Faced with the attacks from players ranging from level 35 to 40, Lu Ming knew he couldn't withstand them.

But he had no way to retreat.

At this critical moment.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, massive golden shields descended from the sky, enveloping Lu Ming and Lin Youwei, forming a huge protective barrier around them.

In the next moment, the Invincible players charged fiercely, their attacks crashing against the shield. Not only did they fail to break it, but they were all bounced back and sent flying!

"A Knight's C-level skill, Celestial Shield?!"

"Damn! How did someone from the second layer get a C-level skill?"

Just as the Invincible players were stunned by the rebound.

Crash!

A massive fiery red circular barrier materialized around them, trapping them inside.

Before they could recover.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Countless fireballs rained down from the sky, covering the entire barrier.

-23258!

-24369!

-23589!

-24112!

...

Under the devastating onslaught of the fiery rain, accompanied by screams, the dozen or so Invincible Squad players within the barrier were instantly wiped out, without a single survivor!

On the other side, Invincible Destiny was jolted awake by the sudden turn of events.

However, there was no time to react before a shadow, swift as lightning and moving at an imperceptible speed, darted through the crowd around him.

He had no idea what was happening.

All he heard were screams rising and falling around him.

Then, he saw his teammates falling one after another!

Invincible Destiny's breathing became rapid, and he looked around in panic, unable to see even a shadow of the enemy!

Realizing that a formidable enemy had appeared, Invincible Destiny no longer cared about his teammates' fate and immediately turned to flee alone!

He had barely taken two steps when a warrior in azure armor, wielding a Qinggang longsword, stood firmly in his path, blocking his way.

When Invincible Destiny saw the ID above the warrior's head, he was terrified—

[Orient Loong God] (Lv50 Six-turn Warrior, Ranked 71st on the National Server Warrior Leaderboard)!

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At this moment, Invincible Destiny's face was trembling with fear!

His heart rate soared to 280!

Because he knew: at level 50, being ranked 71st on the national server was hundreds of times more terrifying than being in the top ten at over level 200!!!

In other words.

At this level and ranking, the opponent could easily take his life with just a slight move!

Invincible Destiny knew he had provoked a top-tier powerhouse he couldn't afford to offend, even with ten lives.

In a panic, he knelt before Orient Loong God, trembling as he pleaded, "Great master, spare me!"

Orient Loong God looked at Invincible Destiny calmly.

"Do you know who that Trickster is?"

"The brother-in-law of the captain of the Godslayer Squad, ranked seventh on the Great Xia team leaderboard, and you dared to mess with him?"

Invincible Destiny glanced at Lu Ming, then turned to Orient Loong God, his face growing even more terrified, "I... I didn't recognize greatness when I saw it! Please spare me, great master! I'll never do it again!!!"

Invincible Destiny was filled with regret.

If he had known that this Trickster was associated with the seventh-ranked Godslayer Squad of the Great Xia team, he wouldn't have dared to offend them, even with a thousand guts!

But now, it was too late for regrets.

"Be more careful in your next life."

As soon as the words fell, Orient Loong God drew his Qinggang sword.

Swish!

A sharp blade of light descended from the sky, piercing through Invincible Destiny's body.

With a massive critical hit of 67,982 points, Invincible Destiny was instantly killed.

Meanwhile, the remaining dozens of Invincible Squad players were also wiped out under the onslaught of Basalt, White Tiger, and Rosefinch.

"So weak! Killing this trash really dirties my blade!" White Tiger stepped on the corpse of an Invincible player, wiping the blood off his dagger with the player's robe.

The seemingly honest and simple fat knight, Basalt, looked unhappy, "You always say you'll leave some for me, but you always kill them all! You guys are really something!"

The mage Rosefinch smiled slightly, "Next time, for sure!"

Watching them effortlessly slaughter so many people and still joke around, Lin Youwei, who had never seen such a scene, hid behind Lu Ming in fear.

Lu Ming himself didn't know where these people came from or why they saved him.

Until he inadvertently saw the silver shimmering ring on Rosefinch's right hand, he suddenly realized... they were Qin Churan's people!

