Chapter 65: Shock of his cousins

The entire Genesis was shaking now. Something unprecedented had just happened, something that had sent ripples throughout the entire world.

The Evergreen Guild was now dominating the entire world ranking, occupying positions that had previously been considered impossible to reach. Countless players and factions were still trying to comprehend what had happened.

But the people who had caused this great tremor were completely unaware of the changes taking place outside.

Because their leader was currently in an extremely serious mood, and nobody dared to take the situation lightly.

"Arthur, what is going on?" Irin asked curiously, her expression filled with confusion.

"Even I want to know what is going on. That is why we are going to meet a strange species." Arthur then briefly explained the situation to everyone, telling them about the mysterious merfolk civilization they were about to encounter.

"Mermaids and mermen? Aren’t they just characters from fantasy stories?" Laura asked, clearly finding the concept difficult to believe.

"And you’re saying that with the ability to heal people to the point of regrowing a severed arm, sis?" Chris said with an amused tone.

Laura immediately fell silent.

She finally realized the absurdity of her own words. Things that were once considered nothing more than fantasy had already become reality in their world.

"My lord, we have reached the 150th cycle. What should we do now?" Kaiser suddenly sent a telepathic message.

"Come out," Arthur ordered without hesitation.

"As you wish."

Suddenly, a dark portal appeared several meters away from where the twelve of them were standing. The space around it began to distort slightly as a deep, ominous aura seeped out from within.

Noah instantly became alert. He grabbed his dagger and assumed a fighting stance without hesitation.

Seeing Noah’s reaction, the other cousins immediately followed suit. They drew their weapons and quickly formed a defensive formation, with Sebas doing the same.

Arthur was impressed by their reaction speed. They had not even needed to communicate with one another, yet they had instinctively formed a proper battle formation within seconds.

"You can all relax. They are not enemies," Arthur said calmly.

Only after hearing his reassuring voice did they finally relax. They lowered their weapons slightly, though they remained cautious as they continued staring at the mysterious portal.

Everyone’s curiosity was now focused on the portal. They wanted to know exactly who, or rather what, was about to emerge from it.

Suddenly, a dark, shadow-covered leg stepped out of the portal.

A moment later, an overwhelming aura erupted from within.

Boom!

A cataclysmic aura gushed out from the newcomer, instantly sweeping across the entire area like an invisible storm.

Noah and everyone else felt as though they had suddenly found themselves standing before an ancient terror.

Their bodies instinctively tensed. Even breathing became difficult as an oppressive sense of danger filled their minds.

Yet when they looked toward Arthur, they found him standing completely calmly before the portal.

Seeing his composure, none of them dared to move. But their instincts continued screaming that this being could annihilate them within moments if it wished to.

Finally, the newcomer’s entire figure emerged from the portal.

It was a knight wielding a massive broad sword, his entire body covered in dark armor. His presence was valiant and terrifying at the same time, carrying the overwhelming pressure of someone who had fought countless battles.

But he was not alone.

Another heavily armored shadow knight emerged from the portal behind him.

Then another.

And another.

One after another, the ten generals slowly stepped out of the portal.

After them came the remaining nine hundred and ninety nuclear monsters.

An army of one thousand shadow soldiers slowly advanced toward Arthur.

Their combined aura was absolutely tremendous. After slaughtering countless monsters throughout the dungeon, the bloodlust radiating from every single one of them had reached an almost tangible level.

Each of them looked like an asura that had crawled out from the depths of hell.

Thud!

Laura’s legs finally gave out beneath her, and she collapsed onto the ground. She could no longer withstand the terrifying pressure radiating from the army.

"Arthur, are you telling me they are our allies?" Noah asked with great difficulty, barely managing to keep himself standing. "What kind of creatures are these?"

Arthur simply smiled.

Soon, the ten generals arrived in front of him, with Kaiser standing at the very front.

All ten generals simultaneously dropped to one knee and placed their hands against their chests.

"We greet our liege."

Their voices resounded in unison, carrying an overwhelming sense of loyalty and reverence.

Arthur nodded calmly.

"You have done well. Now, all of you, come inside my shadow domain and calm that violent bloodlust and aura," Arthur ordered in a composed voice.

As soon as his command was given, the thousand shadowy figures immediately sank into his shadow.

Only after the last of them had disappeared did everyone finally feel as though they could breathe again.

"What the hell was that, Arthur?" Damian asked, his back already drenched in cold sweat.

The others were not in much better condition either. Even after the army had disappeared, the lingering pressure had left them shaken.

"They are my shadow soldiers. Don’t think too much about it. Just log out and wait. I’ll call you soon," Arthur replied lightly, as though what had just happened was completely insignificant.

"Your shadow army?" Noah swallowed hard. "Are you telling me those monstrosities are actually your soldiers?"

"Yeah." Arthur nodded casually.

The next moment, his figure vanished as he logged out.

"If someday big brother becomes an evil person, I’m going to fuck the world under his command even then. There is no way in hell I’m going against him," Chris said with a trembling tone.

Fear was clearly visible in his eyes, but strangely enough, there was also a hint of excitement.

"Me too," Victor nodded absentmindedly.

"Okay, enough chit-chat. Log out, all of you," Noah said calmly.

"With how powerful he has become, I don’t think the entire Arvian player community would be able to do anything to him. But he was still in such a serious mood earlier. Whatever this meeting is about must be extremely important."

"Go out and be prepared."

With those words, Noah’s body also vanished as he logged out.

Sebas had already logged out alongside Arthur.

The remaining nine players soon followed, and the vast dungeon became completely silent.

...

Arthur opened his eyes inside his room.

It was already five in the morning.

He reached for his phone and immediately noticed two missed calls from Sofia. There was also a message waiting for him.

"Big shot, the meeting of the world leaders is about to happen at 10 AM. Would you like to join? We will decide everything about our next moves there."

Sofia had also sent him a detailed explanation regarding the meeting, including information about the leaders who would attend and several confidential documents.

All the leaders from the fifteen super countries would participate, along with the leaders of numerous other countries.

Arthur carefully read through the information and remained silent for a moment.

He thought about the situation for a while before finally making his decision.

"Okay. I’ll come."