The BOSS battle began, and guilds of all sizes swarmed toward Qingfeng Mountain.
Jiang Kai noticed that Zhou Ting and Zhou Chan kept glancing at the device in their hands from time to time, as if they were still using it to transmit some information. Curious, he moved closer.
"Zhou Ting, can this device of yours communicate?"
Under the influence of Ghost Star's natural laws, there were currently no devices on Ghost Star capable of real-time communication.
Zhou Ting glanced at Jiang Kai and smiled slightly. "Barely. But the communication range is only five hundred meters. For this BOSS battle, a large number of researchers from various research institutes have been deployed. With everyone carrying these devices, we've formed a large number of transmission anchor points, which is what makes real-time communication within the map possible."
"This is the latest product from Eastern Military Industries. The technology is still being optimized."
Jiang Kai nodded. "I see. Then can you check the current distribution of the various guilds?"
"No problem!" Zhou Ting said cheerfully. "Besides collecting your combat data, our Data Research Institute is also responsible for providing you with some data support."
After a round of操作 on the tablet, a full map of Qingfeng Mountain appeared on the screen, covered with numerous red dots, green dots, and BOSS avatars.
Jiang Kai leaned closer to the screen and asked in confusion what the symbols meant.
Zhou Ting continued operating while Zhou Chan explained.
"The green dots are accompanying researchers, people like my sister and me. So information from the green dots basically represents the movements of other guilds. You just can't tell which guild it is from the dot alone. You need to look it up."
"The red dots are stationed researchers. They're hidden in relatively safe locations near the BOSS lairs."
"Those BOSS avatars are the BOSSes that need to be hunted. The smaller ones are King-level, and the two big ones are map-level. You can tap the avatar to check some of the BOSS's current data."
Jiang Kai finally understood what the military had been preparing all this time.
Aside from personnel deployment, they had actually woven such a comprehensive information network using this crude communication equipment.
Unfortunately, the green dots on the screen were too densely packed. Since the BOSS battle had just begun, it was still impossible to tell what targets the major guilds were going for.
Jiang Kai checked the two BOSSes closest to the safety zone, at Lone Rock Peak and Tiger King Peak in the southwest of Qingfeng Mountain. Both King-level BOSSes in those areas were beast-type.
When checking the BOSS information, he could even see previous hunting records from local guilds.
Major guilds from District Sixteen, like the Heavenly Sword Guild and the Ten Thousand Flowers Guild, had all hunted these two BOSSes before. Their best results had reached the fourth phase of the BOSS.
"Tsk… The top ten guilds probably won't give up their advantage. They'll definitely prioritize these two BOSSes," Jiang Kai thought.
"Zhou Ting, which demon-race BOSS is the closest?"
Zhou Ting directly tapped on a BOSS avatar. "The Great Banyan Demon King at Banyan Tree Peak. It's a tree demon. But this BOSS isn't recommended to be fought right now."
"Why?" Jiang Kai asked.
"The Xuanwu Guild tried to hunt it before. They got to the second phase and were wiped out. After that, the military began preparing for the BOSS battle."
The device also showed the first two skills of the Great Banyan Demon King.
Phase one, Life Drain. It extends branches to bind enemies, draining their stamina to replenish itself. It can trap up to twenty people at once.
Once Life Drain is activated, the Great Banyan Demon King will continuously use the skill, posing an enormous threat to melee classes.
Phase two, Root Burial. The tree roots entrenched underground will erupt over a large area, dragging people underground and burying them alive.
Jiang Kai narrowed his eyes slightly. Xuanwu being wiped out at phase two was very likely because of Root Burial… What a coincidence. He just happened to have a way to deal with that move, even if it meant risking his life.
"Xuanwu couldn't take it down, so we'll go. Let's move. We're killing the Great Banyan Demon King!"
Zhou Ting frowned. "Huh? This BOSS is relatively difficult, and it's far away. Shouldn't we wait until there are more people before going?"
"No need. We go now!" Jiang Kai said firmly, then immediately instructed Zhou Chu to have the main force head toward Banyan Tree Peak.
The Qingfeng Mountain map was centered on Qingfeng Mountain itself and covered dozens of surrounding mountain peaks.
However, starting from the safety zone, they had to pass through the southwest.
When Jiang Kai and the others had just reached the vicinity of Tiger King Mountain, they discovered that the number of wild beasts around them had surged sharply.
However, these beasts were not deliberately attacking them. Large numbers of beasts poured out of the surrounding forests, heading straight for Tiger King Mountain.
Only when encountering human players did they split off some to attack human teams.
