Only now did Ling Xue finally realize, she had been used.
And the person who had used her was none other than the company's mysterious investor.
"He sent me a message and told me to come to Ghost King City to carry out the map-clearing mission, but in reality it was to activate the entrance to the Land of the Abandoned Ghosts,"
"Then he used the Nether to kidnap me, using me to lure Lin Mo to Ghost King City, and thereby trap Lin Mo in the Land of the Abandoned Ghosts…"
"Why didn't I think of this beforehand?"
"Why am I so stupid…"
Endless guilt and self-blame surged in Ling Xue's heart.
At this time, Qin Ming was still somewhat shaken, "Rulebound, looks like I still underestimated you."
"I didn't expect you had already seen through Soul Devourer's growth settings, knowing that it couldn't restore the Ghost King's weakened state unless it reached S-rank, so you deliberately handed over Soul Devourer and used the Ghost King to unseal it."
Qin Ming knew very well: If it were not for the fallback plan of the Land of the Abandoned Ghosts, everything they had done today would have collapsed, and Lin Mo would have wiped them all out.
And in fact, the person who had come up with the plan and thought of the fallback plan of the Land of the Abandoned Ghosts was none other than Ghost King Soul Manipulator·Zade.
Yesterday, on the Soul Hall map, they had originally been only one step away. As long as they killed the BOSS Soul King, they would obtain Soul Devourer.
But Lin Mo and Ning Xi had killed their way into the Soul Hall, snatched the BOSS from them, and taken Soul Devourer.
After that, Qin Ming and the other two had racked their brains to think of a way to take Soul Devourer back.
It was Ghost King Soul Manipulator·Zade who had made the suggestion, "That mortal named Rulebound has the aura of the Ghost Clan on him. Since that's the case, let's trap him in Ghost King City, in the Land of the Abandoned Ghosts."
Qin Ming's original plan had only been to trap Lin Mo in the Land of the Abandoned Ghosts, then find another way to restore Soul Manipulator·Zade from its weakened state.
After all, using Soul Devourer to restore Soul Manipulator·Zade was the most direct and effective method, but there were other methods besides that.
But as long as Lin Mo was around, they would be under threat at every moment before the Ghost King recovered from its weakened state.
And as long as they trapped Lin Mo in the Land of the Abandoned Ghosts, they could search for a way to restore Soul Manipulator·Zade without any worries.
They just had not expected Lin Mo to hand over Soul Devourer himself.
For Qin Ming, this was an unexpected gain.
Now that they had Soul Devourer, there was no need to find another method.
"As long as we upgrade Soul Devourer to S-rank, we can use Soul Devourer to restore the Ghost King from its weakened state."
"Coincidentally, before Soul Devourer reaches S-rank, Rulebound will be trapped in the Land of the Abandoned Ghosts, so we don't need to worry about his interference."
"Once Soul Devourer reaches S-rank and the Ghost King recovers from its weakened state, even if Rulebound comes out of the Land of the Abandoned Ghosts, he will no longer be a match for the Ghost King."
As soon as Qin Ming finished speaking, Ji Ningshuang deliberately asked loudly, with a sarcastic tone, "But what if Rulebound can't get out and remains trapped in the Land of the Abandoned Ghosts?"
Soul Manipulator·Zade said in a deep voice, "If he can't come out, this king will personally enter the Land of the Abandoned Ghosts and kill him."
"He dared to injure this king while this king was weakened. This mortal who dares to show disrespect to this king must die without a burial place!"
"Tsk," Ji Ningshuang said, "So, no matter what, Rulebound only has one path to death?"
Hearing this, Qin Feng, Ling Xiao, Xia Wanwan, and the Divine Nation Guild players were all extremely alarmed.
"Brother Mo really can't get out?"
"How could Divine Oracle design such a ridiculous map? There must be a way to get out!"
"But the vice guild leader still hasn't come out. Looks like he really won't be able to get out for the time being!"
