Out of curiosity, Jiang Hao clicked on the post. After browsing through it, he understood what this killing battlefield was all about.

Simply put, the Killing Battlefield is just a team battle based on the starting village.

It turns out that this killing battlefield opened yesterday at noon. Players from all over the Spirit Realm on Earth were forcibly gathered by the server onto a massive battlefield. Besides players from various countries, the battlefield also contained a large number of monsters. Of course, the players weren't alone, facing enemies everywhere. Anyone from the same starting village was a teammate.

Even so, the players' task is not easy. On one hand, they need to cooperate in a timely manner to eliminate large numbers of monsters, and on the other hand, they must constantly guard against ambushes from other players in the starting village.

Of course, time is limited. The Lingxu system reveals that the battlefield is constantly shrinking. In the end, either the players are eliminated by the monsters, or the battle ends in defeat. All players are penalized by having their level reduced by 5.

Either the players wipe out all the monsters, in which case the player side wins the battleground. All participating players will receive generous rewards. The battleground will then enter its second phase: the winner takes all.

The rules of the "Winner Takes All" game are simple: it's a battle between player teams. Starting in the same "newbie village," players fight each other on the battlefield until only one player from the newbie village remains. That player from the newbie village is the final victor. All surviving players will receive the title of "King's Warrior." In addition, the King's Warrior will receive even richer rewards from the Spirit Ruins.

From the moment the battlefield opens, all players who enter the battlefield can see five leaderboards.

Individual kill count ranking, individual monster kill count ranking, newbie village kill count ranking, newbie village monster kill count ranking, newbie village survivor count ranking.

The top 10 players on the leaderboard and those in the beginner village will also receive generous rewards.

Jiang Hao never expected that while he was offline for a short nap, Lingxu would launch such a massive event. And with players from all over the world involved! Amazing!

With his army of little skeletons, what difficulty could there be in not only defeating players worldwide, but also pushing aside all the monsters on the battlefield?

Jiang Hao wasn't in a hurry at all. Even if he was the only one left in the beginner village, he could easily win. And the rewards would all be his anyway!

While eating, Jiang Hao opened the official website's online store. In the gaming equipment section, besides gaming helmets, there were gaming pods and gaming rooms. The gaming pods were designed with a very modern aesthetic, resembling a slumber pod from a sci-fi movie. They could keep players online for a week straight. Of course, the most luxurious was the gaming room. It was an improved version of the gaming pod, featuring cleaning functions and an energy supply system, allowing one person to stay online for a year without problems. However, the gaming rooms weren't for sale; they could only be rented from Lingxu Games' distributor.

Jiang Hao thought about it and decided it was better to spend 200,000 yuan to buy a gaming pod. If he continued to wear a gaming helmet online for days and nights, he might be the next unlucky person reported in the news to have died suddenly.

An hour later, the game pod was successfully delivered to the basement where Jiang Hao lived.

The installer of the gaming pod was a man in his fifties or sixties, with a graying beard. He was stunned by Jiang Hao's shabby living conditions. The small basement was pitch black without the lights on, and apart from a single oscillating fan, there wasn't even an air conditioner. The room contained only a table and a bed.

Jiang Hao felt a little embarrassed and thought that once he wasn't busy in the game, he would definitely rent a better room.

Fortunately, the room wasn't too small; after moving the table away, there was just enough space to fit the game pod. The installer quickly unpacked it, plugged it in, and the installation was complete.

Before leaving, the master said something earnestly.

"Young man, don't get too addicted to games. Go out and find a job, you can earn some money to support yourself."

Seeing Jiang Hao's nonchalant attitude, the master became anxious and actually grabbed Jiang Hao's hand.

"If you're worried about not finding a job, just come work for me. Young people are strong, as long as you can help me deliver goods and move things, I'll pay you 3,000 yuan a month, and after the probation period I'll give you a 1,000 yuan raise, how about it?"

Jiang Hao thought this job was much better than working on a construction site. Since the pandemic, there had been practically no work on construction sites, and people could only work a few months a year. This job was so much more stable! But he could earn millions just playing games now, so he really looked down on this job. However, he couldn't just directly refuse him.

"Thank you for your kindness, brother, but I've been quite busy lately. I'll contact you again when I'm done."

This was a polite way of refusing. The installer understood, so he took out a business card from his pocket and handed it to Jiang Hao.

"Okay, call me when the time comes."

After seeing the installation technician off, Jiang Hao closed the door, drew the window, and jumped into the gaming pod.

"A Lingxu player has been detected changing their terminal device. Lingxu is initiating the device."

"Device initialization successful, player is about to enter the game."

And you know what? The system prompts in the gaming pod are full and emotionally nuanced, like a mature woman whispering in your ear—much better than the synthesized voices in the gaming headsets I used to hear. More importantly, lying in here feels like your body is actually in the game. Unlike before, when sitting for a long time would cause my butt and back to ache, and even when lying down, I always wanted to turn over, experiencing all sorts of discomfort.

"Dear Lord of Hell, welcome to Novice Village No. 006 in the Demon City District."

With light restored, Jiang Hao returned to the starting village, the very place where he had logged off last time. However, unlike the previous emptiness, the village was now packed with players. At the resurrection point, white light flashed incessantly as players revived.

"Finally here! Oh, I was so worried. Wake up, wake up, please wake up! I beg you, please wake up, my Commander Jiang."

"Lord of the City, please don't be impatient. We've already waited for several hours, what's a little longer?"

As soon as Jiang Hao entered, he felt someone pushing him from behind. Turning his head, he saw the City Lord of Jinling City frantically pulling at him. Zhen Nantian beside him was also very anxious, as if something of great importance had happened.

"Player detected not yet to enter the battlefield. You will be teleported to the battlefield shortly. You have 5 minutes to prepare."

The system notification sounded, which surprised Jiang Hao.

So fast?

"What's wrong, Lord City Lord?"

"What a load of bull! He won't be a city lord for long!"