"With so many players in Zone 1, our progress is actually being pulled this far apart."

"They’ve already killed 100 platinum-grade BOSSes, but we’ve only just killed our third."

"And that’s only the number of platinum-grade BOSSes that has been announced. Who knows how many BOSSes of other grades they’ve killed?"

"I’m starting to suspect Zone 5 has already entered full slaughter mode. They don’t even need to care about the leaderboard anymore, because they know they’re guaranteed to win."

The players of Zone 1 felt as if the sky had collapsed.

Looking at the ever-widening gap on the points leaderboard, their hearts turned ashen.

At the same time, Zone 2 and Zone 3 were also paying attention to this wager game.

They could likewise see the gap on the points leaderboard.

Seeing how enormous the gap between Zone 1 and Zone 5 was, they immediately felt a sense of sorrow, as if they were witnessing the fate that might befall them next.

"Zone 1 is finished."

"The zone war hasn’t even officially started yet, and Zone 1 is already crippled."

"Zone 5 is seriously terrifying. First, they forcibly merged Zone 4, and now they’re directly crippling Zone 1 through a single Wager Pact."

"The key is that they have John. This John has completely stolen the spotlight." 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

"Is it still too late for us to submit to Zone 5 now?"

...

Only now did the players of Zone 2 and Zone 3 understand why their guild leaders had strictly forbidden them from provoking Zone 5.

With the strength Zone 5 had displayed so far, even if their three zones joined forces, they might not necessarily be Zone 5’s match.

...

Time passed quickly, and the monster-killing game soon reached its final minute.

At this moment, the players of Zone 5 were thoroughly enjoying themselves.

They did not need to worry about whether they could defeat a BOSS or not. If they could not beat it, they only needed to send a message.

In the next moment, Boss John or one of his pets would immediately appear and help them deal with it.

Right now, they did not feel like they were participating in a wager game that could potentially make them lose everything they owned.

Instead, it felt more like they were experiencing the joy of farming monsters.

In stark contrast, the players of Zone 1 all felt as if a heavy stone were pressing down on their hearts.

Looking at the still-enormous gap, they were burning with anxiety, yet there was nothing they could do.

...

During this final minute, John’s figure continued appearing in various BOSS areas that had requested support.

With the Pass Permit combined with Phantom Blink, his movement speed had reached an extreme.

Often, the moment he appeared, he would instantly kill the BOSS, then leave in a carefree manner.

One minute was already enough for him to kill more than thirty BOSSes.

[Annihilation of All]!

[Light of Death]!

One skill after another kept erupting from his body.

By this point, the number of BOSSes John had personally killed had already reached a terrifying 600.

If the BOSSes killed by his three pets were included, the total number of BOSSes killed had already broken past 1,000.

[This wager game is about to end. After the game ends, the player who killed the most BOSSes in this game will be announced!]

When only the final 10 seconds remained in the countdown, a system prompt rang beside the ears of the players in both zones.

John listened to the prompt and casually killed another BOSS.

"It’s finally ending."

As the countdown reached zero, the announcement began to ring out.

[Two-Zone Announcement: The current number of BOSSes killed by Zone 1 is 378. The current number of BOSSes killed by Zone 5 is 2,134!]

[Two-Zone Announcement: The player who killed the most BOSSes in this game is John. He killed 1,357 BOSSes!]

After the announcement sounded, the players of both zones were all shocked.

The number of BOSSes killed by Zone 5 was actually nearly ten times that of Zone 1!

And what shocked them the most was John’s personal BOSS kill count.

He had actually killed more than half of all the BOSSes killed by Zone 5 by himself.

Did that not mean John alone could rival all the players of Zone 5?

The entire game had only lasted half an hour.

Killing over 2,000 BOSSes within half an hour—such efficiency was simply terrifying!

...

At this moment, the joy on the faces of Zone 5’s players could no longer be described with words.

They were not only celebrating the stakes they were about to receive, but also celebrating John’s terrifying strength.

1,300 BOSSes. This killing efficiency was far too powerful.

If John were currently in Zone 1, and this BOSS kill count had been counted under Zone 1, then Zone 5 would not have been a match either.

In other words, John was the key figure who could decide victory or defeat between the two zones.

Whichever side he stood on would win.

Fortunately, in the end, it was Zone 5 that won!

...

On the other side.

After the players of Zone 1 clearly saw the announcement, they completely fell into despair.

Many people collapsed onto the ground, losing even the strength to move.

They had worked themselves to death just to kill over 300 BOSSes.

But when they looked up, Zone 5’s John alone had killed over 1,300.

With such strength, who could compare?

...

As the game ended, the settlement announcements began to ring out.

[This wager game has ended. Settlement will now begin!]

Zone 5 was the first to complete settlement.

[Zone 5 Announcement: Congratulations, players. You have obtained victory in this round of the Wager Pact!]

[Victory rewards will now be distributed. Wager rewards will be allocated according to each player’s resource contribution ratio!]

[Some special class items cannot be fully distributed. The system will provide compensation through other means!]

...

Joy appeared on the faces of the Zone 5 players as they watched skill books, items, and equipment of equivalent value gradually appear in their inventories.

Some players even directly obtained SS-grade talents!

Cheers rang out endlessly.

...

Overlord City Lord Mansion.

John had already returned here.

He listened as the settlement prompts rang beside his ears.

[Congratulations, player. You have obtained the rewards from this round of the wager!]

[Congratulations, player. You have obtained 1.3753 trillion gold coins, 10 quadrillion EXP, and 3 quadrillion Fame!]

[Congratulations, player. You have obtained SSS-grade Pet Egg ×1!]

[Congratulations, player. You have obtained the SSS-grade true spirit Dragon Turtle!]

[Congratulations, player. You have obtained SSS-grade set equipment ×5, SS-grade equipment ×23, and S-grade equipment ×1,541!]

[Congratulations, player. You have obtained SSS-grade skills ×10, SS-grade skills ×108, and S-grade skills ×1,354!]

[Because the value of the talent wagered by the player was too high, the system will provide additional compensation this time!]

[Congratulations, player. You have obtained the SSSS-grade talent God of Plunder!]

[Congratulations, player. You have obtained the SSSS-grade bloodline talent Wrath Emperor!]

[Congratulations, player. You have obtained SS-grade talent ×7 and S-grade talent ×12!]

[Congratulations, player. You have obtained...]

...

System prompts rang out one after another.

When John heard them, he was somewhat surprised.

"I didn’t expect that because the talents wagered by Zone 1’s players weren’t valuable enough, the system would actually upgrade two of my SSSS-grade skills as extra compensation."

If he remembered correctly, God of Plunder and Wrath Emperor had both been upgraded from two of his SSS-grade skills.

Now that they had been upgraded, he already possessed three SSSS-grade skills.

In terms of talents, whether in quality or quantity, he completely crushed everyone else.

John could not help feeling a little fortunate.

Fortunately, he had added his own stakes early.

If he had first added the stakes of the other Zone 5 players, causing his final contribution ratio to be too low, he might not have received these two SSSS-grade skills.

He immediately opened the panels for the two SSSS-grade skills and began checking them.