Chapter 564: A Common Occurrence

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Demonic Netherstrike was one of the Ultimate Skills of Violent Warriors. Upon activation, their Fury reserves would be completely depleted. Furthermore, the skill also required the user to sacrifice half of their health to activate it.

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Damage counters constantly popped out of Jiaojiao's head. During the moment before the skill's impact, Jiaojiao activated 'Immortal Body'. However, once Demonic Netherstrike was used, all skills of the player entangled by the blood pillar would be disabled. Thus, Immortal Body was ineffective!

After a whole ten seconds later, the round pillar of blood receded.

Crash! Queen Jiaojiao collapsed. Meanwhile, Brother Simon was at low health after activating Demonic Netherstrike. After taking a blow from a Wizard's Blizzard Spell, he perished.

[Southern Continent Player, Brother Simon has killed the Queen of the Invincible Continent, Invincible Jiaojiao!]

[Southern Continent Player, Brother Simon has killed the Queen of the Invincible Continent, Invincible Jiaojiao!]

The system's red text automatically appeared in all channels.

Killing the King of a nation was a feat worthy of appearing on TV. Even if a player was unnamed, their face would still be plastered all over the screen.

Jiaojiao resurrected in the temple, and while she held up Lord of Disaster, she cried out in bitterness.

All her effort on stacking up Soul Guard was lost upon death. In other words. All 1,000 souls that she had absorbed prior to her death was now lost...

Her attribute upgrades had vanished, and so did her damage reduction. She was now back to her original state after the thrashing that she had received.

"Whoever that kills Brother Simon the greatest number of times will become the Castellan of Black Cloud City!"

Jiaojiao was pretty ballsy as well. To think that she had offered up the position of an official as a bounty. Fortunately for her, Li Yi was not present on the scene, otherwise, she would have definitely received a scolding. After all, if one were to spend money to become a Castellan, they would need to prepare at least 1.8 million gold coins; otherwise, even the city gates were out of their reach.

Naturally, many brave warriors emerged once the attractive reward was announced. Compounded with the fact that her words were authentic, the blood of the Invincible Continent players boiled immediately after hearing an Official Position being offered as a reward for murdering someone. In a sharp voice, they screamed out Brother Simon's name and constantly roamed around in search of his position.

A mere ten minutes later, Brother Simon had been slain 11 times. Nevertheless, his luck was pretty good as he had not dropped a single piece of equipment. As such, he had sustained only minor losses.

In a certain corner of the massive battlefield, Chen Yang's Ice Queen had encountered Faded Cloud Breeze's Hellfire Demon.

Ice Queen's AoE skill was extremely brutal, but Hellfire Demon was not half bad itself. The two summon beasts were neck and neck in terms of strength, but whenever they crossed swords, misfortune befell onto their surrounding players. Their AoE skills slammed into one another, and in the end, only Chen Yang and Faded Cloud Breeze were left standing in the battlefield.

Ice Queen and Hellfire Demon were fighting it out real good now. Ice and Fire collided into one another, producing a magnificent sight.

While their summon beasts were engaged in combat, Chen Yang took up his 'Demon-quelling Quarterstaff', which was even taller than his body, and rushed towards Faded Cloud Breeze.

Chen Yang lifted up his quarterstaff with the goal to bring down a huge load of hurt onto Faded Cloud Breeze.

"Soul Staff Technique!"

"Thud!"

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The one and only damaging skill available to Natural Summoners was their 'Soul Staff Technique'. Coincidentally, the skill was dubbed as the most garbage skill in all of King of Pantheon, and it was second to none.

Faded Cloud Breeze burst into laughter and he stood there, motionless, allowing Chen Yang to hit him as he pleased. The only action he carried out was to cast 'Pet Heal' onto Hellfire Demon from time to time in order to bring up his HP.

"Soul Staff Technique!"

Thud! Thud! Thud!

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Chen Yang weaved left and right; all the while casting Soul Staff Technique. Faded Cloud Breeze found it so hilarious that he was nearly out of breath.

"Brother, at the rate that things are going, I estimate that you'll be able to defeat me on this day next year. I advise you to keep an eye on Ice Queen instead, as her HP is running pretty low."

