As the players of Zone 3 exchanged information with one another, they discovered an utterly shocking fact.

[Golzan] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "Everyone, it seems like a lot of our Hidden Quests are the same."

[Aaron] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "Hmm? What makes you say that? I didn’t get a Hidden Quest. Those of you who did, explain in detail."

[Reynold] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "After I compared notes with other players who received Hidden Quests, we found that many people got the exact same task—to head to the Demon Warrens for further training!"

[Karen] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "What? Head to the Demon Warrens? Isn’t that a little too risky?"

[Hughes] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "What’s risky about it? We’re all demon race players now. Maybe once we get in there, we’ll even gain a lot of advantages because of our identities!"

[Loren] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "That does make sense. How many of you received this quest?"

[Wayne] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "Rough estimate... tens of millions, maybe?"

[Grey] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "Hiss... With that many people, once you get there, won’t you practically empty out the entire Demon Warrens?"

[Arthur] (Zone 3, Death Guild): "Hahahaha! If there are that many of us, then let’s all go together!"

...

When Sukkar saw that so many people had received the same Hidden Quest, he was deeply shocked.

But very quickly, joy appeared on his face.

"I got it too!"

The corners of his mouth curled upward, as if he had already seen a broad path that could reverse Zone 3’s decline!

The next moment, Sukkar directly issued a new guild announcement.

[Sukkar] (guild leader): "All players who have received the Hidden Quest, follow me back to the Demon Warrens!"

...

The players of Zone 3 who had received the Hidden Quest instantly boiled with excitement.

Since the guild leader himself was taking the lead, what else was there to say?

Just do it!

Almost in an instant, tens of millions of players across Zone 3 chose to activate the Hidden Quest at the same time. A blood-colored teleportation gate appeared before them.

The Demonic Aura surging out from within the gate filled these players—who had already reincarnated as the demon race—with waves of delight.

"So this is what home feels like?"

"I can’t wait to see what the warrens look like inside."

"Let’s go! This time, we’ll try to bring back a huge batch of resources for development."

"As the first batch of demon race players among the human race, they’ll definitely invest heavily in us!"

With hearts full of anticipation, the Zone 3 players stepped into the teleportation gate one after another.

...

Demon Warrens.

Alan and the others had long since been forced to rest on the spot because their MP or stamina had been exhausted. 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦

But John was still standing guard alone at the front. Vast numbers of monsters were reduced to ash under the frenzied bombardment of his skills.

Although the demon race army seemed endless, under John’s slaughter, it was actually beginning to show signs of decline.

After all, John had no MP restrictions. To him, this was the same as having unlimited skills!

The savage scene made Alan and the others tremble from the bottom of their hearts.

"Thank goodness the guild leader isn’t a player from another zone or a member of the demon race. Otherwise, our Zone 5 would be suppressed by the guild leader alone until we could never raise our heads again."

Only now did everyone finally experience a fraction of the despair felt by the players from other zones.

That made them feel even more fortunate.

Thankfully, they were John’s allies.

"This is getting a little boring."

Looking at the demon race army constantly being insta-killed by him and turned into Demonic Aura, John yawned.

He stretched lazily and was already preparing to leave his clones here while his main body returned to the human world to rest.

However, at that moment, John suddenly frowned.

He looked toward the abyss in the distance, from which the demon race army had been pouring out.

Most of the Demonic Aura formed from the demon race army John had killed earlier had basically flowed into that abyss.

But now, the Demonic Aura accumulated within the abyss had actually begun to surge violently.

It made John sense an extremely strange aura.

Boom!

The ground shook violently.

John was certain his senses had not been mistaken.

His gaze locked firmly onto the abyss. Demonic Aura churned wildly, and an aura more terrifying than any monster before began to slowly emerge.

"Guild leader..."

Behind him, Alan and the others also sensed that something was wrong. They stood up one after another and walked over with worried expressions.

John waved his hand slightly.

"No need to worry. I’ll handle it."

Buzz!

The moment he finished speaking, the commotion coming from the abyss grew even louder.

But at that moment, Alan and the others no longer felt the slightest panic.

Because they knew John would take action.

As long as the guild leader was here, no matter how great the crisis was, it could be resolved with ease!

John took a step forward, and in the next instant, his figure appeared at the edge of the abyss.

Sizzle!

A ring of flame appeared around John’s body.

Every monster that tried to approach him was instantly burned to ashes without exception.

This was an ability John had previously plundered from a Lord Class Player in Zone 4. He had not used it for a long time, but now, it finally came in handy.

John stared into the abyss.

He could clearly see that within the Demonic Aura below, an enormous figure had already begun to take shape.

The amount of Demonic Aura contained within its body far surpassed that of an ordinary monster!

[Because you have killed too many monsters, you have enraged the Lifebane Tree. A diamond-rank monster has awakened!]

"A diamond-rank monster?"

John looked at the increasingly clear figure at the bottom of the abyss, and a hint of excitement appeared in his eyes.

This was a diamond-rank BOSS.

He had been waiting far too long for a BOSS like this.

Even on the All-Race Battlefield, he had never encountered a diamond-rank opponent.

Yet accidents and surprises always arrived in ways he least expected.

"Come on, then. Let me see the strength of a diamond-rank BOSS."

John licked his lips and actually stood there patiently, waiting for the diamond-rank BOSS to be born.

If he could secure the first kill of a diamond-rank BOSS, then he would make a killing this time!

Roar!

A roar that pierced through the entire warren rang out.

A massive pitch-black hand suddenly clamped onto the cliffside. Immediately afterward, a colossal figure charged out from within the demonic mist.

It had an utterly repulsive head.

John’s gaze sharpened, and he threw out a Detection spell.

In an instant, the giant monster’s status panel appeared before John’s eyes.

[Warrens Lord]

[Level]: Level 300

[HP]: 88,880,000 / 88,880,000

[Skills]: Hellfire Devour, Warrens Seal, Lord’s Coercion, Demonic Body Revival

[Introduction]: A collective embodiment of the resentment and hatred of the warrens. The incomparably vicious Warrens Lord commands the resentment of all dead monsters. Any living being that looks upon it has a chance of falling and becoming part of the demon race!

...

"As expected of a diamond-rank BOSS. This panel and introduction are definitely worthy of the rank!"

Looking at the monster before him, whose appearance and stats were both incomparably ferocious, John’s fighting spirit surged.

With a raise of his hand, a crimson blade appeared.

"The first kill of a diamond-rank BOSS is mine!"