Chapter 153: So What If the City Falls

Within the Crimson Earth, Players can attack and Kill other Players, dealing Damage to them, causing opponents to Drop Items, and gaining Experience for themselves.

Players can also Attack the Sanctuary, dealing Damage to it and causing the Sanctuary to Drop materials.

However, the one thing Players absolutely cannot do is deal Damage to the Heavenly Father Altar.

It’s not that they refrain from Attacking the Heavenly Father Altar due to some notion of sacrilege. Three years ago, when the “first batch” of Players entered the Crimson Earth, these highly innovative and scientifically-minded Players already tested whether the Heavenly Father Altar could be Attacked and what would happen if it was.

At that time, one Player lightly scratched the altar’s stone carving with a sword. The result was the sword breaking and the person nearly dying.

The Altar Hinted that human Players cannot Attack the Heavenly Father Altar. If the Heavenly Father Altar is destroyed, Aberrant Beast Demons will invade the Real World, turning it into a wasteland like the Crimson Earth.

Humans cannot Attack the Heavenly Father Altar, but the opposing Aberrant Beast Demons can. Humans aren’t foolish enough to let Aberrant Beast Demons into the Main City, so the early stages of the game were mostly defensive city battles.

Upon hearing An Dao’s statement, Kamiyu immediately understood. “So this guy is the mastermind behind it all. As a human, he can’t destroy the Heavenly Father Altar. Using Shadow to sneak some Trash Mobs into the Main City also wouldn’t deal enough Damage.

He must have Shadow, the Familiar, completely transform into Shadow, the Demon, and a high-Damage Demon at that, to have a chance of destroying the Heavenly Father Altar in one strike.”

“Everyone, stop that Demon! If it charges into the Holy Light Cathedral and destroys the Heavenly Father Altar, the Real World is finished!” Kamiyu shouted to the people in the Main City as she flew.

Jack, wearing his triple-speed Skate Shoes, was the first to jump off the City Wall, running straight towards Shadow.

“Hurry, use your Skills! We can’t let it destroy the Heavenly Father Altar!” a Veteran Player said frantically.

“This is the Lady Saintess’s command! Follow me, believers, and charge to Protect the Heavenly Father Altar!” The priest took the lead, jumping off the City Wall.

Other Ranged classes unleashed their Skills at Shadow.

Ice, fire, poison, lightning, and darkness—attacks of five different attributes rained down furiously upon the rapidly crawling Demon Shadow on the ground.

“Boom.”

“Sizzle~”

“Whoosh~”

“No effect?” one Player exclaimed, seeing his fireball Skill hit Shadow’s “body” only to be completely swallowed.

It was the same for everyone else. Shadow, like a bottomless pit, Absorbed every Skill thrown at it into its body.

Seeing this from the sky, Kamiyu said with disgust, “What a disgusting Skill. Why do Villains always have Skills that can Absorb others’ Skills? Can’t they use normal Skills?”

“Hehehe… Hahahaha! My Shadow is just that powerful. You cannot stop it. You cannot stop the end of the World!” An Dao laughed maniacally.

With a “Sizzle~” sound of a Critical Hit.

A Super-Phase Energy Cannon shot straight at An Dao.

“Can’t hit the Familiar, but can’t hit you?” The red Gun Barrel of Kamiyu’s Demon-Repelling Holy Flame emitted a “sizzling” heat.

Since a Familiar obeys its Master, eliminating the Master would cause the Familiar to lose its commands and cease activity, or even disappear.

Therefore, when unable to stop Shadow immediately, choosing to Attack An Dao was a very clever move.

Kamiyu had just effortlessly toyed with Lei Yao, who was level 40, so what difference would a level 50 opponent make? Just as Bai Zhan had said, “They’re all just ants.”

“Boom.”

The Super-Phase Energy Cannon, approaching the speed of light, struck An Dao, instantly melting all six pieces of his Legendary Armor. The residual particle energy from the cannon left him howling in pain.

“You sneaky bastard,” An Dao cursed, never expecting Kamiyu to turn her gun on him and come up with a solution so quickly.

“Thank you for the compliment,” Kamiyu replied, her face thicker than a city wall. “Sneaky bastard?” That was praise, not an insult.

“Why have you dropped to level 45?” Kamiyu pulled the trigger.

Super-Phase Energy Cannon.

This time, An Dao learned his lesson. He raised both hands and shouted, “Don’t underestimate a veteran player.”

Five hexagonal crystal shields suddenly appeared above An Dao’s head, ready to block Kamiyu’s attack.

One, two, three of the colorful crystal shields shattered, leaving An Dao stunned. “What kind of attack power is this?”

He was panicking inside, as this was his ultimate defense skill. The defense power of each colorful crystal shield increased exponentially compared to the previous one.

For example, if the first shield had a defense of 2, the second would be 4, the third 8, and the last one 32.

An Dao broke out in a cold sweat, beads dripping from his forehead. Could Kamiyu really be this powerful? She shattered three of my shields with a single shot.

“A level 28 player shouldn’t have this kind of strength. Could she really be the daughter of Heavenly Father Inarius?

No wonder Mephisto struggled so badly earlier. It wasn’t an act—he was genuinely beaten to pieces.

Facing such a terrifying opponent, Mephisto’s defeat wasn’t unjustified. Even with the Dark Gold Sword and its original wielder, he was defeated by Kamiyu. So, it’s only natural that I’d take a few hits too.” An Dao wiped away his cold sweat, trying to console himself.

“Oh, quite impressive shields, able to withstand even my Phase Energy Cannon,” Kamiyu said as she pulled the trigger again.

Thunderstorm Bullet, Arc Splatter Mode, stacked with Curving Bullet.

Hammer of the Thunder God.

A platinum lightning bolt descended from the sky, bypassing the upward-slanted colorful shields and striking An Dao directly on the head.

“You sneaky!” An Dao had just equipped his Ancestral Legendary Armor, only for it to melt away again. He quickly pulled out a Large Health Potion and gulped it down.

“So what?” Kamiyu fired at An Dao again.

Hammer of the Thunder God.

But this time, the colorful shields blocked it.

“Your shields are something else,” Kamiyu narrowed her eyes, noticing that the shields could change shape.

An Dao had just expanded and widened the colorful shields, enveloping his entire body.

“Logically speaking, expanding the defensive area should reduce the shields’ defense power,” Kamiyu said as the cooldown for her Headshot Strike ended.

She prepared to unleash her most powerful attack: the 540x Super-Phase Energy Cannon.

An Dao blinked, his mouth agape, wanting to speak but stopping himself.

“Your expression tells me I’m right,” Kamiyu said, ready to pull the trigger.

“Aren’t you worried about the Main City? The shadows tell me it’s about to devour the Heavenly Father Altar.”

“What does it have to do with me? I’d be glad if the Real World were destroyed.” Kamiyu recalled all the terrible, frustrating, and humiliating things she had experienced before her transformation.

“Huh? Weren’t you just shouting for them to protect the Heavenly Father Altar?”

“Don’t get it wrong. I am me, and they are them. Those who want to protect the Real World will naturally rush forward without hesitation,” Kamiyu said.