"Ah Xing, are we going out this afternoon?"

Hearing this question, Cao Xing thought for a moment.

Then he shook his head and said, "We won't go out for now. We will continue to improve the status of the Wild Boar Warrior and Ascalon Warrior in the afternoon."

"At night, I plan to use the Ice Dragon Horn to increase my level."

"It just so happens that we are in the leaderboard period right now, and there is a small chance that boss-level creatures and Boss-level creatures will appear in the Ice Nest. Let's see if we can make it to the top of the leaderboard."

Hearing this, a peaceful smile appeared on Liu Muxue's face.

"Okay, I'll fight with you."

She was not worried, after all, she had already used [Ice Dragon Horn (Small)] once before.

Although there were many ice nests falling at the same time, they were able to carry them all.

Moreover, during this period of time, the territory's strength has once again experienced a qualitative surge, and it is no problem to deal with more ice nest monsters.

However, what Liu Muxue didn't know was that this time Cao Xing was going to use the medium-level Ice Dragon Horn, which was several times more difficult than the last time.

Of course, high difficulty means high returns.

Last time, Cao Xing killed tens of thousands of ice nest monsters in six hours, gaining a large amount of experience points and more than 40,000 ice dragon marks.

This time, a conservative estimate is that the number of monsters is at least four times as many.

In other words, if Cao Xing wants to maximize the benefits of each ice nest like last time.

We need to kill at least 300,000 Icebrood monsters!

This is a terrifying number!

Although these icebrood monsters will not appear at the same time, they are still very scary.

Then, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue began to add various statuses to those warriors.

Time passes slowly...

In the blink of an eye, an afternoon has passed.

After the efforts of the two, all combatants and staff in the territory were given a new group status [Faith].

Cao Xing also continuously cast the [Source of Extreme Ice], giving this powerful golden state to all backbone members and sixty Ascalon warriors.

There is no way, [Source of Arctic Ice] has a five-minute cooldown time, and it is still in single state.

It would take Cao Xing at least one or two days to add all the hundreds of people in the territory.

At the same time.

It was getting dark.

Wait until all staff return to the territory.

Cao Xing looked at the fighters and said, "Everyone, get ready. I will summon the power of the dragon again tonight."

"A large number of ice nests will descend upon our territory. This will be a tough battle!"

Upon hearing this, hundreds of fighters looked dazed.

The three new female dragon-blood warriors immediately raised their spears.

Alice said with a serious expression, "Is it those damned ice nest monsters again? These minions of the dragon have destroyed countless cities and killed many of our people."

"This time, I will smash them all!"

Finis next to him said the same thing: "Yes, we must drive the dragon's power out of this continent, at all costs!"

Seeing their serious expressions, Jonathan stepped forward and comforted them, "The Saint's guards, don't be so nervous. Relax a little."

Hearing this, the three female dragon-blood fighters looked at him with some confusion.

Alice said solemnly: "How can we relax? That is the power of a dragon! Have you forgotten the damage Zhuoma has caused to our homeland?"

"Even if they are small, if they gather together, they will quickly reach a terrifying number, enough to destroy huge cities!"

"This territory is too weak now, and will be overwhelmed by those monsters in an instant!"

Jonard was startled, then shook his head.

"I know that the dragon's power cannot be underestimated, but now the dragon is still in the recovery stage, and its minions are not that strong."

"As for you saying this territory is weak, they don't think so."

"You can tell by looking at the reactions of these warriors."

Hearing this, the three female warriors simultaneously turned their gazes towards the Boar Warriors and Ascalon Warriors!

At this moment, the group of wild boar warriors had excited looks on their faces.

The boar leader, Lab, stepped forward and said, "Come on, everyone! We will kill more enemies tonight than those Ascalon warriors!"

The other boar warriors said excitedly, "Oh! We will show off our skills tonight. We will definitely perform better than those Ascalon warriors!"

"Haha, you're right. The power that the Lord has bestowed upon me makes my blood boil!"

"The Beast God will see me killing people!"

The Ascalon warriors beside them also looked excited.

Warrior Captain Yaskin gave the order.

"Everyone, pay attention! Last time, we only fought for a few hours before we ran out of energy and had to withdraw, ruining the lord's prestige."

"This time, we must fight to the end!"

"Oh, we must not lose to those boar warriors!"

Hearing this, the other Ascalon warriors immediately grabbed their weapons and shouted.

"Fight to the death!"

"Fight to the death!"

They had already experienced a battle against a large-scale attack by the Icebrood, and were still upset about their withdrawal halfway through the last battle.

Everyone started gearing up.

