163: Chapter 163 Breaking the Seal Formation? Buff Given to Players

The dust at the entrance of Black Wind Gorge had not yet completely settled.

The twenty Dark Dragon death soldiers had been blown to ash by the Dragon Flame Bombs they threw themselves. The ten boxes of finished dark dragon flame bombs hidden behind the rock wall had also been swept into a storage bag with a wave of Lin Zhe's hand.

Qing Yu led the Guards to clear away the rubble.

Ao Ningshuang stood beside Lin Zhe, her silver eyes staring into the depths of the canyon, her voice slightly heavy. "Further ahead is the first Dark Seal Array."

"I have brought troops here three times before."

"Every time, I failed to truly break it."

She paused, the wound under the bandage on her left arm twitching slightly, her eyes growing colder.

"The most troublesome thing about this seal array isn't just the dark erosion."

"It has a shockback."

"Whoever touches the formation core will be injured by the shock first."

"The first two times, the Dragon Race elites I brought were all lost this way."

Qing Yu also looked ahead.

At the end of the canyon, a vast expanse of thick black fog churned incessantly, clinging to the ground like a living creature. In the center of the fog, a massive magic array hung in mid-air, its patterns pitch-black. Dark aura constantly dripped from the edges, staining the surrounding rock walls scorched black.

What was even more eerie was that the closer one got, the heavier the sense of oppression in the air became.

Qing Yu had only taken two steps forward when the Power of Rules protection patterns on her body vibrated slightly.

Her gaze narrowed. "Sir, this array is suppressing the Power of Rules."

Ao Ningshuang nodded, her voice cold. "Exactly. The rebels are relying on this thing to halt our vanguard's advance."

"So, don't touch the formation core recklessly."

She turned to look at Lin Zhe, offering a rare extra reminder.

"This thing is very insidious."

Lin Zhe looked at the surging black fog, but his expression didn't change in the slightest.

"Understood."

With that, he stepped directly forward.

Ao Ningshuang's breathing tightened slightly.

Qing Yu and the Guards behind also subconsciously gripped their weapons.

But as Lin Zhe reached the black fog, he didn't show any intention of testing it at all.

He simply raised his hand.

Buzz—

A wisp of pale gold Power of Rules slowly seeped from his fingertips.

That power wasn't ostentatious.

But it was extremely steady.

Like a thin thread, it pierced directly into the thick black fog.

Boom!

The black fog instantly seethed. The entire Dark Seal Array seemed to be startled, its patterns lighting up frantically, and even ear-piercing shrieks echoed from the surroundings.

Ao Ningshuang's expression changed. "The shockback is coming!"

But in the next second, she was stunned.

The pale gold Power of Rules was not bounced away.

Instead, it was like an invisible knife, slicing all the way through the veins of the entire seal array.

One layer.

Two layers.

Three layers.

Lin Zhe stood in place, his eyes calm, his fingertips turning slightly.

The black array patterns, in his eyes, were like a ball of yarn being peeled away layer by layer.

The outer layer was a fake pattern.

The middle layer was an optical illusion.

The true array core was hidden at the very bottom.

In less than a minute, he had already seen through most of it.

Ao Ningshuang stared fixedly ahead, the shock in her eyes growing heavier.

She had brought troops three times to break it and hadn't even touched the real array core.

Yet Lin Zhe just stood there, without even taking an extra step, and had already dismantled half of the entire seal array.

Two minutes later.

Lin Zhe's finger paused slightly.

"Found it."

As soon as he spoke, his five fingers gently closed.

Crack!

A very faint, crisp sound came from the deepest part of the black fog.

In the next instant—

Rumble!!!

The entire first Dark Seal Array shook violently!

The black array patterns in mid-air shattered on the spot, and countless dark runes exploded like broken glass. The churning black fog lost its support and collapsed in massive sheets, and the dark aura suppressing the surroundings instantly fell into chaos.

Ao Ningshuang's pupils constricted.

"The array core... shattered?"

Qing Yu was also momentarily stunned.

Three minutes.

It really took less than three minutes.

The thing the Dragon Race failed to break three times was crushed by Lin Zhe with a lift of his hand.

And from beginning to end, he hadn't even knit his brows.

Just as the seal array collapsed, the dark power that originally suppressed the Power of Rules did not scatter out of control.

Because Lin Zhe had already raised his hand again.

The pale gold Power of Rules spread out with a roar, directly gathering all the exploding dark power.

Buzz—

Black and gold intertwined frantically in mid-air.

Ao Ningshuang instinctively thought the dark power would strike back, but in the next second, she saw the most incredible scene.

Lin Zhe actually crushed, reorganized, and rewrote that dark seal power on the spot!

The originally cold and violent black mist was forcibly kneaded into sheets of light patterns with dark gold edges.

Then, it spread out towards the distant battlefield!

At the same time, a server-wide announcement boomed out!

[Server Announcement: The first Dark Seal Array of the Dragon Domain has been destroyed by Lin Zhe!]

[Participating Vanguard Army players have obtained an exclusive temporary buff!]

[Effect: Damage to dark-attribute monsters increased by 15%!]

[Duration: Until the end of this Dragon Domain rebellion suppression!]

The announcement was out.

The world channel went silent for a moment.

Then it completely exploded!

"Holy crap! Another buff?!"

"Dark damage plus 15%? Lasts until the end of the rebellion suppression?"

"Is Boss Lin Zhe dismantling the seal array to give players benefits?"

"Hahahaha, the array the rebels worked so hard to set up has ended up becoming a damage boost pack for our Vanguard Army!"

"Awesome! Simply too awesome!"

On the Dragon Domain front lines, many players who were clearing peripheral dark monsters tried it almost immediately.

A Berserker swung his axe; a Dark Winged Lizard that could originally only be reduced by a third of its health had its health bar plummet by a huge chunk.

He froze for a moment, then roared on the spot.

"It really went up! The damage really went up!"

A nearby Archer shot through a monster's eye socket; the numbers that jumped out were a full level higher than before.

"So good! This 15% is the real deal!"

The world channel went even crazier.

"Brothers, go hard! The first seal array has been dismantled by the boss!"

"When Boss Lin Zhe suppresses a rebellion, the players get to feast!"

"That NPC is a god of benefits!"

Deep in the canyon.

Ao Ningshuang looked at the black fog that had completely dissipated, then at Lin Zhe's calm profile, her chest heaving slightly.

She had been shocked more than once or twice.

But every time she saw Lin Zhe make a move, she still found it ridiculous.

Breaking the array was one thing.

But he could even conveniently change the sealing power into a damage boost buff for the players.

This kind of control over rules was no longer just 'strong.'

It was terrifying.

She was silent for two breaths before finally speaking in a low voice. "Lin Zhe."

"To what extent can your Power of Rules actually reach?"

Lin Zhe looked at the dark aura churning further ahead and only gave a faint reply.

"It's enough."

Ao Ningshuang gazed at his back, the awe deep in her silver eyes deepening by another layer.

In front of the canyon, the path revealed after the first seal array shattered was now completely open.

The dark aura deeper within was still waiting for them to continue forward.