Chapter 217 – The Final Battle (Part 3)
by Salted FishAlthough the Ghost Server Legion’s overall DPS had undergone a qualitative leap thanks to March’s fearless sacrifice, it was only barely enough to compete with Iceborn and still fell short of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce. This meant that while they were slowly catching up to Iceborn’s progress, they could only watch helplessly as the Dutch Chamber of Commerce pulled further ahead.
However, at this moment, they couldn’t afford to think too much about it—focusing entirely on their own boss was the priority.
[Constellation] Thunder’s Wrath: Live updates—Dutch Chamber of Commerce has pushed the burn phase to 60%!
[Constellation] Lifelong Pursuit of Fei Fei: Iceborn is at 55%.
[Constellation] Wandering Miracle Doctor: The Ghost Server Legion is silently closing in on 40%!
By the time Wandering Miracle Doctor finished typing, the Ghost Server squad had just pushed the boss’s HP to 40%, triggering the system’s scripted event—their “standard teammates” made their appearance:
[System] Kristie: “Continuing like this is futile. Only by casting Azazel into the Lake of Fire on the Day of Judgment can he be truly vanquished!”
[System] Prince Sylvan: “Today is the Day of Judgment, but without the Sacred Torch, we will never be able to ignite the icy lake!”
The Ghost Server squad had almost forgotten about these two NPC teammates and were startled by their sudden appearance. But they quickly realized that Iceborn and the Dutch Chamber of Commerce must have seen the hints from these “friendly reminder” NPCs, which was how they knew to look for the key item—and also gave those who hadn’t seen the hints yet a head start in searching for the Fire Seed.
Now that the system prompt had appeared, it was clearly time for the item to come into play—
Milk Mom: “438, use the Fire Seed!”
438: “Roger that!”
The Fire Seed had been placed on the Demon Refiner’s hotbar the moment it was collected, ready for this very moment—select, use!
[System] Fire Seed usage failed. Unable to ignite torch.
“Commander…” 438 panicked.
Fang Zheng was also baffled. The item had been used by 438, but the result was displayed on everyone’s screen. Even through the monitor, he could feel the malicious intent of the game’s sadistic designer—why the hell would a system item fail to work?!
[System] Fire Seed usage failed. Unable to ignite torch.
[System] Fire Seed usage failed. Unable to ignite torch.
438 stubbornly tried twice more, but the result remained the same.
The boss couldn’t care less about how deeply they were being screwed over and continued its relentless assault. The Ghost Server teammates had to go all out while diverting a fraction of their attention to playing detective—
Mad Lad: “Could it be that the Fire Seed is just a red herring and not the actual key item?”
Your Uncle: “I don’t think so. When 438 successfully collected the Fire Seed, the system already popped up a message about the Sacred Flame reappearing in the mortal realm and the day of judgment approaching This clearly triggered the main storyline.”
Crossplayer: “I agree with Uncle. Just now, the mermaid also said that the Demon King must be cast into the Lake of Fire on the Day of Judgment, which matches the earlier message about the Day of Judgment approaching.”
438: “But the stone mentioned using the Sacred Torch to ignite the lake, and what I got was the Fire Seed, not the torch.”
Passing Master: “The system prompt says ‘unable to ignite torch,’ meaning we need to use the Fire Seed to light the torch first, then use the torch to ignite the lake?”
Milk Mom: “Birdy, what do you think?”
Polly: “I’m looking at World Chat.”
All teammates: “…”
Who dares to challenge the face-slapping king? Come to the Ghost Server and find the Deputy Commander.
They didn’t need to rack their brains—the peanut gallery had already dumbed down the item’s usage for them—
[Constellation] Thunder’s Wrath: Why is the Dutch Chamber of Commerce still stuck at 60%?
[Constellation] Lifelong Pursuit of Fei Fei: Huh? Really? Then they’re about to be overtaken by Iceborn! What’s happening over there?
[Constellation] Morning Bell Evening Drum: No idea. It’s been a while, and they’ve been stuck at 60%, just like when they were stuck at 40%.
[Constellation] Duke Rum: Watching the Ghost Server squad—they’re still a long way from 60%, steadily burning the boss’s HP. Everything seems normal.
[Constellation] Soldiers in Snowfield: Iceborn is already at 60%.
[Constellation] Divine Strategist: Great, the boss’s HP bar isn’t moving either.
[Constellation] Rock N Roll Will Never Die: Probably needs another item.
[Constellation] Little Tailor: But the Dutch Chamber of Commerce didn’t send anyone away like last time?
[Constellation] Flowing Wind: Neither did Iceborn.
[Constellation] Dao Dao Dao: No idea. If the HP isn’t dropping, why keep attacking?
[Constellation] Frost Blade in the Mist: Dumbass, if you don’t keep attacking, the boss will regen HP!
[Constellation] Silent Hill: Look closely—is the entire Dutch Chamber of Commerce attacking?
[Constellation] Xiamen U QR Code: Huh? What’s Little Willow doing just standing there? Lagging?
[Constellation] Silent Seventh Lord: Over at Iceborn, Bells in the Rain isn’t attacking either. Aside from casting Rally or Ironclad every few minutes, she’s just standing there doing nothing!”
[Constellation] Huaxia Ancestor: Off-topic, but [Silent Hill], your squad’s at 98%. Push just 1% more and you’ll make it into the livestream. Now’s not the time to leisurely watch others’ broadcasts.