Everyone on the field was thrown into chaos, and morale was low.
Only Ning Xi was not thrown off balance.
Seeing that the divine weapon Soul Devourer was still in Soul Manipulator·Zade's hands, she quickly regained her composure and kept her thoughts clear.
At least for now, the Ghost King was still in a weakened state.
The most important thing was to take this opportunity to deal with the Ghost King and retrieve Soul Devourer.
As long as the Ghost King died, there would be no more worries.
Thus, Ning Xi tightly gripped the Hell·Yama Staff in her right hand.
Boom!
The instant the set skill activated, hellfire surged around her.
"Brother Lin Mo, the task you couldn't finish."
"I'll finish it for you!"
As she spoke, Ning Xi raised her staff slightly, locked onto Soul Manipulator·Zade, and began casting.
Boom!
S-rank Fireball.
It accurately struck Soul Manipulator·Zade floating in the air.
Under the tenfold damage increase from the SSS-rank talent Nine-Five Supreme, a massive damage number jumped above Soul Manipulator·Zade's head.
-1089436!
The HP bar above Soul Manipulator·Zade's head dropped by another percentage point.
From 7% to 6%!
With all attributes reduced by 90% in its weakened state, the Ghost King was nearly no different from an ordinary small monster in front of Ning Xi, apart from having more HP.
This sight made Ji Ningshuang frown.
"We trapped one Rulebound, but overlooked that there was still Liuli!"
Just as Ning Xi was preparing to continue casting and quickly finish off the Ghost King...
Whoosh!
As Qin Ming cast a spell at the same time, a beam of golden light descended from the sky and enveloped Ning Xi.
SSS-rank hidden class Judge, SSS-rank class potential [Judgment] activated: Final damage reduced by 99%, lasting ten minutes!
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Under the influence of [Judgment], when Ning Xi's skills landed on Soul Manipulator·Zade again, the 1% damage dealt this time instantly became negligible.
-10915!
-10876!
-10999!
Seeing this, Ji Ningshuang said happily, "As expected! As long as Rulebound's divine pet, Divine Descent Seraph, isn't here, Qin Ming, you're unmatched!"
Super God Athena drew her blade with a clang. "Rulebound isn't here, and Liuli is suppressed by Judgment. The rest aren't worth worrying about!"
"Strike while she's down and finish her!"
"I'll kill Liuli first!"
As soon as she finished speaking, just as Super God Athena charged toward Ning Xi with her blade...
Clang!
Without another word, Demon Knight Ling Xiao planted his heavy shield on the ground and stood in front of Ning Xi.
Sword-and-Shield Warrior Qin Feng and Elemental Mage Xia Wanwan also raised a defensive line.
"If you want to bully my sis-in-law, get through us first!"
Super God Athena's gaze turned cold, "You think you can stop me?"
Around them, a large number of Genesis Guild players formed a surrounding attack.
Meanwhile, only a handful of Divine Nation Guild players remained, surrounded on all sides.
The situation was clearly very unfavorable for the latter.
But at this moment...
Swish! Swish! Swish! Swish!
From the rear, two groups of people suddenly poured into Ghost King City.
With great momentum, they surged toward this side.
One group was led by the Level 72 Sword-and-Shield Warrior Gao Chu Bu Sheng Han and the Level 73 Assassin Mo.
The other group was led by the Level 72 Dark Warlock Tie Xue Wu Qing and the Level 73 Shadow Sword God Hei Se De Ye!
"Destroy Genesis! Kill the Ghost King!"
"Brothers, kill!"
Following the orders of the two guild leaders, Gao Chu Bu Sheng Han and Tie Xue Wu Qing, thousands of players from the Iron Blood and Prosperity guilds immediately charged toward the Genesis Guild players in overwhelming numbers.
Liu Kai was stunned, "Holy shit!"
Qin Ming made an immediate decision, "The Ghost King hasn't recovered yet. We can't afford to lose it."
"Retreat!"
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