Chapter 54: Fifth in the City, Invincible Squad!

Facing Lu Ming, a level 18 Trickster of Formations who looked so delicate and easy to bully, Invincible Loneliness mixed a wild, arrogant smile into his fierce and ruthless gaze.

"Watch closely, Qinqin. Soon you will realize that in this world, authority and status are what matter most!"

"Rejecting me will be the decision you regret the most!"

"Kill them!"

At Invincible Loneliness's command, dozens of players from the Invincible Guild on his left and right immediately brandished their weapons and charged toward Lu Ming!

Meanwhile, holding his ground, Lu Ming stood calmly and steadily, facing the dozens of third-turn players rushing forward whose levels were nearly ten higher than his own.

To capture the bandits, one must first capture their leader.

Looking past the crowd, Lu Ming locked his eyes directly onto Invincible Loneliness in the rear.

Before the enemy players could draw close—

Swish!

The moment his sword was drawn, a flash of sword light came and went in an instant.

The Invincible Guild players in front were momentarily stunned by the sudden burst of aura from Lu Ming, pausing their charge.

However, when they looked around and found that neither themselves nor their teammates had suffered a single scratch, they assumed Lu Ming was merely putting up a bluff.

Thud!

Accompanied by a strange sound coming from behind, when everyone turned around to look, they were dumbfounded to see their boss, Invincible Loneliness, heavily kneeling on the ground with his eyes wide open.

The health bar above his head had been depleted at some unknown moment.

The next second, he slumped straight down onto the ground.

At that moment, the air suddenly fell silent.

The dozen or so Invincible Guild players present were all struck dumb with shock.

They didn't even know how Invincible Loneliness had died.

The incident with Dragon Soul Reversal had taught Lu Ming a lesson: never harbor hesitation when dealing with enemies.

What you think of as leaving yourself a leeway is actually releasing a tiger back into the mountains.

Therefore, the murderous intent in Lu Ming's eyes did not recede. After eliminating Invincible Loneliness first, he shifted his gaze to the remaining players of the Invincible Guild.

When the Invincible Guild players looked at Lu Ming again, their faces were filled with terror. Not a single person dared to take another half-step closer to him; instead, they all retreated backward!

After all, the only reason they had dared to make a move against Lu Ming was because they saw he was merely a level 18 Trickster of Formations.

Yet, this very support Trickster of Formations at level 18 had effortlessly and instantly killed their boss: a level 28 third-turn Archer!

Such terrifying strength naturally made them realize just how formidable this person was, striking deep fear into their hearts.

"Run!"

With a cry of alarm, everyone turned on their heels and bolted.

Yet the moment they turned around, they saw a group of Undead Warriors, appearing from nowhere, surrounding them from all directions!

"Kill."

At a single thought from Lu Ming, dozens of Undead Warriors, buffed by the dual formations of War Strample and Fortress of Life, launched an attack on the Invincible Guild players!

Given the current strength of the Undead Warriors, dealing with players below level 30 was already effortless.

Amidst a succession of screams echoing back and forth, dozens of players were instantly slaughtered and wiped out!

Seeing this scene, the four people lurking in the shadows—Azure Dragon, Xuanwu, White Tiger, and Vermilion Bird—were all struck with expressions of utter astonishment.

"What the hell! This kid... Is this motherfucker really still that gutter class, the Trickster of Formations, among the eight major professions of the Abyss World as I know it?"

"Level 18 bullying level 28?! Holy shit! This guy is so strong! No wonder Ranran took a fancy to him..."

At this moment, Azure Dragon said with an appreciative look, "His strength is fine, he passes my test."

As soon as those words fell, White Tiger, who was in the middle of executing a second round of money transfers to Qinqin, looked bewildered. "Wait, what do you mean? You're the one testing, why the hell am I paying?!"

Azure Dragon glanced at White Tiger. "It's not like I forced you to pay."

