Chapter 593: Harvesting Enemies, Old Six Devours

“Attack!”

“Assassinate him!”

His subordinates, capable of flashing and using Teleportation across hundreds of kilometers, gathered by his side. Seeing the human player in the distance still wantonly one-shotting his kin, the NPC commander gave the order without a moment’s hesitation.

SWOOSH.

At his command, the surviving NPCs and bosses who had mastered Teleportation quickly grabbed various items and charged directly toward the distant Shen Fei, who stood atop the Black Tortoise’s head.

If we can kill this human player, we might be able to escape! If we can’t assassinate him… then…

Watching his dispatched subordinates speed toward their target, several possibilities ran through the anxious NPC commander’s mind.

SWOOSH.

Even as he worried, he also used items to keep moving quickly. He couldn’t afford to stop moving, nor did he dare to. If he dared to stand still, Shen Fei’s silent, insta-kill attacks that could annihilate any living creature would strike him down.

“Hm??”

The rapidly moving NPC commander had all his attention focused on the distant Shen Fei, who was unleashing endless attacks. However, in less than a few minutes, when he saw the situation unfold, his heart skipped a beat. A wave of utter despair instantly washed over him.

It’s over! The NPCs and bosses are finished! After the future 4.9 update, if those Creation Level NPCs and bosses don’t recover their full strength, we’ll be done for! Humanity… cannot be exterminated!

The scene in the distance made the NPC commander shut his eyes in agony.

So this is how our final gambit ends.

Having reached this conclusion, he closed his eyes and simply stopped moving.

Can’t win. Can’t run. Struggling is futile. All I can do is wait for death!

BANG!

Having stopped moving, it wasn’t long before he was hit by a silent Cluster Attack and blasted into dust…

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“Holy shit!”

“They actually dare to try a close-quarters assassination!”

「One minute ago.」

Shen Fei’s attacks grew smoother and his experience rose rapidly. He was preparing to wipe out the remaining NPCs and bosses in one fell swoop. But he never expected that the Guard Tower beside him would suddenly sound an alarm. It alerted him that enemies were rapidly approaching, targeting him—the very source controlling the Defense Towers.

At the same time, his Thirteenth Tier Vine Tower also activated automatically, winding around him to block any potential incoming enemies.

Sensing this, Shen Fei just smiled faintly and shut down the auto-sensing Guard Tower and Vine Tower. He even saw that Zero had also sensed the disturbance and was about to make a move. He shook his head slightly, motioning for it to stand down.

Close quarters? I’m not afraid of close quarters at all! The Devouring skill, inherited from the Dinosaur Era, is especially potent right now.

This was the perfect opportunity. Wanting to test the skill’s effect, Shen Fei disabled his automatic defenses and immediately activated Devouring.

Then, just as he expected, the motley group of NPCs and bosses that materialized beside him to assassinate him were instantly annihilated by the Devouring skill. They vanished without a trace, transformed into pure experience for him…

“I like it!”

“This Devouring skill completely solves the problem of anyone trying to assassinate me up close!”

Seeing how ridiculously overpowered his new skill was, a huge grin split across Shen Fei’s face.

Of course, for this skill to be unbeatable, I have to maintain my position as the highest-level player in the world…

Having easily resolved the close-quarters assassination attempt, Shen Fei had another thought as he continued to reap his enemies. He realized that for his Devouring skill to remain effective, his level advantage was crucial.

Because the Devouring skill only worked on creatures of a lower level than his own