Jiang Han appears

"Brothers of the Thunder Legion, charge!"

The second wave of the city-assaulting boss, Angus, exuded a murderous aura. He wielded a massive axe, standing at the height of a person. With sweeping strikes, his ferocious attacks shattered the surrounding skeleton soldiers, leaving a ground littered with bones. "Reclaim the City of Heavenly Light with me!"

"Charge!"

With his onslaught, the NPC's attacks became more ferocious. The first wave of skeleton soldiers who went out to meet them struggled to resist, and the defense line was swiftly breached.

For a moment, players of melee professions suffered heavy casualties, and a continuous display of white lights indicated their demise.

This meant their time as participants had come to an end. Before the siege concluded, they couldn't resurrect and return to the battlefield.

"Defend the city and meet them outside!"

Daniel decisively issued the order.

Clearly, he had no intention of giving the opposing side the chance to reach the city gates after the retreat of the first wave of defenders.

"Ding!~"

System Prompt: Adventurers, please note that the elite skeleton soldiers led by the level 25 silver-grade BOSS, the Skeleton General, will serve as the second wave of defending forces!

As the elite skeleton soldiers failed to make a significant impact, the system message echoed in the ears of each attacking player.

"Ka ka ka..."

The heavy city gates opened once again. This time, compared to the previous wave, the skeleton soldiers were stronger. Led by a colossal skeleton general wielding a large sword, they surged forward, resisting the approaching Thunder Legion with great momentum.

"Hehe! Hehe!..."

These skeleton soldiers immediately used the C-level skill "Stomp" taught by Jiang Han, trampling rows of NPCs and players underfoot.

"Still coming?"

The attacking adventurers were shocked and rapidly retreated, afraid of embarrassing themselves and being recorded by others.

While continuously shooting arrows, Jiang Han, who was observing the battlefield, noticed that Angus, in the midst of countless stomps, was also knocked down. It took him more than ten seconds to struggle back to his feet.

"Damn skeleton soldiers, their attack methods are truly despicable!" Angus, covered in wounds, raged. Just as he was about to swing his large axe, his field of vision darkened, blocked by the colossal skeleton general.

"Ching la..."

The large sword swung down, and Angus was split in two. In the brutal and bloody scene, he met his demise.

At the same level, the silver-grade skeleton general was much stronger than Angus. Combined with Angus losing a considerable amount of health to the minions, he was easily killed with a single sword.

"Ding!~"

System Prompt: Due to the killing of Thunderous Axe Angus by the Skeleton General, point rewards are canceled!

As an NPC, the skeleton general naturally couldn't earn points.

Jiang Han, unable to enter the battlefield, was pleased to see this outcome.

"Lord!"

"It's over, the Lord was actually killed!"

...

With the death of the general, the morale of the Thunder Legion sharply declined, and the situation reversed. In just over ten minutes, they all became corpses on the battlefield.

"Ding!~"

System Prompt: Please note that the New English Legion, led by the level 35 silver-grade BOSS, Furious Soldier Kaelo, will initiate the third wave of the siege in two minutes!

"I'll be, jumping straight to a level 35 silver BOSS? Wasn't it supposed to be level 30?"

"It seems that the difficulty of the third wave has skyrocketed!"

...

"Furious Soldier Kaelo?"

Jiang Han put away his bow and arrows, seeing the name of the third BOSS in the system prompt, feeling a bit surprised.

This name, he was too familiar with!

Same name, or the real person?

Before long, a large number of adventurers and NPCs formed a frontline, led by someone wielding a silver longsword. He moved swiftly, creating a gust of wind as he charged into the crowd. In an instant, many players died as his sword danced in a chaotic display.

-6770!

-7423!

-7371!

...

High damage numbers indicated his formidable strength.

"Hehe!"

Seeing the opponent slaughter recklessly, the skeleton general approached with a large sword. However, as a level 35 silver-grade BOSS, Kaelo's attributes far surpassed the latter. The skeleton general was easily suppressed, and its health plummeted.

Jiang Han squinted slightly, "Is it really him?"

As an NPC in the newbie village who gave him the chance to lead most players, how could he forget his impression?

Putting away his bow and arrows, Jiang Han, seeing that the skeleton general couldn't hold on much longer, was already prepared to join the fray.

"Ding!~"

System Prompt: Due to the killing of the Skeleton General by Furious Soldier Kaelo, point rewards are canceled!