[Constellation] Silent Hill: There’s only one First Kill, but the scenery in Huaxia is endless. Why fight tooth and nail for a bloodbath and forget the original purpose?
[Constellation] Huaxia Ancestor: Speak human.
[Constellation] Silent Hill: DAMN IT, WHO THE HELL DESIGNED THIS MAZE MAP?! EVEN GHOSTS COULDN’T FIND THEIR WAY OUT!!!
—After continuous disorientation left them exhausted and the relentless World Chat updates made them itch with curiosity, Silent Hill’s team, realizing they had no shot at the First Kill, simply gave up under their leader’s command, sat down on the ground, and started spectating.
Ignoring their old acquaintances, the Ghost Server squad had already pieced together the general situation from the peanut gallery’s chatter:
1. The Fire Seed was indeed needed at 40% burn phase—otherwise, the burn phase would’ve been stuck at 40%, not steadily increasing like now.
2. At 60% burn phase, a “second item” was required, functioning similarly to the Fire Seed—breaking through the 60% threshold.
3. This “second item” was related to the Fire Seed—likely the legendary “torch.” However, neither the Dutch Chamber of Commerce nor Iceborn had figured out how to turn the Fire Seed into a torch, so both teams were stuck at 60%.
4. The solution for the “second item” required one teammate to stop or nearly stop attacking the boss to focus entirely on finding it. Hence, the Dutch Chamber of Commerce and Iceborn had both assigned their Blesscallers, whose absence wouldn’t significantly impact DPS or defense.
Monitoring World Chat didn’t slow down the Ghost Server squad’s output. Just as the situation became clearer, Your Uncle unleashed Sudden Storm, dropping the boss’s HP to 50%!
[System] Kristie: Quickly use the Fire Seed to ignite wood and craft a torch to cast into the lake!
[System] Prince Sylvan: My friends, do not hesitate, do not fear. Use the faint light of the Fire Seed to illuminate every object. With a heart of justice, all things in this world can be set ablaze to dispel evil.
Although they’d known the torch was needed, the timing of this prompt surprised them. Since Iceborn and the Dutch Chamber of Commerce were both stuck at 60%, the squad had assumed the prompt would appear at 60%, just like the Fire Seed’s hint earlier. But apparently, the game designer had a rare moment of mercy, giving them a 10% buffer—if they could successfully light the torch between 50% and 60%, they wouldn’t need to stall at 60% and could charge ahead seamlessly.
Except…
Who asked for your encouragement?! Who cares about a “heart of justice”?! Can’t your damn item hints be in plain language?!
“I’m not hesitating, not afraid, and I’m full of justice,” the Commander earnestly self-assessed. “So… the torch is lit now?”
“I don’t think an in-game item can sense your inner positivity.” The Deputy Commander was always brutally honest.
“Could the key lie in ‘wood’ and ‘items’?” Your Sister tentatively speculated. “‘Every object’… maybe it refers to inventory slots. Maybe we can’t use the Fire Seed directly—we need to combine it with items in our inventory!”
438’s eyes lit up. “Let me try!”
Without delay, the Demon Refiner opened his inventory, selected the Fire Seed, and dragged its ghosted icon over other items.
HP potion, MP potion, scroll, food… After trying several with no reaction, 438 was about to report back when Birdy asked, “Do you have any wood-type materials?”
“I’m not sure…” 438 scrolled down his inventory and finally found one at the very bottom. “Got it!”
Dragon Claw Locust—a high-level material dropped by mobs in the level 50 Jiangnan Waterfront area, mostly used for weapon/gear forging or Demon Refining. Due to its low drop rate, its price had skyrocketed at one point before gradually falling out of favor as the level cap rose to 70.
Without waiting for further instructions, 438 dragged the Fire Seed onto the material. As the two icons overlapped, a spark flew out, arcing beautifully across the screen before landing squarely in the system message box—
[System] Fire Seed usage successful. Torch flickers weakly (1%).
At the same time, the Dragon Claw Locust vanished from the inventory, and the Fire Seed icon transformed into a torch—though unlit, with only faint embers glowing dimly.
Successfully crafting the torch didn’t fill the Ghost Server squad with joy—thanks to that damned “1%.”
Mad Lad: “Don’t tell me we need to burn 99 more materials.”
Coffin Shop teased: “Since when do you care about waste?”
Mad Lad honestly replied: “I care about the time!”
Ninety-nine materials, all wood-type—forget where to find them, even if they had them in their inventories, burning through 99 would take forever.
And worse—
438: “Huh, the second Dragon Claw Locust didn’t work…”
The damn materials couldn’t even be duplicated!!!
“Try these two.” Your Sister handed over three “Peach Wood” and four “Riley’s Withered Branches” from her inventory. The former could be gathered freely on Wolf Fang Mountain, while the latter dropped randomly from mobs in the level 70 Decapitated Valley map. Both were worthless—the kind of trash no one wanted even if given away, let alone sold to vendors. Your Sister only had them because her inventory wasn’t full enough to bother clearing them out yet.
438 dragged the faint torch icon onto these materials one by one—
[System] Fire Seed usage successful. Torch flickers weakly (2%).
[System] Fire Seed usage successful. Torch flickers weakly (3%).
The counts for Peach Wood and Withered Branches each decreased by one. No matter how many times 438 tried afterward, there was no further reaction.
By now, the system’s demand was clear: one wood-type material could light 1% of the torch, but each material type could only be used once.