Chen Yang turned his head around to give Ice Queen a glance. When he realized that her HP was still above 50%, he felt a surge of relief and continued to lift his Quarterstaff and smash it into Faded Cloud Breeze. "Soul Staff Technique! Soul Staff Technique!"

"Retard." Faded Cloud Breeze heaved an exasperated sigh. He ran an INT build, whereby he devoted all his stat points into INT, and as such, he did not have much HP. Despite that, his HP was at a respectable 26,935, and with the way Chen Yang was attacking, he would never die even if he stood still on the spot.

Chen Yang was so engrossed in his task that beads of sweat had begun to roll off his head. While targeting Soul Staff Technique on Faded Cloud Breeze, he gradually pushed forward, closing his distance with Faded Cloud Breeze.

In contrast, Faded Cloud Breeze was too occupied with healing Hellfire Demon and gave zero regards to Chen Yang's actions. Despite that, Chen Yang continued to swing his quarterstaff down, as if he had already forgotten about Ice Queen.

By the time Chen Yang was directly in front of Faded Cloud Breeze, Ice Queen was only left with 10% HP. Even if Chen Yang decided to heal her then, it would be too little, too late.

"Retard, Ice Queen is getting wrecked for the sake of nothing because of you."

Chen Yang ignored his comments. After giving a snort, he pointed his quarterstaff upward and yelled, "Switch! Self-destruct!"

Hsst—Boom!

Chen Yang's body was instantaneously swapped with Ice Queen's, and following the shift in position, Ice Queen self-destructed...

Ice Queen was not the only Epic-level Skill that Li Yi had given to Chen Yang, as 'Self-destruct' was one of them as well. If one were to evaluate on skill-level as a whole, Faded Cloud Breeze did not even hold a candle to Fatty.

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Faded Cloud Breeze did not even get the chance to activate Phantom Footprints as he was immediately blasted into smithereens along with Ice Queen...

Due to the position swap, Hellfire Demon's flames had spewed onto Chen Yang's body. Despite that, Chen Yang was unharmed, as immediately after using 'Switch', he activated Phantom Footprints. With the 12-seconds of invincibility he had, Hellfire Demon was unable to harm him at all.

After making sure that Faded Cloud Breeze did not drop any equipment, Chen Yang activated the innate ability of the Dwarf race, Instant Slip-away, and he turned tail and ran.

Being an Ultimate Summon Beast, Hellfire Demon did not disappear immediately after its owner's death. Instead, it remained for quite some time; and those who dared to approach it was in for a rough time.

Hellfire Demon spotted Chen Yang fleeing, and it angrily bellowed. However, it did not give chase. Though it would not perish instantaneously, once its owner died, it would lose all mobility.

Chen Yang raced hundreds of meters forward in a single breath before turning back and cursing, "Retard!"

Chen Yang peered ahead. Since the ground was littered with the gravestones from the players' deaths, there were not many people nearby. However, the enemy camp was even more pitiful, as it lacked even a single soul.

The war was still going on, and the victors were still undecided. Jiaojiao's Invincible Continent army was still hindered at the continent's border whereas Fluttering Snow Alliance was giving it all they had to prevent them from passing. If one were to compare losses, both sides had taken an equally heavy blow.

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"ROAR— ROAR—"

"Hurry up! Hurry up..."

Up in the sky, Onyxia was still flying at rapid speed. However, where she was heading towards was not the war at the edge of the continent, but instead the Southern Continent's Celestial Capital.

Having Jiaojiao and Confused Fox present at the borders was enough, as the main battle was actually located in the Southern Continent's Celestial Capital.

"Faster... Faster..."

"Mortal, why don't you try taking flight?"

Due to Li Yi's constant ushering, feelings of discontent had begun to manifest within Onyxia. She rebutted his words and lowered her flight speed.

"Dumb*ss dragon! Stop playing!"

"I might be your mount, but the Black Dragon Clan's dignity should never be trampled on!"

Li Yi could no longer communicate with her. No matter what order he issued, Black Dragon Princess gave zero damns about him and instead flew forward at a leisurely pace. Not going in the opposite direction was already pushing the limits of her respect for him.

