I am the Holy Poisoner, the Empress advised me to calm down

This statement caused quite a few people to chuckle. But even more people were nervously watching Player A, who was emitting a strange aura not far away, fearing that something unexpected would happen in the next second.

Sure enough, the scene they worried about finally happened—

Player A's body suddenly began to tremble violently, and a thick, dark smoke enveloped him, seemingly preventing even light from escaping. Immediately afterwards, his eyes shone frighteningly bright, as if burning with flames, and he muttered something in an ancient, obscure language, the words of which were completely inaudible.

Everyone was trembling with fear as they watched.

"Holy shit!" A young male player nearly fell to the ground. "This art is so bizarre! From a small fry to a potential boss in just a few seconds. It's not an exaggeration to say the switch of identities is faster than changing clothes..."

Another person hurriedly grabbed their teammate's sleeve and pointed ahead, "Shut up and check what's going on! What if this is a true reversal? Don't miss it! And... why does that smoke seem so strong? Could it be that the system's hidden level mechanism has been updated again?"

At the same time, Zhao Li made a quick decision: "Everyone, don't act rashly! Although we don't know the exact situation yet, the correct strategy is to observe the other party's behavior patterns! Don't act rashly, or you might provoke the target to go berserk."

As soon as she finished speaking, Player A suddenly collapsed to the ground, hands covering his head in agony, a piercing roar erupting from his lips. The surrounding air instantly cooled by dozens of degrees, and tiny cracks even appeared on the ground. "No... I can't control it anymore...!" A murmured haltingly, "Help me end this nightmare!"

These words were like thunder from a clear sky, immediately causing a violent reaction.

The atmosphere in the team suddenly became tense.

"Hey, it sounds like our teammates are still conscious. What should we do?" The girl with the bun was the first to offer a suggestion. "Logically, we should send support immediately, right? But is that kind of power really immune to harming innocent people?"

The man, who had remained indifferent until then, slowly stepped forward and said coldly, "No help is needed, and no support exists. Because... he has chosen to fall into chaos."

This statement made everyone present feel horrified.

On the other side, heated discussions broke out among the crowd.

Someone grabbed their hair and complained excitedly: "Hey, hey, hey, what kind of crazy logic is this! They are clearly helping us, but in the end they are forcibly labeled as evil? Can the author please be more lenient? We ordinary viewers just want to see some positive energy, assholes!"

But someone retorted: "What nonsense! This is the essential rhythm of a cool novel, okay? Have you ever seen a guy who starts out as a weakling but then defies fate to become a top boss? Today is the real-life version of that, okay? The key is how to reverse the crisis instead of worrying about right and wrong, hahaha~"

Just as they were chatting enthusiastically, a strange noise was heard from the sky again. Everyone looked up and couldn't help but gasp.

It turned out that the giant monster that had just vanished wasn't completely destroyed, but had simply been hiding in the void, recovering latently! Now that it had reappeared, it was clearly planning to join forces with the out-of-control Player A to turn the entire battlefield into a purgatory!

"Oh my god!" A passerby collapsed to the ground, his legs weakening, and wailed. "This level of difficulty is simply not something the average reader can handle! Who wrote such a cruel and merciless script???"

The fat man swallowed and wiped the sweat from his forehead, forcing a bitter smile. "Ahem... calm down, brothers. It seems the problem can be solved for now (even though I'm on the verge of collapse): we just need to deal with these two troublemakers. It sounds like a hellish challenge, but if there's not even this little challenge, wouldn't all those chapters of preparation be wasted? Come on, hold on, maybe a miracle will happen next."

Just as Fatty said, the situation soon saw new changes—

As the monster roared and charged towards the player camp, unexpectedly, the player A, who was on the verge of madness, suddenly raised his head and growled in a voice full of majesty and fear:

"Don't get close to them - the price is my freedom!" Before he finished speaking, his figure suddenly grew several times larger, and he stretched out an extremely black arm that blocked out all light, directly blocking the attack of the giant beast.

The two sides instantly entered a stage of fierce collision.

Flames shot skyward, the aftermath deafening. Enemies and former allies alike were engaged in a desperate struggle. The onlookers, breathlessly watching the final chapter of this chaotic scene, watched with bated breath as to what fate would unfold...

Finally, after a long fight, a loud bang announced that the battle had reached a critical point - Player A used his life as fuel to detonate all the energy in his body to create a huge explosion circle. While successfully forcing back the monster, his own form began to rapidly disintegrate.

Faced with this result, all participants present had complicated expressions.

The girl with the ponytail choked up as tears streamed down her cheeks, "...Is this the legendary hero's end? He saved a bunch of strangers, but ended up like this. This is a bit too cruel..."

However, before she could continue to express her sorrow, the source of the oppressive force that suffocated the entire audience appeared in the air again!

"Foolish humans." A vague, ethereal voice slowly settled on everyone's hearts. "Even if you've managed to delay until now by exploiting loopholes in the rules, you can't defy fate... The game has only just begun. Please look forward to an even more despairing future."

As the mysterious words fell, a huge, unknown silhouette once again appeared in everyone's sight, as if representing a new ultimate test...

At this moment, Zhao Li gritted her teeth and turned her head and shouted: "Everyone, get ready for the final fight——"

The result was the fat man's desperate reply: "Please! I really have no gas left to parkour and practice the extra stage! Help me, the protagonist halo, come to the rescue QAQ!!"

Just as the fat man was about to kneel down and beg for mercy, a familiar figure suddenly descended from the sky. Everyone stared in amazement as the elderly man in tattered robes slowly floated down to the center of the battlefield. In his hand, he held a scepter of ancient design that emitted a faint golden glow. His eyes were as cold as ice, as if he saw through everything.

"Wow! Who's this old man? He gives off this 'hidden boss' vibe!" a bystander couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, nearly poking the person next to him in the nose. "Could he be the mastermind behind Player A too? Maybe he's even more unfathomable than that aloof man!"

The twin-tailed girl next to them nervously grabbed her companion's arm. "Don't talk nonsense... didn't you hear that disembodied voice just now? 'The game has just begun'—this cliché is clearly foreshadowing the arrival of an even bigger villain! We're all doomed!"