218: Chapter 218 Saint-level Appearance, American Thor

Minute 31.

Heavenly Court - First Generation is on its way back to Chaos Valley.

On the holographic star map, those 17,000 red light dots have advanced to a position only 170 kilometers away from Chaos Valley.

Based on their marching speed, the first wave of attacks will reach the outer defense line of Chaos Valley in about 47 minutes.

Lin Ye stood in the center of the command cabin.

He was calculating.

17,000 people.

Holy Light Knights + Angel Legion.

Average Rank is 65.

Equipped with standard Epic-grade gear.

Possessing forbidden skills exchanged from Saint-Grade skill books.

He had just killed 3,000 people, which took 13 minutes.

But that was the vanguard.

They were a motley crew.

The real elite forces haven't moved yet.

Minute 33.

The holographic star map suddenly flickered.

It wasn't a malfunction.

It was a "Warning".

[System Prompt: Saint-Grade energy fluctuation detected]

[Rank: 80 (Dragon Transformation Level 3)]

[Source: Yan State Southern Border - Fortress No. 3]

[Status: Erupting]

[Estimated Threat: ★★★★★ (Fatal)]

Lin Ye's pupils contracted slightly.

Rank 80.

Same Rank as him.

Dragon Transformation Level 3.

One level lower than him.

But—the Saint-Grade threshold has been crossed.

Qin Ruoxue's voice came from the communication station.

"Boss."

"Fortress No. 3... is gone."

She projected the real-time footage onto the central star map.

It was a bolt of lightning descending from the sky.

It wasn't ordinary lightning.

It was "Divine Lightning".

17 meters in diameter.

The length was immeasurable.

The color—pure white.

A pure white without any Impurities.

It struck the center of Fortress No. 3.

That fortress was the last barrier of the Huaxia region on the southern line.

The city wall was 47 meters high and 17 meters thick.

The garrison was 3,000 people.

After the lightning fell.

The fortress was gone.

It didn't collapse.

It "evaporated".

The walls, buildings, and garrison—all turned to ashes within 0.1 seconds.

Only a giant crater with a diameter of 1,700 meters and a depth of 47 meters remained.

[Fortress No. 3 - Annihilated]

[Garrison of 3,000 - Killed in Action]

[Fortress Durability: 100% → 0%]

[Attacker: Thor (North America Region - Rank 80)]

Lin Ye looked at that line, "Thor".

3 seconds.

He spoke.

"Thor," he repeated.

Qin Ruoxue pulled up the data.

[Thor - Number 1 Player of North America Region]

[ID: Thor]

[Rank: 80 (Dragon Transformation Level 3)]

[Affiliation: Freedom Federation - Superpower Troop]

[Physique: Thunder Saint Body (Fully Awakened + Secondary Awakening)]

[Combat Power Assessment: 290,000-330,000]

[Battle Record:]

[1. North America Region Prodigy Arena Champion (Defeated the runner-up in only 3 seconds)]

[2. Ancient Star Road First Stage Completion Time: 1 day 9 hours (4th in history)]

[3. Solo kill of 75th Rank Saint-Grade projection x3]

[4. First day of National War, already destroyed Huaxia region fortress x3, killed about 7,000 people]

[5. Known as "The Walking Disaster"]

[Equipment:]

[1. Thor's Hammer - Legendary Grade: Attack +17,000-21,000, Thunder Damage +200%, each hit adds one layer of "Thunder Seal" (Each layer reduces all attributes by 5%, max 10 layers)]

[2. Thor's Battle Armor - Legendary Grade: Defense +15,000, Thunder Resistance +100%, 50% chance to trigger "Thunderstorm Backlash" when attacked, reflecting 50% damage to the attacker]

[3. Thor's Heart (Chest): Restores 20% of max HP every 30 seconds, and immune to all control effects]

[4. Thor's Eye (Forehead): Can sense any life fluctuation within a 10-kilometer radius]

[Skills:]

[1. Divine Lightning Descent: Summons Divine Lightning with a diameter of 17 meters, dealing 300% AOE damage, cooldown 60 seconds]

[2. Thor's Wrath: Enters berserk state, all attributes +100%, lasts 30 seconds, cooldown 12 hours]

[3. Thunder Domain: Within a 500-meter radius, all enemy units take 5,000 Thunder damage per second, and movement speed -50%]

[4. Thor's Arrival: Summons Thor's phantom, Rank 85, lasts 60 seconds, cooldown 7 days]

[5. Forbidden Skill - Thor's Judgment: Consumes 50% HP, deals 500% damage to a single target, ignores defense, cooldown 24 hours]

Lin Ye looked at that line, "Combat Power Assessment 290,000-330,000".