Jiang Kai had seen this situation before when hunting the Murloc Lord.
Not long after, a soul-shaking roar echoed from afar.
"The fight at Tiger King has already started!" Hu Yan said. "All the beasts around Tiger King Peak have gone to support it."
Jiang Kai checked Zhou Ting's device. Sure enough, a large number of green and red dots had gathered around the Azure Wood Tiger King BOSS, and many more green dots were moving in that direction.
"Captain Kai, aren't we going to take a look?" Hu Yan asked.
Jiang Kai glanced toward Tiger King Peak and thought for a moment. "These guys are really fast. They're way ahead of us."
Zhou Chan said, "It should be the local guilds. They can enter Qingfeng Mountain early to set things up, then start the fight as soon as the main forces arrive."
He Shishi shot Jiang Kai a glare, meaning: I told you to upgrade the guild earlier. This is the advantage of having branch guilds.
There were definitely a lot of people over there. Even if Jiang Kai's group rushed over now, they'd probably only be able to fend off beast counterattacks on the outskirts.
"We're not going. We're heading straight to Banyan Tree Peak!"
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About an hour later, Jiang Kai led the team to the foot of Banyan Tree Peak.
Even though the main gods and Qingyun had hurried as fast as they could, when they arrived, they found that more than a dozen guilds had already gathered at the foot of Banyan Tree Peak, with roughly ten thousand people in total.
However, they hadn't started the BOSS yet. They were just clearing some banyan tree demons in the surrounding area.
Jiang Kai ignored them and headed straight for the BOSS lair.
"Where did this small guild come from? Stop!" Three or four people immediately blocked Jiang Kai's path.
The man in front was also a God of War. He looked at the two hundred-plus people behind Jiang Kai and snorted coldly. "This BOSS is ours. Get lost!"
Jiang Kai noticed the word "Godslayer" emblazoned on the man's chest.
The Godslayer Guild?!
"Why?" Zhao Tiequan stepped forward, dissatisfied. "You haven't even started the BOSS, and you're saying it's yours?"
The man glanced at the badge on Zhao Tiequan's chest and snorted. "So there are a few Gods of War. Are Gods of War really this cheap nowadays?"
"Let me tell you, being a God of War isn't about quantity. It's about quality! You think having a few Gods of War makes you impressive? Take a look at your side. The one in charge is just a local God of War!"
"No matter how many low-end Gods of War you have, can you stand up to a hundred thousand beasts? Even if all of you were Gods of War, what use would it be! With just this many people, forget the BOSS. Even the nearby Lords could wipe you out! I'm warning you, don't mess up our hunting plan!"
A God of War behind him added, "Do you know who we're working with this time? We're allied with the Xuanwu Guild!"
"Get out of my sight right now, or I won't even let you have the chance to pad your data later!"
Jiang Kai narrowed his eyes slightly at the man. "Who told you we're here to pad data?"
The man glanced at Jiang Kai. "One step further and you'll enter the BOSS territory. That'll activate the BOSS. If you mess up our plan and we can't kill it, will you take responsibility?"
"How strange," Jiang Kai said coldly. "The way you talk, it's like killing this BOSS depends entirely on you Xuanwu and Godslayer."
"In a BOSS battle, any guild can launch an attack! Even stealing BOSSes is allowed. And yet you Godslayer want to squat on it without doing anything? I'll say it again. Move aside!"
The other party raged, "You dare oppose our Godslayer? I think you're tired of living…"
Before he could finish speaking, a figure shot out from beside Jiang Kai and slammed a punch straight at the opposing leader!
The man hastily raised his guard, but he was still blasted back seven or eight meters before he managed to steady himself.
Sun Yuan looked at the shocked faces of the men, flicked his wrist, and snorted disdainfully. "Godslayer or whatever. I already told you to move. Why so much nonsense!"
"God of War quality? The quality of Gods of War here would scare you to death if we told you!"
Jiang Kai rubbed his forehead. Good grief. The people under him were even fiercer than he was.
"Junior brother, senior brother will clear the way for you. If anyone dares to block us again, I'll make them log off on the spot!" Sun Yuan said. Liu Xuefei, Wang Zhong, and Ye Qingwu immediately rushed up to stand at his sides.
With four of them there, the four from Godslayer glared angrily, yet none of them dared to make a move.
That punch just now had already told him how terrifying Sun Yuan's attack was, not to mention there were so many people on this side!
Only Zhou Chu's expression didn't look too good.
Cursing inwardly, he thought: Junior brother is what you call him? I should be calling him grandmaster!
Jiang Kai smiled slightly and waved a hand to those behind him. "Let's go!"
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