No wonder Little Willow and Bells in the Rain had stopped attacking—who could focus on DPS while conducting high-intensity Edison-style lightbulb experiments?!
With the battle still raging, no one dared slack off. They quickly handed over all their wood-type materials to 438!
In the end, 438 received 27 different wood materials, but—
“Who gave me the Celestial Mountain Divine Wood?! If I burn this, I’ll be cursed by the Huaxia gods!!!”
The squad had mass-donated materials without specifying, and with so many people contributing, 438 hadn’t noticed who gave what.
“What’s Celestial Mountain Divine Wood? Is it valuable?” Your Sister asked timidly—she’d genuinely never heard of it, let alone seen it.
438: “An extremely rare gear enhancement material. It’s hard to obtain in-game, and it’s super expensive in the Item Mall!”
Birdy: “Item Mall, huh…”
438: “Mad Lad!”
Mad Lad: “I know nothing.”
Despite the urgency, 438 couldn’t bring himself to waste such a treasure. For one, he genuinely couldn’t do it. For another, even if he used the Divine Wood, it would only increase the torch’s brightness from 29% to 30%—completely meaningless. The real priority was finding the remaining 71 materials!
But they were in the middle of a dungeon—where could they find 71 materials?
438: “Should I go gather nearby and see?”
Birdy disagreed: “Your gathering speed is fast, but we need 71 types, not 71 pieces. This dungeon couldn’t possibly have that many different wood-type materials.”
Coffin Shop: “Actually, the entire Huaxia game only has about 150 wood-type materials.”
Mad Lad: “Then what now? Shout in World Chat to buy materials?”
Crossplayer: “We’re in a dungeon. Even if we buy them, we can’t trade.”
Mad Lad: “Then have someone leave the dungeon.”
Your Uncle: “I don’t think that’s possible. When I died, there wasn’t even an option to return to the respawn point.”
Normally, there were only two ways to exit a dungeon—dying and respawning (if teammates were still alive) or a full wipe (kicking the entire party out, requiring them to wait for the cooldown before re-entering).
But this Lover’s Constellation dungeon was different. First, a wipe wouldn’t kick them out, so the Ghost Server squad could let the boss regen HP while they gathered materials before restarting. Second, as Your Uncle said, dead players weren’t given the option to respawn—they could only wait for teammates to revive them. Of course, this didn’t mean they were permanently trapped. If the entire team unanimously decided to quit, the leader could click “Exit Dungeon” in the top-left corner, and all members would be asked to confirm. If over half chose “Yes,” the entire party would leave.
“So our options are: we can’t leave to gather materials, we can’t buy them in World Chat, and there aren’t enough materials nearby to gather?” Mad Lad’s tone screamed, “Are you fucking kidding me?”
Passing Master was equally baffled: “How is this supposed to be cleared? Unless you bring 100 types of materials into the dungeon from the start—but how would anyone know that beforehand?”
“There’s another way,” March suddenly spoke up. “Did you notice the extra warehouse icon next to the party recruitment tab?”
Under March’s reminder, the squad spotted it—amid the usual game mall, trading platform, and party recruitment icons was a small new one: Warehouse! Clicking it revealed both personal and legion warehouse inventories!
The Ghost Server squad, immersed in battle, had no idea this warehouse icon was a special feature for players who’d left the maze and entered the boss arena. They also didn’t know that for spectators, this icon was the “Azazel Livestream.” But details didn’t matter—the urgent priority was that the remaining 71 materials now had a solution: have a teammate outside the dungeon collect the materials and deposit them in the legion warehouse!
Clearly, the Dutch Chamber of Commerce and Iceborn were doing the same.
Which raised the question—who could the Ghost Server Legion turn to?
“If only we hadn’t let Fifth Brother and Diamond go to the hot springs!” Life was cruel—the studio’s junior employees had been complaining about no days off and heavy workloads, so to appease them, Fifth Brother and Diamond had taken the small team to a hot spring resort early that morning.
As a newbie to the workforce, Your Uncle was envious: “Commander, your studio’s benefits are amazing…”
Boss Fang coughed lightly. “Uh, there was a group discount.”
Mad Lad facepalmed: “Can we get back on topic? The burn phase is already at 55%. What do we do?”
“I have enough materials in my warehouse,” Coffin Shop suddenly said. “But it’s on another account—one that didn’t enter Lover’s Constellation.”
Mad Lad: “Then why bring it up?”
Coffin Shop: “That account is in the same legion as this one. Even though we can’t leave the dungeon, I can log out, switch to that account, transfer the materials, then come back.”
March: “That could work, but it’d sacrifice DPS.”
Coffin Shop: “Then I’ll log out at 60%. Or… the Dutch Chamber of Commerce and Iceborn probably had other legion members gather materials or already had them in their legion warehouses. As a merchant, I don’t have reliable friends, but if any of you know someone trustworthy, I can lend them my account to handle it.”
Logging out at 60% would avoid sacrificing DPS but cost them time. If they had someone trustworthy, they could gather materials between 55% and 60%, shortening the stall at 60%.
March: “…Sorry, our legion only has two people, and both are here.”
Milk Mom: “Our legion has two people not here, but…” Ruining someone’s romantic evening would earn you a donkey kick! Even if not from the donkey, 2B would definitely kick your ass!!!
The Commander’s hesitation sparked nostalgia for their offline teammates…
438: “I miss Sister Blood Bull so much.”
