[The Human NPC army has arrived as reinforcements.]

John stared at the system prompt.

Then he looked down at the human army surging upward from below.

For a moment, he was stunned.

"What’s going on?"

Philia soon arrived at his side.

The Assassin Mentor spoke rapidly. "The World Tree must not be allowed to fall.

Right now, you are the only one who can deal with the Dwarf King and the Giant King.

Brave one, leave this place to the human army.

We will hold back every dwarf and giant warrior for you.

Your only mission is to kill those two damned alien kings!"

Hearing this, John was overjoyed.

This was exactly the moment when he needed reinforcements most.

The human army had arrived at the perfect time.

"Then I’ll leave this place to you."

John left behind more than one hundred clones to help hold the line.

Then he led the remaining eight hundred clones and rushed toward the base of the World Tree’s foundation.

The Giant King and the Dwarf King had already reached the bottom.

The entire foundation pillar had begun to shake.

Before they could push the foundation pillar down, those two bosses had to be killed!

After John left, Philia raised the dagger in her hand and shouted, "All human warriors, follow me and kill the enemy!"

Whoosh!

In an instant, more than ten thousand human warriors swiftly filled the gap in the defensive line left behind after John and his clones departed.

Philia stood at the very front like a living shield, blocking the endless tide of dwarven and giant troops.

With a dagger in hand, every giant and dwarf warrior that approached her was cut down without exception.

After all, Philia was a Level 100 Assassin Mentor.

In terms of combat power, she was definitely no weaker than one of John’s clones.

However, there were simply too many dwarves and giants.

Philia did not last long before her figure was swallowed by the army.

But behind her, there were still more than ten thousand human warriors.

"Kill!"

More than ten thousand human warriors roared in unison. They raised their weapons one after another, resisting the endless enemies charging down at them.

Before the vast, ocean-like army of dwarves and giants, the human force of only ten thousand soldiers seemed especially insignificant.

At this moment, within the lower space, a scene like mayflies trying to shake a giant tree was unfolding.

The humans were like tiny mayflies, desperately trying to stop the great tree from collapsing.

With every step, blood stretched for thousands of feet.

With every glance, bones lay withered everywhere.

The bloody war between the three great races was unimaginably brutal.

"Get back!"

After reaching his limit, one human warrior suddenly triggered a forbidden spell.

Even though the final trace of strength in his body was completely drained, he still refused to take even half a step back.

Several dwarven warriors, along with one giant warrior, raised their fists and blades at the same time and struck toward him.

Yet the human warrior showed no intention of dodging. Instead, he charged forward to meet them head-on.

His limbs were severed in an instant, but there was not the slightest trace of fear on his face.

"For the glory of humanity!"

Before death, he let out one final furious roar.

The next moment, holy light erupted. 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

The human warrior directly sacrificed even his own soul, all for the sake of dragging those giant and dwarf warriors down with him.

...

Because this incident was a Zone-wide Dungeon event, the scenes on the battlefield were continuously appearing before the eyes of every player.

They watched the fearless figures of those human warriors.

They watched John shoulder the pressure of an entire army by himself for several minutes.

All of them felt their blood boiling.

"We absolutely can’t let the World Tree fall!"

"Boss John has already held on for so long. It’s our turn to take the field!"

"Those human warriors are clearly NPCs, but they still make me feel this tragic sense of sorrow!"

"Even if they are NPCs, we are human too!"

For a time, the players stopped caring about losses. Even if it meant spending coins and losing experience points, they no longer cared.

Right now, they had only one thought: reach the World Tree battlefield as quickly as possible!

All of this was the influence brought about by John establishing the Overlord Guild and the main city.

If it had been the Zone 5 players from his previous life witnessing this scene, they would not have cared at all whether the so-called main city turned into ruins.

They would only have thought about farming monsters and leveling up.

As for the World Tree battlefield, where they might die and drop levels and equipment, they would have chosen to stay as far away as possible.

But now, almost every player in Zone 5 was rushing toward the World Tree battlefield.

"Fight for humanity!"

"Fight for the Overlord Guild!"

"Fight for ourselves!"

...

Inside the World Tree dungeon, John had already reached the bottom of the tree-stump foundation.

Corpses kept falling from above.

Some belonged to human warriors. Others belonged to dwarves and giants.

No one knew how many casualties both sides had suffered.

But according to the observations of his clones, from the moment the ten thousand human warriors entered until now, only a dozen or so seconds had passed, yet the giants had already been reduced to only seven thousand.

The brutality of the battlefield was plain to see.

John had no time to grieve. He quickly locked onto the Giant King and the Dwarf King.

At this moment, one of the two bosses was continuously pushing, while the other was chopping away with a massive axe.

"You two bastards, get away from there!"

The sight instantly filled John with rage.

A fierce fiery halo suddenly erupted from his body.

[Repelling Halo]!

This skill, which he had previously plundered from that Lord Class Player in Zone 4, now displayed tremendous effect.

The moment the halo touched the two bosses, it instantly blasted them several hundred meters away.

The process of toppling the World Tree was interrupted, and the two bosses were enraged. Their blood-red eyes immediately locked onto John.

The Giant King beat his chest and roared, "Human brat, you dare stand in our way?"

The Dwarf King leapt onto his shoulder, carrying the massive axe. "Today will be the day you die!"

John stared coldly at them and beckoned with his hand.

"Use whatever skills you have. Stop spouting nonsense here."

The next moment, both sides moved at the same time.

John summoned eight hundred clones, surrounding the two bosses in the middle and absolutely refusing to give them any chance to approach the tree-stump foundation.

The Dwarf King raised his giant axe high and brought it down, intending to hack John to death.

John neither dodged nor retreated. He directly raised both hands, planning to catch the blade barehanded.

His hands clashed with the axe blade, and a huge burst of sparks erupted instantly.

[-10!]

The moment the damage number appeared, both sides were somewhat stunned.

John had not expected that someone could actually break through his defense and deal more than one point of damage to him.

As for the Dwarf King, he had not expected this human’s defense to be even stronger than the Giant King’s. Even his full-strength strike could only deal 10 points of damage.

"Go!"

After tanking the attack head-on, John immediately summoned two scepters and pushed both hands forward.

In an instant, the light of death and dragon flame intertwined, attacking the Dwarf King.

When the Dwarf King saw this scene, his pupils shrank slightly.

He immediately raised his giant axe and used it as a shield.

His giant axe had been forged from the trunk of the World Tree.

It possessed extremely powerful recovery and defensive capabilities.

But after John’s deathly firelight struck it, the once lush and vibrant trunk instantly withered.

The Dwarf King watched as the durability of his giant axe plummeted straight down to 10%.

If it was hit one more time, this giant axe might be annihilated on the spot!