"Why?"

"Wait a minute, listen to me. Prince Yi wants to abandon the Haojie Domain. Perhaps soon, all of us from the Eastern Kingdom will be transferred away."

Why?

Jiang Hao looked suspicious.

"Oh dear, it's all because of the Skeleton Army. Prince Yi is worried that the Skeleton Army might return at any moment, and that resisting them would inevitably come at a great cost. Prince Yi feels it's not worth it, so..."

"Huh? Has the skeleton army come again? And what about my little skeletons? Why can't I sense them?"

"No, no, the skeleton army has retreated. Your legendary summon..."

The city lord of Jinling City looked rather grim as he spoke, seemingly unsure whether he should tell Jiang Hao. His hesitation only made Jiang Hao more anxious.

"What's wrong? Tell me quickly."

"After you left, a skeleton monster riding a bone dragon emerged from the northern ice plains. Your summoned creature was instantly killed by it with a single sword strike!"

"You know what? I was so scared at the Qianfeng Pass that I almost peed my pants. Luckily, that skeleton monster just turned its head and glanced at me before flying away."

What?

My little skeleton got instantly killed?

Jiang Hao quickly opened the panel of his summoned creatures and found that the little skeleton's panel was still there, but the status was: under recuperation, can be summoned again in 9985 hours.

A bolt from the blue!

In the entire battle to defend Qiongfeng Pass, the only skeleton who benefited greatly was instantly killed?

His hard work and dedication finally paid off, and he managed to level up to the legendary level of a little skeleton, only to be instantly killed by a monster with a single sword strike.

Jiang Hao seemed to have lost his backbone and collapsed to the ground.

"We didn't see any more skeleton monsters coming from the northern ice plains, so we sent an airship to check. But there wasn't a single skeleton monster left in the entire northern ice plains. It wasn't until an airship reached the frozen sea a hundred miles outside Jubei City that we found a huge teleportation array, but nothing else. Based on the appearance of the teleportation array, Ming and I deduced that it should be the source of the skeleton army's appearance. Now there isn't a single skeleton there, so we conclude that the skeleton army must have really retreated."

"Afterwards, I repeatedly guessed that your summoned creature was instantly killed, but it didn't actually die, which made the skeleton monster riding the bone dragon wary, so it chose to retreat."

The city lord of Jinling City knelt down and said so much, but Jiang Hao didn't hear a word. He was regretting why he hadn't summoned the little skeleton to the summoning space in time.

Now it will take 10,000 hours before it can be summoned again.

10,000 hours!

Haha, it's uncertain whether the Lingxu game even existed back then!

Seeing Jiang Hao's unfocused gaze, the City Lord of Jinling City grew anxious and quickly shook Jiang Hao's shoulders. Jiang Hao then snapped back to reality. The strong smell of alcohol emanating from the City Lord's mouth made Jiang Hao want to vomit, so he quickly pulled away from his grasp and stood up again.

"You said your people are going to leave this place, what's going on?"

Seeing that Jiang Hao had recovered somewhat, the city lord of Jinling City quickly said something.

"That's why I'm so anxious to find you. Listen to me, in this battleground, you must lead the adventurers to defeat the monsters. If the adventurers fail, I'm afraid we'll all be summoned back by Prince Yi."

Jiang Hao looked dejected and spoke weakly.

"That's it? It's not that hard!"

"Oh dear, listen to me, this killing battlefield is different. This is a test personally set up by Prince Yi. The difficulty has probably increased several levels. According to the adventurers who died here..."

The city lord of Jinling pointed at the players in the beginner village.

"The lowest quality monsters they encountered were level 28, silver-grade. And that was just the outermost layer!"

The lowest tier is Silver? Even more terrifying than the Skeleton Army?

Is this game difficult?

It truly lives up to its name, Lingxu!

"And I've discovered an even more serious problem. Do the adventurers in your area have some deep-seated grudge against adventurers from other areas? I heard them say, oh, these adventurers who died and came back, that Japanese players killed them."

What is "Jaws-Purple Chicken"? Is it a name for another region?

Upon hearing that it was the Japanese who killed the players in the newbie village, Jiang Hao immediately wanted to curse.

I'm copying that damn Japanese guy who's living a good life. Even in a game, he's still acting like a jerk!

"Yes, you're right, there is a grudge, a deep grudge!"

Jiang Hao's gritted teeth sent a chill down the spine of the Jinling City Lord. At the same time, however, the Jinling City Lord's eyes narrowed, and he found a way to persuade Jiang Hao.

"Is that so? No wonder those Japanese adventurers are so outrageous! They kill male adventurers in the starting village and harass female adventurers..."

"Oh dear, let me tell you, many female adventurers have been insulted by them!"

"Shut the hell up! Just say what you want!"

The city lord of Jinling saw Jiang Hao's veins bulging on his forehead, as if he were about to kill someone. He immediately realized he had gone too far. But he couldn't understand it at all; hadn't he said anything particularly outrageous?

Those unaware of the historical feud between China and that damned Japan (which is doing quite well) would naturally find it insignificant. But any player from China who understands that history would find such words hard to believe.

"Alright, then I'll get straight to the point. I need you to kill all the monsters on the battlefield and, along with the players in this newbie village, obtain the title of King of Warriors. Even if Prince Yi abandons Jinling City, he won't easily give up a one-star King of Warriors."

"Does the King of Warriors have different star ratings?"

"Of course. The difficulty level of the Killing Battlefield varies, and the star rating of the final victorious King Warrior also varies. Based on my experience, I estimate that the difficulty of this Killing Battlefield should be Silver level. So there is a high probability that you can obtain the one-star King Warrior title."

Do you know what to do?

The city lord of Jinling City approached again, and Jiang Hao smelled the strong smell of alcohol on him once more, so he quickly covered his mouth and nose.

"How do we do it? Isn't it just a straightforward push?"

“Listen to me, you are indeed strong enough to easily defeat low-level monsters. But those adventurers are not monsters; they are much smarter than monsters. They will easily find your weaknesses and then focus their efforts on you. Even if they can't defeat you, they will find a way to hinder you. After all, the final reward in this game is too great, and no one will be merciful.”

The city lord of Jinling pointed to the players who were standing in the newbie village, those who had been killed off from the battlefield.

"Besides, do you adventurers in this area have any grudge against those Japanese adventurers?"

"Then what do you suggest I do?"

"Once you enter the battlefield, find the Legion Token as soon as possible."

"With a Legion Token, you can win; without one, you're guaranteed to lose."