Online Game: I Started with Max Charisma and Caught the Goddess's Eye

Bang! The lackey’s head instantly exploded into a pulp, with red and white matter spraying in all directions, scattering like raindrops onto the surrounding thugs. A group of them stood frozen, staring at the headless corpse that slowly collapsed before them, utterly stunned.

None of them had even noticed when Donlow appeared in front of them.

"Are Morning Star members this strong?"

Fear began to bubble up within their hearts. It felt like these people were completely different from any Morning Star members they had encountered before.

"Now it’s your turn." Donlow’s delicate face, stained with blood and guts, turned toward the group of thugs, and she flashed a bright smile.

But to them, with the blood staining her face, she looked every bit like a demon.

"Run... Run! They’re monsters!" One of the thugs couldn’t take the overwhelming pressure and broke down, reckless and desperate, sprinting toward the distance.

Fear is a contagious emotion, and it wasn’t long before the others, overwhelmed by panic, also began running, mindlessly fleeing in every direction around the gas station. But Quagmire and the others weren’t about to let these scum escape so easily.

Melania’s form melded into a shadow, disappearing into her own shadow and swiftly chasing after a thug who was running for his life. In just a few breaths, she was already behind him.

Melania’s gaze was as cold as ice. She gripped a dagger in her hand, and her figure sprang out from the shadow.

A flash of cold light cut through the air, and the thug staggered forward, his body instantly split in half with a loud slashing sound, his intestines and blood spilling everywhere.

He coughed up blood, his eyes wide with disbelief.

At the same time, Fuzzsir raised a pitch-black skeletal staff, and with a swing of his hand, black mist swirled. Two dark magic circles appeared in front of several thugs. From within the circles, white, grinning skulls emerged, followed by skeletal warriors in tattered armor, wielding long swords.

"Ghosts!" Seeing this, the thugs screamed in terror, and one of them even fainted on the spot, his eyes rolling back into his head. Who wouldn’t be scared if two skeletons suddenly popped up in front of them while running?

However, these two skeletal soldiers had no intention of showing mercy, no matter how desperately the thugs begged. They raised their rusted long swords without hesitation and brought them down.

In an instant, blood splattered, and several heads rolled to the ground, eyes filled with fear and resentment.

Quagmire’s method of killing was far simpler—he charged forward, raised his knife, and struck. One down. Another charge, another strike. Two down. It was as easy as chopping vegetables. It was clear he was a seasoned professional.

Luca, meanwhile, tossed the little girl gently and walked to the roadside. Tuwnken and Timi approached, looking at the delicate little girl before them. Compassion rose in their hearts. "Little girl, what are you doing here alone?" @@novelbin@@

The little girl looked up at them with some fear in her eyes, then shrank further into Luca’s embrace, burying her head without saying a word.

"She’s probably still shaken up from what happened earlier," Luca said, gently ruffling her hair. "Once she calms down, we can help her find her family."

In a world like this, where survival was a constant struggle, there was little chance for a small girl to make it on her own. If they left her here, it would be morally no different from murder.

Tuwnken and Timi, of course, had no objections to this.

They were both fond of the little girl.

At the same time, the screams of the remaining thugs echoed in the air, and before long, all of them were slaughtered, their blood staining the gas station inside and out.

Quagmire, drenched in blood, swaggered over. He was about to say something, but Luca gave him a subtle gesture to keep it quiet. It was only then that they realized the little girl in Luca’s arms had fallen asleep, clutching her toy bear. Her long eyelashes fluttered with each breath. To avoid waking her, Quagmire and the others instinctively softened their movements and lowered their voices.

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"We need to get to the defensive line quickly. They sent out a distress signal," Quagmire said softly. After his explanation, Luca understood why they had appeared here.

Apparently, while they had been waiting for him at the intersection, Leaf City’s defensive front had suddenly sent them an urgent message.

It was reported that many high-level monsters had joined the monster horde, and the Northern Territory’s military forces were already struggling to hold their ground. Once Quagmire and the others received the news, they couldn’t afford to stay here any longer. They headed straight toward the center of Leaf City.

As they passed through this area, they had seen a group of thugs, including the red-haired leader, trying to bully the little girl.

As members of Morning Star, they could never just stand by and watch, but they hadn’t expected the red-haired thugs to use the little girl as a hostage, which was what led to the scene Luca had witnessed earlier.

"Then let’s get going quickly," Luca said, showing no objection. With everything else already taken care of, the only thing left was to check the situation with the Northern Territory’s military, and then they could decide what to do next.

Once they were sure everything was in order, they didn’t linger, heading straight for the heart of Leaf City. Even here, they could already hear the sound of intense gunfire and the growls of monsters gathering in the distance. The sounds alone were enough to make one’s scalp tingle, as if they could visualize the massive monster horde converging, like a terrifying wave about to crash down.

