Evolution Begins with Elemental Domination

Half a minute later.

With no backup, the Undead Hierophant was completely killed. Restrained by Su Chen’s Telekinesis, it was Ruoruo who delivered the final blow.

This hidden profession, a Super Tier upgrade from Necromancer, was extremely powerful. Just its combination of plague techniques, the Corpse Explosion Skill, and corpse-raising soul-luring abilities could have caused a major disaster if left unchecked.

“This guy was probably in the top thirty on the contribution rankings. Yesterday, he slaughtered a guard team inside the city.” Su Chen glanced at the intelligence report, which had essentially become a kill list.

Not long ago, a Four-Star Great Druid who had been harassing the western border, along with half of his squad, had also fallen at their hands.

The target’s movements were just as the intel had predicted.

As the hunt continued into the evening, Su Chen unexpectedly caught several elite squads and top-tier lone wolves. Half of them were killed, and among those who managed to escape, many did so by destroying scapegoat dolls to cheat death.

While pursuing them deep into the forest, they also managed to find a hidden Teleportation Gate.

There was no Magic Guide Crystal Pillar supporting it, nor were there many people guarding it. It relied purely on the concealed terrain and a camouflage Technique for cover.

After their defeat in the great battle during the day, no ordinary people were willing to invade anymore. The only ones still coming were powerful individuals aiming for the top of the rankings.

Why would people like that be willing to waste time sitting around guarding a gate?

Besides, defending it might not have done much good anyway.

Soon after, Ruoruo personally shot two arrows through the Teleportation Gate, undoubtedly earning them a large sum of Contribution Points.

‘Our position should be stable now.’

At 8:00 PM, aside from a few scattered skirmishes, Dongfu City was generally calm, with few conflicts.

The Rune Core area was especially impregnable and orderly.

19th place!

Yan Ruoruo’s rank had successfully broken into the top 20, perfectly matching Su Chen’s expectations. In addition to their own actions, Dongfu City’s top experts and the Ghost Assault Team had naturally been hunting as well, taking down one or two Super Tier experts from the other side without issue.

‘The rest is just garbage time.’

The top ranks of the contribution list were unlikely to change much.

「Two hours later.」

Pang Peng, Yan Ziqian, and the others finally returned to the central hub from the southern hills. They had been hunting from ten in the morning until ten at night, and their journey, full of stops and starts, had ended with a bountiful harvest.

Upon their return, Yu Ziyuan successfully contacted Su Chen and Ruoruo via radio.

As it happened, the Four Seasons Restaurant had a private room available, so Su Chen led the group there for a late-night meal as they waited together for midnight to arrive.

At that moment, the three-day world quest would officially end, and the system would begin to calculate individual contributions and welcome the new rune-forged buildings.

Everyone waited quietly for this special moment, their hearts filled with the same anticipation as on New Year’s Eve.

The time difference was off, so using the old 24-hour system from Earth for a countdown was clearly inaccurate. After waiting patiently for a long while, the group gathered around the quest hall finally noticed a change.

“It’s over!”

“Look, it’s finally changing!”

Before anyone could interact with the quest hall, the Rubik’s Cube-like runic building suddenly began to accumulate waves of energy. Countless streams of light seemed to surge within, like a treasure vault waiting to be opened.

As people began to interact with the quest hall, they immediately noticed the content had changed.

[World Quest: City Siege (Completed)]

[Congratulations to Dongfu City on its victory in the defense battle. The city’s Crystal Prism Tower has begun reconstruction, and four new types of runic buildings have been unlocked at once.]

[Note: All personnel ranked in the top 10,000 of the contribution list must claim their rewards at the quest hall within the next 72 hours.]

While many people quickly communicated mentally to claim their rewards, they couldn’t help but notice that the surrounding runic areas were empty and still. There was no sign of reconstruction.

“Huh?”

‘What’s going on?’

Everyone was stunned. Many of the people who had stayed up all night weren’t even in the top 10,000, but they had waited just to witness the arrival of the Crystal Prism Tower and the new runic buildings, and to be the first to buy up new goods.

‘But where are the buildings?’

“They’re in the city center.”

