274: Chapter 274 This batch of players is too difficult to manage!

Chen You's gaze fell on that slowly burning Heaven-Reaching Jade Gold Incense, his mind racing with calculations.

The time it takes for a stick of incense to burn...

This incense was ten meters high.

Could it possibly burn until the end of time?

This money was spent so worthily!

The last bit of resentment accumulated in Chen You's heart from being repeatedly schemed against by NPCs vanished at this moment.

In its place was the ecstasy of being about to harvest a massive amount of experience.

Just as he was calculating how to find the best spot to steadily grind monsters while AFK, Meng De beside him made a move.

This City Lord of Qianguang City, who had just been kneeling on the ground due to his ancestor's rebuke, suddenly stood up.

The grief and despair on his face were swept away, replaced by a sink-or-swim determination and a sense of responsibility as the lord of a city.

"Ancestor has already fallen into the evil path; glory sustained by the flesh and blood of clansmen is better off discarded!"

Meng De's voice was powerful and resonant, echoing in the cold wind. "I, Meng De, as the City Lord of Qianguang City, swear to live and die with Thousand Light City!"

He turned abruptly, looking at the Meng De's Manor guards behind him who were already scared out of their wits but still holding on without fleeing, and shouted sternly:

"Pass down my order! The entire city is to enter the highest state of combat readiness! All city guards are to return to their posts immediately and hold the city walls!"

"Sound the alarm bells and notify all residents to evacuate to the inner city area!"

"Yes!" The Captain of the Personal Guards shuddered and responded loudly, immediately organizing men to return to the city to deliver the orders.

After arranging all this, Meng De turned back to Chen You and the countless players around them, bowing deeply to everyone with an earnest tone.

"Brave Outworlder warriors! The Undead Scourge is coming, and Thousand Light City is in imminent danger! On behalf of Thousand Light City, I implore you all to lend us a hand, retreat to the city walls, and defend against the external enemy together!"

Almost the instant his voice fell, a bright red system panel with dynamic flame effects popped up in front of all players within the Thousand Light City region.

[Thousand Light City Regional World Event: 'Ancestor's Wrath' has begun!]

[Quest Description: Thousand Light City's protection contract has been broken, and the gates of the Undead Realm have opened wide at the Tomb of Thousand Lights.]

[Endless undead will assault Thousand Light City. Protect this city, protect the innocent lives; you are the final line of defense!]

[Quest Objective: Protect the main city of Thousand Light City from being breached under the undead offensive.]

[Quest Rewards: Massive experience points, Thousand Light City reputation. The higher your individual kill contribution, the richer the rewards!]

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"Holy shit!!"

"A world event! It's really a world event!"

"Massive experience! Brothers, we're gonna be rich!!"

"God You is awesome (voice cracks)!! This isn't a monster siege; this is a damn year-end bonus God You is giving us!"

After a brief silence, the area in front of the tomb completely exploded with activity.

All the players' eyes turned red, their breathing quickened, and their faces were filled with greed and fanaticism.

In this ocean of fanaticism, a "wise" voice soon rang out.

A warrior player with the ID "Po Luo Kou" shouted to Meng De in a muffled voice: "Lord Meng De, why retreat? With so many of us, are we still afraid of those little skeletons?"

He slammed his hammer onto the ground with a dull thud and raised his arms to shout.

"Brothers, let's just guard the entrance of this tomb! If one comes out, we kill one! If two come out, we slay a pair!"

"Killing them by blocking the door is the fastest way to get experience!"

As soon as these words were spoken, they instantly ignited the little schemes in every player's heart.

That's right!

If we retreat to the city and the monsters scatter, how much can we get?

But here, at this sole exit, it's the first-hand resource for all monster spawns!

Frontline tanks, backline DPS—isn't this ten thousand times better than defending the city?

"Exactly! Block the door and kill!"

"Whoever retreats is a coward! Wealth is found in danger; today, I'm going to grind here until the end of time!"

"With God You presiding here, what the hell are we afraid of! God You, just say the word, and we'll just do it!"

Countless gazes "swish" and focused on Chen You once again.

Meng De looked at this group of "strange people" who completely ignored orders and were even somewhat crazed; his brows furrowed, and he opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something.

But his NPC logic clearly couldn't understand the players' mindset of "money over life."

Finally, he glanced at Chen You again, and seeing that Chen You still looked calm and detached as if uninvolved, he said no more.

He could only follow the system settings.

"Mr. You, the city's defenses are urgent; I must return immediately to take charge of the overall situation."

Meng De bowed to Chen You once more, his tone extremely solemn. "The safety of Thousand Light City is in your hands!"

After saying that, he ignored the players clamoring to block the door and, taking Cai Wenjuan, Meng Xiao, and a group of guards with him, boarded his carriage without looking back.

Meng Xiao looked back with a face full of worry. "Foster Father..."

Chen You didn't know if he truly didn't hear or was pretending not to; he didn't respond.

In the chaos, the Thousand Light City NPC army sped off toward Thousand Light City.

The Adventurers made way, and quite a few spat at Meng De's back.

"This coward! He actually ran away!"

"No need to fear, there are enough of us!"

"Hey! Brother, don't push."

"Sorry, I need to pee, please let me through."

"Wait, why are you riding on my head!"

...

Many Adventurers at the back of the crowd quickly figured out the key point and began to move forward stealthily.

If they were late, they wouldn't even get a sip of soup!

"Foster Father! Rest assured! With us here, we guarantee not even a fly will get out!"

The chosen cyclops, Blazing Fire, was now running up to Chen You with a fawning expression to claim credit, his palm as big as a palm-leaf fan thumping his breastplate loudly.

Chen You: "..."

"What foster father! Who are you, big brother?!"

Chen You looked at Blazing Fire expressionlessly, his heart unruffled, even feeling a slight urge to give him a sword strike.

He didn't feel too good.

No, he felt very bad.

Looking at the dense mass of heads before him and hearing the fanatical shouts of "block the door and kill," "grind to death," and "God You take us to fly" in his ears, he felt like his head was about to explode.

He originally just wanted to be alone quietly and enjoy this gluttonous feast of experience.

But now, he had already been surrounded first.

Competing for monsters with this swarm of locusts, how much would his experience points be diluted?

More importantly, with so many people, monsters and players would be intermingled, and blades have no eyes.

If he accidentally hit a player and triggered a PK flag, losing his precious newbie protection period, it would be a massive loss.

Chen You lifted his eyelids and scanned the surroundings.

Everyone's face was written with the urgency of "hurry and lead us to fortune."

He even saw a few Life-profession players on the outskirts who had already started setting up stalls on the spot, selling potions and scrolls.

A sign hung on the stalls: "Designated World Event Supplier, God You fans enjoy a 20% discount."

It couldn't go on like this.

He slowly extended a finger.

"Everyone, let me say a word."