The ending had no surprises.

Under Kaelo's ruthless onslaught, the skeleton general, after holding on for a few minutes, was chopped into dry bones.

Afterward, the situation changed once again.

Kaelo's attributes far exceeded those of mainstream players, making the damage inflicted by players almost negligible.

The New English Legion led by him also overwhelmed the elite-level skeleton soldiers in all aspects.

"Disciple!"

Daniel, who was always watching the battlefield, turned his gaze towards Jiang Han. "Remember, your goal is to protect yourself and not let the frenzy of slaughter cloud your judgment."

"Yes!"

Jiang Han nodded, feeling warmth in his heart.

To be honest, regardless of whatever motives Daniel might be hiding, he had been quite good to his disciple.

"Well... go."

Daniel's tone became solemn.

"Ding!~"

System Prompt: Adventurers, please note that the Skeleton Knight, led by the level 28 silver-grade BOSS, Dark Dominion One Jiang Han Shui, will serve as the third wave of defending forces!

The next second, the system broadcasted a message, and the eyes of all attacking adventurers were filled with uncontrollable greed.

Finally, the main character appeared.

"Ding!~"

System Prompt: Please be aware that you need to persist for at least twenty minutes before you can retreat to the city!

At the same time, Jiang Han heard a system message that only he could understand.

Twenty minutes!

It was clear that the game rules did not want to let him easily escape this disaster.

"Ka ka ka..."

The city gate opened for the third time, and Jiang Han, leading the Skeleton Knight, walked out under the gaze of countless eyes, holding the Cold Cloud Sword.

"Ching la..."

Suddenly, a cold light flashed, and a dagger traced a shocking arc.

Jiang Han, as if he had eyes on his back, bent his knees and bowed, perfectly avoiding the attack aimed at his neck. Then, he turned and thrust the sword, taking out the assailant.

"Damn!"

The surprised thief who launched the ambush never expected that his sudden attack would be evaded by the opponent.

"Guild Master, One Jiang Han Shui is out!"

"Hurry up and surround him, block the city gate position, don't let him easily go back!"

"The rewards for the top-ranked attacker in the Light Camp are definitely less than those for the defending side, because the real rewards are not only available to the first place..."

...

When Jiang Han, riding a skeletal horse and leading the Skeleton Knight,

 walked out and the city gates closed, a massive number of defending players completely blocked the city gate.

It was evident that they came prepared and joined the defending side specifically for Jiang Han's head, intending to trap him from both inside and outside.

To this, Jiang Han didn't mind.

When the time came, if he really wanted to return to the city, these players couldn't stop him.

-1!

MISS!

-1!

...

A bunch of damages that were either unpenetrated or directly exempted popped up.

The next second, numerous adventurers surrounded Jiang Han, making it impossible for him to move.

"Ding!~"

System Prompt: Due to the number of adventurers surrounding you exceeding 3000, Tenacity is increased, and your life value is additionally increased by 50%!

"Ding!~"

System Prompt: Due to the number of adventurers surrounding you exceeding 5000, Tenacity is significantly increased, and your final life value is additionally increased by 100%!

"Ding!~"

System Prompt: Due to the number of adventurers surrounding you exceeding 8000, Tenacity is greatly increased, and your final life value is additionally increased by 200%!

...

The system alerts chimed one after another, ultimately raising Jiang Han's life value to over 140,000.

140,000!

This was already the life value a true BOSS should have.

Undoubtedly, the game had its hidden rules. As the number of players increased, the BOSS's life and tenacity would rise. The excessively high life value would increase the difficulty of killing the BOSS, while the increased tenacity would reduce the effectiveness of control skills.

This rule reasonably prevented players from using the swarm tactic to easily overwhelm BOSSes that couldn't be countered at their current stage, thus maintaining game balance.

"Ching la..."

Jiang Han's sharp sword swept, and the moment two people touched the blade, they turned into white light, indisputably slain.

-11475!

-22584!

The two damages that exceeded ten thousand suppressed a large group of players. Especially the second one, due to a critical hit, the damage doubled.

"This damage... damn, did One Jiang Han Shui really become a BOSS?!"

"The top ten players in the level rankings posted his attribute panel, more than 1300 attack. Is this the attack a level 28 player should have?"

"Brothers, for the unique hidden class, kill!"

...

Jiang Han's gaze swept across the sea of adventurers, who surged like a tide.