In the presence of Alex, the luckiest person in their group, Jenny and the others finally witnessed the overwhelming power of spending points. Particularly for Daniel, who had just jumped from being an N-grade wielder to an SR-grade one, it was a dream come true.
"Our strength has increased significantly," Alex began, eyes gleaming with ambition. "I have a crazy idea!" The room fell silent as he continued, "I plan to take over ten resource points at once!"
"What?!"
"Why am I not surprised by such a bold plan from you, Alex?"
"That's one powerful strategy!"
"You're the boss, Alex!"
Though shocked, many of his classmates, feeling empowered by their newfound strength, nodded in agreement, brimming with confidence.
"Ten points might be too many, though," Jenny spoke up, her voice filled with caution. "We only have about 30 people. Even if each SR-grade person leads two others, that's only six teams. Can three people really take down a whole resource point?"
Unlike the more excitable classmates, Jenny and a few other girls still had their doubts. Attacking ten resource points at once sounded like an overwhelming task. After all, Alex himself, despite being an SR-grade wielder, had struggled with handling the sheer number of low-level monsters while taking on resource points previously.
Hearing her concerns, Alex didn't explain much. He merely showed them the stats of the "Belos Slayer" artifact.
"What...?!"
"This is an artifact!"
"If everyone had one of these, taking ten resource points wouldn't be a problem at all!"
Seeing the powerful, wide-range damage capabilities of the "Belos Slayer," everyone quickly changed their minds. With that weapon in hand, the more monsters there were, the more satisfying it would be to wipe them out.
Immediately, over 20 people, including Michael and the others, bought themselves a "Belos Slayer." However, since the N-grade version was weak, they needed to upgrade its quality to unleash its true power.
To maximize their potential, Lily and the others pooled all their points and transferred them to Alex, allowing him to buy R-grade gem packs for enhancing their equipment.
It's worth noting that, like the "Dragon God" and "Holy Angel" sets, the "Belos" set was limited to one per person, and it was bound to the buyer, meaning Alex couldn't buy and upgrade them to trade with the others.
Still, the combined wealth of over 20 people was substantial, especially with Jenny and the others already holding a decent number of points. By the time Alex had collected everyone's contributions, his total points skyrocketed to nearly 9 million.
Using 8 million points, Alex bought eight R-grade gem packs. Under the watchful eyes of his classmates, he didn't disappoint. The packs yielded a total of 12 SR-grade gems and 66 R-grade gems, worth over 18 million points!
With Alex's previously saved four SR-grade gems, the group now had a total of 16 SR-grade gems. They gathered all the remaining R-grade gems they had stored, focusing on upgrading the equipment of Jenny and the other five new SR-grade wielders.
Once the R-grade gems were exhausted, they had managed to upgrade nine "Belos Slayer" artifacts to R+9. The efficiency was much lower than Alex's own lucky streak.
After using the SR-grade gems, they now had nine SR-grade "Belos Slayer" artifacts in total. However, none had reached SR+1, much to Jenny's dismay. The SR-grade "Belos Slayer" artifacts came with impressive abilities, although none were quite as powerful as Alex's, they were still formidable. Each artifact had a first effect that didn't disappoint:
"Consumes 5% energy to deal 1,400 points of shockwave damage within a 45-meter range, dealing quadruple damage to Belos creatures."
Though it wasn't as devastating as Alex's version, it was still more than enough to handle most monsters.
According to Alex's plan, they would set out together and clear ten resource points. However, they wouldn't claim the points immediately after eliminating the monsters. Instead, they would sweep through all ten resource points and then send teams to claim them simultaneously. This method would maximize their efficiency.
During the conquest, Alex would still serve as the primary force, as the resource point guardians were much stronger than Belos creatures, and the "Belos Slayer" wasn't enough to handle them on its own.
In a one-on-one fight, an R-grade wielder could barely match an elite monster. Even though Jenny and the other five had achieved SR-grade, their stats hadn't fully recovered yet, so they weren't much stronger than the R-grade wielders. Of course, with their divine gear, they could handle resource point bosses, but a solo fight would take time and require considerable energy, which made conquering multiple points in a row difficult.
Daniel piped up, "We could cooperate with others in the city. If they help claim the points, we might be able to conquer even more resource points!"
