-9 This was the damage Yuncheng Emperor dealt to Jiang Bai.

-219 -40 The number above was the damage Jiang Bai dealt to Yuncheng Emperor using the skill [Aimed Shot]; the one below was the True Damage added by his weapon.

And Yuncheng Emperor's HP was only 180 points!

The moment the arrow flew, the entire world seemed to shift into slow-motion playback. Everyone present watched wide-eyed as the arrow shimmering with ice crystals plunged straight into Yuncheng Emperor's body. Then, Yuncheng Emperor's health bar was instantly emptied!

“INSTA-KILL!!!”

This scene was simply unreal! The sight of Yuncheng Emperor collapsing into a corpse shocked everyone. In that instant, the entire area fell deathly silent again. Everyone's mouths hung open, staring blankly at Yuncheng Emperor's corpse with expressions like they'd seen a ghost, seemingly unable to process what happened.

Clang... Someone in the crowd dropped their weapon out of shock. Then, the crowd completely erupted.

“Holy crap!” “Insta-killed!” “My f***ing...” “That's like using a small knife on your ass—really opened my eyes!” (Vulgar slang for mind-blowing/eye-opening). “Is that a f***ing GM?” “That's the Level 5 Yuncheng Emperor! The boss of Yuncheng just got insta-killed like that?”

Compared to the crowd's shock, what stunned the remaining thirty-three Yuncheng guild members even more was another issue. "-9" That number made them completely doubt their existence. Who was Yuncheng Emperor? The highest level in the entire Yuncheng guild, with the best gear, a full-offense spec Archer! His attack should be the highest in the guild, yet what kind of pathetic damage did that arrow deal? “9 damage???” “Is this guy human?” “He's an Archer! What happened to being squishy and low health?”

For a moment, the Yuncheng members were stupefied. Their previous imposing momentum vanished, leaving them like headless flies. Someone shouted something, finally snapping them back to some semblance of awareness.

“Dammit, the Boss is dead! What are we standing around for? Avenge the Boss! With over thirty of us, we can grind him down!” “Make him drop that bow! Even if we all die once, it's worth it!!!”

This sentence reignited the Yuncheng guild's fighting spirit. In terms of combat power, these thirty-three were Yuncheng's best available players currently. The scene instantly descended into chaos. From Mages to Warriors, Assassins to Archers, over thirty people charged Jiang Bai all at once. The damage they dealt was naturally unbearable to watch.

-2 -5 Miss -1 -1 ...

Apart from misses, all the hits were single-digit damage, none exceeding 5 points. Their idea was good, but reality was far crueler. Just when they managed to chip away a sliver of Jiang Bai's health bar, one arrow from him, combined with the 5% Lifesteal, instantly refilled his health. After this happened several times, the Yuncheng members completely despaired. Because at this rate, it was impossible for Jiang Bai to die! Meanwhile, their own numbers were dwindling. From thirty people down to twenty, finally only a dozen or so remained. Jiang Bai stood his ground, never moving, just face-tanking and attacking like a god descended, leaving onlookers stupefied.

“Oh my turtle turtle... An Archer face-tanking thirty-three Yuncheng experts! This is insane...” “Awesome, too awesome! He's totally my idol!” Some watching were so excited their faces flushed red. One person declaring war on an entire guild was, in itself, an incredibly passionate event. “No wonder Old Dream of Empty City had the guts to declare war on all of Yuncheng! He's too strong!” ...

The onlookers enjoyed the show, and Jiang Bai enjoyed the killing. The thirty-three Yuncheng experts were reduced to a scattered seven or eight in the blink of an eye, mostly ranged classes. These individuals were completely broken by Jiang Bai now; what will to fight could they possibly have left? Therefore, ignoring the Emperor shouting in the channel, they directly fled. These few had already turned red-named; Jiang Bai naturally had no reason to let them go. Arrow after arrow flew, head after head fell. Except for the last three who got out of Jiang Bai's attack range, everyone else became souls claimed by his arrows.

Only then did the scene gradually calm down. And the surrounding players had long been watching, dumb as wooden chickens.

“Isn't this f***ing more hype than a movie? So exciting!” "Hiss... Too strong! One guy taking on thirty-three Yuncheng experts! Holy crap, I can't handle it!” A beautiful young girl jumped out. "I hereby unilaterally declare that 'Old Dream of Empty City' is my husband!" “Die, he's obviously my husband...” “Dream on, you stinking bitch...” ...

At this moment, Jiang Bai had already picked up the few dropped items around him and headed deeper into the forest. Honestly, he couldn't even be bothered picking up these spoils—just low-level white gear, worthless. Yuncheng Emperor's green bow hadn't dropped, unfortunately; otherwise, it would have been worth quite a bit.

Once things quieted down, Jiang Bai finally noticed his private message interface was frantically blinking with notifications. Opening it, he saw messages from Da Tang Wu Zui sent ten minutes ago.

Da Tang Wu Zui: "Brother, heard the Yuncheng people surrounded you? Need help?" Da Tang Wu Zui: "Why no reply, brother? If you need it, I can send people over anytime."

Seeing these two messages, Jiang Bai smiled faintly. He'd had a feeling early on that this Wu Zui kid would amount to something; now it seemed he wasn't wrong. “Thanks, brother. Problem's already solved.”

Da Tang Wu Zui replied instantly, "Good to hear. Call me anytime if you need help in the future."

It had to be said, although no actual help was provided, Da Tang Wu Zui's actions gave Jiang Bai a considerable good impression.

Resurrection Point. Yuncheng Emperor's face was livid, especially when he saw his level had dropped to 4. His heart burned with fury. Because "Genesis" had a rule: players Level 5 and above would lose a full level upon dying in PK. Thus, Yuncheng Emperor's hard-earned level was wasted just like that.

“I still underestimated that Old Dream of Empty City's strength!” “Never thought that even with over thirty brothers, we couldn't take him down!” At this moment, Yuncheng Emperor was gritting his teeth in anger, yet felt completely helpless. “Old Dream of Empty City, I will make you pay the price! Definitely!!!” Consumed by rage, Yuncheng Emperor couldn't help but roar in a low voice. ...

Jiang Bai naturally didn't feel Yuncheng Emperor's frustration. Right now, he was rapidly slaughtering Level 4 Ironback Wild Boars; he needed to quickly reach Level 4 first. One boar gave 20 EXP. Just a matter of killing 25 boars [to get 500 EXP for level 4]. Now, Jiang Bai killed a boar in two arrows; if he got a crit, one shot was enough. His killing speed was simply heaven-defying.

Just as he was enthusiastically killing, a line of bolded, red, eye-catching text on the public chat screen caught Jiang Bai's attention.

"Server Announcement! Server Announcement! The Yuncheng Guild officially issues a server-wide wanted order for player 'Old Dream of Empty City'. Anyone providing 'Old Dream of Empty City's coordinates will be generously rewarded!"

The same message was spammed three times. Seems Yuncheng hated Jiang Bai to the core.

“Heh.” Seeing Yuncheng's announcement, Jiang Bai just gave a cold laugh, completely unconcerned. “Overestimating themselves.”