Game Start

Boom!

It was as if thunder had exploded in broad daylight, a terrifying roar erupting through the sky. Then, a Blazing White Cloud Dragon came crashing down violently from above.

Amid a thunderous boom, Tokyo began to shake as though it had been struck by another earthquake.

This terrifying commotion was noticed not only by the Mad King and the reincarnators within Ginza, but also terrified the ordinary people hiding away, who thought some new disaster had occurred.

"Look, what is that?!"

At this moment, Tokyo’s surface world had long become the domain of those "players." Because of the suddenly appearing Game, they could gain experience by defeating others, and once they had accumulated enough experience, they could level up.

After leveling up, they could learn all kinds of abilities. Whether it was basic magic such as releasing flames, Wind Blades, or earth spikes, or enhancement magic that strengthened their bodies and let them move faster than cars, they could learn it all.

Some had even discovered that if they defeated certain "rare" targets, such as high-ranking officials, wealthy elites, or other Ability Users, the Game would grant them special titles and abilities.

This was practically a Paradise tailored specifically for them!

The youths who had already been restless because of the emergence of Ability Users were driven mad by the appearance of the Game.

Moreover, the Game seemed to possess a natural age restriction. Adults over a certain age simply could not access it.

This was a natural hunting ground for the weak to overthrow the strong.

Among the self-proclaimed players, someone looked up at the sky after the terrifying strike. Sure enough, in the next moment, they saw a figure standing before the enormous Sword of Damocles in the heavens.

A Special BOSS has appeared!

Special BOSS · Mercenary Tao (Challenge Level · 100)

Defeating Mercenary Tao will drop a special class-change item and a unique Title Ability.

The three notifications immediately appeared before every Game participant. Everyone froze for a moment, then a terrifying wave of shouting erupted.

"It’s a world BOSS!"

"Where’s Mercenary Tao?!"

"Kill Mercenary Tao!"

"We’re going for the world first clear!"

"It has to be a hidden class! There’s a hidden class!"

The crowd shouted excitedly. More and more people aimed their attacks at the sky, launching fireballs, Wind Blades, ice lances, and all manner of abilities and colored lights upward.

But they soon discovered that their attacks could not reach that far. Many began searching for nearby high-rises, hoping to attack their opponent from the rooftops.

Tokyo fell into turmoil once more.

On a floor of a building in Ginza, the Mad King overlooked the restless "players" below, an obvious smile on his face.

His people were beginning to challenge an unimaginable foe because of a single command from him.

As a king, one would always possess some means of controlling one’s people. The kings and emperors of old had relied on terror and exploitation.

But he had chosen to use bestowal.

The Mad King wore a self-satisfied smile at his own benevolence.

This scene made Show, clad in silver armor nearby, frown deeply. Red Dust also cursed inwardly, calling the man a lunatic.

He had turned all the youths in Tokyo—no, in all of Japan—into the same kind of lunatics. This country no longer had a future.

"My King, has a powerful enemy arrived?"

"Should we make our move…?"

It was rare for Show to volunteer on his own initiative. He truly could not stand by and watch these youths, ignorant of the immensity of heaven and earth, challenge a truly powerful reincarnator.

The Game meme was indeed terrifying. It could grant unique abilities, and as more and more people joined the Game and became members of the Mad King’s clan—

The Mad King’s Royal Authority Power would grow ever stronger, yet the Royal Authority Power shared among the Clan Members would not increase by much.

It could still suppress Paper-tier reincarnators, but against Concurrent-tier reincarnators, these physically frail players would be in grave danger.

What was more, anyone who dared come here to challenge the Mad King at this moment could not possibly be below Strong-tier.

And more likely, the one who had come here was… Fierce-tier!

The Mad King shook his head. He frowned at the silver-armored knight, unable to understand why so many people held the man in such high regard.

In his eyes, Show was truly stupid. He completely failed to understand his intentions.

He had not intended for these children to actually defeat Mercenary Tao. He merely wanted to see whether his people, when faced with an enemy they could never defeat, would still possess the courage to keep fighting because of the benevolent gifts he had bestowed upon them!

That was loyalty to him.

Whoosh—

The instant the sound of something cutting through the air rang out, Red Dust and Show both noticed it. One retreated, while the other stepped before the Mad King and raised one hand.

Bang!

As the glass curtain wall shattered, a mutilated figure slammed down before Show.

The tremendous impact collided with the Battle Aura covering Show’s body, causing the tattoo-covered young man’s remaining body to explode apart.

Blood mist splattered everywhere. The Mad King wiped his face, his hand coming away crimson.

Bai Cangshu stood at the edge of a massive web-shaped crater with both hands in his pockets, still maintaining the posture of his bent-knee kick.

Before him, the lower half of the tattooed young man’s body had only just collapsed.

Bai Cangshu seemed unable to see the densely packed thousands surrounding him. His Mantra had already spread out, and no enemy could hide from him.

Bai Cangshu stepped toward the place where several dozen reincarnators had gathered.

Gulp—

The sound of people swallowing was distinctly audible.

The terrifying pressure of BOSS Mercenary Tao bore down upon them without any obstruction.

Just moments ago, he had fallen directly from the sky, resolving everyone’s frustration at being unable to attack the BOSS.

But when he walked out of the enormous crater completely unscathed after the earth-shaking impact of his landing, many had already begun to feel fear.

Then, after a tattooed youth personally stepped forward and stabbed an ice lance into BOSS Mercenary Tao’s chest to no effect, only to be kicked into half a corpse, panic erupted.

BOSS · Mercenary Tao’s challenge level is too high. A temporary enhancement will now be applied.

The notification appeared again. Many clearly saw their levels temporarily rise by four or five levels, with new skill points appearing. They immediately strengthened their abilities or learned higher-level ones.

That gave them the courage to continue challenging the BOSS.

Some began chanting loudly, while others condensed magic as they retreated.

Those who had initially been afraid also grew resolute because of the courage of others.

Bai Cangshu could even hear someone organizing the battle.

"Those with enhancement abilities, gather up! Strengthen the frontline fighters first. Mages, fall back. Use control abilities sparingly…"

The corner of Bai Cangshu’s mouth curved upward. While finding this group both ignorant and fearless, he found the "whimsical idea" of the person behind them even more interesting.

That Mad King, in a sense, was somewhat like him.

The only difference was… the other party… was weaker than him.

Bai Cangshu completely ignored everyone else and stared intensely at the Ginza high-rise. The blood-covered man there was smiling as well.