Chapter 72

Yang Ye and Mo Li followed a group of twelve people, all of whom were level 28 or higher, with several having already advanced to the second class. They were walking in a hurry, likely having been instantly killed by a boss and resurrected back in the city.

When the number of people isn't urgent, guilds or teams usually let members resurrect back in the city, which helps to retain some experience. However, if the situation is urgent, they have no choice but to resurrect on the spot.

This group must have just started fighting the boss, so they weren't in a hurry, which is why they chose to resurrect back in the city. This gave Yang Ye and Mo Li the opportunity to secretly follow them.

"Hehe, should we try to steal from them when the time comes?" Mo Li laughed, hiding behind a tree.

"Of course, why not!" Yang Ye said, adding that he loved looting people's gear.

"Then you—"

"You go." Yang Ye interrupted Mo Li.

"Damn!"

The two followed stealthily without being detected. The group chatted happily, discussing the beauty of their future lives.

After following for a while, Mo Li several times tried to attack but was stopped by Yang Ye. Frustrated, he chatted with Yang Ye and tried to get some "stuff."

"Promise, is 'First Home' yours?"

"Mine."

"Not bad, you've really done well. The items are of high quality, but they must be hard to sell, right?"

"Hard to sell, I can't sell them now." Yang Ye suddenly remembered his recipe and decided to gather some materials.

"Life Bud Potion? Do you really have a large stock?"

"I only have one bottle, do you believe me?"

"No." Mo Li looked at Yang Ye with disdain and then said, "Hey, let's make a deal?"

"Not for sale."

"Damn, really not for sale? I can buy 5,000 bottles at 5 gold each!" Mo Li held up five fingers.

Yang Ye glanced at Mo Li's hopeful face and his five fingers, then said, "5,000 bottles? Don't joke. I only made 200 bottles last time. Where am I supposed to get 5,000 bottles?"

"What? 200? What about the large stock? Promise, don't lie to me!" Mo Li clearly didn't believe him. Isn't this the same as enchanting equipment?

"I'm not lying. This stuff is really hard to produce. Making 200 a day is already a stretch. I wanted to make some money, but I was accused of monopolizing the market. It's like mud rolling into your pants; even if it's not shit, it becomes shit. So, I decided not to sell anymore."

"Alright, I heard about that. Can you give me some, and I'll pay you?" Mo Li sighed, thinking he could get a lot.

Yang Ye didn't say much, just mailed 15 bottles to Mo Li without charging.

"Here, consider it a reward for the task." Yang Ye said.

"Thanks, I'll take it. I'll probably use it soon." Mo Li didn't fuss.

As they talked, the group of twelve finally reached their destination and quickly disappeared into the crowd.

This was a vast swamp, humid and dense with forests. It was very dangerous, with mostly soft-bodied creatures and plant monsters, as well as flying monsters, all level 30 or higher. At the edge of the swamp, a large, yellow-black spotted, disgusting boss, resembling a giant slug, was writhing. People were dying under its body, with white light flashing frequently.

This disgusting soft-bodied boss was called the False Woodworm, which lived in the swamp and disguised itself as dead wood to attract small insects, which it then ate. It would also eat players who entered its aggro range, but players preferred to "eat" this boss because it was a level 30 wild boss.

The False Woodworm's skills were also disgusting. The first skill was to spray a nauseating slime that initially slowed players and eventually trapped them for 2 seconds. The second skill was to curl into a ball and roll around, crushing players in large numbers. Another skill emitted a toxic, foul odor, dealing high damage in a large area, and players without healers couldn't survive more than two hits. The last skill was to eat the corpses of dead players, restoring its own health, forcing the players to resurrect back in the city.

Just fighting this disgusting soft-bodied creature was enough to make players feel sick, and dealing with its disgusting skills made it even worse. However, the allure of a level 30 wild boss made players flock to it, willing to risk their lives.

At this moment, thousands of players were attacking the boss. Some were from registered guilds in Ancient Tree City, some from studios, and most were solo players looking for a chance to get some loot. However, most of the dead were solo players, serving as cannon fodder.