The idea sparked a lively debate. Ultimately, they decided to have Quinn and the other guides spread the word. Whether or not others believed in Alex's strength or were satisfied with simply claiming rewards without contributing was yet to be seen.
Once their preparations were complete, the group, fully equipped with "Dragon God Wings" or "Holy Angel Wings," took off from East Sea City, heading towards their first target.
The sight of nearly 30 flying individuals left the entire city in shock.
Those wings alone cost 5 million points each, or 3 million at a discount. That such a small city like East Sea housed so many powerful individuals stirred excitement among onlookers.
For most players, even those who hadn't avoided combat and had been actively completing missions with teams, saving up 1 million points wasn't easy. The average person could only dream of owning the high-end event items and would settle for a "Belos Slayer."
Alex's massive advantage came from his overwhelming strength and his incredible luck, allowing him to accumulate wealth like no one else. When the event began, his immense fortune let him spend his way to god-like power.
Since everyone in his class knew Alex had the "Dragon God" set, there was no need for him to hide it anymore. Once they had flown far enough from the city, Alex and the five SR-grade wielders switched into their divine armor.
Compared to the unenhanced gear of Jenny and the others, Alex's fully upgraded R+9 set was far superior.
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[Dragon God's Fang (R+9)]: Sealed with immense power, this spear deals 800% additional damage and restores 40% of the damage dealt as health.
[Dragon God's Scale (R+9)]: This powerful dragon-scale armor has SSS-level defense.
- Effect 1: Dragon God's Strength, increasing stamina by 100%.
- Effect 2: Dragon God's Shield, consuming 35% energy to form a powerful close-range shield.
- Shield effects:
1. Absolute defense against one attack.
2. Can absorb damage up to five times the user's health.
3. Lasts for 60 seconds, with a cooldown of 120 minutes.
[Dragon God's Heart (R+9)]: This luxurious pendant enhances the wearer with the power of the Dragon God.
- Effect 1: Increases mental and sensory attributes by 100%.
- Effect 2: Reduces the effectiveness of all spirit-based attacks from enemies whose mental attributes are within five levels of the wearer.
- Effect 3: Ignores stealth from enemies whose perception is within five levels of the wearer.
[Dragon God's Might (R+9)]: With the full "Dragon God" set equipped, you become like a dragon reborn.
- Effect 1: Increases the "Dragon God" set's effects by 400%, reduces energy consumption by 50%, and shortens cooldowns by 50%. Activates the "Dragon God" aura, boosting stamina, energy, and all attributes by 130%.
- Effect 2: Dragon God's Oppression, reducing all attributes of enemies within 600 meters whose potential, bloodline, or spirit levels are lower than the wearer's by 30%.
- Effect 3: Dragon God's Body, negates fatal damage once every 72 hours.
- Effect 4: Dragon God's Soul, when receiving a fatal blow, retains 1 point of health for 30 seconds, with a cooldown of 10 days.
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With their gear activated and their power now overwhelming, Alex and his group set off to make their bold plan a reality.
Since the "Strongman Armor" and the "Dragon God's Scale" were both types of armor and couldn't be equipped simultaneously, Alex decided to fully swap out his "Strongman" set for the "Dragon God" set. Once fully equipped, his attributes became overwhelmingly powerful.
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**Personal Attributes:**
- **Name:** Alex [Code Name: Prototype] (SR-grade Bloodline)
- **Gender:** Male
- **Age:** 17
- **Level:** 7038% (includes 700 bonus damage)
- **Special Level Effect:** 1000% damage boost
- **Potential:** SR
- **Health:** 10,637
- **Stamina:** 630%
- **Energy:** 230%
- **Strength:** A-
- **Constitution:** C+
- **Agility:** C
- **Spirit:** D+
- **Perception:** D
- **Growth Value:** 821% (can upgrade 2 times)
- **Bloodline:** F+
- **Seventh Attribute:** None
- **Set Bonus Attribute:**
**Dragon God's Might (R+9):** Equipped with the full "Dragon God" set, you become akin to a reborn Dragon God.
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Alex's stamina, energy, and health were particularly exceptional. With 630% stamina, he no longer needed to worry about endurance, and his 230% energy allowed for an enormous output in battle.
Near East Sea City, there were originally seven resource points. After successfully capturing three, four should have remained. However, after the city was upgraded to a Tier-2 Novice City, the map expanded, revealing 17 resource points in total. In addition, several monster nests had appeared, numbering nearly ten in total.
