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Chapter 1163 - Chapter 1163 Chapter 1165 Sect_1

Chapter 1163: Chapter 1165: Sect_1 Chapter 1163: Chapter 1165: Sect_1 Under the control of this colossal Abyssal octopus, all the black pyramids began to slowly melt away, turning into a substance akin to black molten iron.

These streams of black molten iron fused with one another, and in no time at all, they all merged together.

The boiling black molten iron covered an area of several hundred meters. It looked like it was on the sand, but actually, there was a hair-thin gap between it and the sand, as if it was supported in the void by an invisible force.

Soon enough, a huge spike emerged from the mass of black ironwater, growing longer and longer, swiftly reaching over thirty meters in length.

This spike resembled a long mast, and not long after, two more spikes shot up, one in the front and one in the back, extending to positions a few meters lower than the first spike before stopping.

Following that, a gigantic black three-masted ship arose from the black ironwater. As the ship approximately thirty meters long emerged, the black molten iron also gradually vanished, seemingly absorbed into the structure of the three-masted ship.

A thick tentacle coiled around the three-masted ship and easily tossed it into the sea. After a violent disturbance, the ship steadily floated on the surface of the water.

Through a stardust gate in the ship’s cabin, human figures walked out one after another, and in no time, more than thirty people had stepped through the gate.

“Phew, finally got to breathe the air of the game world again; it’s really nostalgic!” a bald warrior placed his battle-axe on the deck, took a deep breath with his head held high, and said, intoxicated by the sensation.

“Damn it, cooped up for more than a month, they finally let us out, hahaha, now it’s a real Abyssal invasion! Newbies of the game world, start trembling, start crying; I truly look forward to splitting those tender little lambs in half!” another Abyssal player walked to the railing, looked towards the distant beach, and laughed loudly.

Abyssal players appeared on the deck one by one. When the number of people on the deck reached one hundred, the transmission gate flickered several times before gradually closing.

These Abyssal players were among the top-ranked in Abyssal Hell, none below level sixty. The moment they appeared, even the skies above the East Sea coalesced into a mass of black clouds that took the shape of a devil’s head, then slowly dissipated.

The moment the Abyssal players appeared on the three-masted ship, the Abyssal octopus started to swim towards the depths of the East Sea. In a short while, its trace could no longer be found, as if its appearance was solely for the creation of this eerie three-masted ship.

“Leave ten to guard the ship; the rest, let’s take a stroll in the nearby city, hahaha, let’s see who has the guts to be the first one to scale the walls of the closest city!” an Abyssal player, who had a pair of demonic bat wings, laughed heartily, spread his wings, and flew towards the beach.

“Move out, move out, let’s start the siege!” Abyssal players, armed with various weapons, jumped into the sea, swimming towards the beach. These players actually planned to conquer a city with just their few dozen in number–a feat considered to be sheer fantasy in the eyes of others.

Soon enough, the ten weakest were left on the ship, while the rest made it to the beach and began heading toward East Sea City.

This three-masted ship also served as a bridgehead connecting to Abyssal Hell. It was imperative to defend it well. Every twelve hours, the Abyssal Passage on the three-masted ship would open again, continuing to transport more Abyssal players. Should this ship be destroyed, then the Abyssal Passage there would effectively be demolished. However, the area was already occupied by Abyssal beasts; aside from the ten Abyssal players, there were millions, even tens of millions of Abyssal monsters around. Anyone trying to get close to the ship would be besieged by these Abyssal creatures. Moreover, since the ship could navigate freely on the high seas, it was equivalent to a mobile Abyssal Passage, making its destruction an exceptionally difficult task.

In the game world, similar scenes were unfolding continuously. Abyssal players began to officially enter the game world, and the real invasion from the Abyss had started.

As Abyssal Hell players entered the game world, the hidden sects nestled within deep mountains and great rivers seemed to receive a signal at the same moment.

The warning bell, a call to assemble, continued to resonate within these sects. Disciples dressed in their sect’s garments began leaving their respective sects, heading towards the major cities within the game world.

In the cities, NPCs dressed in all sorts of bizarre outfits began to appear in the city squares. These NPCs, labelled as “Sect Disciple,” started to recruit disciples, not just from players, but also from the NPCs who lived in the cities, who even queued up to be tested for qualifications.

Song Jian arrived back in the City of Hope in no time through East Sea City’s Transmission Array. Stepping out of the City of Hope’s Transmission Array, Song Jian saw many NPCs dressed in tight-fitting garments appear in the city center’s square.

“Black Tiger Gate, Eagle Claw Gate, Xuan Yin Sect, Shaolin Sect…” Song Jian looked at the dozens of large banners standing in the city square and immediately felt a headache coming on.

Most importantly, countless players and NPCs swarmed towards these sects, with long lines forming beneath each banner.

“Eh, City Lord, are you also looking to join these sects?” A member of the City of Hope Alliance brightened upon seeing Song Jian in the square, and approached him eagerly.

Song Jian glanced at him, recognizing Zhou Qing, who had been one of Wang Qi’s team members and now was a top manager in the City of Hope Alliance, commanding several hundred-person hunting squads to hunt for BOSSes.

“Zhou Qing, what brings you here? When did these people show up?” Song Jian asked with a smile.

“These people are strange, as if they suddenly appeared in the middle of the city. It was about an hour ago. But it’s not easy to join these sects; you need to have the right qualifications!” Zhou Qing scratched his head, “Some sects only require satisfactory strength, agility, and other attributes, while others need strange attributes like comprehension and willpower…”

Song Jian nodded and looked carefully; he noticed that these so-called sects also had their own hierarchies. The lower the grade of the sect, the lower the recruitment requirements; the higher the grade of the sect, the higher the requirements.

However, there were at least hundreds of thousands of people in the City of Hope and each sect had recruited quite a few disciples. The recruitment process for these sects was simple: if one met the criteria, they would directly issue a token, which seemed convenient and efficient.

After watching for a long time, Song Jian suddenly noticed that in a corner of the central square, a recruitment spot for a sect called the Free and Unrestrained Sect had no one around. Unable to contain his curiosity, he pointed in that direction and asked, “Zhou Qing, what’s the deal with the Free and Unrestrained Sect? Why isn’t there a single person there?”

Zhou Qing glanced over and shook his head, “This Free and Unrestrained Sect is something else. It’s the only first-rate sect recruitment spot in the entire square, but whoever goes up there gets nothing more than a glance before being directly told they’re not qualified. Up until now, we still don’t know what the requirements are for this sect. In the end, the crowd because so large that the recruiter simply drew a line on the ground, saying only those who could cross this line would qualify. Yet, to this date, not a single person has managed to cross that line…”

Song Jian smiled slightly and suddenly became interested in the Free and Unrestrained Sect, stepping towards their recruitment spot.

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