Chapter 48: Breaking Through the Ghost Mountain Range

"The Nobles of the Land of Rain are willing to provide funds to support your operations."

Konan did not reveal her identity,

because her previous discussion with Nagato had yielded no results.

Although she deeply trusted her close friend's heart, he seemed to have fallen into a very paranoid line of thinking, stubbornly wanting to destroy the ninja world; therefore, the operation to collect Tailed Beasts had already been put on the agenda.

In the end, the result of their argument was this.

The core members of the Akatsuki, that is, the team of S-Rank Missing-nin from various countries, would be controlled by Nagato to continue collecting Tailed Beasts and awakening the Gedo Mazo.

The remaining large number of peripheral members, who scraped together funds for the Akatsuki and possessed weak strength, would be managed by Konan.

Konan thought to herself: "If I could let Nagato see the change with his own eyes, perhaps he would change his mind."

Chiyo of Sunagakure spoke up first: "Since Miss Paper Flower has agreed, there should be no problem with the funding. I agree."

"Seconded."

"Agreed."

Kirigakure and Kumogakure also agreed, albeit reluctantly.

After all, the funds required to hunt the Ghost Mage were too massive; they could not bear it alone, so they were bound to share a piece of the cake.

Rather than letting the Ninja Village factions benefit, it was better to give it to the Nobles.

In their eyes, the Nobles were just a bunch of people who only knew how to eat, drink, and enjoy themselves, and would never participate in the conflicts of ninjas; this was an ironclad rule passed down since the Sengoku era.

The operation began quickly.

First, the weaker players acted as cannon fodder, rushing out of the Novice Village in a continuous stream, reviving quickly after death, and blasting a breach in the Ghost Knight Order.

Then, the stronger players paved the way, responsible for escorting the players from the Ninja Village Alliance and the troops out.

Retaining their full status, keeping countless potions, and holding Reward Points for on-the-spot revival, the Elite players charged straight into the camp where Sarina was stationed.

"Bugs!"

As a Level 20 Lord-level Boss, Sarina did not need a massive Ghost Legion; she possessed peerless power on her own.

In the words of the players, she was like a turret-type Mage with most skills leveled up to 20.

Terrifying energy poured out, bombarding the Elite players wildly.

Netherfire, Corrosive Sea of Blood...

The Ghost Claws extending from the ground made it impossible for the Elite players to defend against; a moment of carelessness would lead to being grabbed, reducing movement speed, and if stacked, it would even cause a binding effect.

"Ghost Skeleton!"

Sarina waved her staff coldly, and a beam of light landed on a player whose HP had bottomed out.

"Not good, dodge quickly!"

Huangtu jumped up violently, blocking the Netherfire that followed.

The bone-chilling flames burned, rapidly corroding Huangtu's flesh, and in the blink of an eye, they emptied his remaining HP.

As a defensive Monk, after he activated the Golden Bell Shield, both his physical and magic defense would rise significantly, but he still could not hold out under the Lord's Netherfire.

Hum.

After consuming Reward Points, Huangtu revived on the spot.

This skill of Sarina's could turn dead players into Ghost Skeletons clad in armor with extremely high defense, causing them great trouble; the players had already suffered from this before, so naturally, they could not fall for it again.

"Explosion Chain."

Terumi Mei released her skill, and the Explosion Chain, mixed with a violent aura, swung out to disrupt the area covered by the Netherfire.

She originally had a buff skill, Hellfire.

It was very similar to Sarina's Netherfire, and even when she changed classes, the system had recommended the 【Netherflame Mage】 profession to her.

However,

In reality, possessing the Bloodline Limits of Lava Release and Boil Release did not fit well with Netherflame, which ultimately made her decide to choose 【Explosive Flame Mage】.

Now, seeing Sarina show off such power, Terumi Mei could not help but feel some regret.

This kind of terrifying strength, if placed in reality, could probably sweep through the ninja world and rival the legendary God of Shinobi.

"Master, the players have succeeded!"

Fang Yi, who was resting with his eyes closed in the carriage, was woken up by the White-haired Loli's exclamation.

The White-haired Loli excitedly shook Fang Yi's arm and said: "The hundreds of worlds destroyed by the Pollution Source have never eliminated a Pollution Source this easily."

As far as she knew,

the strength of a Pollution Source was very high; if probed with a Soul Rune, the weakest Pollution Source was at least Gold Potential, and they grew to a peak state with the help of the power of pollution.

Therefore, most worlds faced great difficulty in resisting a Pollution Source, and in most cases, they had to use the strong to strike the weak in order to kill them.

The Master had actually done the opposite,

relying on a group of players whose strength had just stepped into Tier 1, with purple-silver Soul Potential, to reverse-harvest Sarina, who had grown to a perfect state and was about to break through to Tier 2 with Gold Potential.

Terrifying indeed!

Fang Yi laughed: "No matter how strong a Pollution Source is, it is only a lone hero; it cannot block the torrent of players."

Even ants can bite an elephant to death.

What's more, the Elite players who came to hunt Sarina were all renowned experts of the ninja world, and they were not weak either.

The White-haired Loli asked in confusion: "In the past, there were also World Consciousnesses that wanted to use human-sea tactics to fight against the Pollution Source, but they never succeeded in the end."

Fang Yi sneered: "I dare to take out a portion of my authority and distribute the origin as Reward Points to the players; do those World Consciousnesses dare?"

To make players fight the Pollution Source crazily, is it possible just by relying on the slogan of defending the world?

Even a donkey pulling a millstone needs to eat bean fodder to work; if it feels exhausted, it won't move even if the whip lashes it.

Most humans can pay out of their own pockets to buy stimulating coffee, but most World Consciousnesses are so stingy they won't pull out a single hair, yet they still want them to risk their lives.

They deserve to be devoured by the Pollution Source.

As long as enough Reward Points are provided, Fang Yi is confident he can conquer not just a Pollution Source, but the entire Polluted World.

A low-quality interface popped up.

【Fang Yi】

Reincarnation Architecture: Novice Village (Level 1), Game Tower*5 (Level 2), Teleportation Rune*5 (Level 2), Reality Rune*1 (Level 1)

World Exploration Progress: Ninja World (38%), Pirate World (5%)

Number of Players: 6501

Pollution Sources Conquered: Ghost Mage (Tier 1)

Reward Points: 480500

【You have conquered the Pollution Source 【Ghost Mage】 and seized authority over the Tier 1 region 【Death Soul Mountain Range】.】

Hum.

Fang Yi felt a sense of relief in his mind.

His whole body felt as if it were wrapped in a warm, damp liquid; his essence, Qi, and spirit, as well as his bones, blood, and flesh, were all undergoing a transformation.

Until now, he had not consumed any Reward Points for Reinforcement, yet in the instant he conquered the Pollution Source, he became a Tier 1 perfected lifeform.

Even the White-haired Loli received feedback, though it was not as pronounced as Fang Yi's.

The White-haired Loli excitedly explained: "After conquering a Pollution Source, Master can control all the authority of the polluted land; just like an annexed country, it will be at your beck and call."

She had never experienced this feeling before.

In the past, she was always forced to flee in terror by Pollution Sources, having her World Fragments devoured one after another; she never expected there would be a day to hold her head high.

The White-haired Loli thought of a certain Byakugan player who had been out of contact for several days.

Mimicking that arrogant manner, she stuck out her thumb and poked her own head of white hair.

I, the World Consciousness, A Fu!

Very happy, I'm going to eat two servings of spicy hot pot tonight!

(End of this chapter)