MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter

Speaking of robbery, in reality, they couldn't take much, as Li Yao's backpack was enormous; without being able to activate the Frame Space, they could only take a few small items.

But even so, the two planned to do this job; not seizing such a good opportunity would truly be a waste. If they could get their hands on genuine treasures, they would really hit it big.

At this moment, a large crowd was gathered in the enormous square, appearing and converging like phantoms, seemingly endless.

"It's really weird; do these people live invisibly all the time? Just now, it looked like a dead city; how come so many people have appeared now?"

Coupled with their twisted and peculiar appearances, they truly looked like phantoms, blending with such a ghastly environment and those dim green lanterns, the Void was dark, and the star river presented itself, resembling a ghostly realm.

"There are many coffins on the street, obviously not for burying people. And I noticed that many broken houses have coffins displayed in them. Clearly, they usually sleep in coffins. Furthermore, that prison guard said this used to be the Holy City, silent for countless ages," Li Yao stated calmly.

You Ji was taken aback: "You mean to say, this city is actually sealed, or some unknown change occurred, causing the city's inhabitants to construct coffins to put themselves into slumber. These people are monsters that have been asleep for unknown ages? That's just too terrifying."

"There's currently too little information known; I can't be sure, just guessing wrong. But soon we'll go into the interior of the temple to take a look; maybe we'll gain something," Li Yao said, looking in the direction of the temple where people continuously appeared.

In the distance, called a square, it actually resembled a Roman Arena; it was certainly not an arena or theater for performances, but a religious site truly built for some kind of ritual.

Those imprisoned were pulled in cartloads, and upon seeing this, the two couldn't help but gasp; forming a dragon-like line, each cart was piled with people.

At this moment, the central position split open with a series of creaking sounds, revealing a massive pit in front of everyone.

Around the pit, Stone Columns with eerie runes rose; each column bore many hooks, those hooks glowing with a faint light.

A large number of soldiers dragged one after another sleeping individuals to the edge of the pit, and with the flash of blades, those people's throats were slit, spraying deep purple blood into the pit below.

After releasing the blood, the bodies were also thrown into the pit.

As for those sleeping players, they were separated, not having their blood drained, but cruelly hung on those hooks.

Moreover, as the hooks pierced their bodies hanging on the Stone Columns, those players woke up, yet although they frantically roared with open mouths, more bizarrely, not a sound came out.

The ghostly realm and monstrous scene, the cruel massive Blood Pool, frightening ritual, combined with being hung from Stone Columns, the kind of terror was almost unbearable for the players.

"They're all super experts, strong-willed, and their spiritual power isn't weak. Even with tremendous stimulation, their consciousness wouldn't collapse, so the System doesn't allow them to forcibly exit; it's quite miserable. Luckily, you woke up early; otherwise, I'd be among them,"

Though she had said it once, witnessing such a scene, You Ji still had lingering fears.

"The sub-dimension isn't something you enter lightly; under such a bizarre ritual, even using a Substitute Doll isn't an option. They're finished; it's likely to leave them psychologically scarred, not recovering for even half a year, and who knows if they'll dare enter the sub-dimension again in the future," Li Yao said with a schadenfreude tone.

"I thought being caught by an Ogre or Harpy was the most brutal, but compared to this, it's child's play. I reckon most of them won't be able to eat blood tofu for a lifetime," You Ji sighed, "And voiceless, can't log off, oh, it looks like that one over there wet themselves from fear."

"Yes, this Stone Column and the hooks have the power of the Law; they've been deprived of action and voice abilities," Li Yao activated his God Eye, clicking his tongue, "It's running down their pants, really scared them pissless, and yet they're top experts of a super guild, such a coward; from the looks of him, rough and imposing, really."

"Indeed, only under special circumstances can you see someone's true nature." You Ji also remembered the person, a main player on a top sixteen team, with many fans and a great public image, bold and courageous, and yet, "Wait a minute, it's not visible elsewhere, the opposite column should see, certainly wouldn't be willing to embarrass themselves in front of others."

"Look at their confused eyes; obviously, their vision is also affected, this ritual is truly bizarre," Li Yao murmured, "Hm? Killed by a guard, indeed, not brave enough, not even qualified to be a sacrifice."

The player who wet themselves was directly cut down by a guard, then a priest's lantern suddenly spewed blue ghost fire enveloping that player.

Bang!

On the spot, the player turned into a pile of bones, and the equipment of legendary and below he wore also ignited, eventually becoming ashes, and better equipment scattered all over.

The contents of his backpack continuously shattered, then low-quality items were also burned.

"This, indeed, can't use Substitute Doll. What's more frightening is that they were completely cleaned out," seeing the scattered coins, You Ji was stunned, "The consequences are too serious; even if the level doesn't drop, losing all the items on them, the loss is significant."

"These guys are really out of luck; it's basically irretrievable. Even if they have the courage to teleport here again, they might not even end up on this side, and even if they do, they wouldn't have the strength or resources to reclaim it," Li Yao said calmly.

In the past life, it wasn't just once that he lost everything in the sub-dimension.

The embarrassing thing was, entering the sub-dimension without being at full strength was courting death with good equipment, but with good equipment, if you're unlucky and encounter such a situation, you'd almost end up with nothing.

"Let's go, the ritual is about to start, let's take action." You Ji felt a bit uncomfortable inside, imagining herself nearly becoming one of them, feeling uneasy in her heart.

"No rush, such a large ritual is estimated to last several hours; this is just the preparation stage, it's not even started. Let's wait a bit longer; I'm gathering some material," Li Yao said.

You Ji was taken aback: "What, you have been filming it all?"

Li Yao smiled, "Yeah, don't you think this would make a great tutorial video? Entering the about-to-collapse sub-dimension isn't child's play; now all sorts of nobodies are getting in. This video will show them that a Substitute Doll isn't omnipotent, and the second phase of the path of the strong isn't for just anyone to tread."...