To avoid the crowds, Su Chen had already taken to the sky. From his high vantage point, he saw a brilliant pillar of light descend from the heavens, striking the heart of the city with precision.

After another round of feedback in the afternoon, his Perception Attribute had just broken through 40 points.

A faint light seemed to flow within his eyes, as if a miniature lens was focusing. Relying on his extraordinary long-range vision, he was able to see a translucent Crystal Prism Tower rapidly taking shape.

VMMMM!

In the distance, under the brilliant light, a thick fog began to drift out. A net of runic light seemed to be weaving itself together, forcibly pulling materials from the surrounding residential buildings and skyscrapers to reconstruct them.

“That’s where the Cultural Square was. What an undeserved disaster for that area.”

And that square was now the new geographical center of Dongfu City. It was worth emphasizing that the geographical center of the original, complete Dongfu City had been right under their feet, at the former site of the Holiday Shopping Plaza.

Now, after the city siege, the missing core Central Crystal Prism Tower had been successfully rebuilt and re-anchored at the new geographical center. Even the four new runic buildings had moved along with it.

‘This is good. The border was too dangerous, after all.’

After watching for a little while, Su Chen immediately headed for the quest hall to claim his rewards.

‘It was a trap, as always.’

The quest hall released streams of multi-colored light, carrying the reward items for everyone. They fell directly into each person’s hands without any protective measures, like scattering money in public to test human nature.

Some people got red lights. Others got white.

The colors varied, limited by the tier and quality of the rewards.

If the assault corps hadn’t been there to maintain order, bloody conflicts might have broken out over jealousy.

“Logically speaking, the more dazzling and brilliant the light, the better the item must be,” Yan Ziqian said.

“Brother Chen, you go ahead. We’ll watch your back.”

Pang Peng, who had just flown over, couldn’t help but shake his head and laugh wryly as soon as he said it. ‘Why would the number one person in Dongfu City need their help?’

Su Chen didn’t delay, initiating a mental interaction with the quest hall from a great distance.

A stream of information immediately flooded his mind.

[Congratulations! You have been ranked 1st on the contribution leaderboard for the City Siege.]

[Calculating rewards…]

VMMMM!

The next instant.

The quest hall trembled lightly. Several golden orbs of light and over a dozen silver streams burst forth from the building’s core, streaking toward Su Chen’s figure with brilliant trails.

“Holy crap, he got gold drops!”

“What’s going on? Why are there so many?”

At this moment, most of the surrounding crowd was stunned by the sight. Even those who were claiming their own rewards couldn’t help but have their attention stolen away.

“He really is number one…”

On the rooftop of a distant skyscraper, Ghost Assault Team agent Ji Xiaoyue was maintaining order, standing her final watch. She had noticed the airborne Su Chen long ago and saw the multitude of golden lights flying toward him.

She naturally understood who had claimed the number one spot on the contribution rankings.

At this time, bathed in the glow of the gold and silver lights, the airborne Su Chen looked as if he were draped in starlight, receiving his coronation under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

The number one!

“That guy is number one!”

A hazy starlight shrouded his face, making it impossible to see his features clearly.

But the sheer splendor and scale of the light was undeniable proof that he was, in all likelihood, the number one person on the contribution list.

After the streams of golden light had merged into Su Chen’s body one by one, he grabbed the remaining reward items and vanished into the night sky without warning.

「One kilometer away, in a deserted area.」

The tall figure appeared in an abandoned factory in an instant.

‘Pretty generous.’

[Hidden Profession Advancement Voucher] (Soul Binding, Untradable)

[Tier]: ★★★★★★ (Six-Star)

(Note: Please take this item to the Legacy Sanctuary to advance to a Six-Star Profession.)

One of the golden lights floated like a feather in Su Chen’s Sea of Consciousness.

Additionally, inside his Sea of Consciousness, there was another voucher that looked like a golden feather, as well as a brilliant golden orb of light.

[Magic Blessing Talent Acquisition Voucher] (Gold)

(Note: Please take this item to the Legacy Sanctuary to acquire a gold-quality Magic Talent.)

The final golden light was also something extraordinary.