156: Chapter 156 With me here, you can only fight for second place.

In an instant, a surge of spiritual energy, far more blazing and domineering than before, exploded outward with Chen You at the center!

On the moyuan star river robe he wore, it felt as if billions of stars were ignited simultaneously, the deep ink-black color covered by a layer of eerie, dark-red blood flames.

The flames burned silently, seemingly carrying a scent of blood.

"Burning Blood Heaven Incineration Art"!

At the cost of burning one's own blood essence, it grants a massive increase to all attributes for a short period!

When he first drew it, Chen You thought it was meant for desperate people to use in a life-or-death struggle.

But now, the "hard work" of these guild elites provided him with a new scenario for its use.

[System Notification: You have activated "Burning Blood Heaven Incineration Art." Maximum HP reduced by 30%, all other attributes increased by 500%! Duration: 10 minutes.]

Almost at the same instant the notification lit up.

The golden light flowing on the blades of the floating jade brilliance twin swords suddenly surged, turning into two blinding miniature suns!

Buzz—!

The sound of the swords was no longer a clear chime, but had turned into a dull, thunderous roar.

The twin swords, which were previously just cutting the Shadow Monarch at high speed, now seemed to have broken free from some kind of restraint, their speed and power increasing by more than a level!

If the previous attacks were a rainstorm, then now, it was the Heavenly River pouring down!

On the Wind and Snow Plain, everyone witnessed that inconceivable scene.

On the Shadow Monarch's thousand-meter-tall massive body, two golden streaks of light frantically interlaced, pierced, and slashed at a speed completely impossible for the naked eye to capture!

Every flash brought up a long string of scalp-numbing damage numbers.

[-9,765,992! (Weak Point Critical)]

[-9,912,344! (Weak Point Critical)]

[-9,011,228! (Weak Point Critical)]

...

In the area shrouded by golden light, the jumping damage numbers stacked together, forming a blood-colored data waterfall that shot straight into the sky!

And the most direct manifestation was that damage contribution leaderboard that tugged at the hearts of millions of players.

[Rank: 1] [Player Nickname: Chen You] [Damage Contribution: 24.9%]

Under everyone's gaze, this number began to jump in an extremely arrogant and unreasonable manner.

24.9%...

...35.1%!

...48.6%!

...60.2%!

[Rank: 1] [Player Nickname: Chen You] [Damage Contribution: 66.7%]

[Rank: 2] [Player Nickname: Blood Axes Squad] [Damage Contribution: 8.3%]

[Rank: 3] [Player Nickname: Moon Scars Squad] [Damage Contribution: 7.9%]

[Rank: 4] [Player Nickname: Ao Bi's Squad] [Damage Contribution: 7.5%]

The world went silent.

Just a second ago, the Three Great Guilds were still frantically chasing, fighting over gaps of less than a percentage point.

This second, the name "Chen You" had carved a chasm called "despair" between it and all the names following it.

This meant that his damage alone had crushed the combined total of all the core damage-dealing squads of the Three Great Guilds!

"Im... Impossible..."

In the Titan Temple's camp, the rage and ferocity on Salos's face froze.

In his giant eyeballs, the figure wrapped in blood flames and that eye-stinging leaderboard were reflected.

His most elite "Destroyer" squad had already activated all their burst skills just to barely push their damage contribution to 25%.

But the opponent... what did he do?

He didn't seem to do anything at all!

"Guild Leader... his... his damage..." The Personal Guard Captain's voice was trembling.

Salos didn't answer.

He stared fixedly at the leaderboard, watching helplessly as the first-place percentage continued to climb frantically at an unreasonable speed.

69%...

72%...

75%...

Meanwhile, the damage contributions of the Three Great Guilds were being frantically diluted, continuously falling.

"He... he's cheating..." a young warrior subconsciously muttered to himself.

Before his voice fell, he was slapped on the back of the head by a nearby Adventurer.

"Shut up! There are no cheats in the Source Realm! That's fucking strength!"

On the other side, the Moon Gods Radiance position.

In Arrow of the Moon's silver eyes, an unconcealable shock appeared.

"Guild Leader..." The Elf Elder beside her had a dry throat, "This... what kind of divine method is this?"

"I can see it." Arrow of the Moon's voice was very soft, yet carried a chill.

She could see it, but she couldn't understand it.

