"You all like hiding?"

"Then I’ll just force every last one of you out."

"Come and hunt me. Let me see just how capable you are."

"I’ll be waiting right here."

John quietly waited where he stood. He believed that this hunting announcement would definitely attract the other contestants within a five-kilometer radius.

...

Sure enough.

Not long after the hunting announcement rang out, the contestants of other races who were lying low within five kilometers all raised their heads.

The Wingborn had actually been hunted down?

And the hunter was only a level 150 human?

Interesting. The Wingborn had actually become so weak.

Also, this human seemed to have just entered, and he had happened to spawn at the human race’s stronghold.

The only thing that surprised them was that this human had actually managed to counter-kill the three Wingborn.

To them, the Wingborn trio were nothing more than small fry.

The only reason they had not dealt with them yet was that they wanted to leave them alive and harvest them all at once later.

The Wingborn trio had always specialized in targeting newly arrived rookie contestants and surrounding them for the kill.

Among all the contestants within five kilometers, they belonged to the second-lowest tier of the food chain.

No one had expected the Wingborn trio to actually overturn their cart. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

It truly surprised everyone.

However, this also quickly aroused their curiosity toward this newly arrived human rookie.

What kind of existence could reverse-kill three Wingborn above level 200 while only being level 150?

If they could hunt him down, perhaps the points he provided would be even higher.

Their eyes instantly turned red with greed, but none of them acted rashly at once.

Because they all knew very well that whoever chose to make the first move now would only let the other contestants reap the benefits.

More importantly, this human rookie’s trump cards had yet to be uncovered.

It would be best to let some more simple-minded fellows test him first, while they followed behind and waited for an opportunity.

...

"Hm? The three Wingborn brothers are dead."

Not far away, a gigantic creature hidden underground slowly raised its head.

Its entire body was earth-gray, and it was covered in heavy, materialized armor.

It was an Earthborn from among the myriad races.

It was level 270, with extremely high defense. Moreover, because most of the All-race Battlefield was filled with stone elements, its combat strength was further enhanced in this place. Within a five-kilometer radius, it was an existence on the level of an Overlord.

Since its territory was underground, it had always been helpless against creatures in the sky, so it had been paying close attention to the three Wingborn brothers.

It had been looking for an opportunity to hunt those three brothers down.

Unexpectedly, in the end, they had been snatched away by a human rookie first.

This made the Earthborn expert, whose thinking was already somewhat rigid, feel a burst of displeasure at having its benefits stolen.

"You dare steal my prey?

"Didn’t you know the three Wingborn brothers were prey I had already reserved?

"Damn human. I’ll make you spit out every point you swallowed!

"If you have the guts, don’t run. I’ll be there to deal with you soon."

...

The Earthborn’s body quickly burrowed into the ground, and the earth rippled like seawater.

The Earthborn moved through the underground with extreme agility, swiftly approaching John’s location.

...

At the same time, all players across the server saw the livestream footage from the All-race Battlefield.

As the first human player to enter the Vanguard Battlefield, John was qualified to receive a server-wide livestream.

When everyone saw John easily slay the three Wingborn members, they all felt a wave of shock.

"Boss John is way too strong, right?"

"He casually insta-killed Wingborn experts above level 200?"

"As expected, we players still need Boss John to uphold our dignity."

"I can’t even imagine how difficult things would be for us players without Boss John!"

But before the players could even properly celebrate, someone looked at the map on the livestream and cried out in alarm.

"So many people are heading toward Boss John! It looks like they’re all preparing to hunt him down!"

The moment these words came out, the players present immediately felt chills run down their backs.

Even though they had long known that John’s strength was extraordinary, when they saw so many enemies attacking John at the same time, they still felt their hearts tremble.

John’s act of refusing to flee despite knowing that his information had been announced was simply too bold.

"Is Boss John planning to withstand the siege of so many enemies all by himself?"

"I know he’s strong, but isn’t this a little too arrogant?"

"Who cares? Anyway, all we need to do is believe in Boss John unconditionally."

At this moment, the players looked at John on the screen with both worry and anticipation in their hearts.

They wanted to see just how far John, who was also a player, could go.

...

Inside the All-race Battlefield.

John looked at the sky, which showed no change at all, and shook his head slightly.

"Could it be that all the other Vanguards in this All-race Battlefield are cowards?

"I’ve waited here for so long, yet not a single one of them dares to come and provoke me.

"How disappointing."

But what he did not know was that, one kilometer away from him, there were already dozens of Vanguard champions from other races surrounding him.

Among them was naturally the Earthborn as well.

However, after the Earthborn Vanguard champion discovered that quite a few others were also rushing toward John, it chose to temporarily stop and observe.

Although its thinking was rather one-track, it was not stupid. Otherwise, it would never have been able to become an Overlord in this place.

"The ghost race, the Cangshan race, the Whitewood race... So many Vanguard champions have come.

"Their target is probably that newly appeared human rookie too.

"But they’ve all stopped here. Could they be waiting for some guy to make the first move, so they can sit back and reap the benefits?"

The Earthborn expert hid underground and observed those people.

Originally, it had planned to attack John directly, but now it became extremely vigilant.

Just then, a loud eagle cry rang through the sky.

The powerful contestants all looked up, and their pupils suddenly constricted.

"Isn’t that the level 290 expert from the Goshawkkin? Why would he appear in this area?"

"Logically speaking, he shouldn’t have been within five kilometers at all, unless he had already been hiding here in advance. That must be how he received the notification."

"Damn it. If not for the announcement, he probably would have remained hidden in the sky within the five-kilometer radius."

"Looks like someone is about to strike first."

The Earthborn hid underground, staring at that enormous figure that resembled a mighty eagle.

The other party had a massive pair of eagle wings on his body, and his claws were as sharp as curved hooks.

One could vaguely make out three strange white faces growing on his head.

This was the Vanguard champion of the Goshawkkin.

The moment he appeared, the powerful pressure he emitted forced many Vanguard champions present to lower their heads.

Aside from a few experts who, like the Earthborn, were also Overlords of this area, the rest of the contestants were so intimidated that they did not even dare to move.

John naturally heard the commotion as well.

He raised his head slightly, his gaze locking onto the approaching Goshawkkin figure.

"Finally, someone halfway decent has arrived."