Chapter 100: Chapter100-Impersonating an Executive, Entering Leviathan Palace

John had been prepared for this long ago, so he did not resist at all. He successfully allowed the suction force to pull him into a mysterious space.

In this place, water was like air. There was no gravitational pressure at all.

The vice guild leader stood in front and pointed at the monster corpses scattered all over the ground.

"See that, Your Excellency? This is the strength of our guild.

Three days. We only used three days to clear out every monster in this entire palace, leaving only the final boss."

His words were filled with pride.

But in the next instant, a crimson dagger pierced out through his chest.

A massive damage number appeared above the vice guild leader’s head.

[-800,000!]

His HP was instantly emptied. Before he could even react, he turned into a flash of white light and vanished on the spot.

John’s face shifted and changed. Right there and then, his previous appearance transformed into the face of the vice guild leader he had just killed.

Looking at the palace before him, which resembled a dragon palace, he sneered and said, "It took three days to clear a dungeon like this? Looks like Zone 1’s strength isn’t as impressive as I imagined."

At that moment, the dungeon’s information appeared before his eyes.

[Leviathan Palace]

[Description]: A royal palace of water-element creatures. Leviathan once lived here, leaving behind a trace of Leviathan’s bloodline.

Over a long period of time, that trace of power gave rise to a Leviathan King, which established this Leviathan Palace.

...

A platinum-grade ruin.

In terms of difficulty, it could not even compare to the World Tree.

Naturally, John felt disdainful.

The reason he had gone through the trouble of infiltrating this place was not only to seize control of the secret realm, but also because he wanted to see whether Zone 1’s guild leader was the same person as in his previous life.

His figure flashed rapidly.

Along the way, he passed through the outer hall, the inner palace, and finally arrived at the core region—the King’s Hall.

Several warriors who were currently recovering from their injuries were guarding the entrance to the King’s Hall.

When they saw John walking over, they immediately stood up and shouted, "Vice Guild Leader!"

John nodded slightly.

Then, he walked in openly and confidently.

No one dared to stop him at all.

This disguised identity was rather useful.

The deeper he walked into Leviathan Palace, the clearer the sounds of battle became.

It seemed that the fight inside had already entered a white-hot stage.

Along the way, many mages and archers who were waiting for their conditions to recover saw John and all stood up one after another, greeting him as Vice Guild Leader.

From this, it could be seen that the Zone 1 guilds had organized their hierarchy very strictly.

Finally, after passing through a long corridor, John at last saw the core combat forces of the Zone 1 guilds, as well as the boss of Leviathan Palace.

A colossal Leviathan, entirely blue-black in color and winding like a mountain range, was roaring continuously inside the palace, spitting out all kinds of poisonous water!

[Leviathan King] Lv.60

[Skills]: Leviathan Breath, Serpent Poison Mist, Dragon Might...

It was only a Level 60 platinum-grade boss.

Two chains were still locked around its body, limiting its range of movement to the throne.

Because of that, its attack range was limited, making it very easy to kite.

The tactic adopted by the Zone 1 guilds was also a split-formation strategy. Warriors stood at the front to pull aggro, while the rest of the damage dealers hid outside the boss’s attack range, continuously throwing out skills and pulling back.

Even then, the boss’s HP had only been worn down by less than one-tenth. Their progress was extremely slow.

A blond young man was loudly giving commands. From time to time, he would also throw a mage skill at the Leviathan King.

"Watch your distance! Watch your distance! Don’t get caught in its area damage! Backline mages and archers, if any of you die, prepare to have your contribution points deducted when we get back!"

"And you warriors! Can you learn to take turns tanking damage? Stop thinking about tanking more on your own! We need to control every single point of HP properly. If anyone’s HP drops below the safe value ahead of schedule, I’ll remove him from his position immediately!"

John looked at that blond young man, and his gaze turned icy.

"Edward..."

He softly uttered the other party’s name.

In his previous life, this was the guy who had repeatedly placed bounty orders on him, causing wave after wave of NPCs to attack and kill him.

For a long period of time, John had not even been able to enter any main city.

If Edward had not later been stabbed in the back by his own people, John might have been forced by this man to live only in the wilderness!

"Even across an entire lifetime, this guy still has the same explosive temper."

John shook his head slightly.

In the early stages, the other party’s methods were indeed extremely effective. They could effectively ensure that the entire zone’s leveling efficiency remained high-speed.

But in the later stages, every player would have their own ideas and development paths.

If he continued using this kind of method to restrain his subordinates, it would only have the opposite effect.

Even now, John could already see that some players would occasionally reveal traces of impatience on their faces. Clearly, they were also extremely disgusted by Edward’s lecturing.

"Heh. Since that’s the case, let me help you change your guild leader."

With a Flash, John suddenly appeared behind Edward.

Hearing the movement, Edward abruptly turned his head.

When he saw John’s face, he could not help but look slightly stunned.

"Fike, weren’t you outside getting treated? How did you come back so quickly?"

A smile appeared on John’s face.

"Guild Leader, it’s because I received healing from a mysterious priest. His healing skill is very powerful."

Edward’s eyes narrowed.

"Oh? There’s actually such a person? Where is he?"

Before John could answer, Edward’s gaze darkened.

"Don’t tell me you didn’t even bring him in." 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

He said coldly, "If you let that person leave, then your position as vice guild leader is over!"

John frowned almost imperceptibly.

This guy was truly unpleasant.

He put on a forced smile and said, "Of course I wouldn’t let him leave. It’s just that the mysterious priest is rather timid and doesn’t dare enter the boss area. At the moment, he’s waiting outside the corridor. Guild Leader, please come with me."

Hearing this, Edward sneered.

"I didn’t expect him to be a cowardly priest. No wonder he didn’t join my guild."

Though he said that, he still followed John over.

At the same time, he did not forget to turn back and shout, "I’m leaving for a while. You all continue acting according to the battle plan. If I come back and find that anyone’s HP is lower than the expected value, just wait to be punished when we return!"

After warning everyone, Edward soon followed John into the corridor.

His eyes were filled with excitement.

After all, someone who could restore a near-death warrior’s HP in such a short time was definitely no ordinary priest.

Edward looked around, only to see that the corridor was completely empty.

He did not see the mysterious priest Fike had mentioned at all.

He frowned and turned back.

"Fike, don’t tell me the person you mentioned ran away. I order you to—ugh!"

John slit his throat with a single slash, killing Edward on the spot.

[-600,000!]

A mere Level 50 mage could not even withstand one strike in front of John.

Looking at Edward as he turned into white light, John said indifferently, "I’ll take over this place for you. For now, go behave yourself at the fountain."

[You have killed Zone 1 player Edward. Since you have killed two players from another zone within a short period of time, you have entered this zone’s red-name ranking!]