While attacking monster nests provided higher rewards, the number of creatures in these nests was far greater than those guarding the resource points. Although attacking them was possible, it would consume too much energy and take longer, so Alex and his team chose to focus on a nearby resource point.
This resource point was a massive stone platform resembling an altar, surrounded by a horde of Belos creatures wielding long spears. By rough estimate, there were over a thousand of them.
Interestingly, this stone platform wasn't the closest resource point to the city. Within a 5-kilometer radius, there were two or three other resource points. However, since other teams were already battling the monsters there, Alex's group decided to avoid causing any misunderstandings or accusations of stealing kills.
With their flight equipment, the difference between traveling 5 or 10 kilometers was negligible—they could reach their destination in minutes.
Once they locked in on their target, Daniel led the charge, diving into the monster horde with a loud battle cry! Michael and the others followed suit, unleashing their skills with reckless abandon. Before they even made contact with the monsters, a large number of blue spear-wielding creatures had already been blown away by the onslaught.
Yet, the most striking figure on the battlefield was still Alex. With his far superior gear, his speed outpaced the others by a mile. Though he attacked later, he reached the horde first. A single basic attack, enhanced by the "Dragon God's Flame" second ability, **Explosive Flame**, unleashed terrifying power.
A golden burst of flame shot from the tip of his spear, spreading out in a semicircle with a radius of over 10 meters. Even though it dealt only 1% of his attack damage, Alex's immense power—further amplified by the **400% boost from Dragon God's Might**—instantly annihilated all the monsters caught in the golden firestorm.
While the others displayed impressive visual effects with their attacks, Alex's was decisive and brutal, wiping out at least dozens of creatures with a single blow.
And the **Explosive Flame** ability, being just a regular attack effect, had an original cooldown of 20 seconds. However, thanks to the time reduction effect of **Dragon God's Might**, it could be triggered every 10 seconds.
In less than five minutes, the entire horde of over a thousand creatures was decimated. More than half of the kills belonged to Alex alone, even though he was holding back. This stark contrast left Jenny and the five new SR-grade wielders speechless. Despite sharing the same potential level, their actual combat power was still miles behind Alex.
Even Daniel jokingly thought that, no matter how powerful someone else might become, it would be hard to avoid getting instantly defeated by Alex. After all, Alex had dealt over 10,000 points of damage in just one blow the previous day. No one believed that anyone's health could exceed 10,000 points—at least not yet. And if anyone's health did, well, one strike wouldn't work, but two certainly would.
After clearing out the thousand-plus monsters, no one bothered scavenging through the battlefield. They only picked up items dropped by purple-colored creatures, leaving the rest behind. Thanks to Alex's **Explosive Flame**, most of the defeated monsters were burned to ashes, and only valuable items like gems and awakening stones remained intact on the ground, making them easy to collect.
Once the monsters were cleared, everyone decided to head straight into the stone gate and onto the platform without wasting time.
Inside the massive stone platform, they discovered it was actually a labyrinth-like structure. Visibility was limited to just over 100 meters, where they saw more Belos creatures battling against another type of monster—large, dog-like beasts. The labyrinth stretched to a gigantic wall at the far end of their view.
The dog-like monsters were called **Yellow Sand Beasts**. Resembling regular yellow dogs but scaled up dozens of times, these beasts were just as large as the guardian creatures of previous resource points. Despite their simple appearance, the Yellow Sand Beasts were highly formidable. As they moved, they stirred up swirling clouds of dust, hiding themselves from view. Moving in packs, they were like a terrifying sandstorm, holding back the Belos monsters and stalling their progress.
This difference in strength was expected. After conquering several resource points, Alex and his team had noticed that even among N-grade points, there were varying levels of difficulty.
For example, the first resource point Alex's group had captured, **Bear Mountain**, produced **Bear Fruits** used for food, which, though profitable, was rated as a lower-tier resource point.
In contrast, **The Tree of Life**, though still producing food, yielded **Life Fruits** with health restoration properties, making it a medium-tier resource point with higher value.
The stone platform they were currently attacking was named **Stardust Altar**. While it didn't produce any direct resources, it was still highly rated due to its rarity. According to the description, the Stardust Altar could produce **Stardust Eyes**, items used to enhance equipment, with a chance to generate rare effects during the enhancement process, making it a highly cost-effective resource point.