After a strenuous effort, they finally made it into the Southern Continent's map. Li Yi heaved a long sigh, took out his 'Random Teleportation Scroll', and shredded it.

Tch—

Five seconds later, the dragon and its master had vanished into thin air. A second later, Li Yi appeared in Land of Fire.

Land of Fire was located extremely far from the Southern Continent's Celestial Capital. Even if Onyixa was willing to fly at top speed, it would still take at least seven hours to make it there.

Since Li Yi did not have a method of teleporting directly to the capital, his only option was to rely on the Random Teleportation Scroll.

Tch—

Another Random Teleportation Scroll was used, and Li Yi appeared in Land of Fire yet again. The distance he had moved from his initial position was only a single step.

"F*ck!"

Li Yi spat out an expletive, and he took out another Random Teleportation Scroll...

Tch...Tch...Tch...Tch—

In a blink of an eye, a dozen of Random Teleportation Scrolls had been used. Nevertheless, Li Yi was still hanging around in Land of Fire and had yet to leave the area even once.

Li Yi was at a loss for words. He still had plenty of Random Teleportation Scrolls in his bag, but if he continued to teleport like that any longer, it would be a serious waste of time.

Tch...Tch—

Li Yi did not give up. He tore open another two scrolls, but in the end, he was still stuck in Land of Fire.

'So, it wasn't a coincidence when I teleported to Land of Fire last time. It wasn't fate that brought me to Big-tits Qian last time, but the damned design of the Random Teleportation Scroll.'

Li Yi was feeling dejected. He had used nine scrolls in one go, and the results remained unchanged. He was still transported to Land of Fire every time.

Angered, Li Yi logged into Pantheon's official site to file a complaint. Following that, he got onto Onyxia, and with a defeated expression, he flew once again towards the Southern Continent's Celestial Capital.

Had he known that the Random Teleportation Scroll was defective, he would have never used it. After all, he could have reached the Celestial Capital earlier just by flying there, but now, he had wasted time which could have been used better for travel.

While rushing to the Capital, Li Yi requested a progress report from Jiaojiao. What he received, however, was that the battlefield at the continent's borders did not progress much. Both forces were still at a stalemate.

[The Southern Continent Player, Faded Cloud Breeze has slain the Invincible Continent's Queen, Invincible Jiaojiao!]

The system's red text had appeared yet again. Ever since Brother Simon had broken Jiaojiao's Soul Guard status, Queen Jiaojiao's appearance in the World Channel was a graph of linear growth.

After flying for about five minutes, Li Yi lost his patience. He took out another Random Teleportation Scroll and continued to gamble with chance.

Onyxia was totally uncompliant. She would fly east for a moment, and switch towards the west. Simply put, she was not flying straight. Furthermore, she was flying slowly as well. At the speed that she was going, Li Yi would require at least fifteen hours in order to arrive at the Southern Continent's Celestial Capital.

With a gut filled with rage, Li Yi dispelled Onyxia and continued to play with chance on the ground.

Tch—

Li Yi appeared in Land of Fire.

Tch—

Once again, Li Yi appeared in Land of Fire.

'Motherf*cker, I'm here again...'

At that instant, a reply from Pantheon's official forum was delivered into Li Yi's mailbox. The reply stated, [The Random Teleportation Scroll's skewed odds in teleporting to Land of Fire is a normal occurrence and is intended. It is not a bug. Pantheon's official forum hopes that you enjoy your time in the game.]

'Is this f*cking called a normal occurrence?'

He had used tens of dozens of Random Teleportation Scrolls by now, and in the end, he was only circling around the Land of Fire. Should that be called a common occurrence?

Li Yi took out another stack of Random Teleportation Scrolls, and he tore scroll after scroll, without pausing...

Half an hour had gone by, and around three hundred Random Teleportation Scrolls had been used. However, his best attempts had only sent him to the edge of the Southern Continent, which was a long way from the Celestial Capital; and the rest had sent him circling around in Land of Fire.

Just as Li Yi was fuming and was about to tear open another Random Teleportation Scroll, the system made a colorful announcement.

