Chapter 052 Beast Tide 2
"Lin Muqiu!" Nicole felt her face burning. "Are you crazy?"
Lin Muqiu raised an eyebrow, "What? Could it be that the results are fake?"
Nicole was speechless for a long time. "No, no. The problem is that the beasts will gradually increase their attacks. How can your town withstand it? And the ranking is related to the guards' death rate and the speed of their repulse. Your town has too many refugees and too few guards. It's impossible to complete the mission first. If a guard dies, the ranking will plummet!"
Lin Muqiu exclaimed, "Who told you that people would die in our town? Can't everyone escape unscathed?"
When these words came out, everyone in the room was shocked:
"Where is Ankang Town?"
“I’ve never heard of it!”
"I remember it! Over a decade ago, when I was young, I curiously looked through the statistics of towns across the continent defending against the beast tide. Ankang Town was last! And Lord Chloe died directly in the beast tide."
"Oh my god! Lords all have lord systems, and she didn't even escape. She's so useless!"
After hearing this, everyone burst into laughter.
Before Lin Muqiu could even get angry, Nicole couldn't hold it in anymore. "Can you guys understand? Chloe sacrificed her life for the city using her lord skills. It wasn't like she tried to escape but failed, as you say! And the lord skills your lords use are all for their own longevity. What right do you have to laugh at others?"
The voice was sharp and piercing, and everyone was a little surprised after hearing it.
But there were still some die-hard fans of the Imperial Capital who stubbornly refused to admit their mistakes. "Even so, there's no way Ankang Town could jump from last place to first place!"
Seeing someone take the lead, the others followed suit:
"Just being realistic. Imperial Capital must win first place. Nicole, stop messing around. Ankang Town has nothing, how can it possibly win?"
"Yeah, speaking of Chloe, I seem to remember that her adopted son is Kedero! Kedero was a poor student who graduated from our academy. He had very poor swordsmanship and was the only one in that class who almost didn't graduate. How could someone like him lead the town well?"
Some people also kindly offered consolation:
"Why would you lose so much money just to satisfy your momentary anger?"
Nicole was so angry that she jumped three feet high, wanting to tear their mouths apart, but was pulled back by Lin Muqiu.
Lin Muqiu smiled and nodded in agreement. "Yes, you're right. Ankang Town is really useless. They always take in a bunch of refugees. Unlike the Imperial Capital, those who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters. They would rather throw refugees out to starve to death than take them in, just to maintain the lineup of high-level professionals. Well, that's how people should be, fighting only for themselves."
Everyone: “?”
Although it was a compliment to them, why did they feel something was not right?
They held it in for a long time, trying to refute, but they found that what the other party said was true! It's just that the Imperial City has always been very good at covering up, so no one should know this.
Just as everyone was about to explode in anger, Lin Muqiu spread his hands and said innocently, "How about a bet? You wouldn't dare, would you?"
Everyone's face turned even redder. "Let's bet!"
After that, everyone put all their money on the line, "Bet on the Imperial Capital for first place!"
Nicole was very sure that she was not mistaken. The corners of Lin Muqiu's mouth couldn't stop rising wildly, and he almost laughed out loud on the spot.
Nicole: “…”
Others mocked back to save face, but Lin Muqiu did it to set a trap for others and make money.
Is she so sure she can win?
The person who was keeping track of the betting data was quite critical of the crowd's behavior. "This small town is too remote. It's hard to say whether we can send people to monitor the data in real time!"
"Then I'll do it." Lin Muqiu has always been very positive about making money.
She raised her hand and waved it, and the battle situation outside Ankang Town was projected onto the big screen.
Seeing the several screens on the wall with clear images and different perspectives, everyone exclaimed in shock.
Ankang Town cooperates closely and is not inferior to the Imperial Capital. How is that possible?
No one died around them. How did they do that?
It must be the people from Ankang Town who cleaned up the bodies, that must be it!
Everyone tried their best to brainwash themselves, but before they had time to think about it, they saw the people next to them suddenly disappear, and appeared on the big screen the next second!
Lin Muqiu actually teleported back to town!
How terrifying is this magic power?!
Many people froze before they realized what Lin Muqiu had done.
Being able to monitor from thousands of miles away is already impressive enough, but what’s even more terrifying is that Lin Muqiu directly projected it onto three or four screens!
Everyone was suddenly horrified and broke out in cold sweats.
Nicole looked at Lin Muqiu who came and went without a trace, and couldn't help but sigh that this guy was really awesome.
She was in a good mood, chatting and laughing, and casually threw out a few gold coins, "Then I bet on Ankang Town to win too!"
Under everyone's surprised gaze, she felt refreshed and even stretched.
It turns out that this is the invisible way of showing off!
Thanks to Lin Muqiu for teaching her how to deal with these annoying people for the first time!
*
At this moment, everyone in the imperial capital focused their attention on the screen, especially on Lin Muqiu who was standing on the city wall.
