"Wow! For an unknown reason, the mysterious swordsman is unscathed under the concentrated attacks of hundreds of thousands of spectators! Now he's going to continue his battle with Miss Bone Girl!" The commentator became excited.

"The despised dark swordsman is actually a powerful ultimate fighter who can take on thousands of enemies! Now he's going to have the final showdown with Miss Bone Girl, who represents justice and goodness!"

"Will the dark wings eventually cover the world, or will the light of justice sweep away the evil? I can't help but look forward to it, so excited that my body is trembling!"

The audience remained silent, as the situation was too dramatic and unexpected. They realized that they were no longer able to influence the outcome of the battle below.

The number "3" appeared in the air above the arena, and the battle resumed after a three-second countdown.

Just like before, I stuck my iron sword into the ground with no intention of moving.

Bone Girl, on the other hand, retreated while pulling out various gadgets.

Her original weapon was a gun-blade called "Abyssal Darkness." Now, she threw out various gadgets that turned into drones surrounding her.

The drones unveiled missile nests, firing ports, beam emitters, and other attack windows. Despite being only one person, her firepower was equivalent to that of a squadron.

I couldn't help but sigh in my heart. All those disposable gadgets must have cost her a fortune.

I wouldn't be able to afford any of them even if I sold myself.

As the countdown reached "0," the battle began.

Bone Girl launched an all-out attack on me without hesitation, firing a barrage of projectiles.

I saw the micro missiles trailing white smoke as they swarmed towards me like well-trained bees.

I saw the radiant blue light from the energy beam cannon engulfing my entire body.

I saw the large caliber machine guns spewing out streams of bullets, raining down on me like a heavy downpour.

I saw Bone Girl slightly bending her knees, holding her gun-blade and aiming at me. The complex mechanical structure of the muzzle unfolded, and dark purple energy crackled as it gathered from all directions.

In the audience, tens of thousands of people gaped in amazement at the firepower Bone Girl was displaying.

This was enough to single-handedly defeat a level-five boss, which would usually require nearly a hundred people working together to defeat.

The commentator, a golden fairy, even knelt down on the commentating platform, with open arms as if worshiping something great. In the world of Mystery Realm, battle prowess was the most sacred thing.

And me? I was instantly drowned in the torrent of fire...

However, such an attack was useless against me.

My health bar remained untouched.

The expression on Bone Girl's face turned horrified, as if she had seen something indescribable.

Could an invincibility item explain it once, maybe twice? Moreover, this time, I was not hidden by thick smoke. Everyone could clearly see me standing there without doing anything.

"You... you... you... don't come any closer..." Her confidence was completely shattered.

The audience remained silent, speechless in the face of this bug-like situation.

Only the commentator, the golden fairy, continued to speak in a trembling voice: "The dark swordsman has drawn his sword... He's approaching Bone Girl... Bone Girl is unable to move..."

"Move! Move, Bone Girl! Is the future of Mystery Realm going to be ruled by darkness?! Noooo! I cannot accept such a future! Everyone! Give your power to Bone Girl! We can't give up like this!"

Finally, someone in the audience cleared their throat.

"Come on... Come on, Bone-chan! Come on, Bone-chan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

The person's desperate shout seemed to awaken the audience.

"How... How can we just give up like this! My power! Take it all! Come on!!!!!!!!!""I feel the same way! Go, Bone Girl!!!"

"Me too! Don't give up, Bone Girl!!!"

"Bone Girl!!!"

"Come on!!!"

"You can win!!!"

"We love you!!!"

……

Their shouts of support combined into a resounding chorus that seemed to echo throughout the ruined city. Could everyone in the entire ruined city hear their cries at this moment?

Hehe? Hope?

There is no meaning in hope against absolute power.

I raise my hand and swing the blade down.

The cheering from the audience turns into screams of panic in an instant.

The golden fairy can no longer hold back her tears, which flood out in torrents.

"Ah! Bone Girl's health is dropping! Fifty percent! Forty percent! Thirty percent! Twenty percent! Ten percent! One percent! Though she hasn't been killed, Bone Girl has already lost!!!"

"How terrifying! It's so terrifying! For the first time in my short life, I've experienced such horrifying power! How did the Dark Swordsman achieve this?! How did he achieve this crushing force! It's like—"

"Like a god completely unstoppable to mortals! Too terrifying!!!"

Bone Girl falls to her knees in despair, with only a sliver of health remaining. Just a little more force from me and she would die instantly.

"How could this…"

But I pull back my sword, put it back on my back, and leave the arena, giving them only a lonely silhouette.

Hundreds of thousands of spectators watch as I leave. For a long time, I will be their nightmare.

……

I walk down the dark corridor.

Phew, at least I have successfully intimidated everyone. Otherwise, I wouldn't know how to wrap things up…

As I walk, I glance at the unimpressive black ring on my right ring finger. No one would even notice it as a piece of equipment.

No one but me has access to the attribute panel, which only has a brief two line description:

'Dark God Ring: When you kill a unit, absorb all its attribute values (Binding)'

I have never disclosed this piece of equipment, not even to the players who once fought alongside me.

The golden fairy was right in saying that in front of me, all other players in this game are mortals, while I am, in the literal sense, a god.