As they got closer to the city center, the number of monsters they encountered along the way kept increasing. Because they were carrying the little girl and traveling with Timi, Luca and the others weren’t moving very quickly.

By the time they neared the defense line, over an hour had passed.

From a distance, they could already see countless monsters. The sheer number of them was impossible to count, and they were clustered so tightly together that it seemed like a sea of creatures, all advancing toward the city center.

Boom! Boom! Boom! The sound of artillery fire was relentless, and every now and then, a shell would explode in the middle of the monster horde, clearing a large area of them in an instant.

But the monsters quickly filled in the gaps left behind. There were simply too many of them, at least a million, with the majority being low-level monsters. Despite the sheer number, even cities with the best defenses couldn’t withstand a horde of this size. The fact that Leaf City had held out this long was a stroke of luck.

The streets were choked with monsters, and Luca and his group had no intention of rushing into the battlefield. Their priority was to assess the situation first, send a report to Drumph at the front lines, and then figure out their next move.

They found a tall building and climbed up to the roof.

After observing the situation, they found it to be just as they had expected. The Northern Territory’s military was being completely overwhelmed by the monster horde. The defense line was rapidly shrinking, and the tanks and armored vehicles seemed like toys in comparison, easily crushed by the relentless assault. Even entire buildings had been flattened.

Drumph took out a satellite phone and called Drumph to report the situation.

"Has it really reached a million?" Drumph asked in disbelief. Even he was shocked by the number. Since the monsters’ virtual descent, this was the first horde to reach a million in size. Most cities would be begging for mercy if they had even a hundred thousand. And to make things worse, the Northern Territory had just happened to run into this horde.

For a moment, Drumph didn’t know whether to say they were lucky or unlucky.

"I’m calling an emergency meeting right now. As for the next steps, you’ll have to handle them on your own," he said hurriedly, then abruptly hung up the phone.

Quagmire smirked and muttered, "Drumph old man definitely thinks of us as tools. Not even a word of caution before hanging up."

Fuzzsir sneered, "I knew it. This guy’s definitely been corrupted by capital. Back when I tried to ask him for sick leave, he refused without a second thought. That’s when I realized—besides me, there’s no decent person in Morning Star!"

His words were full of righteous indignation, but everyone else just rolled their eyes.

Fuzzsir was the kind of guy who took sick leave once a month, and whenever he did, he’d ask for 29 days, leaving just one or two days where he either spent his time being lazy or was on his way to being lazy. It drove Coarmy crazy, and he’d complain to Drumph every day. If it weren’t for Fuzzsir’s top-tier talent, he probably would have been kicked out of the Morning Star team long ago, let alone stayed in Quagmire’s squad.

However, there was no doubt about Fuzzsir’s strength.

With his main class as a Necromancer Assassin, his secondary class as a Necromancer Mage, and his S-grade talent "Godslayer Soulbinder," if he were to fight seriously, no one present could match him, except for Luca. Even Qin Tian wouldn’t be able to handle him—they had tried once, and the result was that Qin Tian spent three days recovering in the branch, with the battle lasting no more than three minutes.

"What’s our next move?" Donlow looked at the others, as they hadn’t discussed their plan yet.

Everyone else turned their gaze to Tang Feng, as he was the captain of Quagmire’s team.

"Uh, find a safe route? Or maybe try to hide our presence and slip through? Luca, what do you think we should do?" Quagmire scratched his head, his eyes landing on Luca. He wasn’t the kind of guy who used his brain for tactics, so asking him to come up with a plan was a bit much.

The others, seeing the situation, turned their attention to Luca.

"Let’s just charge in." Luca’s response was much more direct, though it was also the least reliable suggestion.

"With so many monsters, you want us to just kill our way through?" Tuwnken’s face turned pale as he shook his head frantically, "You guys go if you want, but I’m not going!"

To him, it seemed like nothing less than suicide. These lunatics had clearly had enough of life, but as for him, he wasn’t done living yet.

"This plan is too risky. The chance of success is less than one percent. I reject it," Melania said flatly, her expression unchanged.

Donlow hesitated for a moment before diplomatically adding, "We’re still carrying a child with us. Charging in like that would be too difficult."

Quagmire, on the other hand, had an epiphany. He immediately raised his Starseeker and said, "I’m all for it! A real man should fear nothing, should crush all before him. Otherwise, what kind of soldiers are we?!"

Fuzzsir, standing nearby, also raised his hand with excitement and said, "I’m in too! I’ve heard that when you’re near death, you can unlock your little universe—I want to try it out!"