MMO: Pierce Heaven Til' It Breaks
chapter-828

Chapter 828: Alternative Strategy

It was Ghostly Walker!

In the past life, he had been the first person to take the Emperor’s Throne. Although he had not been there for long, his name still became famous among the players. No one ever forgot him.

When Li Yi saw Ghostly Walker’s bright red name, he was surprised. Not because he recognized Ghostly Walker, but because of how bad his equipment was.

He had a Tattered Shortsword, a Worn Shadowrap, an Old Belt, and a pair of Fuzzy Deerskin Boots. Everything he wore, from head to toe, was White Quality. Somehow, he did not even have a piece of Blue Equipment.

Li Yi instinctively checked his Attribute Panel and found that it was open access as well. He also noticed that this guy had a low level of 120 to go with his terrible equipment.

Pantheon players’ average level was now about 160, so 120 was clearly lower than usual.

After all, this was no longer Pantheon’s early days. In the past, there were no assists when it came to leveling up, so that naturally took a long time. Now, however, players had a multiplier boost from their countries, their masters, their guilds, and a special boost for newbies. With all these bonuses, newbies could go from Level 1 to Level 20 within two days, whereas it took about a month in the past. That was how much the game had changed since then.

On the other hand, Ghostly Walker did not seem too surprised to see Li Yi. He just gave Li Yi a glance before turning back to his conversation with Aragon.

He was a Ninth Continent player, from Li Yi’s opposing camp.

Aragon said, “Seek the answer in the North Pole Continent. Perhaps you may find the answers to your troubles there.”

The Ghostly Walker nodded, turned around, and left the straw hut in a hurry. Before he left, he even glanced at Li Yi again, as though curious about his identity.

Ghostly Walker had not morphed into a demon, but Li Yi had, so he could not tell who Li Yi was.

‘Did he have trash equipment and crappy levels in the past life too? Then how did he become Emperor?’

Li Yi was very confused.

From what he heard of Ghostly Walker’s conversation with Aragon, Li Yi could tell that Ghostly Walker was doing a quest, and it was none other than the Luo Lan Empire’s Hall of Fame Quest.

It was the same quest Li Yi was doing, but in the past life, Ghostly Walker had been ahead. In this life, their positions were reversed.

The second person to complete the Luo Lan Empire’s Hall of Fame Quest would not obtain the Hall of Fame Set, but another perfectly average Lou Lan Empire Set.

“Have a seat.”

Aragon sat on a chair and waved at Li Yi to do the same.

Although the previous Aragon, the one Li Yi had gotten along with, had died, the newly-spawned Aragon had inherited their Affinity if not the memory of their previous conversations.

Of course, their Affinity did drop a little bit, but it was not something a few daily quests could not make up for.

“I’m here to ask you for information about the Demon Gods.”

Aragon said expressionlessly, “Speak.”

“The Third Demon God… I want to know his location.”

“Ka-chak!”

When he heard the words “the Third Demon God”, Aragon’s eyes widened suddenly, and he stood abruptly. His loss of control meant that the chair he had been sitting on instantly fell to pieces.

The Third Demon God was the one who had broken Aragon’s leg, and he was also the reason why Aragon could survive in the Foreignland. However, this “survival” was no blessing but an endless curse.

Aragon looked at Li Yi and said coldly, “Cyroc is unfathomably powerful. I’d advise you not to provoke him.”

“I just want to know where he is. I never said I was going to challenge him.”

“Heh, how do you know I can find him?”

“Guess.”

Aragon fell silent. Li Yi’s request for him to “Guess” had nearly shorted out Aragon’s programming…

“Cyroc lives in the Demon God Castle, the scariest place in the entire Foreignland. If you want to find him, go look for your answer in Sin City.”

Aragon crouched down and picked up the pieces of the shattered chair.

“Thanks.” Li Yi turned around and left.

“Ka-chak!”

Li Yi heard the sound of wood splintering again behind him.

Looking for the Third Demon God was a simple task. He just had to infiltrate Sin City and find the Demon God Castle’s teleportation door. Once he activated it, he could immediately see the Third Demon God. He did not even have to ask Aragon about it.

However, there was a reason Li Yi did so, of course.

After another long journey, Li Yi made it back to Foreignland and morphed in order to infiltrate Sin City, heading toward the Demon God Castle teleportation door.

There were tens of millions of demons in Sin City, including the Fourth and Fifth Demon Gods. The two of them were tasked with guarding the Demon God Castle’s teleportation door. They stood guard at the outer gate, whereas the Third Demon God Cyroc guarded the inner gate.

Now, the number of players grinding for EXP in Sin City had reached hyperbolic levels. They had gone from a few dozen to a few dozen millions in a couple of months.

Li Yi spent three hours on the road before he finally saw the Demon God Castle teleportation door, shaped like an ox’s head.

The so-called teleportation door was none other than the ox’s mouth. The door was covered in black smoke that was clearly ominous.

The Fourth and Fifth Demon Gods stood on either side of the teleportation door. The two looked exactly the same, with large bodies, black skin, purple eyes, and crescent-shaped weapons in their hands. Everything was perfectly identical.