[After the united effort of the members of Assembled Gods, they have successfully occupied the Southern Continent's Celestial Capital.]

[Player Milky Way Star is revered by tens of thousands and has been crowned the king of the Southern Continent! Let us cheer for him!]

[Player Milky Way Star is revered by tens of thousands and has been crowned the king of the Southern Continent! Let us cheer for him!]

[Player Milky Way Star is revered by tens of thousands and has been crowned the king of the Southern Continent! Let us cheer for him!]

The 'king' of the Southern Continent had been crowned...

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Wtf how is that random then?!?!?!?

Xp

See this! I just gifted the story: Balloon

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Due to him keeping a low profile, Milky Way Star, the Guild Master of Assembled Gods Guild was not as popular as his subordinates such as Amber Sword Heart, Alex, and the other popular figures. Nevertheless, he possessed immense skill. Back in Li Yi's past life, when the Southern Continent was still under Arthur's Empire's rule, he had led Assembled Gods Guild to take over twenty-one major cities, which had served to prove his strength.

"Arthur lost? Has history changed yet again?"

Once Li Yi saw the colorful announcement in the World Channel, his thoughts drifted to a far-off place.

Li Yi was left with a single Random Teleportation Scroll. After tearing it open, his vision was filled with a white flash, and by the time he opened his eyes, he had appeared in the Southern Continent's Celestial Capital...

"May the Holy Light be with you..."

"Ruler of God is watching you..."

"Can you feel it? The fragrance drifting in the air..."

Li Yi was transported somewhere behind the God-Queen, Carulla. As he listened to her soft mumbling, Li Yi was not sure whether to laugh or cry.

'This Random Teleportation Scroll is kind of an arse. When I needed it, it refuses to bring me to the right spot, and when I didn't, it brought me to the correct area at the first try...'

Now that the king had been crowned, the war within the Southern Continent's Celestial Capital had come to an end. Despite that, the streets were still littered with players roaming about. It made a rowdy scene.

Li Yi activated 'Camouflage' and hid himself the first chance he got. He then rubbed his Reusable Teleportation Stone and returned to the Invincible Continent.

'Now that the king has emerged and everything has been settled, it makes no difference whether I stay here or not.'

On the other side of things, Fluttering Snow Alliance had pulled back their troops, and Jiaojiao was leading her army in pursuit. After breaking past six major cities and receiving a crumpling blow from the Southern Continent's main army, Jiaojiao was no longer able to rally her troops and was forced to retreat.

Though both the Western Continent's war and the Southern Continent's war did not proceed as he had hoped, overall, Li Yi was quite satisfied with the results.

After all, Brother Windcloud Nine seizing of the throne had provided Li Yi with a reliable ally, and Arthur's loss in the Southern Continent's Throne-claiming War would make future advancements difficult for Arthur's Empire. As for the newly appointed king, Milky Way Star, Li Yi had no comments.

Due to the emergence of the two new kings, the World Channel was bustling for days. Naturally, there were also power shifts happening within both nations. On the side of the Western Continent, Reigning the World and Legendary Tribe had gone silent. No major brawls had broken out on their end, but the same could not be said of the Southern Continent. Arthur was in a foul mood, and he gave the order to hunt down every ally of Assembled Gods, with the goal of forcing Milky Way Star to hand the throne over to him.

The two forces were always fighting one another, but this time, Arthur suffered a complete defeat.

The reason for it was simple, as he no longer had the assistance of his trusted support, Fluttering Snow Alliance. Instead, they gave him the cold shoulder and did nothing as they watched him enter a deathmatch against Assembled Gods.

Milky Way Star imposed a sanction on 'Arthur', which caused every player who was in Arthur's Empire to be unable to use the teleportation doors of every major city. One or two days was no big deal to the elites, but as time went on, the normal players were beginning to lose it.

Playing without the teleportation doors was just too inconvenient as their movements were heavily restricted. Since Arthur could not devise a plan to get them out of their predicament, in the end, players who were allowed to quit the guild had chosen to do just that. Arthur's Empire's member count diminished day by day, and in the end, they were left in a position similar to Tyrannic Dynasty, whereby they had degraded from a first-rate guild to a third-rate guild...

