At that moment, Wang Zhifan, hidden atop a building in the Aifilan Ruins, felt utterly perplexed. He couldn't comprehend Mr. Rogen's motive for such a pitfall. It seemed the only plausible explanation was that the other party was an illogical lunatic.

"No... I need to confront that nobleman for an explanation!"

Betrayed, Wang Zhifan would choose to retaliate whenever conditions allowed, let alone in a situation that was clearly a trap meant to end him. He couldn't swallow such an insult.

As for the immense danger present in the environment, it was relatively easy for him to manage due to the superior power he possessed compared to others. What appeared to be a cataclysmic disaster to those NPC characters and players nearby was merely a problem that required a bit of effort for him to solve, with several solutions available.

"Power of the Ice Source!"

At that moment, hidden on the rooftop, he suddenly unleashed his Epic Layer ice power. A circle of absolute-zero cold began at the dilapidated church, spreading rapidly outward like ripples in a pond, swiftly extending in all directions!

Where it reached, everything instantly transitioned from summer to extreme cold, turning the mobs of monsters approaching into a vast array of ice sculptures covered in ice crystals! The central area of the ruins transformed in an instant from a realm filled with furious roars to the quietest place imaginable!

This massive change naturally caused a significant reaction. As those inside the dilapidated church, almost in despair and uncertain whether to charge out heroically into the monster-infested outside or to stay quietly inside and await death, they suddenly found the whole world had changed. The once noisy world filled with monster roars had become very quiet, prompting them to go outside collectively to investigate.

"It's ice! Someone used powerful freezing magic to freeze all the monsters around!"

"God bless! We have a chance to survive! Everyone, run quickly!"

"Quick, take the All-Seeing Crystal!"

These people immediately felt their sole chance of survival had appeared. Some took off running outside, while others turned back into the church, aiming to retrieve the All-Seeing Crystal.

But a few seconds later, having activated an attack and forcibly exited invisibility, Wang Zhifan returned near the church with the help of the Deceitful Shadow Shoes. Through his own vision and that of the Dream Me Avatar, he saw those who had just run back to the church quickly fled again. Yet, when his Dream Me Avatar entered the church, he discovered the All-Seeing Crystal had not been taken; it remained on the dark and evil altar.

[All-Seeing Crystal (Excellent) (Corrupted)]

[Due to the influence of some powerful ritual power, this mysterious crystal has undergone an irreversible change. It no longer possesses its original probing ability and has become extremely dangerous. Touching it carelessly could result in corruption by dark forces.]

"What terrifying evil aura... Did that Baron destroy this thing by some method? Goodness, what a meticulous job."

In Wang Zhifan's vision, he could see the outline of the All-Seeing Crystal flash anew, but its information had drastically changed. What was once an undisputed treasure now became an object of extreme avoidance, an evil creation.

"No wonder Sandra and those players didn't take it; such overwhelming evil power could spell trouble just by approaching it."

Currently, Wang Zhifan had already retracted his Dream Me Avatar. Standing alone in the abandoned church, the other people, be they NPCs or players, had already fled for safety after he used his ice power to quell the vast number of monsters outside. Having witnessed a glimmer of hope in desperate circumstances, no one lingered about to wait for death.

"I should claim my reward first."

In this environment, it was convenient for Wang Zhifan to finally tend to something long overdue. Nonetheless, it must be said, when he used wide-range freezing power, besides paving his way, he was indeed helping others as well—it was merely done in passing.

He then proceeded to select and confirm his reward list, which he had shelved for over ten minutes, triggered after killing an elite demon-like monster at this location. As a result, two items appeared out of thin air beside a monster's corpse in the church.

"Demon Summoning Horn... Demon Necklace... Though these two rare-grade equipment pieces are more suited for summoner classes, they might have some use for me. They could allow me to temporarily act as a demon summoner."

After picking up the two pieces of equipment from the ground and taking a glance, Wang Zhifan stored them in his personal space, planning to take them out to study when he had the time and inclination.

He then walked outside the church, where the dark and evil aura grew more pronounced, and gazed at the vast area of creatures he had frozen, and further out at the sunset now halfway swallowed by the Holy City's ruined walls, pondering his next action.

"Should I first gather more rewards here... or go back to trouble that Mr. Rogen first..."

Currently, he had two matters to prioritize. One was to continue harvesting more rewards in the Aifilan Ruins, specifically to find and eliminate valuable monsters here to select new equipment.

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