However, all her reluctance vanished in front of the words "generous rewards."

Big plate chicken!

It must be the big plate chicken, right?

Now, her mind was filled with that dish she had never tasted, and a droplet of drool even embarrassingly hung from the corner of her mouth...

"I've got it covered, Lord Demon King! I will definitely find the scoundrel who floods the labyrinth before those stinky spiders are drowned!"

Having said that, she flew out of the great hall like lightning.

She was unfamiliar with the terrain of North Peak Mine, but there were other entrances to the surface nearby, and she planned to start from there!

After instructing the Little Demon, Luo Yan patted his mount.

"Alakdo, take me to the mine entrance."

Although worried about the situation at home, Alakdo still chose to trust in the wisdom of Lord Demon King and dashed toward the stairs leading to the mine with his eight legs.

"Yes!"

...

Meanwhile, the new players who had just entered the game were still puzzled as to why Lord Demon King hadn't come over to explain the main plot when a system pop-up suddenly appeared.

[Lord Demon King's Call to Arms! Please, all players who receive this message, go immediately to the "Barracks" to pick up weapons, then gather at the map flag location!]

"Scourge OL" lacks a real-time map, but it still has a map that includes the Demon King Territory and surrounding major areas.

At the moment, on that sloppy map, the "Barracks" where communal equipment was stored and the entrance to North Peak Mine were marked with two different colored flags.

At the Demon King Territory's Quality Square, the crowd looked at each other in confusion, baffled by the pop-up.

"Lord Demon King's Call to Arms?!"

"What's that?"

"Wow, I got pulled into strong-arm labor as soon as I entered the game?!"

"Damn, there's a big event right as we start the game!"

Not all players seriously read through every update announcement, but some clever players had already sprung into action, rushing into the barracks and picking the longest weapon they could find.

When in doubt, picking something long is definitely not wrong!

Some lucky ones even found leather armor!

By the time the good equipment was mostly taken, the clueless newbies still at Quality Square finally caught on.

By the time When Past Becomes Smoke went into the warehouse, the only choices left for him were a slightly longer dagger and a shorter one.

Looking at the junk in his hands, he even regretted not choosing an Undead Rat.

But just then, an older player with a bulging backpack suddenly came up beside him, hooking his arm around his shoulder with a grin.

"Lord Demon King's call to arms, lucky you, rookie! You hit a big event as soon as you logged on!"

This person, named Gou Shi, seemed familiar from the forums.

Looking at this seemingly experienced player, When Past Becomes Smoke quietly asked.

"A big event? What's that mean?"

Gou Shi chuckled.

"Simply put, it's like a national war. You'll understand once you join one, a thousand people on the same screen in PVE, super cool! It's addicting!"

When Past Becomes Smoke said anxiously,

"Is there a reward?"

That was his biggest worry at the moment.

Gou Shi laughed. "Of course, there's a reward! How could there not be in a national war? They even give out Joss Paper, lots of it! Heaps!"

When Past Becomes Smoke sighed in relief.

Great.

At least he wouldn't be deprived of his beta privileges now.

Staring at the newbie in front of him, the soul fire burning in Gou Shi's skull flickered intriguingly.

"Speaking of which, you didn't get a gun, did you?"

"A gun?" When Past Becomes Smoke paused, then shook his head. "No... isn't that only for the first five hundred registered players?"

"It's not actually enforced that strictly; as long as you're not incompetent and occupying a spot, no one really reports you. This game has higher freedom than you might expect," Gou Shi chuckled, handing over a piece wrapped in paper, "Here, take this, it's much better than that dagger of yours."

Subconsciously accepting the item Gou Shi handed over, When Past Becomes Smoke paused.

"What is this?"

This item looked a bit like a tube of explosives.

And it also appeared to be a reassembled second-hand?

Squeezing his nonexistent eyebrows, Gou Shi grinned slyly.

"Let me tell you, this thing is awesome, AOE damage, definitely a Bronze-level Spell! Especially suitable for newbies..."

...

After nearly twenty minutes, a team of over eight hundred players was finally assembled.

There were still over a hundred players who were either lost in the maze or aimlessly roaming outside... but regardless, Luo Yan had decided not to wait any longer.

If it weren't for him using his authority to lock the players who had already joined the group in place, the team that had gathered would have probably dispersed!

Hundreds of skeletons stood beside the abandoned inn at the foot of the mine, half of them still carrying flintlock guns on their shoulders. From a distance, the sight was quite intimidating.

Looking at this group of misshapen cannon fodder, Luo Yan raised his voice and began to mobilize for war.

"People of the Great Graveyard!"

"A bunch of dirty, cowardly rats are flooding our homeland!"

"I could guess who they are with my toes—it must be those treacherous geckos! They have betrayed not only the Demon God, but also the maze, betraying our shared homeland!"

"Now—"

"it's time to teach them a profound lesson!"

"We will make them understand what happens when you anger the Great Graveyard!"

The deafening sound echoed across the clearing!

Luo Yan not only used the technique of Dragon Roar, but also infused it with an exhilarating power!

The voice reached deep into the soul—

Even the undead could still feel that overwhelming and surging force!

The players present felt their blood boil as if their real bodies were affected by that intense power!

Although magic cannot cross dimensions, feelings can!

That's the power of resonance!

This time, no one shouted "skip".

Some players with strong immersive tendencies couldn't help but cry out along!

"Long live Lord Demon King!!!"

"Long live the Great Graveyard!"

"Let the blood flow like rivers!!!!"

"AHHHHH! Let's fight those stinky geckos!!!"

"..."

Seeing the unorganized but fiercely spirited shouting, Luo Yan couldn't help but show a satisfied expression on his face.

This was his first time mobilizing for war.

So far, it seemed to be effective.

At that moment, a Little Demon who had been sent forward to scout flew back, fluttering its wings above the skulls' heads and shouted.

"Lord Demon King! I've found out everything! It's those four-legged snakes causing trouble! They dug a long diversion canal at the river..."

Wait a second?!

The person riding on Alakdo, is he the Demon King of the Great Graveyard?!

Although she and Yousi had only glimpsed him from a distance in the maze, being preoccupied with his aura of evil, they hadn't seen his face clearly.

Now, as she floated in the air, she saw it clearly, and those eyes marked with heart-shaped imprints couldn't be shifted away.

Damn it!

So handsome!!!

She definitely hadn't seen wrong.

This guy was definitely a vampire from Demon City!

However, at this moment, Mi Xi's complexion suddenly changed again, her entire body turned pale, and she nearly fell from the sky.

Wait a second—

This guy wasn't an old man?!

Thinking of her previous report in front of Lady Qianqian, she began to sweat profusely again.

"Very good! Mi Xi! Lead the way from the sky!"

"Yes—!?"

Maybe it was the wind garbling her voice, but a distorted scream came from the sky.

With no time to pay attention to the Little Demon's specific situation, Luo Yan, having given the orders, waved his hand and freed the players' legs that had been controlled by the authority.

"All troops, on my command—"

"Follow me!"

The sound of bones clattering echoed across the hills and fields.

It was a scream and battle cry that only the players could understand—

"Charge—!"

"AAAAHHHHH!!!"

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