"Player Orgod has joined the battle group (988/1000)."
The Sky Wolf players in the tunnel froze in shock, especially the team leader Sky Wolf-Demon Moon, whose jaw nearly hit the floor.
Orgod?!!
What the hell?!
The Triple Crown winner just joined the enemy's battle group...
What is he trying to do?!
The battle group leader, Sky Wolf-Black Moon, felt cold sweat running down his back and frantically typed into the chat: "Demon Moon, are you out of your mind? Why the hell would you add Orgod, the biggest hanger-on of Godslayer, into our battle group?"
Sky Wolf-Demon Moon quickly responded: "Calm down, vice guild leader, what Orgod? There are tons of fake Orgods running around, I've even seen someone like Orzod."
One of his subordinates timidly poked Demon Moon in the side: "Demon Moon, are you sure? This can't be a fake!"
At that moment, a figure slowly emerged from the black mist.
Orson had initially planned to use the God Emperor's Earrings to leave the maze, but something felt off. The maze was bizarre—space items were ineffective, and the mini-map wasn't working. The only way to figure out the exit's location was by estimating it based on teammate positions and monster density.
"Don't tell me I won the jackpot!"
The Sky Wolf players got goosebumps all over.
With a calm, indifferent smile on his face, Orson waved at them with enthusiasm: "Sorry, seems like I got lost. Could you all help me find my way?"
With an ominous, pitch-black title above his head, flames swirling around him like a meteor shower, and wearing a terrifying dragon crown, he looked like a vengeful god emerging from a sea of blood and bodies!
"...Tyrannical Ruler, Orgod!!"
"We're screwed! What is he trying to do? Why did he even accept the battle group invite?!"
"Bro, should we go all out... and kill him?"
Demon Moon and the others were frozen in place, staring at the legendary first player of Infinite Dimensions, only a few meters away from them.
In normal circumstances, the best move would be to kick him out of the battle group immediately, and then mob him with everyone's abilities to kill him on the spot! But this was not a normal situation. The power ranking SSS player had completely shattered the usual perception of ranged classes!
"Goddamn it! Do you think Sky Wolf is an easy target? Brothers, let's get him!"
Demon Moon's thoughts raced. Gritting his teeth, he decided that sending the Godslayer guild leader to the afterlife would turn him into a legend!
"You have been kicked from the battle group!"
Orson narrowed his eyes and shook his head lightly: "I'm just trying to find my way. Why did you kick me out?"
"I'll take you down!"
"Brothers, kill him!"
"Kill Orgod, take Celestial Fortress, and we'll be the new legends of Infinite Dimensions!"
Under Demon Moon's lead, more than thirty main fighters from Sky Wolf charged at Orson with battle cries.
Orson gave a wicked smile, his Skyfire Staff glowing faintly. "Better to live well than to be a legend."
He casually raised his hand and unleashed a Chaos Magic Ball with a basic attack.
"Damn! This guy's looking down on us!"
"Demon Moon, don't panic, I'll heal you! Let's go for it!"
Sky Wolf's players were taken aback. While Orson's basic attack was stronger than an ordinary mage's, in the end...
It was just a basic attack!
"Holy Roar!"
Demon Moon didn't dare to be careless. He roared and activated a defensive buff that greatly boosted his defense for a short time.
"Holy Blessing!"
"Light Baptism!"
He used several C-grade buffs in succession to increase his defense even further and grant him a massive shield.
Boom!
With a dull sound, Demon Moon was stunned. Despite all the buffs on him, his health dropped to zero in an instant.
Crit -27,500!
Burn -9,000!
"...Ah, this... is over the top!"
The high-defense knight collapsed to the ground.
He lay there, still agitated, screaming at his healer who had promised to heal him, "What the hell… This was just a basic attack? Heal me!"
Demon Moon's eyes widened in shock. "My storm broad sword! It's gone!"
A green broadsword dropped from him. Orson casually flicked his hand, and a streak of light quickly sent the loot into his inventory.