Despite the large number of players, the scene looked harmonious, but it was clear that when the boss fell, there would be a bloodbath, and many would die.

But, the players enjoyed this feeling.

Exciting, intense, thrilling!

Yang Ye and Mo Li had already hidden their IDs and had Liliana hide in the forest. They boldly walked into the boss's attack area and joined the fight.

There was no other choice. In *TTOS*, to pick up loot from a wild boss, you either had to participate in the attack or let all the attacking players die.

Killing thousands of players was unrealistic, so Yang Ye and Mo Li joined the disgusting battle.

Before seeing the boss, Yang Ye only planned to take advantage of the chaos when the boss died to kill a few people. But after seeing an item the boss dropped, he decided to join in!

A fragment of the Spirit Ghost Pearl, he saw it again!

The thousands of players' attacks varied in damage, with high damage from well-equipped players like Yang Ye and Mo Li, and low damage from others. But the sheer number of players meant that even a single point of damage from each person added up to thousands of points per wave. Although the boss had high health, it couldn't withstand the sheer number of attacks, and no one dealt only one point of damage per attack.

"Mo Li, keep an eye on who picks up the loot, especially look for black fragments," Yang Ye reminded Mo Li, fearing he might miss it.

Mo Li didn't think much of it, assuming Yang Ye was just interested in the loot. He simply replied, "Okay," and continued attacking the boss.

Without a good leader, the thousands of players were a disorganized mob, with no coordination. Survival depended on individual skill, and even if a healer was nearby, they might not heal you.

"Damn, come heal me, damn, I'm dying... hurry! Ah... poison... ah..." A small warrior was killed by the boss's poison, with no one healing him.

"Damn, cloth priest, get out of the way, the boss is coming, damn! Get out!!" Then, two people died together under the boss's rolling body.

...

Despite the disorganization, the attack power was still significant, and new players kept joining. After more than three hours, the number of players had increased, and the boss's health was low. The scene became even more chaotic, and even large guilds hesitated to join.

Provoking the crowd was not a good idea.

However, the more chaotic it got, the more excited Yang Ye and Mo Li became—waves of experience were coming. In the remaining three hours, they could have a great time!

Time passed, and the boss's health decreased slowly. Players started conserving mana and skills, and the False Woodworm used its corpse-eating skill more frequently. Corpses littered the ground, and with each bite, the boss restored a lot of health, nullifying the thousands of players' attacks.

Yang Ye took a break to bring Liliana out of the forest but forbade her from flying in normal form, only allowing it in emergencies to avoid exposure.

Liliana, seeing the large crowd, was eager to fight and kept asking Yang Ye if she could PK. Yang Ye had to calm her down.

The atmosphere in the field grew tense, with everyone's eyes burning with excitement, their grips on their weapons tightening, all smelling the scent of blood...

Finally, after a cheer, the thousands of players' relentless efforts brought the disgusting soft-bodied boss to the ground. It roared in defiance before dissipating into data.

At that moment, the mages and archers surrounding the boss suddenly attacked, switching to kill mode and unleashing a barrage of skills on the players around the boss. The sky, dark and cold, was illuminated by the dazzling light effects.

But beneath the beauty was terrifying damage, unavoidable and overwhelming!

In an instant, nearly a hundred front-line players were killed by the back-line players! This marked the beginning of the massive PK!

Players went mad, forgetting about the boss's loot. Killing others was the most satisfying, hahaha...

Yang Ye and Mo Li had been watching the boss. The moment it died, they focused on the loot. With the help of the miner's hat, Yang Ye easily locked onto a player, an assassin, who picked up the Spirit Ghost Pearl and then disappeared, luckily avoiding the players' attacks.

But his luck ran out. Nothing escaped Yang Ye's eyes.

He activated the "Emperor's Slash" skill, slicing through a row of players and killing three with low health, earning a profit. He then quickly moved towards the assassin, who didn't realize he was being followed, getting closer and closer.

Taking a shortcut, he easily dispatched three more players with low health and stopped. Seeing the assassin within range, Yang Ye opened his left hand—

"Gravity Control!"