed towards the County Governor's Mansion.
More than ten minutes later, at the County Governor's Mansion.
"Your strength has improved again? It seems I underestimated you!" The old man looked at Su Nan, his eyes filled with amazement.
He remembered that when Su Nan arrived in Tianyun City, he was only at the early stage of the Spirit level.
Now, in just a few days? He had already reached the peak of the Spirit level.
Such a rate of improvement could no longer be described as terrifying.
"With your speed, it's very possible that the King level is not your final destination!" The old man sighed, envy appearing in his eyes.
Even as a Royal-level powerhouse, seeing Su Nan's strength increase so rapidly, he couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.
"King level?" Su Nan didn't take it seriously.
With his speed, the King level was not even worth mentioning. His goal was the Emperor level, the Saint level!
Seemingly understanding his thoughts, the old man said, "Do you think that the King level is not your ultimate achievement?"
Su Nan remained silent, but his meaning was self-evident.
The old man continued, "Although I don't know why you, outsiders, can improve so quickly, I do know that your upper limit is very low, and the King level is already your limit."
"Limit?" Su Nan was taken aback; this was the first time he had heard of this concept.
Thinking back to what the old man had said earlier, he suddenly realized something and asked, "Why? Does improving strength too quickly also have drawbacks?"