These fighters not only had no fear of the battle at night, but seemed to be looking forward to it.

The archers, including Elisa, did not say much, but immediately began to check the arrows in their quivers.

The three female dragon-blood warriors looked confused.

"You should have seen it," said Jonathan.

"The warriors of this territory are not afraid of dragons at all. In comparison, they are more afraid of not exerting enough strength and not killing more enemies."

"Even when facing a giant dragon, they remain optimistic."

"This mentality makes them more adept at fighting. Although we Norns are a fighting nation, we also need to learn this spirit."

The three female dragonblood warriors listened to this and then nodded solemnly.

"I see. Thanks for your advice."

…

At the same time.

The combatants all entered the cafeteria to enjoy today's dinner and replenish their energy before the battle.

Cao Xing, on the other hand, opened the chat channel to see what major events had occurred after the first day of the merger.

After looking through the chat records, he roughly understood the situation in District 17.

After a day, the survivors had adapted to their new companions.

The team leaders from various regions also survived the large-scale attacks of the Icebrood monsters.

Although... it's a bit difficult to fight.

In order to demonstrate their own strength, these group leaders followed Jiang Qingyun and used the [Ice Dragon Horn].

However, they all somewhat underestimated the power of the Ice Dragon Horn.

Ice nests keep falling and more Icebrood monsters keep hatching.

As time goes by, the difficulty continues to increase.

Later on, even if they tried their best to destroy the ice nest, they could not keep up with the speed at which the monsters appeared.

Moreover, the monsters hatched in the ice nest now are all second-level ice nest monsters, including a large number of elites, and occasionally some bosses will appear.

Even a boss-level Icebrood monster appeared!

As a result, there were a lot of casualties on the first day.

Many survivors and recruited creatures died in each major legion.

However, behind these casualties, the levels and points of the survivors increased.

Those team leaders killed a large number of ice nest monsters and participated in the finishing blows, and each of them gained a lot of experience.

The lowest ones were upgraded by 2 levels, and the highest ones were even upgraded by 4 levels.

Now, among the more than 200,000 survivors in Zone 17, the first echelon has reached level 18 or 19, and third-level survivors are about to appear.

After scanning the messages in the chat channel, Cao Xing roughly understood the situation.

"Yes, although the challenge of the Ice Dragon Horn is very difficult, the rewards are also very high."

"These people are upgrading very quickly."

Although compared to Cao Xing, their upgrade speed is not good enough.

But compared to other survivors, this speed has skyrocketed like a rocket.

In addition to the soaring levels of the leaders of the major legions, another thing that attracted the attention of the survivors was the current [Points Ranking] rules.

They discovered that the points ranking was calculated based on the entire territory.

In other words, an arrow tower in a territory, recruiting creatures, and other survivors to destroy the ice nest, or kill the boss-level ice nest monster.

All points earned will only be counted on the lord's head.

Seeing this rule, Cao Xing was thoughtful.

"If this is the way to calculate it, then it's a bit troublesome."

"Because if that happens, my idea of ​​letting Mu Xue also gain points and win first place with me, and the second place prize, won't work."

"Unless... let Mu Xue go out and develop a new territory now."

Cao Xing shook his head and quickly rejected the idea.

Obviously, asking Liu Muxue to develop a territory now would be equivalent to starting all over again, and even with Cao Xing's help it would waste a lot of time.

"In addition to this method, there is another way, which is through cooperation with other survivor lords."

"I provided him with manpower support, helped him to win the leaderboard, and then he gave me the reward."

"Of course, this requires a trustworthy person, and I don't know many people, so forget it."

After some consideration, Cao Xing couldn't think of any suitable solution.

Shaking his head, he decided not to dwell on the issue for now.

After all, there are still nine days left for the ranking challenge, so there is no need to rush.

Take a look at the current rankings.

【17th District Points Ranking】

[First place: Jiang Qingyun 227 points]

【Second place: Chen Feng 213 points】

【Third place: Gao Yiyi 207 points】

【Fourth place: Huang Xinhai 202 points】

…

[10th place: Nan Yiman 183 points]

…

Obviously, the top ten of the current rankings are occupied by the leaders of the legions from various regions.

They all start with a minimum of 180 points.

Because the number of [Ice Dragon Horn (Small)] that fell in six hours was at least 160.

In addition, there are bosses and leaders hatched inside, and you will be given a few points after killing them.

Therefore, using an [Ice Dragon Horn (Small)], you can get a minimum of 160 points.

After looking at the rankings, Cao Xing nodded.

"The leaders of these regions are quite capable. They have all completed the first wave of the Ice Dragon Horn challenge."

