When the first Adventurer used a transformation card, President He realized something was wrong.
A massive Tank Zombie appeared in its place, extending an arm and crushing a Dog Demon with a light squeeze.
Other Adventurers followed suit, transforming one after another.
Tank Zombies, Lickers, Witch Zombies, Tyrants from Resident Evil...
Minotaur Behemoths, Cat Demons, Octopuses, Stone Giants from Dungeon and Eight Million Warriors...
Then Changjiao Luotesi appeared, and its enormous size and the powerful Pheromone it emitted froze President He in place for several seconds.
He opened his mouth, but couldn't utter the 'holy crap' that was on the tip of his tongue.
Following that, Thunderous Keno, Bing Shuang Kelahe, hellfire pino, T-Veronica Alexia...
One by one, beings representing 'unique Pheromones' appeared on the battlefield.
It completely astonished President He.
The combat power of these beings far exceeded his imagination.
As the President of an Adventurer's Guild, He Yuan naturally understood where the power of these cards came from.
On one hand, it was linked to metrics related to the corresponding Dungeon, such as its number and popularity.
On the other hand, it originated from the strength of their own 'Pheromone,' which was tied to the background and worldview of that Dungeon.
Tidal Town, at most, only had twenty thousand people at the time, and the strength of the 'Pheromone' that the Dungeon could provide was limited.
So, under such circumstances, to still possess such strength meant that...
The worlds these card monsters came from, whether their background or worldview, were incredibly rich.
This made the strength of their own 'Pheromone' ridiculously strong, strong enough to be utterly overwhelming.
“Truly terrifying existences. With these beings, defending against the Dark Tide is indeed an easy task,” President He said with admiration.
“Defend?” Li Ruopu chuckled softly, “President He, are you perhaps underestimating our Tidal Town a bit too much? If it were merely about defending against this wave of Dark Tide, I wouldn't have bothered showing you this video to prove anything.”
“What?”
He Yuan's eyes showed confusion. In his opinion, being able to hold off the Dark Tide was already quite good.
Based on the strength currently displayed, the card monsters Lord Chen had shown were sufficient to defend against the Dark Tide in their Feichi Town as well.
From the looks of it...
Defending two towns seemed possible.
However.
As the footage on the screen continued to advance.
President He was once again horrified to discover that overwhelming Dog Demons was merely the most basic action these card monsters performed.
After these Adventurers gathered, suddenly a dozen or so special Adventurers appeared. They raised their arms and shouted.
Twenty thousand Adventurers responded in unison.
Their shouts were high-pitched, as if they had found their backbone.
And from these Adventurers, President He Yuan also saw the presence of some unique 'Pheromones'.
“This…” President He asked, surprised, “President Li, who are they? Why is their aura so unique?”
“They…”
Li Ruopu smiled softly, a hint of longing in his eyes, “They are Lord Chen's Contract Adventurers.”
If he could choose, Li Ruopu would also want to be one of them.
But he also knew his talent was insufficient.
It was very likely that he could pour a lot of soul crystals into it and still not comprehend any good talents.
Insufficient combat talent would only waste resources.
Li Ruopu was very clear about this, so...
He could only reluctantly serve as the Adventurer's Guild President.
“Contract Adventurers!”
President He's gaze sharpened, and his focus immediately shifted to these Contract Adventurers.
Because from a Contract Adventurer, one could observe the strength of a Dungeon Lord.
If the Dungeon was constructed rather ordinarily, these Contract Adventurers would also become very ordinary, even if their own talent was excellent and they poured a large amount of soul crystals into it, it would be of no use.
At most, they would just be an additional human hero-level unit, or stronger archers, heavy shield soldiers, and the like, since their own cultivation system was already established.
But if the Dungeon Lord's strength was sufficient.
Then they would make some improvements to the cultivation system of these Contract Adventurers, such as adding some unique spells, passive skills, and so on.
This was the limit of what President He could imagine.
However...
When these Contract Adventurers started to move, he realized that 'adding spells' and 'improving attributes' were, in fact, the most basic things.
This Dungeon Lord...
He had actually directly created a new cultivation system, completely abandoning the old one, and independently devised sixteen entirely new systems, of which not a single trace could be seen in any previous system.
How terrifying was this!
How powerful!
And the time and effort required to create them, how terrifying must that have been?
He Yuan dared not imagine.
But before he could fully unleash his imagination, these sixteen Contract Adventurers, along with the twenty thousand ordinary Adventurers, did something that shocked him even more.
“They…”
He Yuan exclaimed, “What are they trying to do?”
Li Ruopu seemed very pleased with the expression on He Yuan's face, and said proudly, “It's exactly as you're thinking. Of course, they're counterattacking the Dark Tide, President He, this is what I wanted you to see.”
“What, counterattacking the Dark Tide?”
This term.
He Yuan seemed to have never heard it before, muttering for a long time before finally grasping its true meaning.
“For hundreds of years in Adventurer World, counterattacking the Dark Tide has not been unheard of, but everyone already understands how terrifying the world outside the Dark Rift is. It's simply not a place we can go, so for the past hundred years, no one has mentioned this matter again.”
He Yuan stared at the large screen, unblinking, in astonishment.
“President Li, could it be that this time… I'll be able to see the world outside the Dark Rift?”
“See?”
Li Ruopu chuckled softly, “President He, why not set your goal a bit higher? What's the point if it's just seeing? What we're going to do is a true counterattack.”
“A true counterattack…”
These words made President He's heart surge with excitement. He immediately fell silent, his eyes fixed on every moment on the large screen, unwilling to miss a single frame.