The second day after the Southern Continent's internal war had ended, Li Yi received a letter. The sender was Milky Way Star, and the subject of the letter was: Alliance.

Milky Way Star was truly a passive figure. He had contacted Li Yi and Brother Windcloud Nine at the same time and had proposed a triple nation alliance. By doing so, the wars between their nations would cease to exist, and battles among players could be reduced.

Brother Windcloud Nine sent Li Yi a letter to inquire about his thoughts, and Li Yi responded by stating, "No alliance."

After discounting the influence of Fluttering Snow Alliance, at present, the strongest nation was undoubtedly the Invincible Continent, followed by the Western Continent, and the Southern Continent was dead last. Should they choose to form an alliance now, would not it be equal to permitting the Southern Continent stable growth?

Thinking back to his past life, the Southern Continent and the Western Continent back then had invaded the Eastern Continent without no qualms whatsoever. The Defiantly Tyrannical in his past had made who knows how many attempts to propose an alliance with the neighboring nations, but he was met with the same outcome every time. 'An alliance? Screw that, if we don't hunt you, then where on earth are we going to earn income? Killing monsters? Hah, I fear that even guild maintenance would be unaffordable if that were the case.'

Li Yi and Brother Windcloud Nine replied to Milky Way Star at the same time. Their response only included two words, "No alliance."

The next day, Li Yi and Brother Windcloud Nine led their combined armies to invade the Southern Continent. They ransacked ten of Arthur's major cities and had made off with over 20 million's worth of Gold Coins.

As for the major cities owned by Assembled Gods, not a single one was touched. They were only targeting the ones that were owned by Arthur's Empire, and it was something that both Li Yi and Brother Windcloud Nine had agreed on.

Together, Li Yi and Brother Windcloud Nine had joined forces to continuously invade Arthur for three whole days. By then, Milky Way Star could no longer stand it and had gathered his own troops to repel the invaders.

Milky Way Star had dispatched his own troops because he could see himself in Arthur's shoes. Should he allow them free rein over Arthur now, he had no doubt that he would be the next person that was 'toyed' with.

As hostile as the internal war might have been, when it came to repelling invaders, players from every major force would band together. Even sworn enemies that would usually slaughter each other at first sight would willingly cooperate. It was not due to their nation's pride or what not, as their actions were fuelled by fear. Fear that they would become the next target of the invaders.

When the rabbit dies, the fox despairs. 1

After being ransacked for three whole days, Arthur could not withstand it any longer. He voluntarily relinquished his rights to nine of his major cities, gathered all his cavalry into a single major city, and prepared for a battle of attrition.

However, on the fourth day when Milky Way Star and Arthur had joined forces, Li Yi and Brother Windcloud Nine never came. Neither of them had dispatched their forces, and they had teamed up to clear group dungeons instead.

All five large-sized Instance Dungeons of the Light and Darkness Instances had high replay value as they were worthy of being played over and over again. Though Li Yi and Brother Windcloud Nine were not lacking any form of equipment, could the same be said of the majority of their guild members?

In order for their guilds to advance, entering dungeons to farm equipment was a necessary process.

Back in the Dark Paladin dungeon, the boss, Bloodseeker Tyrone had just been taken down. Brother Windcloud Nine hurried forward to loot it, and he struck gold. He had looted a Deathcharger.

With a huge grin on his face, Brother Windcloud Nine stated, "Time to roll."

At that instant, someone threw down his dice, and when it stopped, it landed at 200 points!

"Who was that? Damn their luck! Is this what they call... Instant Kill?"

Not long ago, the system had undergone another update; and among the changes, it included a minor evolution to the rolling system. With that, the highest roll-able point was no longer capped at 100. For Dark Paladin dungeon which had a threshold of 200 players and whereby each player was qualified to roll, the upper threshold of the rolls would increase to 200 points. As such, anyone who manages to roll 200 points would be able to nab the mount immediately.

Everybody frantically looked around for the devil who rolled the 200 points. Before long, they had located their target. It was none other than Brother Windcloud Nine's wife, and the current queen of the Western Continent, Sister Windcloud Nine...

