In the beginning, the Awakened only considered the Dark Night Monarch as a wild boss, something to nourish their growth.

But now, everyone realizes something seems to be increasingly amiss.

With numerous trump cards and high growth potential, how could this be a boss? This is clearly a classic protagonist template!

At this moment, someone raised a soul-searching question: "If the Dark Night Monarch really takes down the Corpse King... then how do we calculate this contribution?"

Everyone looked at each other in confusion, and no one knew the answer to the problem.

Generally speaking, everything done for a world mission would automatically be assessed for contribution points by the Abyss.

Even if you didn't kill a single monster, you would earn some contribution merely by performing reconnaissance missions.

But in reality, such contribution points are very low and almost negligible. The main bulk of contribution always comes from "directly dealing damage to the boss," followed by "killing the boss's 'Close Guards.'"

And now, one boss Close Guard has already been taken out; at this rate, it's unlikely the remaining two can be preserved.

"I speculate that this Dark Night Monarch is something the Abyss created to balance the difficulty."

"Although such instances are rare, this world has a difficulty level of seven, so nothing would be surprising."

"What we need to do is assist the Dark Night Monarch in killing the Corpse King and then calculate rewards based on one's contribution in this battle."

The chief analyst speculated.

His words made some sense, but given his poor track record, everyone regarded it with skepticism.

For the time being, each faction began scheming with ulterior motives.

But all of this, Chu Xiu, who was currently standing in front of the central high tower, would naturally be unaware of.

He merely looked contentedly at the pop-up notification panel before him.

[Obtained Artifact: Cause and Effect Points *678]

[Obtained Equipment: Royal Griffin Shield (Perfect)]

[Obtained Artifact: Rusted Key (Perfect)]

[Obtained Equipment: ...]

After killing the Royal Elite Corpse Ghost, a large number of items and artifacts dropped instantly, including a Fierce Tier [Perfect] equipment!

"As expected from one of the three elites guarding the tower, the drop rate is indeed much higher than ordinary elites."

Although Chu Xiu couldn't directly use these Fierce Tier equipment and artifacts, he could fuse them with his resurrected corpses to further enhance their combat power.

Furthermore, the value of Fierce Tier equipment is much higher than Warrior Tier and Mortal Tier. Selling them would also bring in substantial income.

Finally, Chu Xiu set his sights on the dropped artifact.

[Rusted Key (Perfect)] - An ancient key, its surface covered with rust, making its specific use hard to determine.

"I wonder if this Rusted Key is the item needed to open the Bloody Arena, as the tongue mentioned."

Touching his chin, Chu Xiu didn't think much more, waved his hand to store it, and then began resurrecting the Royal Elite Corpse Ghost.

As the Corpse-Driving Technique activated, this massive creature swayed as it stood up.

Chu Xiu directly commanded it to consume the nearby corpses. Perhaps due to its kinsman origin, its integrity replenished very quickly, filling up after devouring half of the field's corpses.

The resurrected corpses via the Corpse-Driving Technique can reach up to sixty percent of their premortal strength.

Currently, the Royal Elite Corpse Ghost, under the Netherworld Yin Qi's blessing, actually surpasses its premortal state in terms of life force and defense! However, its strength drastically dropped to around forty percent, and its various traits and skills weakened, which is why its comprehensive combat power is rated at sixty percent of its premortal state.

"But if viewed purely from a tank perspective, it's nothing short of perfect."

Chu Xiu smiled, showing no hesitation as he took out the [Fusion Blood Plasma Extract] and began the fusion!

He directly fused the newly dropped [Perfect] shield into it, along with a Fierce Tier [Treasure] Heavy Armor. Upon completion, an extremely terrifying creature emerged.

Its massive body, combined with flesh, reflecting metallic light from the heavy armor, and an enormous door-like metal shield engraved with ancient patterns.

Now, even Chu Xiu would find it hard to eliminate the Royal Elite Corpse Ghost in a short time!

Moreover, its strength increased after fusing two high-quality pieces of equipment. Although still lower than initially, it had reached Advanced Fierce Tier levels.

Its comprehensive combat power is absolutely not inferior to its premortal state!

"With this perfect tank, facing the Corpse King will be much easier for me."

Chu Xiu wore a satisfied expression as he refined the remaining corpses to enlarge the capacity of his Spirit and Flesh Storage Pouch.

He glanced up; the Corpse King remained motionless, so he wasn't in any hurry.

It was late now, and more importantly, the twenty-seven seconds of pummeling the Royal Elite Corpse Ghost had significantly depleted his mana, leaving his Golden Embryo Origin nearly exhausted, requiring time to recover.

With a wave of the Yin Wind Banner, all ghost entities were absorbed, while the resurrected corpses were stored in the Spirit and Flesh Storage Pouch. Having done all this, Chu Xiu slowly retreated, his figure blending into the night.

...

The massive Demon Legion suddenly vanished, once again leaving the Awakened in tremendous shock.

By this point, they no longer regarded the Dark Night Monarch as an enemy because Chu Xiu's displayed strength was terrifying enough that all the Awakened unanimously agreed it was better to retreat to Blue Star if the Dark Night Monarch ever posed a threat to them. Failing the world mission was acceptable as long as they preserved their lives.

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