Seizing the BOSS Template at the Start-Chapter 323 - 183: Diane’s Arrival (Part 2)

Diane’s eyes showed a hint of hesitation as she asked, "As expected of someone I have my eyes on, you act with such precision, but what if you accidentally damage my subordinates?"

Baiyi felt a bit helpless, "That’s Legendary after all. I remember a Necromancer’s subordinates can’t surpass more than twenty levels above them, right? Exceeding by twenty levels is referred to as...."

"Is that so?" Diane interrupted Baiyi, giving him a sidelong glance with a flicker in her eyes, "How come I’m not aware of this?"

Baiyi: ....

Metheus: ....

Both of them seemed to understand Diane’s intent. A smile appeared in Baiyi’s eyes, "Mm, you know nothing, but since we’re here already, why not stay in Dongwu City for a few days, Grandpa Metheus?"

Metheus felt as if he had been tricked by his granddaughter... but he couldn’t help feeling slightly elated when Baiyi called him Grandpa.

He shot a glance at his granddaughter, who had buried her head into Baiyi’s chest, and nodded helplessly, "I haven’t met Heidinger for a long time, so let’s stay... for three days!"

Diane suddenly looked up, her big eyes filled with incredulity, astonished that he agreed?

Baiyi, slightly helpless, couldn’t help but pinch Diane’s cheek, whispering, "You’re not a prisoner. As long as you ensure nothing falls behind in your cultivation, it’s alright for you to come here and play for a few days, or for me to visit you."

Diane’s face turned red, giving her a sense of having her secret peeked, she stiffened up, saying, "I... of course, I know, I just really want a Ghost subordinate!"

Baiyi couldn’t help but tease her, "No wonder I always think you’re rather silly..."

"Nonsense," Diane burst out, abruptly interrupting Baiyi, "Where... am I... silly?"

Baiyi couldn’t resist kissing her forehead, "But silly can be quite cute..."

Diane’s gaze wavered for a moment, then she smiled but still maintained a serious tone, "Cute is not silly!"

"Alright, alright, not silly."

Metheus: ....

Did he get tricked by this?

He looked silently into the distance, his eyes reflecting existential doubt, indeed, live and learn, he still needed to study more knowledge...

Amidst the sweetness, time flew quickly as Baiyi’s peripheral vision kept focusing on the Guard Brigade’s progress. After the sunlight had completely disappeared and the moon had risen.

Baiyi lightly tapped his foot.

The Bone Dragon soared into the sky with the three of them, flying high.

Meanwhile, in the Mysterious Town.

"So that’s how it is...."

The Guard Brigade studied the murals before them, their eyes filled with contemplation.

"What’s going on? What’s going on? Is there anything wrong with these murals? Have we completed our task?"

Demacia dispelled all of his Summoned Creatures. After all, he was Undying, but if his Summoned Creatures perished, they would be truly dead.

As for a Summoner, if a Summoned Creature dies, the Summoning Tier’s cooling period would be ridiculously long—an entire decade!

This was also why he hadn’t killed Xiaomo outright initially. 𝕗𝐫𝐞𝕖𝕨𝐞𝗯𝚗𝕠𝘃𝐞𝚕.𝐜𝗼𝚖

Not that he couldn’t kill and resummon, but it was impossible to summon, add in Xiaomo and Er Shu’s high popularity, he tolerated it.

Only the high-level players such as the Guard Brigade, Demacia, Xiahou Fuxing, and Flowers of the Other Shore remained by his side.

The other high-level players felt it wasn’t worth dying once, even though many buried their equipment in a pit to dig out after revival, it would take at least ten days or more to level up at Level 20.

That was enough to make them give up on a not-so-rewarding task.

This game, reaching Full Level was just the beginning of exploration....

The Guard Brigade pointed to the mural, "This mural was left behind by a Corpse Ghost. Combining with some notes and clues we’ve found, the general formation process here has become clear. Around the time of the Divine War, the Netherworld invaded this land."

"But when the New God drove the Netherworld out and expelled Xia, some Ghosts hiding at the time remained hidden in Xia."

"They relied on inhabiting and growing, and when passing through this area, a Ghost hid within this rather small Kingdom."

"Over time, the Kingdom’s Corpse Ghosts multiplied, and no amount of purges could completely eradicate them."

