44: World Boss Battle

The temperature in the mine was now similar to winter in the north. Lin Yue put on his cold-resistant gear without hesitation; in the next second, the inside and outside of his body became two different worlds.

To be fair, this Wolf King fur was indeed quite good at keeping warm.

While drinking blazing fire wine, he quickly cleared out the mobs. Unlike the cave zombies before the 70th floor, the monsters here were Rank 7 Ice Crystal Worms.

However, to Lin Yue, all monsters were the same—they were nothing more than pure health.

By the time Lin Yue had ground his way down to the 90th floor, the entire mine was completely covered in massive ice crystals. The crystals were as smooth as mirrors, clearly reflecting the players' appearances.

Without the protection of cold-resistant gear, any player entering this floor would find it difficult even to walk, let alone fight monsters.

There was a special debuff here that reduced all attributes by 99%.

They would walk like snails and take dozens of seconds to cast a Spell, let alone grind monsters. A single bite from a wild mob would turn them directly into an ice sculpture.

This was also a Treasure Trove discovered by players in his past life. It wasn't until a month after the server opened that a persistent explorer finally found a way to dig up this Treasure Trove.

However, for the well-prepared Lin Yue, this was instead the easiest treasure of the gods to obtain.

He took a large gulp of blazing fire wine. Due to the item's special nature, blazing fire wine was unaffected by the freezing environment.

Going straight through the 98th floor down to the 99th, what met his eyes was an ice chamber less than ten square meters in size. In the very center of the ice chamber, encased within a giant ice pillar, was the treasure of the gods.

This Treasure Trove had likely been hidden for over a thousand years; the outer layer of ice was as hard as steel.

Chain Fireball!

Boom!

Two football-sized fireballs carrying Explosive Flame slammed into the ice pillar, but they vanished into gas in mid-air without leaving even a mark.

Lin Yue, who had originally wanted to use a trick to retrieve the Treasure Trove, gave up on the idea of blasting it open with Spells. He would honestly use tools like an ice chisel to knock it open.

Lin Yue rubbed his hands together and exhaled a puff of white mist. Gripping the pickaxe tightly with both hands, he struck the ice pillar with a sudden force.

Clang!

A sound like metal clashing rang out, and a few sparks even flew from the surface of the ice crystal.

Though it was very hard, he still managed to make a dent.

A small indentation appeared where the pickaxe had struck.

“Eighty, eighty, forty, forty...”

While Lin Yue was underground digging for the treasure of the gods, a massive change had already occurred in the outside world.

Xuanwu City.

Feng Yun, Young Master Leng received a message from his subordinates. All the Overlord Guild players gathered in Xuanwu City had finished assembling and were starting to head toward the world boss's teleportation location.

Upon receiving this news, Feng Yun, Young Master Leng quickly sent a message to the White Emperor, but the other party did not reply.

Feng Yun, Young Master Leng could only watch helplessly as the Overlord Guild began their crusade against the world boss.

Two hundred elite players and eight hundred Advanced players—all of whom were in the top tier of the current stage. Such a luxurious lineup was difficult for any large guild other than the Overlord Guild to muster at this stage. For a moment, all eyes were focused on the Overlord Guild.

Outside, the Ba Tian Group had already begun using the media to release various bits of insider info to build hype for the world's first kill. The entire group had spent a significant amount of wealth to enter the Land of the Final End, and now, the time for harvest had finally arrived.

On the 99th floor of the mine, the blazing fire wine scattered across the ground had been completely consumed.

If not for the Special Grade Cold-Protection Suit, Lin Yue felt like he would be dead by now.

Although there were no monsters on this floor, there was an Extreme Cold debuff that caused a continuous loss of 1,000 health.

This was the effect even after wearing the Special Grade Cold-Protection Suit. However, Lin Yue's own health regeneration was as high as 750 points, meaning he only lost 250 health per second.

With his health as high as 450,000, it would take at least thirty minutes for his health to be completely depleted.

And Lin Yue still had the Vibrant Life effect, which could restore 35% of his health at a critical moment, buying him another ten minutes.

That was enough!

Lin Yue chiseled the ice pillar with all his might. In less than five minutes, the outer layer of ice had been broken open.

Rubbing his hands together vigorously, he gathered all his strength and continued to smash the ice surface frantically, sending ice chips flying everywhere.

About ten minutes later, finally, under the repeated strikes, massive cracks spread out from the point of impact across the ice pillar.

Then, with a loud thud, the upper half of the ice pillar collapsed, unable to withstand the pressure.

“Ding, you have obtained treasure of the gods +1. Your collection task progress: (7/9).”

Excellent!

Putting the treasure of the gods into his backpack—now was not the time to open it—he saw the message from Feng Yun, Young Master Leng. After replying with "just wait," he quickly crushed a Return Scroll and returned to Novice Village No. 5555.

The Overlord Guild's leveling speed was faster than expected. It might have been influenced by Lin Yue's previous wipeout of Overlord Savage Bull's team, causing them to spare no effort in leveling up.

Just as he was about to enter the next Novice Village, Lin Yue received a message from Yun Ruoqing.

After a slight moment of surprise, he glanced at it. “White Emperor, the Overlord Guild has publicly started attacking the world boss. You are no longer as glorious as you once were. I suggest you reconsider; our Dragon Concealment Pavilion welcomes you at any time.”

If it were anyone else, they would surely be moved to tears by such words and might even join.

But Lin Yue just smiled and replied, “Perhaps in a few days, you won't think so. I have no intention of joining you for now. Thanks for the reminder.”

He then closed the chat interface and stepped into Novice Village No. 7777.

Vermilion Bird Main City.

Looking at Lin Yue's reply, a trace of slight anger appeared on Yun Ruoqing's beautiful face. “This White Emperor really doesn't know what's good for him. He doesn't even know he's ranked in the thousands now, so why is he still so stubborn? Why won't he agree to such good terms?”

Yun Ruoqing shook her head, and the scene of the White Emperor Slaughtering Overlord Savage Bull alone last time surfaced in her mind again.

“Though he was quite handsome, he's fallen too far behind now.”

Sighing, Yun Ruoqing stopped thinking about it and refocused her attention on the Overlord Guild's world boss crusade.

By now, the Overlord Guild had reorganized and integrated all its members into ten battle regiments.

Each regiment was led by a middle-level member of the Overlord Guild, with forty elite members as the main force and one hundred and sixty Advanced players as the backbone.

A total of 2,010 players entered the battlefield. It could be said that they had deployed nearly 80% of the Overlord Guild's strength.

After all the battle regiments entered the field together, many players from various other guilds followed.

The world boss was a special dungeon with a vast space that could accommodate tens of thousands of players fighting simultaneously.

Most of those who followed were journalist or streamer-type players, mainly there to attract traffic.

Overlord Invincible was in high spirits as he sat in the guild headquarters and issued the final command!

Attack!

In the next second, all ten battle regiments launched their attacks!