He himself was 270,000-310,000.

Comparable.

Shi Potian walked to his side.

He raised his left fist to his chest.

"Rank 80," he said.

"Same Rank as you."

Lin Ye nodded.

"I'll go meet him," Shi Potian said.

Lin Ye shook his head.

"You are no match for him," he said.

Shi Potian did not speak.

But he clenched his left fist.

Lin Ye looked at the lightning that was dissipating on the holographic star map.

3 seconds.

He spoke.

"Chen Hao."

"Here."

"Adjust course."

"Target—Southern Border - Fortress No. 3 ruins."

Chen Hao was stunned.

"Boss," he said.

"That's Thor's territory."

Lin Ye did not speak.

But his hand resting on the sword hilt tightened slightly.

Minute 47.

Heavenly Court - First Generation arrived at the Southern Border.

On the holographic star map, that giant crater with a diameter of 1,700 meters was emitting green smoke.

At the edge of the crater, a person was standing.

[Thor]

[Height: 2.1 meters]

[Appearance: Golden short hair, golden pupils, surrounded by fine lightning]

[Equipment:]

[1. Thor's Hammer: Floating beside him, lightning roaming on the hammer body]

[2. Thor's Battle Armor: Silver-white throughout, lightning patterns flickering on the surface]

[3. Thor's Heart: A fist-sized white crystal on his chest, pulsating at a frequency of 1.7 seconds/time]

[4. Thor's Eye: A vertical eye on his forehead, currently closed]

He looked up.

Watching the descending Heavenly Court - First Generation.

3 seconds.

He smiled.

The smile was light, faint, with a hint of... anticipation.

"Night Emperor," he said.

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

The cabin door opened.

Lin Ye walked out.

Standing at the edge of the crater.

100 meters away from Thor.

The two looked at each other.

3 seconds.

Thor spoke.

"Rank 75," he said.

"No, Rank 80."

"The intelligence was wrong."

Lin Ye did not speak.

"You killed 3,000 people," Thor continued.

"17 seconds."

"Very strong."

Lin Ye looked at him.

"You killed 7,000 people," Lin Ye said.

"3 fortresses."

Thor smiled.

"Yes," he said.

"So right now, it's 1 to 1."

Lin Ye did not speak.

Thor looked at him.

3 seconds.

He raised Thor's Hammer.

"Let's fight," he said.

"You and me."

Lin Ye looked at him.

"Now?" he said.

"Now," Thor said.

"Just the two of us."

"No one else is allowed to interfere."

Lin Ye was silent.

3 seconds.

He spoke.

"Where?" he said.

Thor pointed to the sky.

"Star Arena," he said.

"Three days later."

"Dare you?"

Lin Ye looked at him.

In those gray pupils, there was no fear, no hesitation, only a kind of... excitement of meeting a worthy opponent.

"Good," he said.

Thor smiled.

The smile was brighter than before.

"Three days later," he said.

"Star Arena."

"To the death."

He turned around.

Turned into a bolt of lightning.

Disappeared into the horizon.

Lin Ye stood in place.

He looked at the disappearing lightning.

3 seconds.

He turned around.

Walked towards Heavenly Court - First Generation.

Minute 51.

Inside the cabin.

9 people were all waiting for him.

Shi Potian was the first to speak.

"Three days later," he said.

"Star Arena."

"To the death."

Lin Ye nodded.

Su Qingyue walked to his side.

She held his hand.

3 seconds.

Let go.

"Rank 80," she said.

"Thunder Saint Body."

"Same Rank as you."

Lin Ye looked at her.

"I will win," he said.

No one spoke.

But 9 people, 9 pairs of eyes, were all looking at him.

[System Prompt: You have accepted "Thor's" challenge]

[Duel Location: Ancient Star Road - Neutral Zone - Star Arena]

[Duel Time: Three days later - Era Calendar Year 1972 - Day 374 - 12:00:00]

[Duel Rules:]

[1. Both sides can each bring one witness (cannot participate in the battle)]

[2. Battle ends when one side dies or concedes]

[3. Death Penalty: Death during the National War, Rank -3, cannot respawn within 24 hours]

[4. The winner will receive 50% of the opponent's National War points]

[5. Global Broadcast (All players on the server can watch)]

Lin Ye looked at that line, "Global Broadcast".

3 seconds.

He closed the panel.

He looked at the holographic star map.

Looking at those 17,000 red light dots moving towards Chaos Valley.

Looking at the 3 fortresses that had already disappeared.

Looking at the lightning that disappeared into the horizon.

"Three days," he said softly.

"That's enough."

[Chapter 218 - End]