Your Sister: “Yeah, if Sister Blood Bull were here, she’d probably have a better idea.”
Mad Lad: “No idea about ‘better,’ but at least I wouldn’t be the one tanking the boss.”
Your Uncle: “5555, Sister Blood Bull…”
2B: “Dare any of you say my name?”
Milk Mom: “There’s really nothing about you worth missing… Wait, 2B?!”
2B: “Why does it feel like you just cursed twice?”
Milk Mom: “What are you doing in-game so late?!”
2B: “Not in-game—just logged into YY to see what you’re up to.”
Polly: “What we’re doing isn’t important. What’s important is what you’re not doing.”
2B: “…”
Your Sister: “Shouldn’t this conversation be censored?”
“Enough chit-chat. Log into Coffin Shop’s account and move all wood-type materials from his inventory to the legion warehouse!” With the burn phase nearing 60%, there was no time for gossip. The Ghost Server Commander issued a terse order.
2B had logged in when 438 mentioned missing Sister Blood Bull, so he had no clue what was happening. Before he could ask, Coffin Shop had already posted his account info in the YY channel’s public chat. Following orders, 2B quickly logged into the game and piloted the zombie named “No. 4 Coffin Shop,” burning one Speed Scroll after another to sprint to the private warehouse.
And then—
“Uh, Coffin Shop bro, though we haven’t officially met, let me ask—can I hack your account?”
This wasn’t a private warehouse—it was a treasure vault! His willpower was weak, and he wasn’t a whale—why test him like this?!
The Ghost Server Commander facepalmed. Those in the know understood Coffin Shop’s account was stacked. Those who didn’t would think the Ghost Server Legion lived in such poverty that their members were totally uncultured!
Coffin Shop, however, remained unflappable: “Go ahead, but transfer the wood first. It’s urgent.”
Hacking was a joke, of course, but 2B still didn’t fully grasp the situation: “What exactly needs to be transferred? What kind of wood? Can you be more specific?”
Coffin Shop: “All wood-type materials. Like arbor trees, broken willow branches, snow mountain birch—that kind of thing.”
2B: “Got it. Anything that looks like wood.” But he couldn’t resist asking, “What about rare materials? I think I see Ice Soul Silver Fir.”
Ice Soul Silver Fir—a level 70 orange-tier material with an abysmal drop rate from world bosses, primarily used in weapon forging to significantly increase damage and occasionally add crit or berserk attributes. An absolute top-tier item.
If using Celestial Mountain Divine Wood was wasteful, Ice Soul Silver Fir—rarer than rare—was downright blasphemous. Fang Zheng was about to say “Of course not” when Coffin Shop cut in, not answering directly but repeating: “All wood-type materials. Transfer them all.”
2B understood and didn’t dawdle, clicking furiously.
For the next few minutes, the screen showed a fierce battle against the boss, while YY was eerily silent—just the clatter of keyboards and mice.
By the time all wood materials were transferred, the burn phase had just hit 60%!
2B was about to boast when Coffin Shop, as if sensing it, said: “715, give me the torch.”
438 didn’t hesitate, handing over the 3% torch. Coffin Shop quickly cleared his inventory of unrelated items, depositing them in the legion warehouse to make space, then began transferring the wood materials 2B had deposited.
Even Coffin Shop couldn’t remember exactly how many wood materials he had stockpiled. To be safe, he’d told 2B to grab everything—but seeing over a hundred types now, even he was impressed.
If materials were scarce, burning top-tier items might be unavoidable. But with such abundance, wasting them was something even a non-merchant wouldn’t do. So the 71 materials Coffin Shop kept excluded Ice Soul Silver Fir—the priciest being “Dragon Maiden’s Agarwood,” worth about 150 Huaxia Coins.
With materials ready, all that remained was one word—burn.
[System] Fire Seed usage successful. Torch flickers weakly (30%).
[System] Fire Seed usage successful. Torch flickers weakly (30%).
[System] Fire Seed…
[System] Fire Seed…
[System] Fire Seed usage successful. Torch burns steadily (50%).
[System] Fire Seed usage successful. Torch burns steadily (51%).
[System] Fire Seed…
Though it was just clicking, dragging, and repeating, the rapid-fire actions wore on Coffin Shop, who now envied Drink Your Sister 3X’s legendary ability to spam keystrokes for over ten minutes without cramping.
At 70%, Coffin Shop’s fingers finally mutinied. Letting go of the mouse, he shook his hand vigorously to ease the soreness—only then noticing how unusually quiet his squad had been. Thinking back, the chatter had died when 2B logged into his alt to transfer materials. While silence during raids was a mark of professionalism… that wasn’t the Ghost Server Legion’s style at all!!!
As he puzzled over this, a World announcement flashed—
[Constellation] The Sacred Flame has returned to the mortal realm. The Final Judgment has arrived—Player [Little Willow] has reignited the Lake of Fire!
The peanut gallery erupted—the Dutch Chamber of Commerce had lived up to expectations, becoming the first to break past 60%!
Coffin Shop’s heart sank. Gripping the mouse, he prepared to resume, but his eyes caught earlier system messages he’d overlooked—
[System] Milk is Mom has gifted No. 4 Coffin Shop 50,000 Huaxia Coins.
[Whisper] Milk is Mom: Not sure how much the materials cost. If this isn’t enough, don’t hesitate to say so—I’ll make up the difference. Mwah~
[Whisper] Polly: Milk is Mom definitely didn’t say the last part. Thank you.
