Chapter 262: You’re Going Too Far

Just after an hour had passed, many players were utterly shocked by the number of contribution points that Max had accumulated.

They even thought their eyes were failing them.

After all, what Max had gathered in an hour was how much he normally accumulated in a single night.

Just what is happening in Mirefall Province?

It was not just Max who was accumulating a lot of contribution points.

Even Rhayne, whom they had already forgotten, suddenly reached Rank 9.

There were many players from the Lewis Guild in Mirefall Province, led by Julian and Jaden, who were also racking up a lot of contribution points.

Furthermore, Lewis and Aaron’s contribution points had significantly increased compared to what they had accumulated over the past nights.

As if the three provinces...

No, four provinces were facing a great upheaval from the demons’ invasion.

They included the Southern Province, as the Assassin Guild had reached fifth rank, while their Guildmaster threatened Enzo in fourth place.

They could not even imagine what was currently happening in the four provinces.

Lewis and Aaron were equally shocked.

Just as they thought they had killed a lot of Greater Demons for an hour, having grown stronger than before after completing quests and killing demons that allowed them to level up multiple times, the amount of contribution points they had gathered paled in comparison to Max’s.

They even tried to calculate the contribution points Max had gathered and were utterly shocked to realize that he needed to kill Greater Demons every minute.

Or peak Greater Demons every half a minute.

It was truly absurd.

It would take them ten minutes to take down a peak Greater Demon and half a minute to take down a mid-level Greater Demon or below.

But Max had achieved what was inconceivable.

Suddenly, a terrifying idea rose in their minds.

Did he already reach A-rank?!

Isn’t that too fast?

They had just reached B-rank, and despite their constant participation in quests, earning achievements, and killing a lot of Greater Demons, they were only about halfway toward A-rank.

Yet, Max was possibly already at A-rank.

Does that mean he will survive throughout the duration of the war?

Every player already thought that Max would die at the end of the war after learning how terrifying the demon race was from the NPCs.

But given Max and his Demon Hunters Guild’s momentum, it appeared they were keeping up with the demons’ assault and could possibly successfully stop the Demon Lords from threatening the Empire.

As well as killing Max.

Lewis’s expression turned grim.

He recalled his younger brother’s words.

His eyes narrowed.

Max must die at all costs.

...

When a player died during the first world event, their contribution points would be reduced by half.

They could be revived three days later, but that was three whole nights missed.

Which meant significant losses for the players.

It was why many players were against the idea of sacrificing themselves.

But when faced with the temptation of completing a quest with bountiful rewards, they ended up dying instead.

Those quests came from the Imperial Army, who promised them promotions, better equipment, absurd EXP rewards, and many more.

What Max failed to experience in his new life.

Of course, he would not prefer to be in their shoes.

He accumulated rewards better than what the quests could provide.

He could even move freely.

At the moment, another hour had passed.

At this point, a massive demon finally appeared from the new southern border, carrying an Abyssal Conquest Flag.

Max’s face turned solemn.

He shifted his gaze away from the massive demon and tried to peer through the barrier that concealed the Supreme Commander Demon Lord.

The massive demon was three kilometers away from them, and given that there was a sea of demons fighting against them, not a single Radiant Knight was capable of reaching the massive demon.

Furthermore, the massive demon appeared to be at the Quasi-Demon Lord rank.

Its strength was comparable to Varkhaz.

Max did not have a choice but to rely on the strongest human at the moment to take down the massive demon.

He took out his communication device and called the High General, which was immediately accepted.

"The Abyssal Conquest Flag has appeared. Please try destroying it."

"Alright."

Max put down the communication device and intently watched the massive demon confidently walking toward them.

Every step covered ten meters.

Although it appeared slow, it was definitely much faster than humans running.

Max suddenly saw a human figure appearing atop the massive demon, which suddenly froze.

The High General levitated imposingly, his hands clasped behind his back, with his sheathed sword at his waist.

Instead of focusing on the massive demon, he was staring straight through the barrier.

His Sword Emperor’s Domain covered every demon around him, but only a handful of demons were frozen in place, like the massive demon.

Simply because of the sword intent released by the Sword Emperor through his aura.

They felt like every fiber and muscle in their bodies was pinned in place.

One wrong move, and those tangible, microscopic swords could heavily injure them.

The Sword Emperor was staring straight at the Supreme Commander Demon Lord.

The latter was utterly stunned.

The Demonic Authority that covered them concealed them from the outside’s point of view.

But the Sword Emperor was staring directly into his eyes.

An Authority...

The Supreme Commander Demon Lord thought.

It was at this moment that he understood that he and the other Demon Lords could not fight against the human in front of them, even if they fought together.

Unless their own Demon Lord participated.

But for now, they stood no chance against him.

The Supreme Commander wondered why the human had only appeared now.

If he had done so earlier, he would have ordered the demon forces to retreat and faced the heavy punishment from the Demon Lord.

Suddenly, the Sword Emperor spoke to him.

"You’re going too far.

If it weren’t because the former Emperor ordered me to treat this war as a test for Max and his Guild, I would have long annihilated you for daring to claim a piece of the Empire’s territory."