"However, the casualties among these legions were severe."

"In the six-hour battle of Icebrood, each legion lost more than a hundred people."

"This battle loss ratio is still very high, almost equivalent to one-third of the combat personnel in a territory."

"In the short term, they will not be able to use the Ice Dragon Horn for a second challenge."

…

Just as Cao Xing expected, most of the armies at this time were exhausted and badly damaged.

Looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground outside the territory, everyone had a heavy look in their eyes.

However, the highest number of casualties came from the Wangjiang Pavilion Corps.

In order to maximize profits, Jiang Qingyun also wanted to follow Cao Xing's example and wait for some of the monsters inside to hatch before destroying the ice nest.

However, by the time he realized that the number of Icebrood monsters that appeared at the same time was beyond his imagination, it was already too late.

At this moment, he looked at the more than 150 mutilated corpses in the territory, and a look of regret flashed in his eyes.

He did not regret the deaths of these people.

It’s because the loss this time is so huge that it will be a bit troublesome to recruit more people.

Jiang Qingyun pretended to be sad and said a few words to comfort him, then asked his men to dispose of the bodies.

As for how to deal with it, it is unknown.

Jiang Qingyun came to the edge of the territory and clicked on the [Points Ranking] as well.

When he saw that he was firmly in first place, he breathed a sigh of relief.

"Fortunately, although it was a big sacrifice, we managed to take first place, and Cao Xing didn't make the list."

"It seems that this guy is just lucky. He accidentally got such a powerful fish. His real strength is actually not that strong."

During the day, Jiang Qingyun was targeted by Cao Xing, which resulted in him not being able to purchase the two kinds of precious fish meat, and his attributes were much worse than those of other team leaders.

He even sent people to privately buy it from other survivors.

However, after seeing that they were from District 171, the other party decisively rejected the deal.

This made Jiang Qingyun very angry.

At the same time, a sense of crisis emerged in my heart.

Now, through the rankings, Jiang Qingyun inferred that Cao Xing's strength was not strong, and he gradually felt relieved.

Jiang Qingyun thought to himself, "From now on, as long as I keep up this momentum, it will be a sure thing for me to take first place."

"Then, use the recruitment scroll to summon commander-level creatures, and go directly to find the territory of this Cao Xing."

"When the time comes, I will make him wish he were dead, but unable to live. I will make him understand the fate of those who offend me!"

Having said that, a hideous smile appeared on Jiang Qingyun's face!

He looked at an old man with short grey hair and a stern face, and said, "Master Liu, inform everyone that we will continue to use the Ice Dragon Horn to start the second round of battle."

The old man named Liu shook his head and said, "Master Jiang, I think we need to pause and cannot continue to use the Ice Dragon Horn."

"Hmm? Why?"

Jiang Qingyun asked doubtfully, "I am now a level 4 lord's hut with a population of over 400. Even if more than 100 people died today, wouldn't there still be nearly 200 combatants?"

Hearing this, the old man in front of him sighed, "Yes, there are still two hundred combatants."

"But they have been fighting intensely all day and are almost exhausted."

Hearing this, a thoughtful look flashed across Jiang Qingyun's eyes.

He asked again, "After the duration of the first wave of Ice Dragon Horns ended, didn't I let them take turns to go out and fight, while the others rested in the territory? How come they couldn't hold on?"

The old man sighed, "Today they rested for about two hours in total. The rest of the time they were fighting non-stop. Their bodies and spirits have reached their limits."

"The combat status of these members is getting worse and worse, and the casualty rate is starting to increase."

"Master Jiang, let them rest for a while. You, too, are not feeling well."

The old man said in a heavy tone.

He had already seen the bloodshot in Jiang Qingyun's eyes.

However, Jiang Qingyun's expression gradually became gloomy.

"Rest? How can I rest at this time?"

"We finally got first place, we have to maintain it now!"

"And, you all saw how horrible the benefits are after using this Ice Dragon Horn, a full 50% experience bonus!"

"Today, most of the combatants on the field have leveled up by one or two levels, and I have also directly rushed to level 19. It won't be long before I can reach level 20, and then complete the three-level advancement!"

The Ice Dragon Horn can choose experience bonus or material bonus.

For Jiang Qingyun, experience bonus is naturally more important.

Although most of the ice nests were destroyed by them directly, they still killed a large number of ice nest monsters.

However, Jiang Qingyun does not have Cao Xing's [Eternal Power] talent and cannot share everyone's experience.

But he can also share some of his subordinates' experience, and he only needs to output contribution points.

