As Zhang Yue unleashed a combo of lightning-based skills, at the east gate of Radiant City, the Radiant Emperor and the last group of his personal guards were completely annihilated.
The entire Radiant City fell into silence.
Only when the victory announcement rang out did the professionals outside the city, who had participated in this siege, erupt into cheers.
Most of them had been stuck in this world for several months, some even years.
It was only under Zhang Yue's lead that they finally cleared World Sixteen.
Moreover, from the moment Zhang Yue initiated the attack to the fall of the city, it took him just three minutes.
This overwhelming strength was enough to make people question reality.
As soon as the news spread, countless professionals who had also been trapped in World Sixteen for a long time but hadn't been lucky enough to join this battle were filled with regret.
"Ah! I was just planning to attack Radiant City tomorrow, but who knew I'd oversleep this morning? Otherwise, I definitely would've been carried through by Zero God!"
"If I had known Zero God was attacking Radiant City, I would've gone too! Feels like I missed out on a billion!"
At that moment, a sudden message appeared in the World Channel of World Sixteen—
[[Zero] (Lv93 Tier 3 Necromancer): Attacking Skyfire City in twenty minutes. If you need a carry, wait for me there.]
Seeing this message, all the professionals in World Sixteen instantly went wild.
"Each siege can only accommodate a thousand people at most! Quick, quick, quick! Secure a spot now!"
"But I've always been doing quests for the Holy Light Empire, and my hatred value with Skyfire Empire is at zero. If I start doing Skyfire Empire quests now, can I raise my hatred value in time?"
"Zero God is leading the charge himself, and you're still thinking about hatred value? Just charge in!"
According to the settings of World Sixteen, professionals executing missions for the Gana Empire that involve killing patrol squads from the other ten major nations will accumulate hatred value.
This hatred value enhances the professional's attack power and damage resistance when facing monsters and soldiers from those nations.
For example:
A hatred value of 90% against Radiant City grants a 90% increase in damage dealt and a 90% reduction in damage received when fighting Radiant City's soldiers and monsters.
The maximum hatred value is 100%.
For normal monsters in the level 90-95 range, the bonus and resistance attributes fluctuate between 100%-150%.
So, maximizing hatred value is extremely beneficial for ordinary professionals with only a few dozen high-level attributes.
However, Zhang Yue was no ordinary professional.
He was extraordinary. He didn't need hatred value to boost his damage and resistance.
As soon as Zhang Yue announced his carrying service, all online professionals, regardless of location, rushed towards Skyfire Empire.
Meanwhile, offline professionals, whether they were eating, sleeping, or even in the middle of important business with their girlfriends, immediately pulled up their pants and logged in.
On Zhang Yue's end, to save time and prevent unnecessary life force depletion from the scroll mechanics, he immediately used a Return Scroll to teleport back to Gana Empire's main city and submitted the quest to King Garuru.
[Ding~ Congratulations on completing the quest [Empire's Glory: Radiance Empire Chapter]. You have received rewards: EXP +3 billion, Gold Coins +8,000 (with permanent tenfold bonus from the Super Divine Hidden Quest), Energy +303 billion (with 10,100x amplification), and Equipment [Glory Legguards] (15-star) +1!]
Zhang Yue had a permanent "30% Reduced Leveling EXP" buff. To level up from 93 to 94, he needed only 7 billion experience points.
Previously, conquering the Radiance Empire had already earned Zhang Yue over 1 billion combat experience. Adding the quest reward, his total EXP reached 4.5 billion.
His Mythical Demon Contract absorbed all 4.5 billion EXP. If he extracted it, Zhang Yue could level up to 94 instantly.
However, he didn't do that.
Instead, he transferred all 9 billion EXP, his own plus the Demon Contract's accumulated experience, to Cherry, boosting her level from 88 to 90.
Finally, the moment Zhang Yue had been waiting for arrived.
He immediately retrieved the Lv90 15-Star Mage [Thunderstorm Set], which had dropped from the former Celestial-tier Boss [Thunder Dancer: Shadow of Death].
With Unlimited Energy + Evolution Power, he reforged it to Flowgold Tier.
The Thunderstorm Set was already a rare set, far superior to regular equipment of the same star level.
However, compared to the Armageddon Black Dragon Set or the Phantom Predator Set, both also 15-star, or even Zhang Yue's own 15-Star Legendary: Transcendent Set, its strength was noticeably lower.
Even so, when Cherry put on the Thunderstorm Set, her stats skyrocketed.
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[Cherry] (Magic Type · Legendary Tier):
Class: Mage
Owner: Zero (Loyalty: Infinite)
Level: 90
Magic Attack: 185,000
Physical Defense: 71,000
Magic Defense: 75,000
Health: 1,259,000
Mana: 880,000
Skills: Extreme Ice Storm (SS), Ice Explosion (SS), Blizzard (SS)...
Advanced Attributes:
Bonus Damage: 850%
Damage Reduction: 120%
Critical Rate: 180%
Spell Penetration: 480%
Armor Break Resistance: 100%
Penetration Resistance: 100%
Critical Resistance: 50%
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Cherry's attack power had already surpassed Zhang Yue's.
Thanks to her unique effects, Lv5 Mana Unbounded + Celestial Body, she had a 300% Attack Boost + 200% All-Attributes Boost.
Zhang Yue had always known Cherry was a burst mage.
However, her weakness was now apparent: even with a 200% all-attribute boost from her Celestial Body, her defense and HP were still relatively low.
Her high-level resistance and damage reduction attributes weren't very impressive either.
But that wasn't a big deal.
From now on, Cherry just needed to focus on dealing high damage. She had three big brothers to protect her.
At worst, as long as Zhang Yue was there, even the Monarch himself would have to ask his permission before getting near Cherry.
The Thunderstorm Set was quite impressive.
Its only drawback was that its set skill, Thunderbolt Shield, wasn't suitable for Cherry.
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[[Thunderbolt Shield] (Passive Skill): Each time the wearer deals damage with a lightning-based skill, they grant a nearby ally one layer of Thunderbolt Shield, stacking up to twelve layers.]
[Thunderbolt Shield Effect: When attacking: Consumes one layer, increasing this attack's damage by 300%.]
[When hit: Consumes one layer, reducing this instance of damage by 200%.]
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If it were an ice-based skill, it might still work.
However, out of Cherry's nine skills, six were ice-related, and not a single one was lightning-based.
This meant the set skill was completely useless on Cherry.
However, it was perfect for Zhang Yue.
His Transcendent Set still had two empty skill slots.
Thus, Zhang Yue filled the sixth skill slot of the Transcendent Set with Thunderbolt Shield.
Since both sets were 15-star, transferring the skill from the Rare Thunderstorm Set to the Unique Transcendent Set significantly enhanced its power.
The Thunderbolt Shield's damage bonus and reduction effects increased to 500% and 300%, respectively.
Additionally, a new effect was unlocked:
Single-target shield application changed to AoE
Each skill use now grants shields to up to five teammates
Maximum stack increased to 30 layers.
This skill would greatly enhance the combat capabilities of Zhang Yue's pet squad.
After upgrading his Transcendent Set to 15-star and unlocking a Forbidden Curse Skill, Zhang Yue's power level had far outpaced his pet squad.
Now, with Thunderbolt Shield, he could narrow the gap.
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