The whispers of the Evil Eye echoed in the mind of the Earth Thought Evil Spirit.

"What did you perceive?" The levitating Earth Thought Evil Spirit suddenly opened its eyes, its chest heaving violently, the anger surging within, refusing to dissipate.

"Some kind of presence... is vibrating at a high frequency," said the Evil Eye, its pupils slightly constricting.

The Earth Thought Evil Spirit remained silent for a moment, then released its perception, its frenzied spiritual power sweeping like a tide around the Tower, yet finding nothing.

Scanning the battlefield with perception yielded no special discovery. 𝗳𝗿𝐞𝕖𝘄𝗲𝕓𝗻𝚘𝚟𝕖𝐥.𝚌𝕠𝕞

"What exactly is it?"

"A certain ancient and chaotic rhythm is echoing, its waves might tear apart our predetermined fate trajectory, and lead our destiny somewhere unknown..."

"Blabbering eyes, speak clearly, dammit!" Veins bulged on the Earth Thought Evil Spirit's forehead, its aura of black mist exploding outward.

"The Evil Moon is pulsating; it's about to switch moon phase."

Upon hearing this, the Earth Thought Evil Spirit was initially taken aback, then erupted in fury, its ferocious face distorted, cursing loudly:

"Can't you speak straight? Always acting like a sorcerer with your cryptic nonsense, do you really think I won't beat you up?"

Saying that, it immediately looked up without waiting for the Evil Eye's response.

Its dark red pupils suddenly constricted, reflecting the anomalies in the sky.

On the surface of the blood-colored waning moon, nearly invisible ripples were gently oscillating.

"It's begun. The time to draw the card has arrived; prepare to face the judgment of fate," echoed the voice of the Evil Eye within the Earth Thought Evil Spirit's mind.

In the next second, like a pebble thrown into stagnant water stirring ripples, the oscillations intensified, twisting the Evil Moon as if kneaded by an invisible hand.

With time, the edges of the waning moon began writhing.

The waning moon entered a state of chaotic transition.

In one moment, the crescent moon becomes full, the next, a slender crescent.

Just as it's shaped into a new moon contour, it suddenly swells back into a full moon.

The entire transformation proceeded at high frequency, the twisting moon surface continually emanating a viscous blood-colored glow, dyeing the entire sky crimson.

The Earth Thought Evil Spirit's pupils were fixed on the sky.

The moment long awaited had arrived.

Elsewhere, players noticed the frequency of Black Tide attacks decreasing, feeling puzzled.

One player shouted:

"The moon phase is about to change."

All players instinctively paused, collectively casting their gaze skyward, all 210,000 eyes.

There, the blood-colored waning moon began to undergo astonishing changes.

Sometimes swelling into a full moon, at other times collapsing into a sickle shape.

Their worst fear was materializing.

For the Earth Thought Bully, the worst outcome was maintaining the waning moon, unaffected by shifts in the situation.

For the players, the Earth Thought Bully was drawing beneficial buffs from a base of safety.

In the four moon phases—waning moon, waxing moon, full moon, Evil Moon—as long as any one is drawn, the Earth Thought Bully would display its ugly, arrogant face.

They would be up against an enhanced version of the Earth Thought Bully.

Especially if the full moon or Evil Moon appeared, they might as well surrender.

There's no way to win; the United Battle Group would be facing collective downfall.

This is not the Ah Le Training Camp; in the eyes of the Earth Thought Bully, all players must die.

Regardless of strength or weakness, all face mandatory failure.

In the Warband channel, players' nerves were no less tense than those of the Earth Thought Bully.

"Anything but full moon and Evil Moon, please; I'm waiting to harvest sacrificial power to open a new Star Vein Slot, Emperor God bless me. When I'm strong enough, I'll offer the Evil Moon to you," a certain player muttered with clasped hands.

"Another drawing time for the Earth Thought Bully has arrived; it's so painful that this bastard survived the waning moon. Let's hope it stays waning and doesn't mess with my mindset."

"We were doing fine during the waning moon, why the card draw? The Earth Thought Bully's mechanics are already strong enough; maintaining the waning moon isn't enough, must you add another buff to disgust us? What are the Upper Realm Beings thinking, weaken the Bully for me."

"Damn your card draw, where are the Upper Realm Beings in the Warband? You're closer to the Star Network; quickly pull the network cable at the data center, don't let the Earth Thought Bully draw a reinforced moon phase, or there's no way to fight."

At this moment, even the Divine King looked up at the moon with a serious expression.

Hoping the change in moon phase could remain in the waning stage.

"Divine King, what if it draws a full moon?" the Warband's deputy leader God's Right Hand asked solemnly.

Facing inquiry, the Divine King revealed a hint of helplessness in his eyes:

"What else can be done, just proceed with Plan B."

"Plan B?" God's Right Hand was puzzled:

"When was it made? Why don't I know?"

"Plan B is to feign disconnection (serious face), hands off the keyboard."

Immediately, the tense atmosphere was dispersed by the Divine King's answer, and players in the Warband couldn't help but laugh.

As everyone held their breath and focused, the twisted Evil Moon in the sky gradually slowed its oscillations, beginning to gather into a moon phase.

At this moment, both sides broke out into shouts.

On the player's side:

"Waning Moon! Waning Moon! Waning Moon!"

210,000 players shouted in unison, the soundwaves trembling the earth.

On the Earth Thought Evil Spirit's side:

"Waxing Moon! Full Moon! Evil Moon!!"

Both sides gambled with reddened eyes, awaiting the outcome.

The twisted spatial waves on the Evil Moon's surface gradually stabilized, and a crack across the moon unexpectedly burst forth with dazzling blood light, dyeing the entire sky red.

The last struggle in the twisted moon phase, finally like bound by unseen shackles, froze at the waxing moon.

[Challenger Tips (whole channel): Emperor Tomb Mountain Range area's moon phase switched to: Waxing Moon, area strength receives third-stage Evil Moon enhancement.]

Instantly, the air on the battlefield seemed to freeze.

Shortly afterward, the Warband channel exploded:

"Damn, finished, it drew the third stage of enhancement, worse than dying."

"Premature GG declaration, this wave directly splits open, we're done."

Elsewhere, atop the Evil Eye Tower.

The Earth Thought Evil Spirit's gaze fixated on the Evil Moon, its face gradually distorted, lips pulling into an exaggerated, near-tearing arc, its pitch-black pupils flickering with madness.

"Haha... hahaha." The Earth Thought Evil Spirit burst into hysterical laughter.

The Evil Eye humorlessly echoed laughter in support:

"Ha, ha, ha."

The Earth Thought Evil Spirit's laughter amplified, echoing across the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range battlefield with the evil spirits on the battlefield as nodes:

"Hahaha... hahahaha."

This laughter made players' mental states implode.

Just as expected, the Earth Thought Bully reveled in petty triumph, displaying its ugly arrogance immediately.

Even opening up the mic for all to hear its laugh, practically taunting face-to-face.

As the scene distorted, countless high-level evil spirits appeared out of nowhere, the Earth Thought Bully's joyful laughter once again resonated through the battlefield:

"Are you ready to face real suffering, you small fry!"