The ambush from Moon Law had no effect whatsoever. All the demigods, having received advance intelligence, responded perfectly. Not a single one fell for the trap!
"More coming?"
"Do you think we're fools?"
"You're asking for death!"
...
The demigods smiled, feeling that their intelligence had completely outclassed the ambusher. Moreover... in the line of sight of many demigods, there appeared that same demigod shrouded in shadow energy once again.
"Let's take him down!" One demigod shouted angrily. The others were equally incensed.
"Get him! That guy must have a ton of boss loot on him!"
"Kill him first! He was the one who snatched the boss kill!"
"This guy has been in Heavenly Curtain Canyon since early on; he probably triggered that special mechanism. He's killed dozens of bosses and amassed a fortune; we have to take him out!"
"Some of the earlier special bosses were probably killed by him too. There's no need for us to argue. Taking him down means a huge profit!"
In an instant, all the demigods were united in their hatred. On one hand, as they claimed, this mysterious demigod was hiding incredibly lucrative rewards that were hard to resist. Killing him would yield far more than taking down a boss—perhaps even dozens of times more.
On the other hand, they didn't want to offend the cursed girl, Rosalie, and thus needed a scapegoat. As for why they wouldn't seek peace with her directly, well, having reached the status of demigods, they were prominent figures and felt uncomfortable groveling.
Rosalie, too, felt a chill in her heart. She was not one for idle chatter and had no desire to say much. With a slight motion of her hands, two strange energy orbs shot out, aimed directly at the distant demigod.
At the same time, someone threw out a scroll.
[Ding! Player [Vidox] has used the item [Slaughter Order]. Upon your current death, all items and equipped gear in your bag will drop.]
At that moment, a notification flashed before Sterl's eyes, leaving him momentarily stunned. Was it really this ruthless? From the moment he unleashed Moon Law to test the waters, to the collective pursuit of all the demigods against him, it had taken less than a second...
Yet Sterl secretly admired these demigods. Not bad, I didn't underestimate your intelligence after all.
In that instant, the curse power struck Sterl's disguise—the mysterious demigod—binding him firmly in place, rendering him immobile. Subsequently, several demigods unleashed their perfected Law Powers simultaneously, with some even using platinum-level skills. Countless plants, as if driven mad, twisted together to form a massive wooden dragon that charged forward at high speed...
The orange-yellow energy rapidly gathered, forming crystalline nets that tightly encircled Sterl's demigod disguise. Then, beams of light shot out at high speed, too quick for anyone to dodge.
Moreover, a peculiar gel-like flame spread across the ground, even melting the surrounding space, creating chaos where any spatial evasion or teleportation skills were rendered useless. Bone-like cages appeared rapidly...
In short, being targeted by a group of demigods unleashing their full power, even Sterl found himself in a deadly predicament. At this point, if he didn't activate ascension to godhood, he would surely perish.
The attacking demigods had expressions of delight, as if they could already envision the treasure that would rain down once the mysterious demigod was slain.
Thanks to the Slaughter Order, upon the death of this mysterious demigod, all the rewards from the dozens of bosses he had killed would be released in one wave.
Although the loot would be divided among the demigods, resulting in only a mediocre gain for each, the more crucial point was that this mysterious demigod seemed to know secrets about Heavenly Curtain Canyon, and he likely triggered its special mechanisms.
Killing him might even uncover hidden rewards within this special map. Who wouldn't be tempted? Who wouldn't be excited?
Instantly, a dark purple field rapidly expanded.
Before the so-called mysterious demigod even appeared, the other demigods could no longer sit still.
"Rosalie, what are you trying to do?"
"Are you insane? Do you want to turn against all the deities behind us?"
"If you attack us here, even your mother won't be able to save you."
...
All the demigods looked terrified, and their subordinates fared even worse, each one letting out a Wail of Anguish.
"Ahhh!!"
"Help me! Save me!"
"Master, please help me!!"
"Ughh~"
...
Many legendary and even peak legendary players fell to their knees, with faint purple energy threads connecting them to Rosalie, as their life force was rapidly drained away.
The demigods could temporarily resist, but they were glued by the threads, forced to siphon off a portion of their power to counteract the draining effect. Meanwhile, the legendary players had no means of resistance whatsoever.
Before long, they were all kneeling on the ground. This was one of Rosalie's greatest trump cards.
The item crafted from fragments of the cursed divine authority—[Endless Purgatory]. Once this purgatory was activated, all units within a large area would have their life force drained by Rosalie, and there was absolutely no way to evade this skill; any unit that entered the range would surely be affected.
Once afflicted, the use of teleportation skills would be restricted, and various curse effects would be continuously applied. If you got stuck, it would be a certain death!
Cloning skills were useless as well, because the mysterious demigod would ultimately have to come in person to claim the boss's rewards. However, Rosalie's actions were somewhat excessive. Although she was not targeting the other players, the passive effects of [Endless Purgatory] were beyond what any legendary unit could withstand.
Faced with the demands of the many demigods and the suffering of ordinary players, Rosalie remained deaf to their pleas.
"Fine! Fine! Fine!"
"Later, we will definitely seek an explanation."
"Rosalie, don't think this matter will end so easily!"
...
The demigods shouted in anger. Then, there was silence...
The kinder ones among the demigods split their power to protect their subordinates, escorting them to safety. Fortunately for them, Rosalie showed no intention of stopping this; she simply ignored the other players and had no interest in slaughtering the legendary ones.
The more ruthless demigods, however, didn't care at all. They merely gestured for their subordinates to flee quickly, indifferent to whether their life forces could withstand the departure from [Endless Purgatory].
However... before the legendary players could make any moves, the skies over Heavenly Curtain Canyon suddenly darkened.