[System] Refined Into a Demon 715 has gifted No. 4 Coffin Shop 62,127 Huaxia Coins.
[Whisper] Refined Into a Demon 715: You helped me selflessly in Vanilla Forest, and now you’re helping our legion like this—I’m so, so grateful! But I can’t let you take more losses! You have to accept this!
[System] Mad Lad has gifted No. 4 Coffin Shop 200,000 Huaxia Coins.
[Whisper] Mad Lad: If it’s not enough, buy more at a premium. Don’t mention it. I like to keep a low profile.
[System] Little Lucky Charm has gifted No. 4 Coffin Shop 20,000 Huaxia Coins.
[System] Little Lucky Charm: This is from me and Passing together. Um, keep it up! I’ll skip the inspirational speech.
[System] Drink Your Sister 3X has gifted No. 4 Coffin Shop 12,000 Huaxia Coins.
[System] Crossplayer’s Blessing has gifted No. 4 Coffin Shop 9,821 Huaxia Coins.
The last two didn’t say anything, but Coffin Shop could almost see them turning their pockets inside out. Clumsy, endearing, sincere… and heartwarming.
[Whisper] March to Liangzhou: How’s progress? If your hand hurts, take a break. Two minutes won’t matter.
Coffin Shop tried to keep a straight face, but his lips twitched upward uncontrollably.
[Whisper] No. 4 Coffin Shop: You’re the only one who hasn’t paid me.
He’d expected March to be confused, but—
[Whisper] March to Liangzhou: Do you really need mine?
Now it was Coffin Shop’s turn to be stunned.
[Whisper] No. 4 Coffin Shop: You knew?
[Whisper] March to Liangzhou: When YY went quiet, I suspected something. If you were taking a huge loss, they’d at least thank you verbally. Combined with your earlier comment, even an idiot would get it.”
[Whisper] No. 4 Coffin Shop: Then why did they avoid saying anything in YY after sending money?
[Whisper] March to Liangzhou: Guilt.
[Whisper] No. 4 Coffin Shop: Who the hell feels guilty after doing a good deed but not after shamelessly trolling the world?!
[Whisper] March to Liangzhou: The Ghost Server Legion.
[Whisper] No. 4 Coffin Shop: “…I have no rebuttal.”
The two, who usually communicated in zombie-speak, had typed more words than ever—their emotions were too overwhelming to contain. Years later, when Galloping Through the Yellow Sands became a legend in Fairy Dreamland and No. 4 Coffin Shop grew into Huaxia’s premier merchant house, they’d still reminisce:
“I once met a legion with no plan, no discipline, doing whatever they pleased, full of weirdos. You’d never guess what they’d do next—if the sky fell, they’d just lie down. It was the best legion I’ve ever known.”
…
At 99%, Coffin Shop symbolically returned everyone’s gifts minus 1,000 Huaxia Coins, sending a whisper: “Didn’t use Silver Fir—just cheap materials.” Before they could protest, he used the final material—
[System] Fire Seed usage successful. The torch blazes fiercely! (100%)
[System] No. 4 Coffin Shop has used the torch.
[Constellation] The Sacred Flame has returned to the mortal realm. The Final Judgment has arrived—Player [No. 4 Coffin Shop] has reignited the Lake of Fire!
As the lake’s surface erupted in crimson flames, Azazel roared, his wings detaching and crashing down on the Ghost Server squad like a black tidal wave!
At the same moment, Iceborn also lit their torch, reigniting the lake!
Both teams were now neck-and-neck—but the Dutch Chamber of Commerce had pushed the burn phase to nearly 70%!
After using Ten Thousand Blossoms to restore the squad’s HP to safe levels, Fang Zheng narrowed his eyes, as if making a decision: “Your Sister, Passing—can you two handle healing alone?”
They didn’t know the Commander’s plan, but when he asked, even if it meant walking through fire, there was only one answer—
“We can!”
[Constellation] Elephant Moves Diagonally: Am I seeing things? The Ghost Server’s healers are attacking now?
[Constellation] Dead Demon Refiner: All three healers switched to DPS?!
[Constellation] Elephant Moves Diagonally: Use your brain when spectating!
[Constellation] Dead Demon Refiner: It’s the Ghost Server—anything’s possible.
[Constellation] Sugar-Free Cola: Milk is Mom switched to a DPS hammer, but Passing Master and Drink Your Sister 3X kept their healing staves. Looks like Passing is focusing on Mad Lad and March to Liangzhou, while Your Sister is covering the field.
[Constellation] Heartless Red Bean: Can just two of them manage?
[Constellation] Purple Star Lord: The Dutch Chamber of Commerce also has two healers.
[Constellation] Heartless Red Bean: But can they compare to the Dutch Chamber of Commerce?
As if answering the crowd’s doubts, March to Liangzhou fell to a boss AoE!
Passing Master immediately began casting Resurrection.
But the boss’s single-target attack was already homing in on Mad Lad!
With Passing mid-cast, there was no way to spare attention for him!
Just as everyone thought Mad Lad was doomed, Your Sister suddenly appeared about 8 meters away, tossing Revival of the Withered perfectly timed to land right before the boss’s strike—
Instantly healed to full, Mad Lad tanked the hit!
[Constellation] Shovel Roams the World: When did he get there?! He was on the opposite side, miles away from the Assassin a second ago!
