This should have been a happy occasion, but at that moment, the atmosphere among the crowd at the site who had broken the tower, had turned somewhat eerie and heavy.
This was because, in the initial briefing of the Destroy the Arcane Tower mission, it was mentioned that the person who dealt the last strike to the Arcane Tower would receive a special reward.
At that time, the text did not specify what this special reward was, but one could guess that the reward for such a large-scale server-wide mission would undoubtedly be exceptional.
In terms of output, each person could only strive as much as possible. How much they contributed depended on their own strength. However, the last strike depended not only on strength but also on a certain degree of luck. Anyone who was still actively attacking had the potential to deliver the last strike.
So, when the durability dropped below 5%, the magic density at the scene started to thin out, and the decrease in the tower’s durability also visibly slowed down.
Mu You watched this scene and couldn’t help but sigh quietly.
Sure enough, at the final moment, everyone began to build up their power, preparing to snatch the last strike.
Unfortunately, no matter how much others prepared, it was useless. With the Time Pocket Watch in hand, he was destined to collect the last strike from the very beginning.
Of course, Mu You firmly believed that he made the biggest contribution to this tower-breaking operation, so even his cheating was done in a fair and above-board manner.
Seeing the durability of the Arcane Tower break through the last 2%, Mu You took a deep breath and gripped the Time Pocket Watch firmly.
As it entered the final phase, the number of magic energies that had almost stagnated around started to increase sharply.
Everyone’s prepared ultimate moves and various large-scale magical powers were unleashed at that moment, bombarding from all directions.
The durability of the Arcane Tower started to plummet at an observable rate, falling two to three times faster than the previous fastest drop, and getting even faster. In just a few seconds, the originally four to five meters tall tower was reduced to just a base.
At this moment, Vivian, who was at the forefront of the crowd, suddenly conjured a huge black lightning ball and blasted it onto the last base.
The dazzling black light caused the surrounding players to gasp in surprise. They were all startled by the surging spread of black lightning.
As a result, nobody noticed that at the same time the black light ball shone, a small red lightning followed closely and rushed towards the base.
The base, which still had 0.5% durability left, was also annihilated into fragments in the explosive noise.
When everyone came back to their senses, there was no trace of the Arcane Tower at the scene, and the durability of the Arcane Tower had already completely dropped to zero in the game text of the ordinary players.
All the dust settled, and the people at the scene looked at each other. They had been ready to perform their powerful moves, but it seemed that the master had prepared an even more powerful move to take the last durability in one swoop.
Upon this, although everyone felt a bit of regret, there wasn’t any envy or jealousy. Everyone was well aware of this master’s contribution to this battle. It was well deserved that they got the last hit, and at least no one at the scene felt dissatisfied.
At this moment, everyone had concluded in their hearts that the final strike was dealt by that legendary master.
The reality was indeed so, but the process wasn’t as simple as everyone thought.
’The Last Strike’ was a very ambiguous determinant. If he were to get it directly through Vivian’s body, Mu You wasn’t sure if it would still be credited to him, so the safer option was to let the wooden clone he sent get the last strike. The Annihilation Technique that Vivian released at the end was merely a cover for his clone.
In reality, Mu You had cast a ’Life Barrier’ on the tower five seconds earlier.
This magic, called the Life Barrier, could be used on any ’target’. Mu You had tried it earlier and this secret technique could also be applied to buildings and items. The effect was the same - their durability wouldn’t be completely drained within five seconds.
During the five seconds that the barrier persisted, Mu You had Vivian use all of the remaining black magic to release a large-scale Annihilation Technique. This technique was powerful enough to clear the last bit of durability of the Arcane Tower’s base, but due to the existence of the Life Barrier, the Arcane Tower was allowed to retain the last trace of durability - approximately less than 0.0001 which was taken away by the clone with a single strike of the Thunder Wand.
Of course, the process was not as easy as described. After all, there were hundreds of people dealing damage at the same time. This operation only greatly increased Mu You’s chances of getting the last strike. In fact, he randomly no less than 190 times before he finally achieved the first accurate strike.
[You have broken the last durability of the Arcane Tower and delivered the final strike on this Arcane Tower, obtaining a Mysterious Gift Box*1.]
Seeing the prompt that appeared in his mind, Mu You let out a sigh of relief.
At the same time, numerous other prompts began to emerge in his mind one after another.
["Destroy the Arcane Tower" mission completed. Within the territory of Lan Ai’er Empire, the effect of the hidden relic’s aura is restored, and the Fool has regained the status of a normal resident of the Star Spirit World.]
[You participated in the action to break the Arcane Tower and damaged the Arcane Tower’s durability: 307544 points. The damage to durability accounts for 9.475% of all the Fools’ total output. Your rank among all tower-breaking Fools: 1st.]
[Calculating basic rewards... Calculation completed.]
[You have gained experience: Book of Energy*1.]
[You have gained longevity: 473 years.]