For example, an Icebrood monster has 1000 HP. Just touching it will give it 50% of the experience.

Therefore, Jiang Qingyun's level is rising very quickly.

Including the strong men from several other regions, they have all tasted the sweetness of the [Ice Dragon Horn].

With this thing, if they can use it continuously, they can all reach level 20 or even level 30 in a short period of time!

Of course, this requires extremely strong strength.

Even Cao Xing before couldn't do it.

Just when Jiang Qingyun decided to let these members continue fighting.

The little girl next to him said, "Dad, those uncles look so pitiful. They have so many bites on their bodies from the monsters, and yet they still have to keep fighting."

"Can we give them a break?"

The little girl in front of him had an innocent look on her face, and her big, pure eyes looked at the man in front of her with pleading intent.

Hearing the girl's clear voice, the hostility on Jiang Qingyun's face gradually disappeared.

He said in a gentle tone: "Okay Yingying, Daddy will listen to you."

"Then let them rest for a while."

The little girl in front of him smiled happily and hugged Jiang Qingyun's waist, "Thank you, Daddy, you are the best!"

Jiang Qingyun also had an indulgent smile on his face and touched the girl's head.

At this time, he turned around and looked at the old man next to him and asked, "Mr. Liu, where are the second group of members I recruited from the nearby territories today? How long will it take for them to arrive near my territory?"

The old man said respectfully, "Young Master Jiang, the second group of members are on the way."

"We encountered some accidents on the way. Several people died. We still have more than 200 people. It will take about half an hour to reach the territory."

Jiang Qingyun nodded and said, "Okay, then wait another half an hour."

"When these newcomers arrive, drive the old members out of the territory and let them rest nearby."

Having said this, Jiang Qingyun added a sentence.

"My territory is underpopulated and I can't recruit everyone."

Hearing this, the old man said, "Okay, Mr. Jiang."

Half an hour later.

The second group of survivors of Wangjiang Pavilion rushed to Jiang Qingyun's territory.

Jiang Qingyun looked at the survivors below who looked excited.

Through today's battle report, they learned that the members who followed Jiang Qingyun in the battle had all risen several levels.

However, Jiang Qingyun only reported the good news and not the bad news, and did not tell other members about the combat casualties.

These survivors thought that coming to participate in the battle was a benefit given to them by Jiang Qingyun!

Seeing their excited expressions, Jiang Qingyun smiled.

Then, he took out an Ice Dragon Horn and clicked to use it.

A system prompt appears.

Regional Notice: "Survivor Lords: Jiang Qingyun used the Ice Dragon Horn (Small). For the next six hours, some territories will not be attacked by the Ice Nest. Please work together to arrange development time."

…

now.

A lot of voices appeared in the chat channel!

Fan Zeyu: "Fuck! Jiang Qingyun actually used the Ice Dragon Horn again. Didn't he just use it this morning?"

Zhao Yandong: "Yeah, this is too powerful! What kind of existence can use the Ice Dragon Horn continuously!"

Ye Zheng: "As expected of the No. 1 ranking, it looks like Jiang Qingyun will definitely win the first place in the points ranking this time!"

Listening to everyone's praise for Jiang Qingyun.

The survivors of Wangjiang Pavilion swept away the depression of the day and talked proudly on the chat channel.

"That's for sure. Our boss Jiang Qingyun is definitely a man of action."

"He is determined to get the top spot this time, unlike someone who only uses some shady means."

"That's right. Don't think you can do anything to us just because you don't trade with us. Even if you don't have us, it won't have any impact on us."

However, this time, the weird attitude of these people in Wangjiang Pavilion was not echoed by others.

After all, they saw what happened during the day.

It would be fun if Cao Xing did the same as he did to the people in Wangjiang Pavilion and stopped doing business with them.

The survivor from Area 174 retorted: "Using the Ice Dragon Horn is nothing. Our boss Cao Xing already used it a few days ago."

"You're right. Cao Xing just hasn't used his full strength yet."

The people from Wangjiang Pavilion counterattacked: "Just listening to you bragging about how powerful he is, if you have the guts, why don't you let him use the Ice Dragon Horn and see?"

"That's right! You can't even make it to the leaderboard, what are you still bragging about?"

The survivors of Area 174 were speechless with fear.

After all, the people in Wangjiang Pavilion are telling the truth.

And at this moment.

A regional notice appears.

Regional Notice: "Survivor Lords: Cao Xing has used the Ice Dragon Horn (Medium). For the next six hours, some territories will not be attacked by the Ice Nest. Please work together to arrange your development time."

The chat channel was silent for a moment, and then there was a huge explosion!

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