Only Mark had a bow before. Soren hadn't seen Galen Yu craft one in the past few days, so he had assumed he was safe.
Who knew that as soon as the man returned from the Twilight Forest, he would manifest such an absurd item?
His neighbor now possessed a ranged weapon, and Soren had previously blown up Galen Yu's buildings. What would happen next?
Though he appeared indifferent on the surface, Soren Park admitted he was panicking.
The audience realized this as well.
"Soren has been farming for so long, he must have at least a dozen points by now, right?"
"He's definitely in the top ten among all players!"
"The key is his grudge against Galen Yu. He's definitely going to get retaliated against!"
"Soren Park fighting Galen Yu with that gear? That's like bringing a knife to a gunfight—it's suicide!"
"It's over, our situation is critical!"
"Is it too late to sue for peace with the Nine Provinces and form an alliance?"
The entire Stick Nation fell into a state of panic.
With such a small territory, it would be difficult to survive the punishment. They didn't want to die like this!
The administration quickly sent a fawning letter to the Nine Provinces.
The letter spoke of the 'deep friendship' between them, suggesting they should help each other face the zombies and do their best to survive together.
The wording was flowery and the emotions seemingly sincere, carrying the hopes of many Stick Nation viewers.
The Nine Provinces replied quickly, posting a video on social media.
Fries personally appeared to provide the answer.
"I received your letter. Its content is very touching!"
"However, regarding what happens inside the Block World, without the right items, my hands are tied."
"Rest assured, we remember everything from the past. May our friendship last forever!"
After seeing the video, the Stick Nation felt as if the sky had fallen.
It sounded polite, but when did they ever have a friendship?
Everyone was well aware of the petty tricks and sabotage they'd pulled over the years. 'May our friendship last forever' was a pointed joke.
Wasn't that just a reminder that none of those deeds had been forgotten?
The subtext was clear: 'If you wanted to negotiate, where were you before? Now you know how to be afraid?'
Looking back at the screen, a thick gloom settled over every citizen of the Stick Nation.
No one knew when a nine-arrow volley would strike. Its overwhelming power could instant-kill Soren Park, triggering the penalty immediately.
"No!"
Having some wits left, Soren Park didn't sit around waiting for death.
While Galen Yu was busy clearing zombies outside, he frantically rummaged through his chests for blocks.
Stone, bricks, wooden planks—he threw together a wall facing the Sky Island, leaving only two gaps to place some glass he'd happened to find.
Soren Park let out a sigh of relief.
Although a lack of torches meant mobs might spawn on top of the blocks, it was better than being sniped without warning.
The two glass blocks provided a vantage point, preventing Galen Yu from launching a sneak attack unseen.
Having done this, he continued to watch with a heart full of trepidation.
The Tri-Bow was incredibly strong. A single shot could kill many monsters, greatly slowing the pace of the zombie invasion.
But it was only a delay—a temporary fix. One wave died, and another arrived.
The zombies would keep spawning, slowly trudging toward the Sky Island.
With the Snow Queen, Guard Villagers, and Giant Guardians, Galen Yu wasn't afraid of the zombies reaching him.
He saw that some zombies had awakened the ability to climb walls, crawling all over the base of the fortifications. However, given the height and firepower of the Great Wall...
They couldn't even survive long enough to step onto the Sky Island's territory.
As soon as they began to climb the Great Wall, they were hit with a Slowness effect—the opposite of Galen Yu's buffs—reducing their speed by 20%.
Simply awakening a climbing ability was useless against the Great Wall. It only evoked memories of historical battles.
'Is this how the Xiongnu were repelled back then?'
"Can you dodge this strike of mine!"
It truly gave him the feeling of being the First Emperor.
Once he'd had his fill of the thrill, he didn't want to listen to the constant low groans of the zombies anymore.
So, Galen Yu took out a black, round object.
"The Blood Moon is the Blood Moon after all. There are just too many zombies!"
"Even the great Galen Yu can't kill them all. One batch dies, and another arrives."
"It's right not to waste the bow's durability. With the Sky Island's current state, it's solid even if he doesn't lift a finger."
"It really has become a Great Wall. I wonder who was laughing at his 'clumsy' methods before?"
"Short-sighted fools who can only see the bottom of a well!"
"Now he's basically clearing the Blood Moon with zero damage. He completely outclasses the other players!"
"Wait, what is he doing? Does he have another trick?"
Everyone thought the Tri-Bow volley was the peak of the action.
Seeing him take out a small black sphere, the audience fell into a daze.
They had never seen it before and had no idea what it was!
This was a product of the Final Castle, an area that had been permanently sealed. Not just the audience, but even the players who had participated in the Block Civilization knew nothing about it.
It could be called unique in the world—a first-clear exclusive artifact belonging solely to Galen Yu.
Even if someone else cleared the Twilight Forest and killed eight bosses now, they wouldn't receive it.
He aimed it at the small plains and threw it.
Except for Obsidian, Bedrock, Giant Logs, Giant Leaves, and Giant Obsidian...
In short, excluding unbreakable blocks, every block was within its range of destruction.
The Miniature Annihilation Cube was thrown out, hovering around Galen Yu.
By manipulating the Cube Talisman, he could control its movement.
It was like a miniature black hole, capable of devouring everything it touched.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
In the blink of an eye, all the blocks near the Sky Island were destroyed.
A distance of a full fifteen blocks—half the plain within range—was completely consumed, leaving not even a single dropped item behind.
Unable to bridge the gap with blocks, the zombies could only stand far away, staring blankly at Galen Yu's figure atop the Great Wall.
Throughout the entire process, he hadn't even left his chunk, yet he had resolved the crisis without taking a single point of damage!
"What? Another move!"
"What is that? An artifact from the Twilight Forest rewards?!"
"That effect is so broken. Isn't he invincible with that?"
"Even without the Sky Island, he'd be unbeatable just with that thing!"
"So cool, so strong. I'm so jealous!"
"It looks good and works well. I wouldn't even dare dream of having something like that!"
"Holy cow, our understanding of Galen Yu isn't even at one percent!"
Unlike the excited and shocked Nine Provinces audience...
The Stick Nation was shrouded in darkness.
They thought the Tri-Bow was already peerless and beyond comparison.
Now, he had an even more powerful item in hand!
The model was cool, looking like it came from the abyssal netherworld, and it carried a mysterious aura.
Easily destroying blocks within fifteen spaces? Didn't that mean that with just a slight extension...
Standing on the edge, he could destroy Soren Park's entire Mushroom Island?
Without ranged weapons, Soren was as helpless as a child before that thing!
Even if he had them, arrows could be blocked with a shield—but could this?
One might block damage, but they couldn't block the block-breaking property. Before an arrow could even be drawn...
The Annihilation Cube would have already destroyed the blocks beneath one's feet, sending them falling into the void.
"Help! The neighbor is a boss! How are we supposed to survive?"
No longer was there the comfort of choosing a Mushroom Island, nor the worry about future crisis events.
The Stick Nation now deeply realized that Galen Yu was ten thousand times more terrifying than any boss!
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