With godlike talent from the start, how did he become invincible?

Chapter 482 Tower of Challenge, 5th Floor

Time slips away silently, like sand through your fingers.

Nearly twenty-three hours have passed since the end of the first overlap period.

In the vast wilderness of the East and West, countless players are spending their final moments in their own way.

Some people are frantically grinding monsters, trying to accumulate as many points as possible before the second overlapping period arrives—even just one more point might be enough to exchange for another piece of equipment, or give them a better chance of survival.

Some people are hunting everywhere, specifically targeting lone players.

After all, killing and robbing is always faster than grinding monsters.

Points, equipment, and materials—just one successful acquisition is equivalent to a whole day's worth of monster-hunting.

Some people huddled in dark corners, curled up and praying that the ensuing chaos would not affect them.

Most of them are casual players with average skills, and they just hope to survive this overlapping period and make it to the next round.

Others are giving their all for their beliefs and goals.

Whether it's for revenge, for protection, or to prove themselves.

......

Eastern Territory, fifth floor of the Tower of Challenge.

Ye Yao knelt on one knee, panting heavily.

Her hands were trembling violently; the dagger that had accompanied her in countless battles, Shadow Fang, was now stuck in the ground at her feet.

The blade was covered in blood, whether from the enemy or himself, and the once sharp edge was now creased and cracked in several places.

"President!" Shen Yiyi's voice came from behind, clearly weak, but mostly filled with concern, "How are you?"

Ye Yao did not answer.

She raised her head and looked ahead.

There, a massive shadow wolf was slowly collapsing.

Its body is as tall as a three-story building, covered in jet-black fur, with each hair standing up like a steel needle.

The six blood-red eyes had completely lost their luster, and the huge head slammed into the ground with a dull thud.

The moment it collapsed, the entire fifth floor trembled slightly, and cracks spread across the walls like a spider web.

[Ding! Congratulations on clearing the fifth level of the challenge dungeon!]

[Rewards: Experience Points xxx, Gold Coins xxx, Random Treasure Chest x1]

The system notification sounded in her mind, but she didn't have time to look at it.

"I'm fine," she finally said, her voice hoarse as if she were a completely different person.

She leaned on the dagger and slowly stood up.

My legs are shaking. My hands are shaking. My whole body is shaking.

This battle is going to be incredibly difficult.

The guardian of the fifth level, this level 55 Shadow Wolf, was ten times more terrifying than she had imagined.

Ye Yao turned around to look.

Of the forty-nine people who had come in with her, only twenty-three were still standing.

The twenty-six brothers turned into white light on this level.

Her eyes stung a little, but she held back her tears.

Now is not the time to cry.

"Let's tally up the losses," she said, her voice regaining its usual coolness, but beneath that coolness, there was a barely perceptible tremor.

Shen Yiyi struggled to her feet and began counting the number of people.

"The assassin group lost seven. The warrior group lost nine. The mage group lost six. The priest group..." She paused, her voice choked with emotion, "...lost four. And on my side, two of my sisters are gone."

Ye Yao remained silent for a few seconds.

She knew those two sisters.

One of them, Su Qian, had been in the guild for less than a month. She didn't talk much, but her healing was always reassuring.

The other one was named Lin Xiaoyu, a lively little girl who was always pestering her with questions.

It's all gone.

Shen Yiyi opened her mouth, as if to say something.

Ye Yao sheathed her dagger and walked toward the dead demon wolf.

Standing before the enormous corpse, the images of the battle she had just witnessed involuntarily flashed through her mind—

The fifth level is much larger than the four levels below, forming a circular arena with a diameter of over 500 meters.

The ground was paved with ancient bluestone bricks, the walls were covered with strange runes, and the whole space was filled with a faint shadow energy.

The moment they stepped into this space, the Shadow Wolf descended from the sky.

There was no warning whatsoever.

It seemed to materialize out of thin air from the shadows, carrying a suffocating sense of oppression.

The overwhelming murderous aura made the soldiers in the front row instinctively take a half step back.

"Watch out! It's fast!" Ye Yao made the immediate judgment, her voice booming in the team channel, "Warriors, hold the front! Shield Wall! Mages, spread out, five meters apart! Priests, keep healing, tanks' health can't drop below 80%!"

But the wolf was faster than she had imagined.

The first wave of attack, like a black lightning bolt, pierced straight through the front-line defenses.

Before the three warriors could even raise their shields, it swatted them away with a single claw.

The sound of the claws tearing through the armor was extremely piercing, and the three of them turned into white light while still in mid-air.

"Damn it!" Ye Yao's eyes reddened. "Its attack power is too high! Priest, activate all protective shields!"

Shen Yiyi led the priest group to frantically cast shields, and layers of pale golden light enveloped the remaining people.

The light was particularly dazzling in the shadowy space.

But the wolf's attacks came wave after wave, each claw taking away a large chunk of health.

Every time its claws fell, shields shattered and people coughed up blood.

The warriors' shields were quickly riddled with cracks, and the mages' mana was being drained away like water.

In just three minutes, seven or eight people fell into pools of blood.

"This can't go on!" Ye Yao gritted her teeth. "I have to go up!"

"President!" Shen Yiyi exclaimed, "That's too dangerous! It's too fast, you'll be killed instantly!"

But Ye Yao had already made her move.

Her SSS-rank talent, Shadow Affinity, grants her unparalleled mobility and explosive power in the dark.

In this shadowy space, she is the ruler.

She moved like a true shadow, weaving through the gaps in the wolf's attacks.

Each time it appeared, the dagger precisely pierced the wolf's joints, eyes, and throat—vital points.

Ten cuts. Twenty cuts. Thirty cuts.

The wolf's health bar began to slowly decrease.

But it was also enraged.

"Awooo—!!!"

A deafening wolf howl shook the entire space.

The sound was so powerful it was almost tangible, making everyone's eardrums ache.

Everyone simultaneously felt a sudden darkness before their eyes, falling into a state of temporary blindness.

[Shadow Roar: Blinds in an area for 3 seconds]

three seconds.

For a level 55 boss, that's enough to kill a lot of people.

Ye Yao forced her eyes open, only to see the scene she least wanted to see—

The demonic wolf swept through the crowd like a black whirlwind.

With each of its attacks, someone fell to the ground screaming in agony.

The sounds of claws tearing flesh, bones breaking, and the screams of the dying weave together a terrifying symphony of death.