Putting other things aside, just the 780 HP alone—forget Archers, even a Level 5 full Constitution tank ('blood cow') probably wouldn't have this much health.

Isn't that incredible?

“Time to kill the Boss!”

With these stats, if he still couldn't beat the Boss, Jiang Bai might as well quit playing. Setting aside his heaven-defying attributes, just the weapon's 20% slow combined with the boots' 10% movement speed increase made Jiang Bai estimate he could kite the Boss to death.

Because judging from its skill descriptions, the creature didn't have any ranged attacks.

After getting organized, Jiang Bai prepared to leave the village and head towards the Lord Boss he was longing for.

The road was bustling with people. With his equipment's glow hidden, Jiang Bai looked no different from the thousands of ordinary players.

By now, the chat channels were buzzing with speculation about "Old Dream of Empty City," but no one knew the real "Old Dream of Empty City" was just this inconspicuous guy in the crowd.

Because Jiang Bai had hidden his ID, to outsiders, his name just appeared as a blur. Plenty of people chose to hide their IDs, so it wasn't particularly strange.

Speaking of which, Jiang Bai had to thank the system for this feature.

“Boar Lord, Daddy's here!”

Leaving the village, Jiang Bai picked up speed. He had to admit, the +10% movement speed boots on his feet were indeed potent; his travel speed was noticeably faster than before.

However, just then, a dense swarm of people approached murderously from ahead.

“Are they coming for me?”

Jiang Bai slowed down, a hint of confusion on his face, because he clearly felt the group's gazes fixed on him.

“Holy crap, isn't that the Yuncheng guild?” “The one in front is Yuncheng Emperor! Heard he's already Level 5. He'll probably have a spot on the leaderboards once they open.” “Looks like they're gearing up for a fight? Wonder which clueless fool provoked Yuncheng. Heard their guild has tens of thousands of players.” “Could it be a guild war? Seems a bit early...”

While the crowd discussed animatedly, the twenty-plus members of the Yuncheng guild lined up in a row, stopping less than three meters in front of Jiang Bai.

The scene instantly became rather spectacular.

On one side, the imposing Yuncheng army; on the other, the solitary figure of Jiang Bai. On both sides, onlookers kept their distance.

Looking out, Jiang Bai gave off an aura of one man facing the entire world.

“Tsk tsk tsk... he's doomed.” “I thought it was a guild war. Looks like this guy is going to die miserably.” “For Yuncheng to send so many people after just one guy, he must have committed some heinous crime.” ...

The onlookers' discussions reached Jiang Bai's ears. When he heard the name "Yuncheng," he understood everything.

The person in the lead was clearly the boss of the Yuncheng guild, "Yuncheng Emperor!"

Judging by the longbow in his hand, he was also an Archer.

“You're Old Dream of Empty City?” The man, appearing to be in his twenties, tilted his head, looking Jiang Bai up and down askance.

Following Yuncheng Emperor's words, the crowd instantly buzzed.

“Well damn! This guy is Old Dream of Empty City?” “Holy CRAP!!! The legend himself! The one who got Ancient gear! No wonder he dares to provoke the Yuncheng guild! Awesome!!!” “So Old Dream of Empty City is from our beginner village? I feel kinda proud.” “Still doesn't look good. Yuncheng brought so many people; they're definitely set on taking him down.” ...

“Whether I am or not, it's none of your damn business.” Jiang Bai stared at Yuncheng Emperor and replied indifferently.

“Heh.” Yuncheng Emperor wasn't angered. "Stubborn words don't matter. I won't waste time talking nonsense. Hand over the Ancient equipment, and I can let bygones be bygones regarding you killing my brother and stealing his gear."

“Why don't you go f*** your grandma.” With that one sentence, Jiang Bai's anger flared up. "You're pretty good at twisting the truth! Can't you have some f***ing shame? Me steal your brother's gear? Why don't you have your brother show everyone the death replay?"

“Heh.” Yuncheng Emperor showed disdain. "Around here, what I say goes. Besides, that's not important. What's important is that you hand over the equipment."

“I'll give you a chance now, in front of my thirty-three Yuncheng brothers.” Yuncheng Emperor held his longbow and said unhurriedly, "Hand over the gear, and I'll grant you a death exemption token. In the future, none of my Yuncheng brothers will touch you when they see you."

“Otherwise, my Yuncheng guild's tens of thousands of players will issue a worldwide wanted order for you. You know what that means, right?”

Yuncheng Emperor's words caused quite a stir.

“Holy crap! The Emperor is so domineering! My idol! Awesome!” “Big guilds are just tyrants. If they say hunt you down, they hunt you down. Solo players basically can't survive.” “This is 'the common man is innocent, but possessing treasure makes him guilty.' No way around it. Just give in, brother, or you won't be able to play this game...” “Don't be rash, brother! Ancient gear is amazing, but no matter how amazing, you can't withstand the entire Yuncheng guild! That's tens of thousands of people...”

In the crowd, most people felt sorry for Jiang Bai, while some were indignant.

But Jiang Bai's response defied most people's expectations.

Jiang Bai slowly took the longbow off his back, holding it in his hand. The moment he looked up, the longbow in his hand erupted with a brilliant pink glow.

“Then I'll give you a chance too.”

“Hm?” Yuncheng Emperor paused.

“What did you say?”

“I said, I'll give you a chance too.” Jiang Bai paused, his tone still calm.

“Right now, take the thirty-three Yuncheng brothers behind you, kneel, and kowtow to me three times. I will grant all players of your Yuncheng guild a death exemption token.”

“Otherwise, from now on, any Yuncheng player I see, I will kill on sight!”

“???” “!!!”

In an instant, everyone was dumbfounded. Including Yuncheng Emperor, everyone froze.

The dead silence lasted for a full ten seconds. The next second, the crowd absolutely exploded.

“HOLY HELL!!!!” “INSANE!!!” “Did I hear that right?” “Has this guy gone mad?” “One person putting a bounty on an entire guild?” “Awesome! Damn, just daring to say that is f***ing awesome enough!” “This is one man declaring war on a whole guild!” “Too arrogant...” “He probably doesn't understand how terrifying a guild with tens of thousands of players is.” ...

At this point, Yuncheng Emperor's face had turned completely black. As a Level 5 Archer, he directly drew the longbow glowing green in his hand, his tone chilling.