"Eventually, the people of this Kingdom discovered that it was their King who was creating the Corpse Ghosts all along, with the Ghost growing inside their King’s soul."

"But Ghost possession was quite difficult to detect, and their discovery was because... that Ghost had grown beyond their ability to stop."

"After a calamitous war, the Ghost had become overwhelmingly powerful, and with a constant influx of Corpse Ghosts, this Kingdom was on the brink of annihilation."

"But it was then that the King, who should have been long dead, suddenly regained awareness. He merged with the Ghost, offering the little royal blood remaining as a sacrificial offering."

"In the struggle for consciousness, the Kingdom was still destroyed, and ultimately, the overpowering energy of the Ghost clashing with the King’s will exploded into a unique energy, forming the powerful seal we now know as the Mysterious Town."

The Guard Brigade’s eyes were full of interest, "So, the Ghost here is still that ancient King, only that he forced his consciousness to merge with the Ghost but couldn’t control it, ultimately sealing himself."

"This story is indeed Epic, but unfortunately, the battle was so brutal, the entire Kingdom was almost completely wiped out, leaving little recorded."

Looking around eagerly, the Guard Brigade continued, "The Corpse Ghosts knew themselves as Corpse Ghosts, but could consume nothing other than their own kind, helplessly watching themselves fall into becoming Demons.

The ones we’ve been hunting were actually the King’s guards, the first transformed into Corpse Ghosts and the strongest of them, fed with criminals’ flesh by the King.

Ah... I really want to glimpse the last days of that Kingdom, that conflict between despair and hope...."

"What are we supposed to do now? Retreat?" Demacia pondered, "Although if you retreat, it’s up to you; I’m Full Level anyway, so I’d only have to re-level once."

Xiahou Fuxing added, "I don’t mind, all my gear is bound, doesn’t matter if I die."

"You’re truly wealthy!" Demacia joked, "How about lending me some? I’d spend it for you?"

"Scram, that’s the money I painstakingly earned through live streaming... ugh, sweat and blood!" Xiahou Fuxing’s gaze flickered.

Flowers of the Other Shore: Show Levels [9.]

Feeling a bit embarrassed, Demacia remarked, "No worries, after completing your task, you’ll receive a hidden profession, that’s quite profitable. Look at that Guard Brigade guy, he might seem like an archaeologist, but who among the players, aside from the anomalies from Sun Federation and Star Federation, can defeat him?"

Xiahou Fuxing responded, "Even they can’t beat him, right? I think the Guard Brigade is the top player."

Demacia sighed, "I know, but if you look into it, that anomaly from the Sun Federation, with the Divine Envoy hidden profession, it’s practically a bug, capable of taking on Level 50 bosses with faith. It’s absurd.

The one from Star Federation is even crazier, he successfully created his own spaceship and equipped it with missiles; I can’t even imagine how they achieved it!"

Xiahou Fuxing was stunned, eyes wide, "Really? Hey? Guard Brigade, where are you going?"

"She asked me to infect her... but she is my angel... how can I... but there is no one left here... I feel like I can’t protect her..."

"Ivanovich.... Ivanovich.... wait, you’re the source of it all, I shall use my utmost hatred to ensure you never reincarnate!"

The Guard Brigade muttered some ancient words as he walked toward a seemingly ordinary plain.

By his side, it wasn’t just Demacia and the others anymore; more players were following the Guard Brigade. Some players giggled and chuckled, but most were focused on the forum’s Guard Brigade’s live broadcast.

Listening to him recount the story here was like playing a real-life escape room game, gradually immersing in the ancient story.

Upon reaching a clear area, the moment the Guard Brigade reached into the Alternate Space.

The entire Mysterious Town shuddered violently.

An absolutely lethal sense of crisis arose, while in the sky, ethereal blue columns of light encroached into the ruins, causing the deep blue mist to steadily spread all around.

"Ivanovich! Ivanovich!"

A hysterical roar exploded in the sky, a spiteful fragment of a phantom tried to grasp something but dissolved into nothing within the increasingly immense ethereal blue column of light.

The players’ panels all lit up with dazzling brightness.

[You’ve entered the Netherworld Domain, losing 10 Sanity Value per second. When Sanity Value reaches zero, you die and your body will transform into a Corpse Ghost....]