Child of Destiny

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The other parties might be thinking of buying as much time as possible, not willing to attack the current king until the ticking clock reaches the most critical level.

After all, the last team to stand on top of that altar and occupy the throne would be the one receiving the greatest number of points, which was twice that of the one standing the longest there.

However, their current opponent had a different thought in mind.

Chaotic Luck also understood his current situation. He might not be able to see through all the traps hidden in the rules set by the system for this trial, but he knew that he could not afford to let them kick him out early since it would risk his progress within this dungeon.

Having that in mind, he took advantage of the lack of response from the opposing parties to set up his defenses.

The first round was a siege against him, so it would be better to give his best right from the start.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

His bone staff was currently being shrouded by the mysterious veil of the dungeon, as well as his body. This made it hard for the other parties to even guess what his class was.

Aside from guessing that he was from the magic-related classes, everything else about him remained a mystery.

It wasn’t until this moment, when he raised this bone staff and started summoning his undead army.

Swoosh!

Right after, the famous Legion of Chaotic Sun started appearing one after another.

The Skeleton Warriors and Skeleton Knights appeared first and formed a barricade around their master before slowly descending from the steps of the altar, seemingly planning to form a stronghold of undead to ward off their enemies.

The Skeleton Mages and Skeleton Archers appeared next, standing at the top of the altar and facing every direction. They were ready to destroy anyone who would try to challenge their master.

Then the Skeleton Crawlers and Flying Skeleton Beasts followed. The former started jumping down the altar and climbed on the walls surrounding the trial grounds while the latter flew in the air, watching over everything from above and waiting for the right opportunity to strike.

It did not take that long for his legion to form a perfect defensive line, shocking all the other parties.

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The moment when Chaotic Luck summoned his undead army and finished setting up his entire army within almost an instant, everyone from the other parties immediately thought of a certain person.

“Immortal!?”

This was the only person they could think of who could arrange his Undying Army with such speed and possess this kind of intimidating pressure. Alongside the commanding pressure that seemed to make him look like the lord of an army, they became even more convinced of their suspicion.

Moreover, if they compiled all the information they had gathered from the previous rounds, then everyone would click and make sense.

Even though they could not see the appearances of these undead creatures, they were at least very confident of this.

However, to those very familiar with Immortal and his antics, just like Leonard and Arthur, they knew that this person was not him.

This person might have a similar aura due to the mystifying features of the trial grounds, but they were sure that this person was far from being Immortal himself.

“No! That guy is not Immortal,” said Arthur with a somewhat raised brow, fixating his gaze on the mysterious person.

“Are you sure, junior?” asked Riko with a hint of doubt. Even her was sure that this person was most likely Immortal.

“Our intel confirmed that Immortal is currently active within the premises of the Forsaken Islets,” she added.

Arthur shook his head and denied. “The Forsaken Islets are the home of Undead Races, so classes such as Necromancers, Shadow Priests, Spectral Thieves, and Undead Knights are regular here.”

“Among the Transcendent Beings of Undead Race, there are at least three people from the necromancer line. One is Immortal, who is a True Undead, while the other is Jakk, who is the Night Phantom. Then there is Osiris, who seems to be following Immortal as an example to this so-called mysterious expert and always acts alone.”

“This Osiris is pretty much the same as that lunatic when he was still starting as a new player.”

Hearing this remark, Riko could not help but roll her eyes at him, seemingly telling Arthur that he was not in a position say such a thing since he was not that old to evaluate a person as such, especially since their ages did not differ much.

Regardless, she did not voice out her thoughts and let him continue.

Arthur paused for a moment, raising his head toward the virtual screen being projected before them, before continuing. “Anyway, what I want to say is I am very familiar with the former two and understand how they think and operate.”

“As for the latter one, I don’t have that much information about him. After all, he never appears in public and doesn’t make any drastic movements that can attract the attention of large organizations to him.”

Understanding what he was trying to say, Riko said. “Are you trying to imply that this person must be that mysterious necromancer?”

Arthur pursed his mouth a little before nodding. “Actually, I still have quite a few names who may fit the bill. However, not all of them were Transcendent Beings, so we can just write them off.”

“Moreover, there is another special feature that makes me believe that this person is not immortal,” he added, earning himself an inquiring look from Riko.

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“So, you are saying that this person is not Immortal since that is not his style?” asked Laurent after hearing the assessment from his junior.

Leonard nodded his head and continued. “You must trust me in this one, Senior. I have been clashing with Immortal for quite a lot of times already since I started playing this game. Our adventurer team is very familiar with his style.”

“Moreover, we have also confirmed that this guy has earned himself quite a few super undead creatures that can threaten even the highest and strongest player within the game.”

“Given his personality and way of doing this, I am confident that he is not Immortal. If he is, then he must have already summoned his extremely powerful undead creatures to flaunt it to everyone present.”

“It is his way of telling everyone how powerful he is and his Undying Army,” he added while squinting his eyes.

Laurent still had his doubts, but he chose to trust Leonard. “Let’s say that it is the case. But it still does not change the fact that we are currently in quite a tricky situation.”

“If we let this guy build up his army and further strengthen his defenses, trying to snatch that throne from him is going to be almost impossible.”

Leonard raised his head and looked at the clock before asking. “Stopping all of four parties may not be impossible for him, so long as he tries to last for at least an hour or two. But an entire six hours? I doubt that he will have the strength to hold that long against us, much less his mana pool.”

“An hour of continuous battle against the combined assault of people on our level is already amazing, but any longer than that is more than just a challenge.”

Laurent nodded his head in agreement but swiftly asked a question in return. “Then what if he manages to eliminate all of us before that timer ends? Or what if he suddenly initiates a deal with one of the teams, asking for their help along with the idea of letting them take over the throne later?”

Hearing these words, Leonard could not help but pause and raise his brows, realizing that he had not considered those thoughts.

“I guess I am still shortsighted, Senior. I apologize for that,” he quickly asked Laurent to excuse his words, admitting to his mistake.

At the same time, he could not help but move toward the top of the altar, feeling that this person seemed to be a bit familiar.

Unfortunately, he knew that it was impossible since this trial ground was only meant for Transcendent Beings.

The person that he was thinking of was neither from an Ascended Race nor from an Epic Race, which made that person quite a special one, just like the special race that Cetus had, the Blessed Human.

Regardless, this person was not the one he was thinking of, especially after recalling the special conditions needed just to enter the trial grounds, which were something that person would not be able to meet.

“Unless he suddenly falls at the center of the dungeon due to some coincidence like a protagonist from those novels, he will most likely not appear in this place, much less command such an overwhelming presence,” he mumbled before focusing on recovering his strength and relieving his mental fatigue.

Whatever he was thinking, it would be proven sooner or later, anyway. He did not have to strain his brain thinking about such complicated things and focus on what he did best.

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