The Fourth and Fifth Demon Gods were Twin Demon Gods. They were brothers by birth, but while they looked the same and carried the same weapons, the two of them were still very different. For one, the older brother was better at magical attacks whereas the younger one was good at physical attacks. When they fought, one dealt ranged hits while the other used melee, and one took the main offense while the other supported him. They coordinated perfectly, and countless players have died horribly at their hands.

Even Fluttering Snow Purple Water Chestnut and the others had only managed to defeat the Twin Demon Gods once, and never again since then. The one time they succeeded, they had relied on Tyrant Sword King the Fifth’s power too.

Aside from the Twin Demon Gods, there was also a team of a hundred demons patrolling the teleportation door every 5 minutes. The team consisted wholly of upper-class demons and each one had the power of a mini boss. When players were attacking the Twin Demon Gods, these patrolling demons would become nothing short of a disaster.

If one wanted to defeat the Twin Demon Gods using conventional means, they would need to bring at least four parties.

Two were in charge of drawing the Twin Demon Gods 30 yards away and keeping them apart from each other, or else they would fight to the death together, their ATK rising to a terrifying 300% its usual value. The other two teams would be tasked with diverting or clearing the patrolling demons.

They could not be allowed near the Twin Demon Gods either, or else the Twin Demon Gods may use them for a Dark Sacrifice. Just one demon self-destructing would annihilate the whole party.

Li Yi waited impatiently until one group of demons passed before he picked up the Orange Quality Bow and stood before the Twin Demon Gods.

Li Yi summoned the Legendary Pet Dolly before activating God Mode and then Water Clone.

They were not in Battle Mode yet, so the Twin Demon Gods were still separate with exactly 30 yards between them. If they were attacked now, they would not enter Symbiosis State. (In the Symbiosis State, their ATK would rise by 300% and they would recover 10% of their HP and MP every second.)

“Territory— Stinger Arrow!”

Li Yi barked once, and the gold-colored light barrier shot out suddenly before suddenly retracting back around his body, forming a tight film.

“Whoosh! Whoosh!”

His original body and clone shot out an arrow each, but both flew toward the Fourth Demon God, the older brother who specialized in ranged spells.

“Waaa!”

“Smack! Smack!”

Dolly mimicked Li Yi, standing on his head and shooting two arrows heroically.

“Pfft! Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!”

A stack of damage figures appeared above the Fourth Demon God’s head, so many that he could no longer tell how much damage had actually been dealt. Within an instant, it collapsed to the floor.

He had successfully killed the Fourth Demon God in a second!

Having completely used up his Territory Power, Li Yi waved his hand and kept Dolly away. Just then, the Fifth Demon God rushed at him too, waving the crescent-shaped weapon in his hand.

“Pfft!”

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A red damage figure appeared above Li Yi’s head, and just like the Fourth Demon God, he had been insta-killed.

“Aaaaaaah, Big Brother! Curse you, human!”

The Fifth Demon God killed Li Yi with one slash, howling at the sky furiously. Its previously black skin had turned blood-red.

If the player could not kill the Twin Demon Gods at once, the surviving one would enter Berserk Mode and stay that way until its sibling respawned.

Once one of the Twin Demon Gods died, the other was certain to go berserk. Li Yi had been expecting to get one-shotted.

If he went according to the conventional strategy, Li Yi’s attempt would have failed without a doubt.

Li Yi just lay on the ground quietly as the Fifth Demon God howled and roared at him.

He did not carry a Holy Light Talisman with him, but he could resurrect on the spot whenever he wanted to.

That was because he had a complete Sacramental Stone!

[Sacramental Stone (God-tiered Item. Does not need to be equipped, works as long as placed in Backpack)]

[Attribute: Upon player’s death, reduces item drop rate by 100%. Also increases rate item drop rate by 10%, increases Critical Hit rate by 20%, increases max HP by 300,000, and increases max MP by 50,000.]

[(God’s Protection) Special Effect: Upon death, player will immediately resurrect with full HP and receive the effect of God’s Protection. Damage will be reduced by 50% for 1 minute, and these effects work every 30 seconds. At the same time, this special effect applies regardless of how many times the player character dies.]

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He did not stand up immediately because he was waiting to recover. He had used up all his Territory Power and his skills were cooling down too, so what was the point of standing up now?

“Aaaaahh, Big Brother! Curse you, curse you!”

The Fifth Demon God howled beside Li Yi for more than twenty minutes, grinding Li Yi’s patience and confidence to dust.

After all, the Sacramental Stone allowed him to resurrect once every half an hour. Li Yi lay on the ground and chose not to resurrect, but if half an hour passed, he would be well and truly dead. Even the Sacramental Stone would not help him then.

‘Go away, go away!’

Li Yi chanted inwardly.

Three minutes later, Li Yi’s spirit of resentment finally worked, and the red Demon God walked back to its previous position in deep grief.

“Resurrect!”

As soon as the Fifth Demon God turned away, Li Yi took advantage of that opportunity to resurrect. He then used Beast Soul’s Possession and turned into a Lightning Leopard, disappearing with Stealth.

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