[Constellation] Barbarian Wanderer: Running while casting and still beating the boss’s attack—that APM is insane!
[Constellation] Summit of Mount Tai: Not ‘he’—’she.’
[Constellation] Shovel Roams the World: Huh?
[Constellation] Fire Cloud Evil God: [Drink Your Sister 3X] Rooting for the Commander’s wife!!
[Constellation] Shovel Roams the World: “…”
[Constellation] The Wind Rises: “…”
[Constellation] Little Tailor: Can’t you warn us before flaunting your love? My single self took 10k damage.
[Constellation] Dryland King of Hell: Wait, why is Five Peaks Pavilion’s leader’s wife in the Ghost Server Legion?
[Constellation] Nicknamed White Dragon Horse: Distance makes the heart grow fonder.
[Constellation] Summit of Mount Tai: Shut your mouth.
[Constellation] Drink Till You Drop: My girl, ever untamed, ever free.
[Constellation] Dryland King of Hell: “…”
Is there a single normal legion in Huaxia Summit?!
[Constellation] Only One Truth: [Little Tailor] Don’t cry. Public displays of affection die fast—the Ghost Server’s about to wipe.
This snapped the crowd’s focus back to the battle.
Your Sister was dashing around, but as the boss’s attacks grew faster, everyone’s HP plummeted rapidly. Passing, as if giving up, left Mad Lad and March—and walked right up to the boss!
[Constellation] Horsetail Whisk: What the hell?! The boss is about to AoE—why isn’t he guarding the tank? Why go stand at the boss’s feet?!
The moment this message appeared, Azazel’s second wing shot out, enveloping the entire Ghost Server squad!
Spectators held their breath, bracing for a wipe—
But someone was faster—
[System] Passing Master has used Ten Thousand Blossoms.
Like a miracle, the Ghost Server squad’s HP bars refilled. Passing hadn’t abandoned his teammates—he’d moved to the center so Ten Thousand Blossoms could heal everyone!
Except…
[Constellation] New Moon Like a Hook: The ranged DPS getting healed makes sense, and the melee being topped off is expected—but why are March, Coffin Shop, and Polly at full HP too?! That’s not how this works!!
[Constellation] Zongzi of the Gods: I wasn’t going to comment, but this is too much. Open your damn eyes and read the combat log! [Screenshot]
The screenshot showed earlier combat messages—besides Passing’s Ten Thousand Blossoms, there were three neatly lined up:
[Combat] March to Liangzhou has used a Soul Gathering Pill.
[Combat] No. 4 Coffin Shop has used a Soul Gathering Pill.
[Combat] Polly has used a Soul Gathering Pill.
Knowing they wouldn’t get heals this round, they’d chugged potions to fake full HP. The struggles of a zombie—only zombies understand!
Beijing Time 22:40
Demon King Azazel Raid Progress—Dutch Chamber of Commerce: 88%, Ghost Server Legion: 75%, Iceborn: 72%.
The peanut gallery, unable to contain their excitement, began placing bets—
[Constellation] Inkblade: 100 Huaxia Coins on Dutch Chamber of Commerce for First Kill.
[Constellation] Ice Porcelain: 200 on Dutch.
[Constellation] Dragon Slumber: 500 on Dutch.
[Constellation] White Rhino: If we all bet on the same side, who’s gonna pay us?
[Constellation] Born in 1994: 10,000 on Ghost Server Legion.
[Constellation] Big H: You don’t need many fans—just one whale. So jealous.
[Constellation] Kill All Who Block Me: Our Deputy’s words—10,000 on Ghost Server.
[Constellation] Big H: I didn’t say that!!
[Constellation] Kill Gods If They Block Me: You’d bet on Dutch instead?
[Constellation] Big H: As if. Let’s make it 20,000.
[Constellation] Two Elders of Beiming: No one’s betting on Iceborn? They’re not far behind Ghost Server.
[Constellation] Xiamen U QR Code: But they’ve lost aggro…
As QR Code said, Iceborn had suffered an aggro reset, and—of all people—the boss had locked onto their Spirit Master, Grave Sweeping Scroll. Though Liaodong Iron Cavalry quickly regained aggro, the squishy Spirit Master was one-shot. Ice on Fire and Beckham both rushed to resurrect him, simultaneously casting Resurrection. Realizing the overlap halfway through, Ice on Fire canceled—but by then, Liaodong Iron Cavalry was nearly dead. With no time to cast, he used the insta-cast Ten Thousand Blossoms, though most teammates didn’t need healing—wasting a major cooldown. Iceborn’s rhythm was shattered, and their DPS plummeted.
By the time the Ghost Server Legion steadily reached 80%, the Dutch Chamber of Commerce had broken 95%! Nearing the finish line, their attacks grew even fiercer, widening their lead over Ghost Server by another 2%!
The crowd stopped betting and chatting—aside from die-hard fans, most switched to the Dutch Chamber of Commerce’s livestream, ready to witness the First Kill!
96%!
97%!
98%!
…
The newly lively Ghost Server squad fell silent again. But contrary to their muted voices, their focus and speed intensified—as if sensing their rivals’ imminent victory, they instinctively fought harder. At this stage, claiming they didn’t want the First Kill would be a lie. The more desperate they felt, the calmer their hands had to be. Though they could only hope for their opponents to falter, even a one-in-a-million chance demanded flawless execution to pave those final meters…
“Commander, we can’t give up! The boss always has a final-phase nuke—maybe the Dutch Chamber of Commerce will wipe!”