"Not bad, a level 30 hero broadsword, probably worth around 1,000 gold." Orson smiled, holding the broadsword and admiring it.
Demon Moon's mentality exploded. Lying on the ground, he cursed inwardly. To become the leader of the Sky Wolf battle group, he had spent a lot of money to buy a few pieces of level 30 hero gear.
He had just entered the battlefield and already lost his most valuable hero broadsword. This kind of loss was too painful for a "small spender" like him.
"What's the big deal, it's just a broken sword!"
A priest beside him tried to comfort him, launching a series of Holy Light attacks at Orson.
Shield block!
Shield block!
The fire demon shield surrounding Orson rippled, and the priest was left dumbfounded: "What the hell! No health loss?"
"B-level fire magic [Fiery Demon Surge]."
"Effect: Consumes 500 MP to summon a flame barrier, with a shield value of 1000 plus spell attack power."
With Orson's current attack power, his fire demon shield had 4,000 shield value.
Combined with his Skyfire equipment's damage reduction, the priest's 1,500 attack couldn't even break the shield, only doing less than 1,000 damage.
"Focus fire, break his shield!" The commander of the downed players ordered.
Arrows and elemental magic rained down.
Orson smiled, and the fire element around him surged. Twelve fire snakes, each with a burning effect, shot out, blocking all incoming attacks.
He raised his hand again and released another Chaos Magic Ball.
The Chaos Magic Ball suddenly expanded five times its size, almost filling the entire tunnel.
Crit -58,000!
Burn -10,000!
Boom!
Four players were killed instantly by a massive Chaos Magic Ball.
"My priest's robe is gone! Damn!"
"My hero boots, all my savings were spent on these!"
Sky Wolf's players panicked. It was basic etiquette to help teammates collect dropped gear, but when they looked down, all the loot was gone.
Everything had been grabbed by Orson, thanks to Berenice's Claw and stuffed into his pocket.
"What a shame, it's so hard to earn money and play games. Are you sure you want to keep fighting?" Orson shook his head in regret.
He held the knight's broadsword in one hand and twisted a robe in the other, sighing, "If you had real money, you'd at least have three purple gear pieces each."
"What the hell do you want? We have no grudges, no enemies... How about you give me back the broadsword?"
Demon Moon, lying on the ground, almost cried.
Orson didn't speak. Instead, he glanced at the other Sky Wolf players, and they immediately panicked, clutching their most valuable gear tightly, praying they wouldn't get looted.
"A battle to rise to godhood? To hell with that!"
They weren't rich players, and couldn't handle such extravagant losses.
"Cough, cough... How about this: we surrender and lose half of everything?" Sky Wolf-Demon Moon dryly cleared his throat.
Orson smiled lightly. "I like people who understand the situation."
In a flash of light, the sensible guy stood up calmly and invited Orson to join the battle group.
Meanwhile, Sky Wolf-Black Moon, still investigating in other areas, was dumbfounded again: "You... kicked him out and now you're inviting him back? Demon Moon, what the hell!"
"…Vice leader, let me explain!" Demon Moon hurriedly said.
"Explain your ass! Get out of here with him!" Sky Wolf-Black Moon snapped, ready to kick both of them out of the battle group.
"Are you sure?" Orson raised an eyebrow.
"I'm not afraid of you! A defeated general, what the hell are you flaunting?" Sky Wolf-Black Moon swore, unwilling to tolerate this Triple Crown winner's attitude.
With one swift kick, Orson and Demon Moon's entire squad were expelled from the battle group.
"Orgod!! I'll explain to him again!" Demon Moon panicked.
"Don't worry, he'll add me back himself." Orson remained calm, waiting for Demon Moon to re-invite him into the team. His blue eyes glinted, "My domain—activate!"
"Shit! S-level ice magic [Ice Prison Ring]!"
"Awesome, the rumors say Orgod uses this move, and its coverage is unimaginable!"
Ice fog quickly spread, and while Demon Moon's group was protected by "friendly fire" and remained unharmed, others in the second level of the maze would be in for a real surprise.