Chapter 187: Chapter187-Assassin Divine Class Quest — The Swarmborn and Demon Race Players

Just as John was preparing to lead the five great Legions in clearing out the races surrounding the human territory, a system notification suddenly rang beside his ears.

[You have triggered a clue for the Assassin Divine Class questline!]

"Hmm?"

John’s gaze sharpened. He immediately opened his panel and checked the quest clue he had just triggered.

[Assassin Divine Class Quest]

[Quest Requirement]: Kill a demon race leader above Level 350 and seize the Demon Origin contained within its body!

[Quest Reward]: Assassin Divine Class Inheritance

[Description]: During this All-Race Battlefield, a demon race leader possesses a rare Demon Origin. If you can seize it, you will eliminate a major threat to the human race!

After reading the details, John’s eyes burned with intense desire.

Never in his wildest dreams had he expected to encounter another Divine Class inheritance quest so soon!

Moreover, the quest requirement was not particularly difficult for him. He only needed to kill a Level 350 demon race leader.

John opened the map and examined it. He soon discovered that the demon race territory was not far from his current location. It lay directly to the northeast!

There were merely two other racial territories between the demon race territory and the human territory.

Looks like I need to complete this quest first. In that case, I’ll leave the task of conquering the races surrounding the human territory to the five great Legions.

John’s gaze fell upon Alan and the others. His voice suddenly rose.

"Commanders of the five great Legions, heed my orders!"

Alan and the others immediately stepped forward and dropped to one knee.

"Your subordinates await your command!"

John issued his orders in a dignified voice.

"From this moment onward, I will temporarily leave the army. The five great Legions will be placed under your command in my absence.

"Your mission is to clear out every foreign race territory surrounding the human domain. Kill every last one of them. Leave none alive!"

"Yes!"

Alan and the others felt their blood surge with excitement as they immediately accepted the order.

At the same time, they had already begun regarding John’s delegation of authority as a test.

If they failed this test, then once they returned, it was entirely possible that every one of the five Legion commander positions would be replaced.

Thus, all five of them immediately raised their focus to the absolute limit, terrified that even the slightest mistake might occur during the coming battle.

After that, John gave them a few more instructions regarding matters they needed to pay attention to.

Immediately afterward, beneath the awed gazes of everyone present, his figure flashed and vanished from where he stood.

After John departed, the commanders of the five great Legions rose to their feet and turned toward the members under their command.

They swiftly divided up their respective targets of conquest.

"Order Warrior Legion, follow me and slaughter our way into the territory of the Crane Spirit Clan!"

Alan drew the longsword in his hand and let out a thunderous roar. Immediately, the four million members of the Order Warrior Legion began marching, charging toward the territory of the Crane Spirit Clan.

The remaining four great Legions were unwilling to fall behind. Each of them decisively set out, swiftly advancing toward the other foreign races gathered around the human territory.

...

At the same time, an unfamiliar figure appeared within the territory of the Swarmborn.

Amid the countless billions of insect nests, a figure wreathed entirely in crimson flames slowly descended from the sky.

Looking at the densely packed insect nests below, a trace of wariness flashed through the eyes of the demon race leader.

"As expected of the Daughter of the Fourth Calamity. Truly terrifying."

Despite the fact that he belonged to the demon race, the surrounding Swarmborn did not launch an attack upon seeing him. Instead, they swiftly moved aside, clearing out a vacant space.

The demon race leader looked toward the ground and chuckled lightly.

"At a time like this, you’re still hiding?"

The next moment, the ground abruptly split apart out of thin air.

A humanoid figure formed entirely from countless Swarmborn revealed itself.

The wings of the Swarmborn rubbed against one another, producing a raspy, grating voice.

"I was never hiding. There are 345,320,000 Swarmborn here, and every single one of them is a part of me. As long as I wish it, I can appear at any moment."

Upon hearing this, envy appeared in the demon race leader’s eyes.

"Looks like your luck is truly exceptional. To think you actually reincarnated as a Swarmborn player."

The Swarmborn warrior grinned.

"You say that as though reincarnating into the demon race is somehow inferior. Speaking of which, I remember that your demon race should have had another reincarnated player as well. Why hasn’t he appeared?"

Hearing this, disdain appeared in the demon race leader’s eyes.

"Hmph. That fellow consumed so many resources and behaved so arrogantly, only to be suppressed by a human player on the All-Race Battlefield.

"After he returned, he was completely crippled. He has long since been melted down and turned into part of the Demon Origin."

Upon hearing this, a creaking, grinding laugh emerged from the Swarmborn player’s throat.

"Hahaha! You really are ruthless. Even though he was a fellow player, you didn’t bother lending him a hand."

The demon race leader sneered.

"Lend him a hand?

"What exactly was I supposed to help him with?

"He thought far too highly of himself. Because he believed he was the demon race’s only player, he either beat or cursed at every other demon he encountered.

"Now that he has met such an end, it is no more than the retribution he deserved.

"If he had even half my intelligence and understood the importance of hiding his strength, developing quietly, and keeping a low profile, he would never have fallen to such a state."

By this point in their conversation, the identities of the two had already become extremely obvious.

Just like the demon race player John had encountered previously, both of them were special players who possessed talents allowing them to reincarnate into other races.

Now that the All-Race Battlefield had begun, these players had each led a portion of their respective race’s military forces into the battlefield.

"Speaking of which, what do you think of that human player who has been attracting so much attention recently?"

After his cold laughter subsided, the Swarmborn player suddenly shifted the topic to John.

Upon hearing John’s name, the demon race leader’s face became filled with contempt.

"He is nothing more than a frog at the bottom of a well. At most, he merely possesses a certain degree of individual strength. Compared to rulers like us, who command elite warriors of superior races, he amounts to nothing.

"With our armies alone, we could drown him beneath an ocean of troops!"

His tone was filled with disdain. He clearly did not regard John as a threat whatsoever.

At the same time, he appeared exceedingly proud of his identity as a player who commanded an army of the demon race.

Both openly and implicitly, his words revealed that he thought absolutely nothing of the human race.

After he finished speaking, the Swarmborn player silently nodded.

"That is true. Those human players have never understood what real power looks like. Nothing else even needs to be mentioned. The Swarmborn army I brought here this time alone would be more than enough to devour them all with ease."

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the demon race player finally brought up the real matter at hand.

"However, that human player truly stole the spotlight during the previous event. His actions have indeed drawn the attention of both our races.

"The king on my side has now ordered me to join forces with your Swarmborn against the human race. What is the attitude of your side toward this proposal?"

The Swarmborn player nodded slightly.

"Our Empress Mother has also become interested in the human race. She wishes to colonize the human world and, at the same time, convert that human player into a part of the insect hive."

Upon hearing this, the demon race player split his blood-red mouth into a wide grin.

"Hahaha! It seems that our two races have reached the same conclusion.

"Since that is the case, why don’t we join forces right now, eradicate the human race first, and then use the opportunity to invade their world?"

The Swarmborn player immediately agreed.

"That is precisely what I intended."

"In that case, it is settled. In a short while, you and I will each lead our armies and march upon the human territory. This time, we will make the human race understand what true power really is!"

After speaking, the demon race player immediately spread his wings and slowly flew back toward his own territory.