The intense focus made the voice in his ears distant and muffled, but Fang Zheng knew it was a teammate rallying the squad. No—not just rallying. Your Uncle genuinely believed they still had a chance… Wait, was that Your Uncle talking just now?!
[Megaphone] Rain Through the Woods: [Little Lucky Charm] Did you secretly curse us?!?!?!
…
Keychain of the Dutch Chamber of Commerce, who’d never lost his temper at anyone, had—with godlike intuition—precisely targeted Your Uncle for his outburst.
But spectators unfamiliar with Your Uncle thought the Dutch Chamber of Commerce was being unfair. After all, enrage mechanics were standard for final-phase bosses, and they’d prepared—Blesscaller Rain Ceases had topped everyone off above 90% before the nuke. Yet instead of an AoE, the boss reset aggro and unleashed a single-target nuke on Rain Ceases, who died instantly. With the boss at 1%, neither Little Willow nor Thousand Mountains revived her—the former buffed the team, while the latter cast Trickling Stream on main tank Dutch Souvenir. But the boss still didn’t AoE, instead nuking Thousand Mountains and then finishing off Little Willow, leaving the Dutch Chamber of Commerce healer-less. The remaining members fought desperately, falling one by one until—with the boss’s HP bar a pixel from empty—they wiped.
The crowd was so tense they forgot to breathe. Only when the boss’s HP fully reset did they collectively sigh, then erupt into furious typing—some blaming the game designers, others slapping their own thighs in frustration, as if they’d been the ones to fail at the last second.
Yet the Dutch Chamber of Commerce seemed unfazed. After reviving and waiting out Resurrection Sickness, they immediately regrouped and re-engaged!
—A wipe didn’t necessarily mean losing the First Kill. If you wiped at the finish line, others might too. Until the First Kill was claimed, anything was possible!
[Constellation] Dr. Agasa: They’re pros—I’m still betting on Dutch!
[Constellation] Sugar-Free Cola: Me too! No way Ghost Server clears something this hard!
[Constellation] Coldwater Blade Wanderer: I don’t believe it either, but I’m switching streams.
His words resonated with the crowd. Though the Dutch Chamber of Commerce still had supporters, starting from scratch while Ghost Server was at 90% made them the new focus.
And like the Dutch, Ghost Server only grew sharper near the end—
91%!
92%!
93%!
94%!
95%!
As the boss’s HP neared zero, the audience’s hearts leapt to their throats again!
Azazel’s body suddenly radiated dark energy, coalescing into a sword that slashed at Mad Lad!
Despite being at full HP with the Blesscaller’s Ironclad buff, the sheer damage instantly killed Mad Lad!
Passing Master didn’t hesitate—Resurrection!
[Combat] Mad Lad has been resurrected.
Simultaneously, the BOSS’s sword dissolved into a rain of blades, dropping the entire squad below 20% HP—Mad Lad, still in Resurrection Sickness, was left with a sliver!
But Passing was ready—Ten Thousand Blossoms!
The team’s HP bars instantly refilled.
Unfazed, the boss AoE’d again!
Your Sister took over—Ten Thousand Blossoms!
By now, Passing’s MP was drained. He gulped a major MP potion—but the boss’s third AoE struck like lightning!
The entire squad’s HP flashed red!
Your Sister’s Ten Thousand Blossoms was on cooldown. So was Passing’s…
[Combat] Milk is Mom has used Ten Thousand Blossoms.
…
[Constellation] Suzhou River: I can almost hear the boss’s tears shattering on the ground.
[Constellation] One-Cent Dog: Three healers really is unfair.
[Combat] Crossplayer’s Blessing has used Blessing of Resurrection.
[Constellation] One-Cent Dog: Make that four.
[Constellation] Shattered Rain: Stop bullying him—even bosses deserve love.
[Constellation] Reeking of Demon Aura: Why does everyone’s stance get weird when it’s the Ghost Server?
Jokes aside, the crowd still hoped for a thrilling First Kill. And now, the burn phase had hit 98%!
[Constellation] Indian Mane: Is Ghost Server really gonna get the First Kill…
[Constellation] Giordano: The real test is 99%. Too early to call.
[Combat] Mad Lad has died.
The “real test” hadn’t even arrived, and the tank was already on his nth death.
[Constellation] Former Dynasty Scholar: That Assassin can’t tank anymore—even if resurrected, he’ll be weakened.
[Constellation] Officer Big Bear: 99% is coming. If the boss nukes two healers like last time, can they hold on?
[Constellation] Silver-Tongued: Even if they do, there’s still a massive AoE after the two single-targets. Dutch only survived with two Blood Warriors—Ghost Server’s probably wiping.
[Combat] Crossplayer’s Blessing has used Remote Resurrection.
The crowd’s eyes widened. A Blesscaller resurrecting the tank instead of a healer made sense—Blessing of Resurrection restored more HP than a healer’s Resurrection. But why teleport him to your location? And why teleport the tank of all people? Worse—why teleport before his aggro reset?! Resurrecting and teleporting a freshly dead tank would drag the boss right to you, endangering yourself and disrupting the entire formation!!!
The boss didn’t care—charging at Crossplayer, it roared and unleashed its ultimate!
[Combat] Mad Lad has died.
