“Tch… he really runs fast…” When D1-Dragon arrived at the crater left by the Qigong Cannon blast, there was no one in sight.

The empty street was swept by a chilling breeze, utterly silent.

Long showed no signs of remembrance or sorrow for the death of his compatriot. He simply scanned his surroundings with cold, sharp eyes. Finally, his gaze settled on the spot where Y2-Radiance had died. “Even Radiance, enhanced with energy, was corrupted by her…” he mused. “She’s not to be underestimated…”

Just as this level one derivative was lost in thought, a sound like a stone mill shattering suddenly echoed from dozens of meters away.

The next second, the temperature where D1-Dragon stood rose sharply. Four walls of fire appeared out of nowhere, surrounding him and instantly closing in. These flames were strange; they didn’t seem to burn intensely, but their heat was enough to melt iron and divide gold.

In less than two seconds, within a radius of ten meters centered on Long, even the air was burned away… D1-Dragon’s figure disappeared as well, seemingly evaporated.

“The four gates allow the four sinners to enter, and the karma fire welcomes them. Molten iron flows, submerging their knees, and flames ignite at every touch.” The attacker, with his hands clasped behind his back, recited the verse as he slowly walked out of a dark alley.

It was none other than Shiva, the master of the [Heavenly Dance Hourglass].

“Boss, you’re truly mighty.” Brahma followed behind Shiva, complimenting him. But then he added, “But reciting poetry after unleashing a move… doesn’t that seem like showing off?”

Shiva glanced at the boorish man, sighing awkwardly. “Ugh… couldn’t you just not mention it…”

“Hahaha…” Vishnu also followed beside them, laughing. “It wouldn’t be him if he didn’t.”

Three of the Four Heavenly Kings of the Gods had appeared. Naturally, [Yama] was also present. She walked at the very back, pouting and blowing a puff of purple bangs from her forehead, saying helplessly, “Hmph… a bunch of hopeless idiots…”

Some might wonder how they all came together. Let me explain… About an hour ago, Devouring Ghost Jackal, Shiva, Worthless Uncle, and Corpse Blade Asura temporarily reached a consensus and formed a united front. The four of them agreed to search the city separately for other players to unite the existing forces in order to cope with the abnormal situation in this script.

On the other hand, after the Blood Lake incident, apart from Wu Si Can Xuan (Fresh Slices and Drunk and Disappointed saw their teammate "negotiate unsuccessfully" and die, so they could only "rationally" retreat) who attempted to negotiate with the leader of the demons and was instantly killed… the players from other guilds all chose to stay far away from the passing demon. Therefore, the four groups of players who were originally confronting each other around Blood Lake went their separate ways.

Soon after, Shiva was lucky enough to meet his three guild companions in the city. After exchanging information, the four of them traveled together, starting to look for other players.

Along the way, they conveniently killed many low-level derivatives from the Origin organization. Until this moment… the four, hiding in the shadows, unexpectedly discovered D1-Dragon standing in the center of the street.

Shiva had seen Long at the crossroads before, and he was well aware that as one of the initiators of the Burst Tunnel, this derivative's strength was definitely extraordinary. Based on the experience of fighting other derivatives during this time, he judged that to deal with the guy in front of him, he had to use a killer move.

Therefore, Shiva decisively consumed a stone disc and directly launched a surprise attack with a limited skill.

That move just now was the "Fire" effect of the Heavenly Dance Hourglass—[Karma Fire].

The effect of [Karma Fire] is: ignores attribute defense, launches a guaranteed hit fire attack against an enemy, this attack has both physical and spiritual damage, the power depends on the user's Spiritual Skill specialization level. After use, the fire stone disc will shatter and can only be restored by returning to the login space.

In past scripts, Shiva was sure to kill people with this move. Only some abnormally large or special script Bosses could withstand this skill. Targets of medium size or smaller… such as players… were guaranteed to die.

Taking Slaughter Game as an example, if [Karma Fire] was used in conjunction with [Pure Land] against players, it would be an almost unsolvable combo. No matter how high the defense, it would be a one-shot kill. Even if he encountered a powerful defender like Long Ao Min, Shiva was confident that he could easily take him down.

However, D1-Dragon's strength was far beyond Shiva's imagination… He was second only to the three leaders in the Origin organization, how could he be killed by a mere special skill of a psionic weapon?

“What was that just now?” D1-Dragon’s voice actually rang out again, “It felt like someone poured a bucket of warm water on me.”

Hearing this, the four players' expressions changed drastically, and they looked up at the sound.

At some point, D1-Dragon had come to the high altitude. The position he was in at the moment was directly above the place where the karma fire had exploded.

“He dodged it?” Shiva thought in surprise, “No… that’s not right, this move is clearly a ‘guaranteed hit’…”

“Although the power wasn’t that great, it was quite disgusting.” D1-Dragon said as he slowly descended from the air, “I clearly jumped so high the moment the walls of fire converged, but the system still determined that the data caused full damage to me.” He shrugged and landed lightly. “Sometimes I really think… the world I live in is ridiculous. You probably find it hard to understand… Imagine, one day, your neighbor eats a fifty-pound mushroom, and then he doubles in height.”

“I understand your point.” Shiva replied, “In the data world, the rules set by the system represent the laws of nature. As long as it meets the criteria, even if it’s superficially unreasonable, it’s still ‘reality’.”

“You’re only half right.” Although D1-Dragon’s appearance was that of a child, his demeanor and tone seemed much more mature and stable than many adult players in this script. “And the other half… I’m afraid you’ll never understand.” He paused for a moment. “Alright, let’s get back to the main topic… Judging from your actions, you must already know what’s happening in this script.” His gaze swept across the faces of the four players of the Gods. “Are you all going to come with me on your own, or… do I have to make a move?”

“Boss…” Brahma whispered to Shiva, “To run or to fight, just say the word.” Brahma was also a player ranked eighth on the combat power list, not someone who was only brave but lacked strategy. He understood that a weak appearance didn’t mean anything, and four against one might not necessarily be an advantage. At this moment, they must not act rashly, and had to listen to the boss’s decision.