[God of Plunder]

[Effect]: Upon killing a target, there is a 100% chance to trigger a plundering effect, and you may designate an unlimited number of items to plunder.

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An unlimited number of items?

When John saw the details of this talent, his eyes flickered.

Didn’t that mean he could even temporarily snatch away someone else’s quests?

"This is simply the ultimate talent for killing and looting!"

Looking at the description, John could not stop the corners of his mouth from curling upward.

As expected of an SSSS-grade talent, it was indeed much stronger than an SSS-grade talent.

With this talent, he would never have to worry about not having enough quests again.

After all, this talent could turn other people’s quests into his own.

John was extremely satisfied with this talent.

Only after reading it back and forth several times did he turn his attention to the other SSSS-grade talent he had just obtained.

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[Wrath Emperor]

[Effect]: Every attack will definitely trigger three critical hits. Each critical hit deals an additional 9000% damage!

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"Every attack triggers three critical hits."

"And each critical hit deals ninety times the original damage!"

"This critical-hit talent is way too terrifying."

Even someone as experienced and knowledgeable as John was slightly shocked after reading the description of this SSSS-grade talent.

How was this just a critical-hit talent?

This was simply the strongest damage-amplifying talent!

With this talent, even if he encountered a boss with several hundred times more HP than himself, he was confident he could take it down.

John’s eyes lit up sharply.

From now on, if he encountered a boss with absurdly thick HP, he could just wipe it out with a few basic attacks.

This talent could only be described as terrifying!

...

Compared to Zone 5, which had reaped a massive harvest, every player in Zone 1 heard that nightmare-like notification.

[The wager game has ended. All players in this zone will suffer the penalty for defeat.]

[Penalty commencing. The corresponding stakes will now be deducted!]

...

When the players of Zone 1 heard this notification, all their faces turned deathly pale.

They were finished.

They were utterly finished.

In this wager, they had staked everything they owned. Not a single person could keep even the slightest bit of property.

Even the poorest players would have the few gold coins in their backpacks deducted.

As for those players who had just awakened SSS-grade bloodline talents, they knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing in prayer.

"God, I’m begging you! Please don’t confiscate my talent!"

"As long as you don’t take my talent away, I’m willing to go five trillion into debt!"

"Talent is too important to us. Please, please don’t touch my talent!"

Unfortunately, the system would only act according to the terms of the contract.

Their prayers had no effect whatsoever.

The system’s cold notification rang out.

[According to the contract terms, the player’s SSS-grade talent, S-grade class, S-grade equipment, 30 million gold coins, 50 million Fame, and 100 million EXP have been deducted...]

[The player has lost all items currently inside their backpack.]

[The player has lost all Hidden Quests currently in their possession.]

[The player has lost all pets currently in their possession.]

[The player...]

One deprivation notification after another continued to ring out.

All the Earth players listened to the notifications and stared at their now-empty backpacks, feeling as if they had fallen into an icy abyss.

At this moment, they had completely lost their purpose in life.

Everything they had painstakingly accumulated since the game launched—their wealth, their possessions, everything—was gone.

Aside from their levels, the players of Zone 1 had nothing left at all.

Many players were so furious and devastated that they fainted on the spot, completely unable to accept this cruel reality.

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On Zone 5’s side, after receiving all kinds of wager rewards, every player was grinning from ear to ear.

Some players who originally only had A-grade talents directly obtained S-grade talents after receiving the wager rewards.

Their combat power soared by more than one level.

Some players who had only ordinary classes even obtained hidden classes on the spot, ascending to the heavens in a single step!

As for gold coins and EXP, everyone received plenty.

For a time, golden lights of level-ups erupted throughout all of Zone 5.

And the golden lights continued without stopping, as the players of Zone 5 leveled up repeatedly.

The gold coins in their wallets doubled several times over, allowing them to buy the items they had long coveted at any moment.

This indescribable feeling of exhilaration caused many people to burst into tears on the spot.

"Back in the real world, I used to be a fanatical lottery player, but I’ve never won a jackpot as huge as this before.

Everything is thanks to Big Boss John."

"Without Big Boss John, how could we possibly be living such amazing days right now?

It would be great if we could have another wager game." 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

"I hereby declare that from now on, anyone who dares to insult Big Boss John is my enemy!"

The players of Zone 5 were all very clear-headed. They knew exactly who had given them everything they now possessed.

Without John, they might still be bitterly grinding monsters to level up right now.

In just a few short seconds, John’s status in the hearts of the Zone 5 players rose infinitely higher.

Even the Zone 4 players who had only recently joined Zone 5 had now completely integrated.

They spontaneously bowed in the direction of Overlord Main City!

Even if John now ordered them to climb a mountain of blades or descend into a sea of flames, they would agree without the slightest hesitation.

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On the world channel.

Players from the other zones watched as the players of Zone 5 continuously posted about their new talents and equipment.

In an instant, their eyes turned red with envy.

[Eluk] (Zone 2, Thunder Guild): "This is way too exaggerated. So this is the treatment you get after winning a wager?"

[Felsin] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "If there’s a next life, I must become a player of Zone 5."

[Lucas] (Zone 2, Thunder Guild): "Big Boss John, do you have any extra Zone Merge Tokens? Can you use one on our Zone 2?"

[Eiffel] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "I’m so jealous I could die. When will it finally be Zone 3’s turn to enjoy this?"

[Alice] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "I’m truly envious of the players in Zone 5. They basically won while lying down!"

...

John closed the world chat channel.

He did not care about the praise from players of the other zones.

For now, keeping Zone 4 and Zone 5 in their merged state was the best option.

If there were even more people, he would not be able to provide enough shared resources for the players of a new zone in the short term.

"Speaking of which, when I awakened my bloodline talent earlier, I seem to have forgotten to set an enhancement buff for myself."

The bloodline skill had two functions.

The first was awakening bloodline talents.

The second was evaluating bloodline talents, or providing enhancements of different grades.

Only after finishing everything else did John remember this matter.

His figure flashed, and in the next instant, he appeared in front of the Bloodline Altar.

Just like before, he stepped onto the Bloodline Altar one step at a time.

Standing atop the Bloodline Altar, he willed it with a thought.

"I want to undergo grading."

The next moment, a burst of black light bloomed from the Bloodline Altar.

Within a few seconds, John felt the blood inside his body surge and flow wildly.

Only when the black light dispersed did the blood flow inside him gradually calm down.

A notification rang beside his ear.

[Based on your current bloodline talent, you may receive an SSS rating!]