Xuanwu laughed heartily. "Alright, alright, at worst I'll have Ah-Long treat you to a plate of crawfish tonight!"

"Damn it! That's thirty thousand already! I'm about to blow nearly a month's salary..." White Tiger looked ready to cry without tears.

Back on the field, as Lu Ming finished off those dozen or so Invincible Guild players, the battle came to an end.

Before he even had a chance to go find Qinqin for his money, he suddenly shared the vision of the outermost scouting Undead Warriors and saw a group of high-level players rapidly approaching!

In just a fraction of a second, his vision was forcibly cut off.

[System Notice: Your Undead Warrior has been killed in action!]

[System Notice: Your Undead Warrior has been killed in action!]

[System Notice: ...]

Having suffered heavy losses, several Undead Warriors guarding the distance were wiped out.

Lu Ming instantly knitted his brows tightly, instinctively pulling the lucky cat Lin Youwei behind him to shield her.

The next moment, a large group of players trampled through the ruins and rushed out!

Bearing the same [Invincible] guild ID overhead, the players who arrived this time were astonishingly between levels 30 and 40, markedly stronger than the previous group of level 25-30 people!

When these Invincible players arrived at the scene and saw the scattered corpses of their comrades lying haphazardly on the ground, a towering rage instantly ignited within them.

The leading level 40 fourth-turn Warrior, [Invincible Destiny], looked at Lu Ming with a sinister gaze. "Did you kill them?"

Lu Ming realized that with his current strength, this group of players nearing level 40 would not be easy to deal with.

Immediately, he secretly instructed Lin Youwei, "Run toward the main city, don't look back."

Lin Youwei, who was always obedient, chose to "disobey" Lu Ming this time around. "No! I'm not leaving! I want to fight together with Netherworld big brother!"

Amidst their exchange, Invincible Destiny said coldly, "Dare to touch members of my Invincible Guild, and today none of you will leave this place alive!"

"Kill them!"

At his command, over thirty fourth-turn players from the Invincible Guild, ranging from levels 35 to 40, charged toward Lu Ming with overwhelming momentum!

The present scene was strikingly similar to the one initiated by Invincible Loneliness earlier.

However, Lu Ming knew deeply that while the formation was identical, the strength of the two sides was no longer comparable.

Under these circumstances, Lu Ming could only bite the bullet and command the Undead Warriors to defend.

True to their status as a city-level guild, the coordination and combat awareness of these Invincible players were far superior to ordinary independent players.

Clang, clang, clang, clang!

The frontline Knights quickly formed a formation, using their shields to block the attacks of the Undead Warriors, preventing the Undead Warriors' [Soul Fracture] skill from targeting the backline, forcing them to absorb the blows instead.

Meanwhile, the Archers and Mages in the backline launched ranged attacks under the cover of the frontline Knights.

Boom, boom, boom!

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh...

Countless magic orbs and sharp arrows flew over the heads of the frontline Knights, raining down overwhelmingly upon the Undead Legion.

A massive wave of ultra-high damage ranging from 3,000 to 5,000 points instantly decimated a dozen Undead Warriors!

Under conditions of excessively low defense, relying merely on the paper-thin shield provided by the twenty-fold enhanced E-grade [Fortress of Life] obviously could not withstand this intensity of attack.

After all, the nearly 20-level gap between the two sides was simply too immense!

Seeing that the Undead Warriors indeed had zero resistance against these fourth-turn players nearing level 40, Lu Ming hurriedly said to Lin Youwei, "Go!"

The moment he turned around, he was startled to discover that at some unknown point, a batch of Invincible players had flanked around to the rear, cutting off their retreat!

"What, trying to run?"

"Did I give you permission to run?"

"Kill!"

At the command, dozens of Invincible players in the rear surged forward in a charge!

The dozens of level 18 Undead Warriors attempting to defend were instantly shattered.

The next moment, dozens of Invincible players pounced ferociously toward Lu Ming and Lin Youwei like starving wolves...