Iron armor can provide six points of defense to a player.
With a set of armor like this, dealing with monsters like Zombies and Skeletons would become much simpler.
Creepers, however, were not among them.
Even a full set of iron armor could hardly withstand the explosion of an ordinary Creeper; no one wanted to provoke such a harbinger of doom.
Furthermore, this was a Charged Creeper.
Facing the explosion of a Charged Creeper head-on, Galen Yu seemed certain to die!
"Is this the power of a Charged Creeper?"
Watching the screen, Headmaster Quill sighed with emotion.
Even for an ordinary Creeper, it was very difficult for a normal player to escape its three-block blast radius.
Let alone six blocks.
"To die at the hands of a boss—it's not an unjust end!"
He also didn't believe that Galen Yu could survive the explosion.
Survival until now had already exceeded everyone's expectations; Headmaster Quill was already very satisfied with Galen Yu's performance.
If anyone was to blame, it was the excessive difficulty of a Large-Scale Civilization; it was simply unavoidable.
Even if Mark or Jett were in his place, at least one of them would have to die to survive this.
"Fries, prepare to deal with the Creepers that are about to arrive!"
Letting out a lament, Headmaster Quill's expression gradually became determined.
He knew that Creepers were hard to deal with, and that their explosions would be even more powerful when they arrived in their punishment form.
But some things had to be tried before one could know if they were possible.
Courage is the anthem of humanity!
Fries lowered his head, and just as he was about to declare a state of combat readiness, his peripheral vision caught something on the screen.
As the dust settled, his hand—which was about to dial the phone—froze in place.
"He... he's still alive!"
"What?!"
Once the smoke cleared, Galen Yu's figure was seen standing tall and unmoving.
Headmaster Quill was shocked beyond words.
"He survived even that?"
The global audience exploded.
"Nani? The Nine Provinces hasn't been eliminated yet?"
"You've got to be kidding. How could he still be alive!"
"He actually survived, holy crap!"
"How did Galen Yu block a Charged Creeper's attack? With just an iron chestplate?"
"I'm reporting this! He's clearly hacking! How is anyone else supposed to play like this!"
"Even a boss couldn't kill him? Why?"
Nothing was certain until the rankings changed.
[RANK 1: NINE PROVINCES. ZOMBIE KILLS: 1013. SKELETON KILLS: 160. SPECIAL MONSTER KILLS: 36. CHARGED CREEPER KILLS: 1.]
The words 'CHARGED CREEPER' at the end were extremely prominent!
Galen Yu had really done it!
"No, seriously, how did he do it?"
Soren Park clenched his fists and slammed them against the glass.
He had already started celebrating, preparing to take over the Sky Island's resources, and now you're telling him Galen Yu isn't dead?
And he killed the boss without a scratch or any losses?
All his inferences and theories seemed to materialize into a giant hand at that moment, slapping Soren Park hard across the face.
It told him mercilessly: Bullshit about food shortages, bullshit about the boss Creeper—you are just an ignorant clown!
Soren Park had never doubted himself so much before!
Crouching on the stone stairs, Galen Yu panted heavily.
In truth, he had suffered some losses.
For example, four stone stairs had been blown away, and he had been knocked back one block by the force of the explosion, sustaining an injury.
His thigh had been cut and was bleeding due to the shield's construction!
It was about a centimeter long and had penetrated the skin; if he weren't sent to a hospital immediately...
By the rules of the Block World, it would be completely healed in ten minutes!
This was the total result of the explosion.
"As I thought, it's not like the game. The monsters are far too terrifying!"
Galen Yu said with lingering fear.
He had thought the shield could block all damage, but in reality, it only prevented his health points from dropping.
Things like recoil and various other accidents would still occur.
It was partly because he didn't have Steve's physique, and it proved that reality was indeed not as simple as the game.
After a short rest, Galen Yu stood back up.
Soren Park had been watching him, and he likewise noticed that malevolent gaze.
He could sense the other's fear and shock regarding the Charged Creeper; even an elite monster caused such a stir.
Then what if they faced a real boss later?
For instance, the Wither, the Ender Dragon, or entities outside the original game like Godzilla, Ghidorah, or Titans...
It was hard to imagine what kind of interesting scenes would take place.
The good news was that after the Charged Creeper died, day broke.
The darkness of night gradually receded as the first rays of the morning sun illuminated the land.
As the sunlight pierced through the gloom, raging fires began to burn every monster.
This signified that their first night in the Chunk Civilization had passed.
It had been a tragic and brutal war.
It might not be visible from the rankings, but when the camera cut to the Freedom Nation...
After a night of bloody fighting, their food supplies were exhausted, and Mark and Jett finally welcomed the sunlight.
They closed their eyes in devout prayer toward that square sun, thankful to have survived the night.
Even with the strength of the Freedom Nation and two veteran players working together, their current state was pitifully miserable.
Blood stained the room; Mark's palms were mangled, with bone showing in several places—it was a horrific sight.
The arrows in Jett's body had naturally despawned, leaving behind three bloody holes; he looked utterly wretched.
This was the condition of the players ranked second, despite occupying the most abundant resources.
Aside from a few cowards who spent the night in a dirt hut with two cows, most were not doing well.
The contestant from the Great Bear Nation had lost an arm, the one from the Kangaroo Nation had lost a leg, and the one from the Beer Nation had lost both hands...
Most of the ranked players were in a worse state than those from the Freedom Nation.
Of course, even so, they were still grateful.
[THE TRIAL HAS ENDED!]
[UNFORTUNATELY, TWENTY-THREE PLAYERS HAVE PERISHED AT THE HANDS OF ZOMBIES.]
[LUCKY SURVIVORS, WARRIORS, AND COWARDS!]
[NO MATTER WHAT METHODS YOU USED, YOU HAVE SUCCESSFULLY EARNED THE RECOGNITION OF THE BLOCK CIVILIZATION!]
[PLEASE ENJOY THE PLEASURES OF THE INFRASTRUCTURE CHUNK!]
[OR PERHAPS, IS THIS THE START OF ANOTHER NIGHTMARE?]
No matter how bad their condition was, at least they were alive.
Given the characteristics of the Block World, as long as they found the right items, any injury could be fully healed.
Unlike those twenty-plus players; when they died, they were truly dead.
Along with the countries they represented.
BOOM! BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!
Outside the Block World, dark clouds blanketed the sky.
Thunder rolled over the nations represented by those twenty-plus players.
Creepers! Zombies! Skeletons!
In an instant, endless explosions and screams filled the air.
On the border of the Nine Provinces, several old farmers stood on high ground and looked into the distance.
The neighboring country looked like it had fallen into hell!
Creeper explosion craters were everywhere; the land was scorched and devastated!
Occasionally, their eyes even caught a glimpse of a massive, black, fire-breathing figure in the sky.
"Is that... a dragon?!"
"The Block World even has legendary creatures like that!"
"Thank goodness for Galen Yu. If not for him, it would be us who died..."
Looking toward the sky, the entire village knelt in worship.
Only after seeing it for themselves did they realize how great Galen Yu's deeds were!
Meanwhile, inside the Block World.
A dark silhouette approached from the distance, slowly flying toward Galen Yu's Sky Island.
"Congratulations, newcomer. From this day on, you shall receive the protection of Sky City!"
The figure had a pig's head and was equipped with Elytra; his voice was gruff.
Seeing the signs of explosions on the ground, he was very surprised.
"This scent... it's a Charged Creeper!"
"Heavens, you actually killed it? Incredible."
"We Piglins have always respected the strong. Please accept my respect, and..."
"A gift from Sky City for the first-place winner, the most valiant warrior!"