357: unprecedented

Chapter 357: Unprecedented

"Let's go check the rules at the Dungeon Hall first. We still have plenty of time anyway," Liu Xinxin suggested.

The guild leaders all nodded in agreement.

But...

Before going, Lu Ran needed to disguise himself.

It didn't need to be complicated; just wearing a cloak would suffice to conceal his face so no one would recognize him.

At the same time,

Liu Xinxin and the others also hid their appearances.

There was no other way. Because of Lu Ran's presence,

Liu Xinxin and the others appearing now would definitely attract a lot of attention.

And a cloaked figure appearing next to Liu Xinxin and the others would make their identity highly suspicious.

So,

They all put on cloaks and left the Tiandao Alliance.

Overall, it looked a bit strange.

But these days, there were too many people who liked to wear cloaks to appear profound, so it wasn't particularly eye-catching.

Soon,

They arrived at the Dungeon Hall.

Indeed, there was already a new entrance.

And,

They even saw people entering already!

The teleportation array in front of the entrance continuously flashed with white light, indicating that Professional after Professional was constantly being teleported in.

"It seems the World BOSS isn't appearing at a certain location on the current map, but rather exists in a standalone dungeon," Liu Xinxin mused.

"That's fine, but isn't it not time yet? How are people already going in?" Lu Ran asked in surprise.

"Simple. Just like Wild BOSSes, you can go in and prepare in advance, but the BOSS won't appear until the time is up. It doesn't matter. I believe the World rules won't get the time wrong. It's only possible that after the notification, you can enter, but the World BOSS will only appear half an hour later," Lei Tai said casually.

Since that was the case, Lu Ran and the others were no longer in a hurry.

Instead, they went to look at the relevant rules for the World BOSS.

These rules briefly appeared after the new system emerged.

They would last for a few days before disappearing.

Previous dungeons and such were all like this.

The rules were written next to the World BOSS entrance.

Relatively speaking, they were very simple.

As everyone had guessed,

After the notification, the entrance opened directly. Teams and individuals could all enter to prepare in advance.

However, the World BOSS had not yet appeared.

Only after the half-hour countdown ended would the World BOSS appear.

As for the rules,

They were the same as for Wild BOSSes.

They were truly identical.

The final reward was obtained by landing the last hit.

However, at the same time, each person's damage output would be calculated as a percentage to determine a consolation prize.

In other words, as long as you participated, you could receive a reward, but it would be vastly different from the ultimate reward for the last hit.

"This design is good," Liu Xinxin affirmed.

"The World BOSS's HP must be much higher than a Wild BOSS's because more people will be fighting it."

"Wild BOSSes have strong limitations; they are regional. Although you can teleport, the range of message dissemination isn't very wide."

"And you still need to travel, so many people won't risk trying, and the chance of getting the last hit is very small."

"But the World BOSS is different. The Global can teleport, so the number of Professionals participating will definitely be terrifying!"

"Moreover, the World BOSS's damage will definitely be high, and the death rate will be high!"

"At that time, with the World BOSS having high HP, most people won't want to go fight it, all thinking of getting lucky and landing the last hit."

"So, the existence of the World BOSS means it's almost impossible to deplete its HP; no one will even bother fighting it!"

"But now, a consolation prize has been set, and the consolation prize isn't fixed; it's determined by the percentage of damage output, which dictates the quality of the reward."

"This means that if you don't fight, your chance of getting the last hit is very small, and the consolation prize will be trash."

"This is forcing everyone to risk fighting."

"I just don't know the World BOSS's strength or damage."

"But money makes the world go 'round; I believe the result won't disappoint."

...

Lu Ran listened from the side.

Everyone understood the reasoning, but they hadn't expected the World BOSS to have such rules.

Although it was almost identical to the Wild BOSS,

It merely added a consolation prize.

But it was this very addition that caused the entire rule's effect to undergo a tremendous change.

"To facilitate statistics, let's go in and see what the World BOSS is like. No one knows the specific damage data for this first World BOSS yet," Lu Ran mused.

And since the rules were clear,

And the entrance was already open,

They might as well go in and take a look.

So,

The group exchanged glances and walked to the teleportation array.

Then, Lu Ran, as the team leader, chose to enter.

With a flash of white light, their figures disappeared from the teleportation array.

The next second,

Their vision gradually cleared from blurriness.

Turning to look around, good heavens!

It was a sea of people!

This was what a sea of people meant!

This dungeon was vast; looking around, they could barely see its boundaries.

Everywhere were towering mountains and lush forests.

It was somewhat similar to the Ten Thousand Mountains in the Southern Border.

At the same time,

There wasn't just one teleportation array.

All over the surrounding mountains, there were teleportation arrays, constantly flashing with white light, and people continuously appearing.

After Lu Ran and the others appeared, they were pushed out of the teleportation array by an invisible force, with a continuous stream of Professionals appearing behind them.

The surrounding mountains were covered with people!

It was important to note that,

At this moment,

Professionals from all over the Global were continuously being teleported in.

After all, this was the first World BOSS. Although the chance of getting the last hit was even smaller, much smaller than winning the lottery in an ancient game before the Global digitalization,

This still couldn't dampen everyone's enthusiasm.

After all, if they truly got lucky and received the last hit reward, they would instantly rise to prominence!

Since it was a World BOSS, how could the rewards be bad?

Furthermore,

Even if they couldn't get the last hit, there was still a consolation prize!

Although they didn't know what the consolation prize was yet, since its quality was determined by output, it was even more favorable for high-level Professionals!

All the high-level Professionals were eager to try.

They believed that as long as they didn't slack off and fought from beginning to end, they would essentially secure a very high level of the consolation prize!

"There are really a lot of people," Lu Ran said with emotion.

At the same time,

Lu Ran also noticed that,

Although Professionals from all over the Global were continuously being teleported in,

The overall situation wasn't chaotic.

Instead, Professionals from each country occupied a different direction, roughly taking over a mountain. Some countries had relatively fewer people, but still a significant number had been teleported in.

Everyone staked their claim.

And their target was a large open space between the mountains!

Or rather, it looked more like a plain.

Looking out, it resembled a gigantic ancient altar, currently showing no activity.

But even a fool could tell that the World BOSS would soon emerge from there!