The VR chief continued reading his script, "Next, I would like to crown Flowing Cloud, our war goddess from Natural Flow, as the third king of Cyan Earth City and Elephant City, the ‘South King’. May she always keep the southern gates to our lands secure. May Elephant City stand forever to the south of the continent and be immune to all attacks, and may it always protect our homes as the toughest fortress in the world!"

Applause broke out as a smiling Flowing Cloud took two steps into the limelight, unsheathed her sword and bowed deeply to all the players standing below. Her smile truly was one of a kind. I was starting to understand why she was beloved by millions and millions of Indian players. Her appearance already gave her rallying power and leadership power few leaders could match. That she was intelligent and insightful as well was just the icing on the cake.

"Ahem…"

The VR chief let out a cough before smiling. "Now, to the real VIP of this title conferment ceremony. We welcome the king who fought countless battles and the Little Heavenly King of the Center, Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand! He shall be bestowed the title of ‘West King’! With his new guild ‘War Temple’, he will be defending our west gate and opening up new territories for us! We believe in your intelligence and your prowess, West King!"

……

I couldn’t suppress a shiver. What a devious scheme! What a shameful plot!

To say that they had made me the West King with a most heinous plan in their mind would be understating it. There were a lot of cities who stood to the west of Elephant City, but their strongest enemies were without a doubt Russia’s two main cities, Frostsword City and Iron Horse City. God of War knew that there was a high chance I would be unwilling to fight the Chinese, so he sent me after their ally, the Russian server instead. Although I was kicked out by my own server, I was still Chinese. If I were to attack Frostsword City, they could very well take out their anger on the China server and cause a war between two allies. Objectively speaking, their plan to kill two birds with one stone without even lifting a finger was absolutely brilliant!

Unfortunately, both God of War and Breeze and Rain had underestimated my determination.

The smiling chief walked up and waved his hands in front of me. When the gesture was done, two golden stars representing the dignity of the West King appeared on my arm. It looked beautiful, but for some reason I felt like it didn’t fit right with my image.

Flowing Cloud congratulated me. "Congratulations, Lu Chen! You’re now our West King!"

I nodded smilingly. "Congratulations to you too…"

The VR chief patted me on the shoulder and smiled. "Youngster, I can see the boiling anger, righteous resentment, but determined soul in your eyes. I hope that you’ll be able to prove yourself in Elephant City and truly become the pride of the India server. Make us proud."

I nodded. "Thank you."

God of War also congratulated me, "Congratulations on your coronation, Lu Chen. From now on, you can recruit your army in Elephant City and develop your strength with War Temple as your base. We expect you to guard the west and act as a deterrent to the western wolves. Frostsword City and Iron Horse City possess twenty million plus troops in total, and their players are skilled enough that you should consider this number double. We’re counting on you in the upcoming Nation War, Lu Chen."

I smiled again, but said nothing this time.

It was at this moment Breeze and Rain said, "I will issue you a challenge when the opportunity presents itself, Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand. With luck, I may even be the one to end your legacy."

The gunpowder behind his words was as obvious as it was threatening.

He wasn’t the only one who opposed my joining either. Beneath the altar, countless players went so far as to step on the stairs and shout at me—

"You’re just a traitor of your server, Broken Halberd Sinks Into Sand! You don’t have the right to be our West King! Fuck off back to your China server! You don’t deserve to stay in Elephant City!"

"Yeah, get out of Elephant City! Our West King should be someone loyal, not you!"

"The India server doesn’t tolerate betrayers. Get lost, you shameful king!"

……

Their curses only made me smile brighter though. Yes, I don’t deserve to rule as the West King of Elephant City. I also don’t want to be your shitty West King from the very beginning!

It was at this moment Now and Forever walked up to me with a ridiculing sneer on his face. "Little Heavenly King, the pride of China! It was a good time, wasn’t it Lu Chen? It’s such a shame you gave in and became a full-on traitor. Now, you’re just the lackey of another country."

I retorted coldly, "Says the traitor himself. Aren’t you Chinese? You betrayed your people and even gave up a precious Daybreak City to your own enemy. You think you have any right to look down on me, you cur?"

"Hahaha…"

Now and Forever lowered his voice. "It looks like you’re confused about some things, so allow me to enlighten you. My paternal grandmother, maternal grandfather and grandmother are all Indian, so I’m 75% Indian. Do you understand? I’m an Indian, I just lived in China for a very long time. Now, I’ve returned to my roots with an entire Chinese city as a gift, while you are just a traitor, a traitor who gave up his country for a title. Hahaha, you traitor, hahaha…"

I gritted my teeth.

Now and Forever continued sneering at me before he suddenly lowered his voice, "You call yourself a Chinese player, but where is the proof of your loyalty, hmm?"

