Draw the bow.

Nock the arrow.

Release!

Accompanied by a sharp, clean whoosh, the released arrow shot towards its target like a venomous snake lurking in the darkness, followed closely by the crisp ring of metal clashing.

"Clang—!"

The merfolk warrior, as if anticipating the strike, twisted its body and held its trident across its chest, blocking the deadly arrow with its combat instincts!

"Nice block, bro." Yiye Zhiqu was surprised his shot was blocked and he couldn't help but utter in amazement.

"This one is tough to deal with!"

Qianli, perched on the Earth Cave Spider's back with a grave expression, set up her sword and shield and shouted to her teammates behind her.

"Group B, release your arrows! Group A, get ready to engage the enemy!"

As her words fell, the Skeleton Archers, who had already drawn their bows to a full circle, simultaneously released their bowstrings!

The flurry of arrows flew like raindrops, sealing the movements of the merfolk warrior, who despite wielding his trident in defense, was still pierced by several arrows!

Blood seeped from the scales. The merfolk let out a roar of defiance, powered its legs vehemently, and lunged forward like a cannonball.

"Hah—!"

The uncontainable roar nearly came hand in hand with the charging spear!

Dragon Roaming Wanli, with dual axes at the ready, tensed his entire body's nerves, the soul fire in his skull flickering faintly.

So fast!!!

"Clang—!"

The sound of metal ringing upon metal struck squarely on his dual axes, transmitting the impact through the axe handles to his palms.

Although devoid of pain, he could still feel the stress bearing down on every bone in his skeletal body through the grating sound of resistance.

It wasn't just him.

Even [The First Pig of the National Server], clamped between his legs, was jolted backward by the explosive force.

Is this just a foot soldier?!

Dragon Roaming Wanli was shocked.

And excited.

He hadn't expected such strength from a mere minion monster!

It was worthy of the game he had his eye on!

"Hahaha! Well done!"

Dragon Roaming Wanli, having parried the blow, flipped his dual axes and urged the mount forward while striking a crescent-shaped blow fiercely ahead!

Perhaps driven by hunger, the merfolk soldier saw through his move but was a step too late with its spear, the axe head solidly cleaving into its shoulder.

The heavy blade sliced through the deep blue scales as easily as a knife through tofu, tearing them apart and laying the flesh open!

The merfolk warrior didn't even have time for a hoarse scream before the whistling axe buried deep into its body, dropping it dead on the spot!

Baili, who was hurrying over with a sword and shield, arrived just as the battle ended.

Looking at Dragon Roaming Wanli pulling his axe out of the merfolk warrior's body, she asked with concern.

"Are you alright?"

Dragon Roaming Wanli grinned back.

"Never better, honestly!"

This merfolk soldier must be extraordinary, at least at the peak of Iron tier, if not Bronze tier!

Looking at his nearly full experience bar, Dragon Roaming Wanli issued orders with anticipation.

"Next one is coming! Collect the arrows, ready for battle!"

"Understood!"

The guild bosses responded in unison, swiftly moving forward to collect the loot, grabbing not only the arrows but also the merfolk soldier's trident and pants, and then extracted the Demon Crystal.

[The First Pig of the National Server] even sneakily tasted a bite, finding the flavor distinctly different from that of merfolk – fresher and firmer, probably from a young talent of their tribe.

Too bad its luck was poor. In the labyrinth, merfolk were less valued than dogs, even an Earth Cave Spider could bite at them, a truly pitiable sight!

Without a moment of mourning for the fallen merfolk warrior, the looters immediately headed to the next battlefield, adhering to the strategy Dragon Roaming Wanli called "skirt trimming," sticking close to the scattered merfolk in the labyrinth and grinding away!

Three days of waiting paid off at this moment; whether it was the three veteran Iron rank elders or the newbies who had just joined the game, their experience points climbed rapidly, much faster than the usual rate when grinding Earth Cave Spiders!

At this rate, Dragon Roaming Wanli was even confident he could surpass Yiye Zhiqu and take the TOP1 spot on the server level leaderboard!

Indeed, it was an inevitability!

No individual player, no matter their gaming talent, could stand against the organized guild players!

It was only because the game didn't allow for money spending that he had temporarily let that person take the lead.

Dragon Roaming Wanli, fueled by his competitive spirit, grew more valorous the more he fought and in just an hour's time, more than ten starving and foolish merfolk warriors had fallen to his battle-axe.

And his level soared visibly, reaching LV8!

If he remembered correctly, Yiye Zhiqu was around this level... though that was info from three days ago.

But he wasn't done yet!

Dragon Roaming Wanli's eyes blazed with intense fighting spirit, even picturing the merfolk warriors in front of him taking on someone else's shape.

Being first to Iron tier was no big deal—

Let's see who reaches Bronze first!

"Ah—!"

The howling dual axes, like a raging tempest, violently split the merfolk soldier blocking his way into a blood-soaked halved corpse!

Watching their boss become increasingly frenzied, Baili, lowering his short bow, remarked.

"Did the boss pop Bloodlust?"

Qianli calmly stated.

"Most likely, he's excited."

Baili shrugged his shoulders.

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