In the entire Zone 886, the only ones capable of challenging King's World were the Storm Family.

Without hesitation, players from both major families immediately engaged in an intense group battle in front of the Skeleton King, all aiming to seize the first kill!

As the first BOSS in the Apocalypse world, the first kill of the Golden Skeleton King was crucial. Whoever secured it and received all the rewards would become the leader of Zone 886!

This was a life-and-death struggle between King's World and the Storm Family, determining their future.

Meanwhile, in the Undead City, Zhang Yi was still grinding skeletons, unaware of how long he had been at it. Finally, a golden light descended upon him—

"Ding~ Congratulations, you've leveled up to level 18..."

It was incredibly difficult to get back to level 18!

Recalling how King's Glory had caused him to lose a revival chance and drop a level, a murderous intent flashed in Zhang Yi's eyes: "King's Glory, you're finished."

With that, Zhang Yi took out the [Glowing Staff] from his bag, equipped it, and his attack power instantly soared from 400 to 701!

The invincible warrior Yinuo Qingcheng, who could take on 1000 foes, was back!

Then, using the skill slot he gained upon reaching level 18, Zhang Yi picked up the green [Blink] from his bag and learned it.

"Ding~ Congratulations, you've mastered a new skill—Blink!"

Checking the time, it was about right. Zhang Yi was about to open the live stream interface when he heard a notification—

"Ding~ The streamer you follow, [I Like You], has started a live stream! Go check it out!"

Opening the live stream interface, he saw only one stream, hosted by "I Like You," and Zhang Yi immediately entered the stream.

"I Like You" was quite punctual. Through her perspective, Zhang Yi saw the Golden Skeleton King still swinging its giant sword and slaughtering wildly among the crowd, with its health bar frozen at exactly 10%, no more, no less!

At the same time, it seemed like players from two major factions were fighting each other.

Without even looking at their IDs, anyone could guess it was King's World and the Storm Family.

However, their struggle was meaningless because, regardless of who won or lost, the BOSS would ultimately belong to Zhang Yi.

So, as promised to "I Like You," Zhang Yi sent two yachts worth a total of 20 gold coins in the live stream, then unfollowed "I Like You" and exited the stream.

He took out a pre-prepared Return Scroll from his bag and crushed it immediately.

Whoosh!

A white light flashed, and Zhang Yi disappeared from the Undead City.

In a blink, Zhang Yi appeared in Hope Town.

Holding the Glowing Staff, Zhang Yi activated his ID and walked toward the village entrance.

At that moment, the largest exit of Hope Town was already crowded with players. In front of them was the Golden Skeleton King, with only a sliver of health left.

All those players could only stand in the Safe Zone and watch, not daring to attack the BOSS. Various voices of dissatisfaction and complaints spread through the crowd—

Player A: "The King's World people are so shameless! They weren't around when we were fighting the BOSS, but now that it's almost dead, they show up and want to hog the BOSS, not letting us fight it!"

Player B: "And the Storm Family isn't any better. They're all just after their own interests; that's human nature!"

Player C: "But their forces are huge, and we can't compete with them. Hopefully, they'll both suffer losses, and then we can swoop in and take the BOSS!"

...

As everyone discussed, a shout suddenly came from the crowd.

"Yinuo Qingcheng is here!"

As soon as the words were spoken, players turned their heads and indeed saw a man with the ID "Level 18 Beastmaster · Yinuo Qingcheng," holding a silver-glowing staff and exuding a murderous aura, walking out of the town!

The sight of the fierce Zhang Yi stirred up the players.

All eyes in the crowd at the village entrance focused on Zhang Yi.

A young Assassin: "Wow! Is the big shot going to fight the two major teams for the BOSS?"

A middle-aged Knight Uncle: "I think he's targeting the King's World people. Look at the killing intent in his eyes; he was probably killed by King's Glory in the Undead City before. Didn't he later announce in the zone that the game was just beginning?"

A sexy Archer girl: "Wow, Yinuo Qingcheng is so handsome! I'm looking forward to his performance. I feel like the King's World people are in trouble!"

As everyone debated, Zhang Yi suddenly stopped, hesitated for a moment, and then turned to enter a... noodle shop on the street!

The players were dumbfounded.

Some even couldn't believe it and went to check the noodle shop entrance, only to see Zhang Yi leisurely eating beef noodles inside!

How big of a heart must he have to eat noodles here while the two major teams are fighting the BOSS outside!

After quickly finishing the beef noodles, Zhang Yi patted his stomach and let out a satisfied burp: "I'm full."

"Time to work!"

With that, he walked out of the noodle shop, looked toward the village entrance, and saw the BOSS's health bar at 5%.

So, under the incredulous gazes of the surrounding solo players, Zhang Yi once again picked up the Glowing Staff and walked outside.

Seeing the big shot with such a unique mindset, the surrounding players dared not say or ask anything, only quietly stepping aside to make way for him.

At this moment, the battle outside had reached a fever pitch. Unlike before, where a level 25, 2-star top-tier weapon could easily crush players with 1-star trash equipment, the Storm Angel now had no significant advantage over the King's World players except for level. They couldn't lead their family to victory with fewer numbers.

The Storm Family players were almost wiped out, and the battlefield was gradually dominated by King's World, as if the Golden Skeleton King was already theirs.

Until a Beastmaster in black, holding a staff, calmly walked out of the Safe Zone.

"Yinuo Qingcheng!" A King's World player noticed Zhang Yi approaching and quickly shouted, "Captain, Yinuo Qingcheng is coming to steal the BOSS!"

"Steal the BOSS?" King's Glory, who had just shot a Storm Family player, looked at Zhang Yi disdainfully and said, "That guy was killed by us once and is already useless. I've figured out his weakness; a group of mages and archers can take him down with one focused attack!"

Pausing, King's Glory continued, "Don't worry about that loser. Just have a few Warriors hold him off so he can't cause trouble."

"Everyone else, get ready to take the BOSS with me. Remember, leave the final blow to me!"

With the order given, two Warriors and a Knight from King's World charged at Zhang Yi with their swords and shields.