Endless Extraction in a Game-Like World-Chapter 54: My Boyfriend Wouldn’t Like It! The Golden Pillar of Excalibur Umbra!
[System: You have eliminated the Town Leader of Server 510.]
[System: You have eliminated the Town Leader of Server 515.]
[System: The assimilation process is beginning. The cabins of Town 510 and Town 515 are now under the control of Server 513.]
[System: You have met one of the conditions to upgrade your town.]
[Server Announcement: Player 555 is the first to initiate Town Wars and successfully assimilate rival towns.]
[System: +5 Reputation Points.]
[System: Reputation Leaderboard has been updated.]
[Reputation Leaderboard]
[1. Player 555 - 25]
[2. Kevin Keith - 12]
[3. Roland Parker - 12]
[4. Julian Lyser - 11]
[5. Sylvia Reign - 11]
For a split moment, the entire merged region was too stunned to speak.
"Boss. This Player 555, he is not an ordinary figure."
Across Town 514, Brad, Ivy, and many of his gang members stood side by side along with their server members. They were all staring at the disrespectful image Player 555 had just posted in the Global Chat.
"Just how strong is he?" Ivy mumbled. "He was already stronger than Kevin and the other Special Class students, but the reputation ranking makes it clear how different he is from everyone else. Twenty-five reputation points already. Is he the only one who has been getting reputation points so far?"
"I guess so," one of them mumbled.
"What should we do, Brad?" another member asked.
"What will we do? We must fight." Brad’s expression was grim. "I will message Lena."
Lena used to be his partner in crime with Roland, Ivy, and the others, sneaking out into pubs, partying, and doing drugs. He had heard all about what happened in the dungeon, but she was his only hope right now.
[Brad: Hey Lena, do you want to team up with us? That Player 555 is no ordinary folk. If we lose here, we will enter the death cooldown since the newbie phase is not over yet. The cabin’s resurrection will not work now, and as a result, we will miss out on crucial things.]
[Lena: I cannot. Roland from 516 is also asking to team up with me.]
[Brad: Then is it not better if we team up all three of our servers, just like the old times?]
[Lena: ...]
Lena looked at the chat with pure disgust. She was not like them anymore, nor did she want to associate with them. The Lena of the past and the Lena of the present were two entirely different people.
However, the next moment, her expression completely changed.
[System: Town Leader 514 has been eliminated.]
[System: Town 514 has been assimilated with Town 513.]
"..." Lena flinched when she saw this.
She looked up unexpectedly. In the distance, she saw a massive pillar of golden light piercing the sky.
The golden light shot out into the atmosphere as Caelus looked at the town now devoid of any players from up the walls of Town 516 with his clothes fluttering in the wind.
Down below, Prime was silently sheathing his broadsword.
"That was Brad, was it not?" Caelus tilted his head.
He could not catch a clear look at the faces, but he did spot someone resembling his old bully.
Oh well. Among the twenty or so servers that merged for the first phase, Brad was bound to be here somewhere.
"He probably got swept up by the Excalibur Umbra just now."
[Mark: Everyone, did you all see the golden light across the town area?]
[Sarah: Yeah, I saw it.]
[Player 555: It was me. Do not worry.]
The entire Global Chat fell dead silent when they read this.
It was also him?
What was up with Player 555 and mass environmental destruction skills? How come he possessed these terrifying abilities? They had never seen these types of powers yet!
[Player 555: Anyways, I am going to chill for some time, so wait patiently before I kill all of you as well.]
[Elias: Boss, I am from 520. Can we just surrender to you? If you kill us, we will enter a terrible cooldown.]
As soon as he spoke, a system screen popped up in front of Caelus.
[System: Server 520’s Town Leader wishes to assimilate with Town 513. Accept?]
"Sure," Caelus chuckled seeing this.
People on the internet always claimed that the Town Wars were the most gruesome battles a player would participate in, where your own friends would betray you for survival in the Domain.
But here he was, having already conquered four player towns without breaking a sweat.
[Town Population: 2358]
Of course, the vast majority of them were currently stuck in the death cooldown. There were only a few dozen actually left standing.
Caelus smiled seeing the numbers. The town would probably begin to expand its borders soon to accommodate all the new cabins. This was over two thousand players after all.
[Player 555: Everyone, those who have not reached Level 2 with their cabins, I will initiate quests for you. The players that have already completed them can either help the new members in town or go out and find an Origin Merit Stone.]
The Origin Merit Stone was strictly necessary to upgrade the town to the Manapunk Era. That era allowed players to finally use mana to automate many tedious tasks. These rare stones were usually found hidden in other towns, ancient ruins, or occasionally sold by wandering NPCs.
There were significantly more towns and NPCs populating the world now that the servers had officially merged.
[Kevin: This is not something you should discuss in the Global Chat, Player 555. There are enemies here as well.]
[Alex: You do not get it, dude. Our Boss already considers you and everyone else a part of his town members.]
[Kevin: But we have not lost yet. My server is very strong.]
[Kevin: @Player 222 Why did you leave our server? The academy instructors already told us to not leave the server and stick together.]
[Player 555: This is the Global Chat, Kevin. There are others reading this as well. Have you considered using private DMs? It is a feature.]
[Alex: ...]
[Marl: ...]
[Elias: ...]
[Sarah: Hahahaha. Boss 555 is so funny. This is exactly why I like him.]
[Player 222: You... have I not told you to stay away from him? Where are you right now?!]
[Maru: Oh, so the Boss’s girlfriend is from 512? Interesting.]
[Gideon: Oh, looks like the star of the hour is here.]
[Kevin: What girlfriend...? @Player 222, why are you ignoring me?]
[Player 222: I can do whatever I want. Also, I am quitting school. I do not really need it anyway. You are dumb if you still follow the academy’s orders. What can they possibly do against Player 555? Nothing. So please, Kevin, stop annoying me. My boyfriend @Player 555 would not like it~]
[Maru: Hahahahaha. Is this a public rejection? Lmao.]
[Gideon: Are the players of 513 all like this? Just like their Town Leader. All of you are so disrespectful.]
[Player 555: Are you slandering me right now? You are next, buddy.]
[Gideon: Kidding! I also want to join your server now.]
[Player 555: Sure. Send the request thingy.]
[Marcus: Hey guys, are we not forgetting something?]
Caelus ignored the rest of the chat as another system window popped up.
[System: Server 519’s Town Leader wishes to assimilate with Town 513. Accept?]
He affirmed the prompt immediately.
[Town Population: 2358 -> 2875]