Pa!

I grabbed the Purple Ying Sword firmly and unveiled all of my killing intent at once. "You want to know? Here, I’ll show you myself!"

Chiang! I had counted his Magic Shield duration and known when it would expire. The second it vanished, I grabbed him by the neck and thrust my blade through his chest!

Pu!

A copious amount of blood spilled out of his back. I repeated the stabbing motion twice to ensure that he was well and truly dead!

……

"Ah!"

A bloodcurdling scream cut through the air and the Indian players stared at me in shock. Almost no one thought that I would kill Now and Forever at this time and place.

"What are you doing, West King?!" The VR chief and God of War shouted at nearly the same time.

Not bothering to answer, I picked up the City Map of Daybreak City on the ground and tossed it into my bag, causing a blood-red inverted triangle to appear above my head.

At the same time, I raised my hand and shouted, "Come out, Ancient Divine Dragon!"

Roar! The Ancient Divine Dragon appeared immediately, and I climbed onto its back in no time.

The Indian players were already on the move to stop me. The Japanese players who had come to witness the ceremony—Red Maple, Cyan Frost and more—looked raring to engage me as well, but unfortunately for them their levels were too low. They wouldn’t be able to threaten me no matter what they tried.

……

Pa!

God of War charged me and slashed out using his infamous Inferno Sixtuple Slash!

Bang bang bang...

His blade struck my Dragon God Shield and only dealt around 15k damage per hit, but the sheer force behind his attack actually stopped my Ancient Divine Dragon from taking off and forced it to enter land travelling mode.

Not about to go down without a fight, I raised my hand and executed Ancient Seal + Dragon Slaying Slash combo!

"Ahhhhh!"

The Indian VR chief let out a bloodcurdling scream and died just like that. Even I wasn’t expecting the guy to fall to my combo this easily!

"Motherfucker! He killed the chief!"

Wild King roared out in fury.

Swhoosh! Breeze and Rain dashed past me as fast as ever and slashed me in the neck, dealing 890 damage. His damage was obscenely low, but the effect he caused was absolutely fatal. It prevented me from using any equipment active for 120 seconds, meaning that I wouldn’t be able to activate an invincibility skill and fly to safety.

I turned around and fired Burning Blade Slash, killing a ton of high-level Indian players instantly. My Attack was super high right now!

The Phantom Wolf King was also attacking the archers and mages at the back non-stop.

God of War growled, "Do you think we’re stupid, Lu Chen? [1] You have the City Map for now, but I have this place completely surrounded by our army! You can die a million times, and you still won’t be able to deliver it back to the China server, kakaka! I respect your loyalty, but you’re as stupid as they come, Lu Chen!"

I ignored him and focused on finding the weakest spot of the encirclement. Then, I rushed down the altar toward the northeast and launched two basic attacks at a group of chanting mages, killing them and tearing the ground beneath their feet apart.

A ton of Shock Arrows hit my Dragon God Shield, but not a single one of them managed to take effect. The reason I spent the whole night fighting at Final Duel Valley last night was to level myself up as much as I could. The level gap should reduce the archers’ ability to stun me to a minimum.

Pa!

Suddenly, I felt an unnatural tremor from the tail of the Ancient Divine Dragon. It was God of War stabbing his sword into the Ancient Divine Dragon’s tail and climbing toward me at high speed! What an annoying opponent he was!

I immediately used War Crush!

Bang bang bang!

God of War continued approaching anyway until he came close enough to use a skill. "Fire Net!"

I immediately made my mount perform a zigzag and successfully dodged the skill. At the same time, I turned around and used Universe Break. No one could stop me from leaving this place if he died!

Chiang!

However, God of War parried the skill instantly before allowing himself to fall to the ground. Then, he grabbed onto the end of the Ancient Divine Dragon’s tail, shouted and stabbed it to the ground!

Bang! The Ancient Divine Dragon let out a scream of pain. God of War actually managed to nail it to the ground! Despite its rank, the little dragon was only Level 104 and not a full adult. It was why it couldn’t gain a level advantage over a Level 200 player like God of War.

He wasn’t my only problem either. Dark Clouds Sorrow rushed toward me and threw Trapping Net almost point blank at my back! It was impossible to dodge by conventional means!

I made the snap decision to jump off my mount’s back and dismount. It was that or be killed where I stood.

I rolled at least a dozen meters across the floor as the Ancient Divine Dragon dissolved into my mount space. After I bounced back to my feet, I fired Thousand Ice Slash behind me before running toward the north, the direction of my home. Or at least I hope so...

1. (T/N: yes you are, if you have any brain at all you would’ve completed the transfer ahead of time and just made this whole thing a show)