I've Become the King of Villains in the Game-Chapter 1010 - 656 Showdown

"This server shutdown came way too suddenly."

Polaris Squad left the main force, walking quickly in the opposite direction. Doghead Gold, following in the squad, complained.

"Indeed, there weren’t any signs... Just not sure how long this update will take. We just planned to help Brother Bei complete the promotion ceremony, but unfortunately, time’s up."

Pumpkin glanced at the panel and found that there was only about an hour left until forced logout, saying with regret.

Previously, after some discussion and planning, the squad determined that Polari’s Saint’s promotion ceremony required intervening in a major event, participating in altering the significant fate of a high-ranked player. They decided to leverage Byron’s strength, following their high-rank player to assault a high-rank player of the Empire faction in the war.

Polaris just shook his head.

"Forget it, the success rate wasn’t high anyway... Once the update is finished and we log back on, we’ll think of another way."

"Really unlucky, originally the Madman School’s ’Comet Group’ dispatched two ’Great Wizards’, yet the History and Ritual Association directly ran away, abandoning several bases. Perhaps we could have taken this opportunity to complete the promotion... This would have been the first Saint player in the entire server! And it’s our own bystander king Abei!"

Wei Yin giggled, but the others just smiled.

"As everyone knows, King Abei’s surname is Su."

Polaris was happy to make a joke.

Amid the hail of bullets and the thunderous cannon fire, the high-ranking players of the squad didn’t mind and left laughing and talking.

But just then, Polaris, who was walking at the front, suddenly stopped. Seeing this, the others also halted.

"What’s the matter, Brother Bei?"

The Dragon King asked curiously.

But no one answered him, as everyone looked ahead with shocked eyes. When the Dragon King also looked up, he was equally stunned.

They saw a man dressed in a black hat and black clothes, leaning on a white cane, standing quietly ahead. Under the dark sky, the straight flame trajectory swept through, amid the continuous shouts of soldiers and explosions.

Yet that man seemed out of place with all this.

The man just gazed at them calmly.

Above him were four names shining with brilliant gray light—

[King in Azure]!

"A high-ranked player..."

The Dragon King was suddenly shocked.

"No, even a high-ranked player doesn’t have such an ID label; his strength and rank are even higher!"

Polaris said in a deep voice.

"I can’t see any information about him, not even his name!"

Everyone was utterly shocked.

The mysterious man before them was far stronger than the chief Great Wizard of the Madman School’s ’Comet Group’!

Seeing the hesitant and uncertain expressions of Polaris Squad, along with their unfamiliar eyes, Chen Lun sighed inwardly.

Lietfu, worthy of being the strongest True God on the Sun Continent, could already impact players’ perceptions, causing the whole world to forget him.

Chen Lun raised his cane indifferently, the invisible power of dominion and rank sweeping over Polaris Squad.

Their perception immediately reverted to its former state.

Polaris was stunned at first, then shook his head, not caring about his previous anomalous behavior, shouting excitedly:

"Teacher!"

The rest of the high-ranking players were also astonished.

It was actually Jack!

Hadn’t he died five years ago?!

In the battle of the Sun King’s fall, Jack forcefully killed Emperor Andre but was killed by Lietfu’s white light. At that time, Proud Sun and Nun Floey also died...

In the blink of an eye, they saw Jack standing before them, smiling and greeting them:

"It’s been a while, everyone."

"Teacher, you’re really not dead, that’s great!"

Polaris was very pleased.

Chen Lun nodded.

"It’s just a fake death act to promote to Angel."

Angel!

Jack was now at Sequence Two Angel Rank!

Everyone in Polaris Squad felt a deep sense of awe.

Most of them were beta players, like Su Keying, Horseman, Doghead Gold, and others. They had been involved with Jack since the beginning of the game, witnessing his progress step by step to where he was today.

In retrospect, they felt a sudden sense of participation and pride in witnessing the birth of an epic firsthand.

"Mr. Jack, may we rejoin under your banner?"

Dongyang asked opportunistically.

"Recently, we encountered Bishop Noah and Nun Maggie and learned about the Circus’s disbandment. The Dawn Church, founded by Pope Floey... These years, we haven’t joined any factions and still hope to return under your leadership."

Chen Lun just smiled slightly.

Ding!

The members of Polaris Squad immediately received a panel notification.

[You have triggered an A-level side quest: Embrace the Dawn!]

Quest description: As veteran internal members of the former Circus organization, you have been wandering aimlessly during the five years when Leader Jack Spett was faking his death. Henceforth, having awakened from the ritual, the King in Azure, who has transcended into an eternal existence, decides to offer you an opportunity to rejoin the organization.

