Chapter 107: The Shogunate's Ambition

That night Su Sheng logged in again; there was nothing else to do, and the Demon Energy Castle hadn't opened yet, so Su Sheng simply went straight to the Mass Grave Ridge.

The situation turned out to be a bit different from what Su Sheng expected.

At first Su Sheng was a little conflicted about how to handle the Thousand-Person Team of Qiancheng Muxue at Mass Grave Ridge.

But after exiting the game, Su Sheng contacted Chen Guan to ask about the situation on Qiancheng Muxue's side.

As it turned out, the leveling area at Mass Grave Ridge was already empty.

Su Sheng thought for a moment and understood the reason.

Those low-level demon corpses inherently possess armor‑piercing attributes.

Ordinary players gain little benefit when facing them.

It seems Qiancheng Muxue lost a few players to the low-level demon corpses there; after all, a Level 30 low-level demon corpse has armor‑piercing, and a player just over Level 20 can easily get wrecked with one slip.

After that area became unsuitable for leveling, Qiancheng Muxue's Thousand-Person Team relocated elsewhere.

That worked out perfectly, saving Su Sheng some trouble.

He had been fretting over a risky move, but now it wasn't needed.

Nevertheless, to avoid any mishap, Su Sheng still used the Cloak of Invisibility's concealment skill.

When he approached that part of Mass Grave Ridge, Su Sheng ran into a party of three players, sighing as they headed back.

From what they said, two players had been taken down by the low-level demon corpses at Mass Grave Ridge.

Tsk tsk…

A Level 30 low-level demon corpse's attributes overwhelmingly crush current players, who can only tackle it in a team.

But since it also has innate armor penetration, a single mistake can truly wreck a player.

In a sense, the difficulty of low-level demon corpses exceeds that of the magical‑pattern wild boars.

When Su Sheng arrived at this section of Mass Grave Ridge, indeed there was no one.

Thus, it conveniently facilitated Su Sheng's actions.

Su Sheng followed the token's directions straight to the central area of Mass Grave Ridge, standing before the largest tomb.

As for those low-level demon corpses, Su Sheng had been roaming this area for a while and already knew their details.

Therefore, Su Sheng easily bypassed a number of scattered low-level demon corpses.

Here, the Dream Building Squad had previously activated a Corpse King BOSS once.

However, it has since respawned, and everything has returned to its original state.

Su Sheng placed the token he held onto the tombstone.

Boom—

The massive tomb began to quake, and just like before, a five‑meter‑tall gigantic coffin shot out.

Then the coffin opened, and a Level 35 elite Corpse King BOSS emerged.

This time, Su Sheng was alone.

He no longer had the Dream Building Squad's assistance.

But that's not a big problem…

After changing gear, Su Sheng was fully confident he could solo this Corpse King BOSS.

Only the trigger mechanism was a bit troublesome.

It's nothing more than taking a bit more time.

So, Su Sheng began to tackle the BOSS.

After several rounds of combat, Su Sheng stabilized the situation.

Although it was somewhat taxing, it was still doable; with 3% lifesteal, Su Sheng occasionally used a Blood Bottle, and could fully solo this Corpse King BOSS,

just spending a bit more strength, not that it was unbeatable.

Thus, Su Sheng was vigorously soloing the BOSS.

Good things take effort; many things rarely go smoothly.

Just as Su Sheng reduced the BOSS to just over 40% health, a squad of about ten people arrived at this spot of Mass Grave Ridge!

They immediately spotted the towering Corpse King BOSS at the center.

"BOSS!"

"Someone's fighting the BOSS!"

"Leader, do you want to take it?"

"Let's see who's fighting first!" As the squad leader, he wasn't reckless.

In the game, snatching a BOSS is perfectly normal, but it still depends on whose BOSS it is.

Especially around Wutong Town, because of Solidified Instances, there are all sorts of bizarre monsters.

Earlier, after the Dream Building Squad fell into the T‑pit, the BOSS chased them out, and the BOSS moved to the outskirts, so when Qiancheng Muxue's members arrived they immediately saw the state of the field.

This time Su Sheng didn't pull the BOSS out like the Dream Building Squad did before; he started the fight right at the center of Mass Grave Ridge.

Around them were still many wandering low-level demon corpses, and aside from the upper half of the towering BOSS, they couldn't see Su Sheng.

"Xiao Ye, go in and check!" the leading player said.

"Alright~"

An assassin player entered stealth and slipped forward.

This squad consisted of players from the same organization, but it was only a small faction, so they didn't act rashly.

Soon after, the team channel carried the excited voice of that assassin player.

"Leader! There's only one person soloing the BOSS!"

"That's a level 35 Elite BOSS!"

"The leader, hearing this, was pleased—only one person is still a level 35 Elite BOSS?"

"Under normal circumstances, without entering Combat State, players cannot see monster attributes, but Xiao Ye has a special skill, merely a support skill, that can directly check monster attributes in non-Combat State, and while ordinary players cannot check monster attributes above level 5, Xiao Ye's skill limit is level 10."

"Although Xiao Ye is only level 21 and cannot see the BOSS's full attributes, checking the BOSS's basic situation is still no problem."

""Who is that player?" He immediately asked."

"One person, soloing a level 35 BOSS—how fantastical!"

"Yes, Mo Wen Qianchen!"

"Although Su Sheng hid his nickname, Xiao Ye's detection skill can still detect the nickname, and of course only the nickname; other information cannot be detected."

"Mo Wen Qianchen!"

"No wonder they can actually solo a level 35 Elite BOSS!"

""Boss, what should we say?""

"Xiao Ye spoke up to ask."

""Don't rush, Mo Wen Qianchen—we can't afford to provoke the Shogunate!""

"They are a game studio called the Shogunate, with over a dozen people gathered together, preparing to form a small guild."

"However, risk often comes hand in hand with high returns."

"Mo Wen Qianchen, very strong!"

"Hidden Class, plus epic gear, and forum videos, have all proven Su Sheng's strength."

"But now Su Sheng is soloing a level 35 Elite BOSS!"

"That's a level 35 Elite BOSS—under normal circumstances, the current players would definitely need over a hundred people to take it down."

"The previous Dream Building Squad, relatively speaking, was already among the top players, but facing this Corpse King BOSS, they could only retreat in disgrace."

"If we say..."

"If Mo Wen Qianchen and this BOSS both end up losing!"

"Thinking of this, the head of the Shogunate Work Studio, the Shogunate General, felt his heart skip a beat."

"With 10% profit, capital is assured to be used everywhere; with 20% profit, capital becomes active; with 50% profit, capital takes risks; for 100% profit, capital dares to trample all human laws; with 300% profit, capital dares to commit any crime, even risking the gallows."

"High risk, high reward!"

"Perhaps this is the opportunity for their Shogunate's rise?"