Chapter 107: The Second Assault on Yuxiao

Li Ren surged forward relentlessly. With no worries holding him back, why not unleash his full strength and fight fiercely?

At this moment, his attacks were ruthless and fierce.

Zoro was clearly struggling to hold his ground. Being 20 levels lower, even with the same attribute, he was at an absolute disadvantage. No matter how extraordinary his talent was, no matter how skilled in martial arts he might be—what good would it do?

Did he really think that being a rogue who knew martial arts made him unstoppable?

What a joke!

Thus, Zoro was essentially facing off alone against an absolute level 80 elite boss.

Could a warrior without healing abilities, or a melee rogue, realistically solo a boss 20 levels higher—even discounting misses and blocks?

Only if you exploited glitches by cornering the boss, attacking mid-air, or finding some other exploit. But Li Ren was no fool; if anyone could trap you with bugs, it wasn’t him.

Therefore, Zoro’s defeat was merely a matter of time.

Although some of his elite teammates noticed Zoro faltering and rushed to assist, it was to no avail.

Those reinforcements came from various professions, well-coordinated—a clear demonstration of the difference between elite players and ordinary ones.

Each played their role without confusion. With such a team, what couldn’t they accomplish?

Yet here and now, they had truly met an obstacle beyond their capabilities.

That was Li Ren.

More precisely, they were being utterly crushed by Li Ren.

After regrouping with his new comrades, Zoro abandoned his previous reckless style and became slippery and elusive. With a more suitable shield warrior taking the brunt of Li Ren’s attacks upfront, Zoro seized opportunities to strike.

This approach might suffice against an ordinary boss—standard and reliable. But they faced Li Ren!

A boss with player-like awareness. Imagine the outcome.

Li Ren finally unleashed his invincible skill: Blink!

In a flash, he appeared behind Zoro’s elite group, where the priests and mages gathered. Taking out these two classes would leave the rest powerless.

The moment Li Ren vanished from his original position, Zoro sensed the sinister intent behind this eerie skeletal figure.

He shouted, urging the priests to scatter. Elite players were no fools; they anticipated Li Ren’s moves to the extreme. Even before Zoro finished, the priests and mages were already evading.

But no matter how much they dodged in the hall, none could match Li Ren’s speed!

Especially the short-legged priests.

Li Ren closed in on the two priests mercilessly. His mighty five-star charged strike pierced through them without a trace of mercy, instantly reducing them to two streaks of white light.

Zoro halted his swift charge, gritting his teeth as he stared at the seemingly invincible foe before him.

Deep inside, he harbored a burning hatred toward Li Ren. From the start, he knew someone constantly threatened his existence but had no clue who it was. Now that he had found the threat, he realized that with his own strength alone, he stood no chance against this opponent.

“Is this the so-called power of fate that guy mentioned? But I already have such luck—how am I meant to gain even more?” Pain and hatred filled Zoro’s heart. Glancing at his impressive 30-point luck attribute, he knew that if this number got out, it would cause an uproar.

“Hmph! If I can’t have it, neither can you! If you keep succeeding so easily, I might be utterly destroyed!” Zoro clenched his teeth, a shadow of gloom flickering across his handsome face.

While the remaining elite players struggled to grapple with Li Ren, Zoro broke away alone and sprinted toward a different direction. He was determined to do something—something powerful enough to shatter everyone’s plans here.

His target was close: the petrified body of Fan Yunshan.

Li Ren had noticed Zoro’s movement but, surrounded and attacked by many, he didn’t yet understand what Zoro intended.

Although the elite players around were being ruthlessly cut down, they successfully blocked Li Ren’s view, buying just a little time.

To Li Ren, that brief moment was insignificant.

But to Zoro, it was enough to reverse the entire situation.

Fan Yunshan, who had been petrified in place, was now freed. The petrification was caused by a rune—control of which rested entirely in Zoro’s hands.

Seeing this hard-won opportunity, Zoro ground his steel teeth fiercely.

In the end, he had no choice but to crush the remaining half of the rune in his hand, watching as the petrified Fan Yunshan gradually awakened from the stone state. He cast a hateful glance back toward Li Ren still fighting and turned away from the city lord’s hall.

“Ahhhh!” A series of piercing roars echoed through the hall, filled with rage, resentment, unwillingness, and humiliation.

Fan Yunshan slammed his massive sword into the ground, the earth shattering beneath the overwhelming force.

He glanced back at the few players still besieging Li Ren—only a handful remained.

In this short interval, Li Ren had easily dispatched them all, leaving only their silent standoff.

Fan Yunshan turned his gaze to the city and saw the skeletal Pegasus mage still mercilessly slaughtering. Retracting his eyes, he looked at Li Ren and finally spoke, “You are impressive. You have not disappointed me.”

Li Ren was silent, unable to comprehend why this powerful city lord would utter such praise—they had just met.

“Though your strength outside is decent, I could have annihilated them all in an instant and caused your siege to fail outright.” Despite his grievous wounds, Fan Yunshan’s words were full of confidence and dominance.

From a warrior’s soul, this was the aura born only of a seasoned veteran—a ‘who else but me’ spirit.

Li Ren nodded slightly. Even without considering this city lord, he had already noticed the reinforcements appearing mysteriously in the hall, their numbers slowly growing. Now he understood the true cause of this.