(Note: This opportunity is a once-in-a-lifetime chance!)

Mission Target: Join the Dawn Church.

Mission Reward: Become a recognized "Missionary" of the Church, obtain the corresponding identity token, and gain the authority to freely enter and exit the Azure King’s Divine Kingdom "Immortal Realm".

Everyone’s eyes lit up.

This left no room for hesitation. The members of Polaris Squad quickly chose to accept the mission and immediately swore allegiance to the man in front of them.

The mission completion prompt popped up.

Soon, it was discovered that his outfit had suddenly changed.

A solemn and beautiful missionary robe, predominantly gray with golden patterns, appeared on his body, and a brand new Serpent Ring quietly adorned his finger.

"If you have any questions, you can go to the Dawn Cathedral in the City of Cats in the Immortal Realm in the future and ask the clergy inside."

Chen Lun chuckled.

"Yes, Mr. Jack."

Dongyang and the others hurriedly nodded.

After doing this, Chen Lun looked at Polaris and then said:

"Ah Bei, I need you to help me with something."

"Please tell us, teacher."

Polaris said, quickly adding:

"But the Spirit World seems to be summoning us, and we will soon return home. It might take some time before we can come back..."

He couldn’t explain the version update and players needing to log off, so he used the terminology from the game world to inform the teacher of the situation.

"No problem."

Everyone saw Jack maintain a mysterious smile.

"I need you to return home first to complete this task."

"Ah?!"

The high-level players in the Polaris Squad were instantly dumbfounded.

What did Jack mean by this?!

He... He wasn’t talking about reality, was he?!

No way?!!

"Teacher, what are you..."

Polaris asked tentatively.

He suddenly remembered five years ago, when the teacher inadvertently warned him and his teammates during a conversation and perfectly predicted the things they would encounter in reality.

It was at that time he began to believe in the fact that the game could affect reality... and later results proved it true, they successfully brought extraordinary powers into the real world!

"When you return home, be careful, there will be an unprecedented danger."

In the depths of Chen Lun’s eyes, mist flashed and disappeared, completely seeing through the fate lines of the Polaris Squad, thereby seeing a series of events that would happen to them in the future.

He didn’t speak directly; instead, he first gave a reminder.

"Unprecedented danger?"

The high-level players looked at each other.

Chen Lun calmly uttered a short sentence:

"The Federation’s Armed Division."

"?!"

Including Polaris, all the squad players were utterly confused.

Jack knew even about things in reality?!

Was he a large database monitoring everyone’s lives, or was he truly an angel... possessing incomprehensible power?!

Confusion, skepticism, and shock lingered in the hearts of the high-level players present.

"No need to be so surprised, outsiders."

Chen Lun leaned on his ever-present white cane, elegantly adjusted his hat, and his mouth curved upwards.

"Destiny exists among all things, even so-called ’homeland’... I have seen your true destinies, and from them, glimpsed a corner of your homeland."

He didn’t reveal his identity as a transmigrator; instead, he explained in a way that made more logical sense.

"This is no big deal. The world is huge, and there are even many worlds... Do you think the world we’re in now is really just a fiction? That the people here, the things here, are just nonexistent... hmm, data?"

Chen Lun’s meaningful smile was like a massive hammer, heavily striking the minds of the high-level players of the Polaris Squad.

They instantly felt as if their beliefs were shattered, and their minds were dizzy.

If it was in the past, they would just laugh off Jack’s words as an Easter egg or prank from the game’s officials.

But now, they truly began to feel uncertain.

After all, if the extraordinary could shine into reality, what else was impossible?

"Mr. Jack, this..."

Dongyang opened his mouth, unsure of what to say for a moment.

Chen Lun, however, posed a question:

"You seem to treat this place as a ’game’?"

The players were speechlessly shocked.

Everyone suddenly felt that the man before them could see through everything, and there was no secret left uncovered.

Even though they didn’t say it out loud, every player who entered "Era of Mystery" actually harbored an indescribable "sense of superiority".

In their subconscious, they treated everything here as meaningless data, even if it seemed "smart", but it was simply a supercomputer simulating human thinking processes to piece together the "calculated response".

In the game, players should be "rulers", "gods", unrestricted by reality, free to vent as "kings"!

But at this moment, they felt a hint of eeriness.

A fear elusive to words.

"The federal government of your homeland discovered the secret here long ago. They developed a supercomputer as a ’bridge’ connecting the two worlds, and then used major consortia and social resources for publicity, attracting countless Federation citizens to play this so-called ’game’... Their purpose, is it really just for profit?"

Chen Lun questioned once again.

The calm tone left the members of the Polaris Squad speechless for a long time, their hearts racing and faces full of astonishment.

"This..."

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