"4998th Orson!"
"4999th Orson..."
"Training completed: 5000 dumbass Orsons killed!"
Inside the Purple Thunder Fortress's legendary dungeon, Blank swung her weapon hard, defeating the last zombie "Orson" with great effort. She finally exhaled a long breath.
She had been doing this special training for many days. Although grinding monsters was exhausting, as long as she imagined them as a certain someone, her fatigue seemed to fade away.
Her divine Soul Seal was connected to her level and proficiency in killing small monsters, so she had been grinding nonstop whenever she had free time. After continuous battles, Blank was able to stack bleeding buffs infinitely. By the time she faced monsters with 200,000 health, she could almost kill them with a single strike.
Blank tilted her delicate chin up arrogantly and clicked to check her ranking on the leaderboard.
"I'm only 3 levels ahead of that bastard. That's still not enough! I need to keep grinding and push him into despair!" Blank muttered to herself with determination.
Taking a deep breath, Blank was about to dive back into the dungeon for more grinding. But the next moment, an announcement appeared, shattering all her plans.
[Server-wide announcement: Player Orgod, like a god of death, slayed the Fallen Dragon Valarg, completing the Abyss Dungeon: Dragon Maiden!]
"Rewards: 200 free attribute points, 300 skill points, 100,000 reputation, 3 million experience points, 2,000 gold!"
Blank stared blankly at the world channel, as the level rankings next to her seemed to jump like crazy.
"Level 29, 30..."
"31, 32..."
"33, 34!?"
Her heart sank. Blank stood there at the teleportation point, in utter disbelief. Tears welled up in her eyes as she screamed and charged back into the dungeon with obsessive determination.
After slaying the Frost Dragon, Orson had instantly leveled up by 6 levels, reaching Level 34.
"Slaying dragons! Holy crap, he's really slaying dragons! He just gained 6 levels in one go!"
"We don't need to fight anymore. Right now, Orgod is the undisputed top player in Infinite Dimensions. Usher, Blank—step aside."
"Well, it seems like only the top-tier players from other regions might be able to compete with him."
...
The players in the world channel, who were once the top players in other MMORPGs, sighed in frustration, full of awe and fear toward Orson's accomplishments.
If Orson had slayed a low-level Dragon Knight, it could have been explained by his superior skills as a top professional player, along with some dungeon mechanics. But the fact that a level 20-something mage had slain a dragon was downright terrifying.
After all, a dragon, even if mindlessly attacked by a player, would regenerate its health faster than the player could deal damage. The idea of slaying a dragon was nothing short of a nightmare.
Skyslasher: "That bastard must've found some game bug or the dragon was already low health when he killed it."
Ivy: "Yeah, that's right. The official game site said even the weakest low-tier dragons have health in the billions. A normal player can't do this."
The members of Dragon's Kiss Guild kept a low profile. They had just completed the legendary dungeon Twilight Poison Fog, and after returning to Pondenorlin City, they teleported back to their guild headquarters.
"Don't try to comfort me with empty words. I will get back the face we've lost," Usher said nonchalantly as he looked at the server announcements. The others immediately fell silent.
He took out a black Soul Seal and stared at it, murmuring, "Dark God Corpse. If you equip this, you can lead people to betray the Light Dragon Empire and join the Dark Dragon faction."
Confidence flared up again in Usher's eyes. He believed with all his heart that he was the destined king of Infinite Dimensions. No matter how strong his enemies were, he would claim the final victory. To him, Orson was just a stepping stone to measure his strength.
"The day I return will be the day Infinite Dimensions trembles," Usher chuckled.
A black light flashed from his forehead, spreading across the entire sky.
The members of Dragon's Kiss Guild looked up, excitement and joy mixed in their eyes. Shadows of magic descended, opening a rift in the void. A magical battleship that seemed to have crossed ancient time and space sailed toward them. The guild's players raised their fists and shouted in unison: "Dragon's Kiss Guild! Invincible!"
Waves of black light rained down, and every member of Dragon's Kiss Guild received an invitation from the Dark Dragon Empire.
[Usher has joined the Dark Dragon Empire, gaining the Dark Dragon King's reverse blood blessing, 150 free attribute points, 200 skill points, 15 talent points, 200,000 reputation, and 1,000 gold!]
Another explosive announcement went live, and the entire player base went into a frenzy.
He, Usher, was turning against the world!
Leading Dragon's Kiss Guild to become enemies of the entire world!
How audacious could one get?!
"Running away because you can't win? Typical of Dragon's Kiss Guild," Bradley said, mocking them on the broadcast. Even though Dragon's Kiss Guild was now officially part of the Dark Dragon Empire, the people from the Light Dragon Empire wouldn't get enemy faction notifications, so his mockery was purely out of habit.
Madman: "What now? How's Wedge going to cope with this?"
Bradley: "Dragon's Kiss Guild is done for. SSR army will have to bow down to them! It's over!"
The two of them continued their mockery, each taking turns to throw insults.
Meanwhile, Wedge looked particularly upset. The alliance she had hoped for had turned into her solitary struggle. She couldn't even bear to think about how Godslayer Guild would suppress her afterward.
Even though she was good at networking and political maneuvering, Godslayer Guild was too powerful now, and no guild dared to challenge them.
Just a few minutes ago, Drunken Dream, the leader of Supreme Guild, had been full of confidence, but after witnessing Orson slay the dragon, his guild was completely annihilated.
"Run. Keep running. Let's see how long you can escape."
Orson glanced at the chat logs, completely indifferent. Even if Usher ran to the ends of the earth, Orson would still hunt him down and crush him.
Now that they were completely in opposing factions, Orson had no hesitation in eliminating him. He no longer felt any burden.
[Detected collectible soul. Do you wish to collect it?]
Orson took out his Soul Collection device. A dragon soul entered it with ease.
If he waited until the Crimson Lizard King leveled up to Domain Master and consumed the dragon's soul, he couldn't even imagine how terrifying the Magic Ascension Pills made from the dragon would be.
The Crimson Lizard King transformed into a devouring beast, and the dragon corpse began to disintegrate, feeding into the Lizard King's body.
"Roar!!"
The Crimson Lizard King, a mere shrimp compared to the dragon, did not show any sign of swelling, even after consuming such a massive creature.
"Your mount, Crimson Lizard King, has consumed the dragon's body and gained 100% attribute growth!"
Soon after, the Crimson Lizard King's red body started to show a tinge of blue, and cracks appeared on its body, as if it was turning into a giant egg.
A crack sounded.
A prehistoric behemoth broke free from its shell, its size increased tremendously. Its wings, when spread, spanned over a hundred meters. A blue horn grew from its head, making it look even more terrifying.
"10 million health. Not bad. Still acceptable."
Orson smiled faintly. The dragon's corpse was a treasure to the Crimson Lizard King, which had the devouring ability. It was practically a jackpot.
"You have obtained premium materials: Dragon Horn x2."
"You have obtained premium materials: Dragon Spine Bone x1."
"You have obtained..."
The ground was covered with materials and equipment, which Orson eagerly threw into his bag to check later.
"You have obtained a holy item: Dragon Crystal x1."
"You have obtained an S-grade Frost Magic Book: [Ice Prison Ring]."