Lin Muqiu himself was in high spirits, observing the battle situation with a bright smile on his face.
Yun Yi was originally helping her monitor the battle situation. Seeing her smile, he felt something vaguely: "Master, who have you tricked again?"
"Nothing," Lin Muqiu waved his hand nonchalantly. "I just made a bet with someone. I can increase my capital tenfold by then."
"Oh." Yun Yi nodded, with a look on her face that said, "I don't know which idiot has been deceived by her again."
Everyone in the imperial capital who saw this scene: "..."
The thought of making money filled Lin Muqiu with motivation. Just as he was about to step forward to support everyone, he was startled by a sudden system prompt:
[Yun Yi has transferred all of his assets to your backpack.]
Lin Muqiu then remembered that she usually put some money in his backpack.
"I don't need it," she said, feeling a little warm in her heart as she patiently explained, "The money I give you is yours. You usually help me run the shop and collect for me at night. You've worked hard enough. This is what you deserve."
Yun Yi shook his head stubbornly, "Everything I have belongs to the master, even me."
He said this firmly, but Lin Muqiu covered his mouth with his hand.
Her face flushed.
She used to be joking, and she didn’t want to get socially disastrous from the live broadcast!
This scene made the people in the imperial capital, thousands of miles away, even more dazed.
Is this the same world? Clearly, the imperial capital is still engaged in a fierce battle! How can Ankang Town be so peaceful and leisurely?
*
Soon, more and more people in the imperial capital came to watch the live broadcast out of curiosity, and more and more wild beasts gathered in Ankang Town. The pupils of the beasts were bloodshot and they were manic and irritable.
The battle situation became tense, and Ankang Town deployed twice as many troops as at the beginning to barely stop the beasts from attacking the city.
Covered in blood, Kedero struggled to return to the city wall to recover his stamina.
He panted and said to Lin Muqiu, "The beasts have begun trying to bring back their companions' bodies."
Lin Muqiu took a quick look and found that the beasts were too smart. The beasts in the front row deliberately took advantage of the time when the town changed teams to force the battlefield to the place closest to the city gate, while the other beasts in the back row were responsible for secretly pulling their companions back.
"That won't do," Lin Muqiu said decisively, "Those are just small amounts of money!"
Kedero: “…”
He was about to remind Lin Muqiu to be more serious, but he heard Lin Muqiu just throw out a sentence, "Proceed as planned!"
Augustine below was the first to blow the whistle three times, which resounded through the sky.
The team leaders, led by Peter, understood what he meant and took off their red armbands and held them high to show Lin Muqiu that they were there.
After a few whoosh sounds, everyone in the imperial capital who was watching the screen didn't understand what was happening. They just saw Lin Muqiu taking Augustine, Kedero, and the team leaders and teleporting to the back of the beast tide.
They had clear targets and attacked the beasts that tried to carry their companions away with their mouths.
"roar!"
Every roar of the beast resonates throughout the universe.
The beast immediately launched a counterattack.
However, the beasts discovered that there was an indestructible orange protective shield in front of these dozen people, which could not be broken or bitten through no matter what.
What's even more terrifying is that this group of people only attacked the beast that took away its companion! They didn't fight back against other beasts at all!
The wild beasts wailed and retreated, not daring to move forward or take the initiative to grab their companions.
It was like a stress reflex, and when they saw the long knife, they just wanted to run.
In an instant, the beast charging in the front felt a chill on its back.
The beast in front:?
So they are attacked from both sides?
Before the beasts could react, the team members launched a fierce counterattack. The beasts were already uneasy, and in a trance, their formation was in chaos and a gap was opened. None of the beasts in the front row survived.
The battle line was pulled back step by step.
The beasts in the back row were in a panic, and if they tried to fight again, it would be like they were swallowed into a meat grinder.
Ankang Town won victory after victory.
At this moment, the people watching in the imperial capital were stunned:
"Holy shit, how did they do that?!"
"Something's wrong. I got so excited that I saw the small town with the green equipment win."
"Isn't Kedero's talent in swordsmanship very poor? How could he be level 99?!"
"Isn't the Imperial City really going to lose?"
"Am I the only one who wants to know who that woman is that led the whole team to teleport? She's so hot!"
The intense discussions and expressions of emotion attracted more and more people to watch. Some people even used a voice stone to summon their companions to come and have a taste of the fun.
In this way, word spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, and Ankang Town suddenly became famous.
However, this is not the end. Soon someone observed:
"Oh my god! Did you see that? The gate of Ankang Town has been breached!"
Everyone was so surprised that they almost stared at the screen. Someone quickly retorted, "No, Ankang Town opened it themselves!"
Everyone couldn't understand: if the city gates were wide open and the beasts could see what was happening inside, what if they went even more berserk?!
Even Nicole was dumbfounded at this moment.
What is Ankang Town doing?!
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