Instead of resurrecting Mad Lad, Crossplayer used Blade of Blessings + Golden Age—two DPS skills—to push the burn phase to 99%!
Entering enrage, Azazel ignored Crossplayer, turning toward Drink Your Sister 3X!
Seeing the boss charge, Your Sister burned a Speed Scroll and bolted!
The spectators were baffled—first the Blesscaller’s suicidal teleport, now a healer playing tag?!
But the enraged boss didn’t play games—catching Your Sister in seconds and one-shotting her!
Without pause, it targeted Milk is Mom next.
The Ghost Server Commander wasn’t going down without a fight—Speed Scroll, dodge, and… three seconds later, got wrecked.
By now, the burn phase was at 99.2%!
The crowd finally understood—the Blesscaller’s teleport wasn’t stupid, and the healers’ fleeing wasn’t desperation. It was all a stall tactic to buy time for DPS!
But stalling wouldn’t save them. After killing two healers, the boss targeted Passing—standing right in its range, he was instantly obliterated! A follow-up AoE left the remaining teammates critically low—except Crossplayer, who was flatlined.
The Ghost Server Legion was officially healer-less!
No longer running or worrying about formation, the squad chugged HP potions and unleashed everything on Azazel!
99.4%!
[Combat] Little Lucky Charm has died.
99.5%!
[Combat] March to Liangzhou has died.
99.6%!
[Combat] No. 4 Coffin Shop has died.
99.7%!
Phoenix Seeking Phoenix has died.
[Constellation] Born in 1994: Ghost Server Legion, hang in there!!!
[Constellation] Festive Lantern is My Male God: No way they’ll last—their Demon Refiner’s pet is dead. How will they DPS?
[Constellation] Barbarian Wanderer: A Demon Refiner can have three pets.
[Constellation] Brother Whirlwind: Compared to Phoenix Seeking Phoenix, those pets are negligible.
[Constellation] Two Elders of Beiming: Didn’t Phoenix Seeking Phoenix have a skill called From the Ashes? Didn’t it trigger?
[Constellation] Horsetail Whisk: 7% chance—not easy to proc. And that’s the Fire Phoenix’s skill. Does the evolved form even keep it?
[Combat] Refined Into a Demon 715 has used Phoenix Seeking Phoenix.
[Constellation] Former Dynasty Scholar: Wait, didn’t that pet just die?! How can he use it again?!
[Constellation] Fog City Ghost: Normally, re-summoning would show ‘Refined Into a Demon 715 has summoned.’ I’ve never seen a pet used directly like a skill.
[Constellation] Giordano: So you’re saying Phoenix Seeking Phoenix isn’t just a pet name but also a skill?
[Constellation] The Wind Rises: Hold on—doesn’t the pet look different now?
They hadn’t noticed before, but the pet had indeed changed.
Gone was its former majestic, flamboyant aura—now it seemed less intimidating, more graceful, its feathers no longer bristling but flowing softly.
Yet its DPS was as fierce as ever—
[Combat] Refined Into a Demon 715 has used Heavenly Phoenix Tribute.
[Combat] Refined Into a Demon 715 has used Phoenix’s Arrival.
[Combat] Refined Into a Demon 715 has used Phoenix Greets the Sun.
A barrage of attacks pushed the burn phase to 99.9%!
The HP bar now appeared empty—but the boss kept attacking, just like with the Dutch Chamber of Commerce!
The crowd forgot to breathe again, riveted by the duel between phoenix and demon!
Time seemed to slow, each move unfolding with crystalline clarity.
Yet it also raced—blink, and you’d miss the finale.
[Combat] Refined Into a Demon 715 has died.
[Constellation] War-Bodhi Patriarch: FUCK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No more words were needed—the endless exclamation points said it all.
[Constellation] Sugar-Free Cola: Dutch’s still getting First Kill. Get your coins ready!
Tension dissipated as spectators reclaimed their allegiances.
Until three minutes later—
[Constellation] Purple Star Lord: Can someone explain why Ghost Server’s boss hasn’t reset yet?
This drew back those who’d left. Amid the carnage, the boss wasn’t resetting—it was methodically whacking a certain “human-shaped object”…
When the hell did he activate Solid as a Rock?!
[Constellation] Kneel on Keyboard: I’ve realized something—watching Ghost Server fight is like eating sour candy.
[Constellation] Reeking of Demon Aura: Two words—no logic.
[Constellation] Only One Truth: Three words—full of twists.
[Constellation] Big H: Four words—quickly pay up, losers.
Another three minutes later—
The instant Solid as a Rock ended, the zombie unleashed Hellfire + Netherworld Ghostly Claws—not wasting even 0.01 seconds, seamless as a shadow.
The boss crumpled. No more suspense.
[Announcement] Congratulations to Polly, Refined Into a Demon 715, Mad Lad, Passing Master, Crossplayer’s Blessing, March to Liangzhou, No. 4 Coffin Shop, Little Lucky Charm, Drink Your Sister 3X, and Milk is Mom for completing the Lover’s Constellation Quest Chain!
[Megaphone] Milk is Mom: Stomach DYING FOR FOOD~~~~~Selling BL is CUUUUTE~~~~~~
[Constellation] Wandering Miracle Doctor: What language is that?
[Constellation] Former Dynasty Scholar: Probably too excited to speak properly. Understandable.
[Constellation] Big H: Bullshit! Can’t you tell it’s a victory song?! We are the champions, my friends1Originally in English (of course)~~~~
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