"Pass down my order." Arrow of the Moon took a deep breath, the shock in her eyes quickly replaced by cold logic.

"Except for the Moon Scars Squad, everyone stop attacking the Shadow Monarch."

"Target the Titan Temple's 'Destroyer' squad. Cover them with 'Starfall Arrow Rain,' don't let them deal damage peacefully."

Arrow of the Moon's tone carried no emotion.

"There's no longer any suspense for first place. Now, what we need to fight for is second place."

In the Shadow of Roman's camp, Guild Leader Oro looked at the number on the leaderboard that had already surpassed 70%, a bitter and helpless smile appearing on his face.

He didn't look at that figure, as if worried it would burn his eyes.

He closed the codex in his hand and sighed softly.

"God said, when mortals attempt to challenge divine power, they should have a heart of awe."

He shook his head and said to the Paladin Commander beside him, "Previously, we lacked awe."

"Guild Leader, what do you mean?"

"It means, stop staring at the BOSS." Oro's gaze turned toward the camps of the other two guilds.

"Look, Arrow of the Moon has already made a move. We can't wait any longer either."

"Don't stop the 'Divine Punishment Aria'," Oro instructed calmly. "Apply 'Weakness Curse' to all the damage dealers of the Titans and the Elves."

At this moment, the battle situation on the Wind and Snow Plain underwent a 180-degree shocking reversal.

Boom!

A cluster of brilliant Starfall Arrow Rain didn't fly toward the Shadow Monarch, but instead landed precisely on the heads of the Titan Temple's "Destroyer" squad!

The Titan Warriors, who were frantically dealing damage, were caught off guard, and their formation instantly fell into chaos.

"Arrow of the Moon! Is that old woman crazy?!"

Salos reacted instantly, trembling with rage as his thunderous roar echoed through the sky.

He finally snapped out of his shock over Chen You!

"Salos, watch your words." Arrow of the Moon's cold voice came from afar.

"Fair competition, isn't it?"

"You—!" Salos was so angry he almost spat out a mouthful of blood.

However, before he could order a counterattack, golden halos abruptly appeared beneath the feet of the warriors under his command.

[-10% Attack Power]

[-10% Defense]

[-15% Attack Speed]

It was the Shadow of Roman's curse!

"Oro! You double-faced hypocrite! You're joining the fun too?!" Salos completely lost it.

"Guild Leader Salos, please calm down." Oro's elegant voice rang out.

"Since there's no hope of competing for the top spot, then let's... have a good spar. Wouldn't that be wonderful?"

"Wonderful my ass!"

Salos roared, his massive battle-axe pointing toward the Moon Gods Radiance: "Everyone! Kill those long-ears! Clear them out of the top three first!"

The battle situation on the entire Wind and Snow Plain changed once again.

The world boss, the Shadow Monarch, stood alone in the center of the battlefield, being frantically ravaged by golden light and shadows, his health bar plunging at a speed visible to the naked eye.

And at the BOSS's feet, tens of thousands of elites from the Three Great Guilds were fighting in a chaotic mess.

Titan battle-axes cleaved toward the Elf positions, Elf arrow rains shot toward the Roman mage groups, and Roman's light pollution "cared for" the other two sides simultaneously.

Skill lights rose one after another, and the sounds of shouting and cursing were endless.

"Salos, you idiot! Why are you attacking me! Oro is stealing our kills!"

"Bullshit! It's clearly your Elf archers who are picking off our supports!"

Millions of ordinary players watched from a distance, dumbfounded.

They looked at the leaderboard again.

[Rank: 1] [Player Nickname: Chen You] [Damage Contribution: 82.1%]

[Rank: 2] [Player Nickname: Blood Axes Squad] [Damage Contribution: 5.6%]

[Rank: 3] [Player Nickname: Moon Scars Squad] [Damage Contribution: 5.5%]

[Rank: 4] [Player Nickname: Ao Bi's Squad] [Damage Contribution: 5.3%]

Everyone understood instantly.

So... they've been beaten into losing their minds.

"Hurry up and deal damage! What are you standing there for!"

With a shout of realization, the players who had previously been cleared to the periphery by the Three Great Divine Races swarmed back once again.

Now that the Three Great Guilds were in an internal melee, they had no time to worry about them anymore.

"It has to be the Big Shot!"

"The Big Shot is awesome! Fulfilling my world boss dream!"

"Big Shot, I love you! I want to have your babies!"