Just as Sister Windcloud Nine was waving to her surroundings with a cheerful expression, Brother Windcloud Nine glared at her and shouted, "You're not allowed to participate!"

"The same goes for me. Everyone else, roll to your heart's content!" Brother Windcloud Nine spoke with a resolute tone as he brought down his hand.

Sister Windcloud Nine pursed her lips and hung her head low. She did not dare to utter a single word.

"Life is strict at home, huh." Li Yi privately messaged Sister Windcloud Nine.

"Ahemm, it's still bearable..."

It was then that the players frantically rolled their dices. Li Yi had participated as well, but fortune did not smile upon him. He had only rolled 5 points and as such, he had lost the right to own 'Deathcharger'.

However, at that moment Queen Jiaojiao revealed her skill. She had missed out on Deathcharger the last time, but not this time. The dice rolled for about seven to eight seconds before it finally stopped; and when it did, it was revealed that she had tossed out the same score as Sister Windcloud Nine, 200 points.

Since Sister Windcloud Nine was not qualified to play and no one else had thrown out 200 points, Deathcharger was now Jiaojiao's.

Li Yi reminded Jiaojiao, "Lil Chili, your class' Unique Mount can evolve, so, you won't get much mileage from this horse."

"Couldn't I sell it? Hehe, did you think that I couldn't earn money?"

"Oh, so you know how to earn money, eh? Then let me ask you, how much are you willing to sell this horse for?"

"A million Gold Coins!"

"Fine, I'll buy it."

Li Yi sent Jiaojiao a trade request and placed a million gold coins into it.

"Are you really going to purchase it?" said Jiaojiao doubtfully.

"Nonsense! Don't tell me you're regretting it now. Or are you too scared to sell it?" Li Yi purposefully provoked her, after all, he knew that Jiaojiao was prone to provocation.

"Who says that I'm scared? Hmph! I'm brave enough to do it!"

Ding!

[Trade successful!]

Li Yi had purchased the Deathcharger with only a million Gold Coins.

Jiaojiao stared at the million Gold Coins, dumbfounded. "Lil Yi'zi, tell me, was the trade a win for me, or was it a loss?"

"What do you think?"

"Well, I felt like it's a win, but at the same time, it also feels like a loss."

"What's yours is mine, and what's mine is mine; what's mine is never yours, but yours is always mine."

"What's mine is mine, and what's yours is yours; what's mine..." Jiaojiao lifted her fingers to calculate, and after half a day, she cried out, "It was a loss..."

Once Deathcharger was distributed, all that was left was to auction off the other equipment. Unlike an initial dungeon run where equipment was distributed based on rolls, what they decided now was that every equipment must be bought via Gold Coins.

Distributing the profits from an equipment auction was considered a win-win situation for everyone. After all, for top-notch players such as Li Yi and Unending Unmatched who no longer required the dungeon's equipment anymore, farming this dungeon made no difference to them. However, if they were to use this method of distributing loot, it would very well serve to draw their active participation. Otherwise, why should they even participate if they could not even gain anything after wasting half a day to clear the dungeon?

After selling the equipment and giving the money to Fire Ice for temporary safekeeping, the party quit the dungeon and proceeded to the next Large-sized Group Dungeon, Glory.

Glory was not an easy dungeon. After spending nearly an entire day in it, Li Yi and Brother Windcloud Nine barely managed to reach the last boss. However, the moment they did, Conquer's first kill announcement appeared in the World Channel.

[Player Little Elf from the Magical Realm has successfully achieved the first kill for Conquer's boss, Light Demon. She has received 50,000 Reputation Value with various major cities, a Legendary-level Flying Mount Summoning Scroll, and an additional +10 Skill Points.]

System notification: [The final dungeon of the Light and Darkness Instances, Soul Gate is now open. All players can proceed to challenge it. The rewards of achieving the first kill are as follows...]

"We'll stop here! Off to Soul Gate!"

Li Yi took out his Dungeon Escape Scroll and disseminated it to each and every one of his party members. After gently tearing it, they were immediately sent out of the dungeon...

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