Because that ring was the level 17 silver item [Starlight Power] that Lu Ming had sold to Qin Churan not long ago!

"A ring worth 500,000, just given away like that? It seems these people have an unusual relationship with Qin Churan!"

Indeed, they were extraordinary.

Because each of them had a dazzling national server title above their heads—

Level 50 Assassin White Tiger, ranked 98th on the National Server Assassin Leaderboard!

Level 50 Mage Rosefinch, ranked 66th on the National Server Mage Leaderboard!

Level 50 Knight Basalt, ranked 83rd on the National Server Knight Leaderboard!

Level 50 Warrior Orient Loong God, ranked 71st on the National Server Warrior Leaderboard!

In the Sky Abyss world, once players reached level 30, they could earn points through daily duels to compete in professional rankings.

For 99% of players worldwide, even a small village marker was an unattainable existence.

Moreover, even those with markers were mostly players over level 100 who had accumulated high points over time.

In his previous life, Lu Ming had lived for five years and had never seen a national marker over level 100.

Let alone these four level 50 national markers!

"Godslayer actually has experts of this caliber, no wonder they rank seventh on the national server team leaderboard..."

At the same time, Lu Ming knew that if it weren't for these people intervening, he would have had a hard time escaping the Invincible Squad players unscathed.

So, he humbly thanked them, "Thank you, seniors, for your help!"

At this moment, Orient Loong God suddenly said to Lu Ming, "Congratulations, you've passed our test."

"Test?"

"What test?"

Facing Lu Ming's puzzled expression.

Assassin White Tiger appeared beside Lu Ming like a ghost, patting his shoulder and grinning, "Don't pretend, aren't you pursuing Ranran? We've agreed to it!"

Rosefinch scrutinized Lu Ming with sharp eyes, saying, "But let me make it clear, we've watched Ranran grow up. Though we're not related by blood, we're like family to her."

"If you dare to bully Ranran, treat her poorly, or let her suffer even a little, I'll make sure you have no place to be buried. I mean it!"

The chubby Basalt sat on the ground, crying like a child, "Ranran, why did you leave like this? I can't bear to part with you, Ranran!"

White Tiger flashed in front of Basalt and kicked him over, "Go cry somewhere else! Don't act like Ranran died!"

Lu Ming understood.

They thought he was Qin Churan's boyfriend!

Lu Ming's goal was to get close to Qin Churan and use her to advance his revenge plan.

So he didn't bother to correct their misunderstanding.

For Lu Ming, this was actually a good opportunity to get closer to Qin Churan!

And just at this moment, a voice suddenly rang out, "Oh, you guys! Planning to sell me off while I'm not here?"

Following the voice, they saw Qin Churan approaching!

Clearly, she had heard what Orient Loong God and the others said to Lu Ming earlier, and her originally fair face had turned red to the ears!

She quickly explained to Lu Ming, "A bunch of lunatics! Talking nonsense! Don't take it seriously!"

As she spoke, Qin Churan glared at White Tiger and the others, angrily saying, "You guys, come with me, stop embarrassing yourselves here!"

"You're so embarrassing!"

With that, Qin Churan pinched Basalt's ear with her left hand and Rosefinch's ear with her right, dragging them away like two little chicks.

"Ouch! It hurts, young lady, be gentle..."

Watching these two national server top 100 experts, they dared not resist Qin Churan at all.

Qinqin and the other two girls were dumbfounded.

Of course, anyone with eyes could see that they weren't truly afraid of Qin Churan.

It was just the unconditional pampering and indulgence of big brothers towards their little sister.

"Let's have a meal offline sometime," Orient Loong God said to Lu Ming before quietly following Qin Churan and the others.

White Tiger went off to cozy up with his girlfriend Qinqin, whom he hadn't seen in three months.

"Ah Hu? When did you come to Cloud State? Why didn't you tell me?"

"Hehe, I wanted to give you a surprise! It's been a while, Qinqin, did you miss me?"

"Miss you! Of course, I did!"

"Let's go, I'll take you to eat something delicious offline!"

"Okay!"

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