The absence of Ma Ran at the news conference this time was actually nothing important.
He simply took some time to have a meal with his parents at Haidilao, then returned to his dorm and opened the Earth Super Forumâs [Main God Game] section.
This sectionâs popularity was not low originally, and in the last two days, the number of daily posts had surpassed a million. Randomly browsing, one could see many posts related to "Earth OL: Divine Court Invasion".
Casually clicking on a high-ranking thread, Ma Ran saw another Main God Game player about to be driven mad.
"Whatâs up with those Godsâ [Avoidance Protection]! Theyâre totally unbreakable!"
The main post had just one sentence: Those six jerks donât take any damage at all, absolutely disgusting. The guys from the [Divine Court] are so blatantly cheating, arenât they afraid of being banned by the cosmic administrators?
This was precisely the kind of post Ma Ran wanted to see!
By shifting peopleâs focus to [Avoidance], he could utilize his [role-playing] ability to receive feedback on possible solutions!
Initially, Ma Ran planned to find a solution through his own efforts and research.
However, through the future-observing ability granted by the [Prophet] badge, Ma Ran saw a tragic futureâhe would need fifty whole days through self-effort to successfully break the [Avoidance Protection] of the Divine Courtâs gods.
By that time, fewer than ten million Earthlings would remain alive!
Although listening to the Second Generation God of Slaughter [Ti Sheng] and the Divine Court visitor [Tomb], and combining with the intelligence Ma Ran had gathered, Earthlings are considered a high-quality resource of believers in the eyes of the Divine Format Systemâs deities.
But for some unknown reason, once they descended upon Earth, they suddenly started killing mercilessly, with a stance that they wouldnât stop until all Earthlings were exterminated, leaving no room for a truce.
Currently, the best future Ma Ran saw was with 9.8 million Earthlings surviving, aided by the Eldest Prince Li Tang of Chuanke and Third Prince Adam, embarking on an interstellar migration plan aboard interstellar battleships, abandoning Earth.
Gathering his thoughts, Ma Ran spoke: "[Hong]."
The soft youthful voice of the data life form echoed by his ear: "Iâm here, what command do you have, Father?"
"Redirect all topics related to "Earth OL: Divine Court Invasion" to the [Avoidance Protection] of the Divine Court gods."
[Hong] immediately responded: "Your will is my only guideline for action, I ensure the missionâs perfect completion."
Ma Ranâs eyes sharpened, as he began to scan the replies under the previous post.
"You are using repetitive words, disgusting, childish."
"Honestly, the post is right! Avoidance Protection is truly annoying! No tactic can reduce the enemyâs HP, it only restricts their movements, how is this any different from having a blood lock cheat enabled?"
"Huh? How did you guys find out the other side had a blood lock cheat enabled? My team couldnât even touch the other side and we got instantly slaughtered."
"None of your team members are at the [National Guardian] level?"
"Exactly, I was trying to nurture a new generation ultra-star team, choosing those with a lot of potential, talents of Swordsmanship 10, âBurning Martialâ 10, Mecha talents 10, but in the end..."
"Talent turning into combat power takes time, and time is what we lack the most!"
"Why bother with those jokers? If you donât find a strategy soon, Earthâs civilization will really be wiped out in twelve days!"
"If the sky falls, thereâs a tall person to hold it up. Why worry? Isnât it just [Avoidance Protection]? Is it because the [Prophet] isnât strong enough or the [Martial God] isnât ruthless enough? Why worry about whatâs not your business! Life goes on! If people want to play, let them, even if itâs a dog, a piece of crap, a joker, they all have their own uses!"
"Such a big heart!"
"Although I donât agree with the attitude of ânot my business, so Iâll ignore itâ, the guy just now was right. The joker strategy might work wonders! While playing Earth OL: Divine Court Invasion, I gathered a piece of info - Ma Ran and Su Qiangwei once led Sikong Si, Cheng Lixing, Zhu Hanyi, Zhang Qianren and others to a planet where the flow of time is vastly different from Earth!"
"The Spiritual Time House? One Earth day, a hundred years there? Damn! Does this mean theyâll train loads of full-level bosses? Earthâs saved!"
"Not saved, doomsday awaits, Iâve verified the information, that planet is called Blood Mist Star. Due to the [Divine Court]âs interference, the time flow on Blood Mist Star and Earth has already synchronized."
"Sigh... yep, no hope. Perhaps you didnât notice, those six invaders are Lower Rank Gods. If there are Lower Rank Gods, surely there are Middle and Upper Rank Gods. We canât even withstand the first wave, how are we supposed to fight?"
"Mentioning Middle and Upper Rank Gods is too far-fetched, and without evidence, likely doesnât exist. What worries me the most is the equipment of those six Lower Rank Gods! Theyâre all wearing uniform gold-white standard suits. Do you know what this means? - Genocide, civilization annihilation, these guys are professionals! Specializing in this!"
"Six cannon fodder destroying Earth?"
"Thatâs enough, thatâs enough! They arenât just cannon fodder! At least theyâre True Gods. Iâve heard the lowest-level divine beings have as little [Weak Divine Power] as the two generations of the God of Slaughter, Lower Rank Gods are definitely mid-tier!"
"Even so, how can we win? The Ran God and Zhao Guanlan canât kill the enemy, but both can suppress one. Su Qiangwei and Gray can each handle another. The âCanglan Second Generation Teamâ (Wan Haihao, Zhu Hanyi, Wu Di) can work with other National Guardian level to handle one. The last one... can wipe out all Earthlings.
"My Ma Ran was banished to the edge of the cosmos by the Divine Court, and all three thousand one hundred and sixty Earth Extraordinary Ones in the team were slaughtered."
"Man, youâve got some patience!"
"A squad of over thirty thousand Extraordinary Ones lost?"
"Damn! How to win this? Itâs simply toxic!"
"Itâs not about having more people in a squad in Earth OL: Divine Court Invasion, but considering compatibility and chemistry. Donât bring in those too weak, they only drag others down, dividing the focus of the squad leaders. As for some elite with special abilities, form them into second and third squads for independent action. My highest score was 103,000, with only four in the squad: Prophet, Martial God, God, and Little Daoist Wudang."
"You donât bring in Zhao Guanlan? Although heâs a real pain, when heâs on the same team as his two sworn brothers who drank Brotherhood Wine with him, he wonât stir up trouble and becomes incredibly reliable!"
"After gathering Wan Haihao, Zhu Hanyi, and Wu Di, I also found the interstellar jump pod we used for the long-lasting civilization expedition, planning to sacrifice them to reverse spiritual summon [Sword Master] Lin Qiubai and [Demon Child] Zhang Kuang..."
"Wow... an unimagined path... pairing with [Profound Immortal] Zhao Guanlan, you can form a [Cangming Overlord] bond! This imagination... impressive!"