A fourth-level territory
Chapter 116
It will come in an instant.
The flocks of ghost crows turned into countless swarms and crashed into the enemy's brain.
Those huge mouths that were about to bite and the claws that had already grabbed the neck seemed to be imprisoned by invisible air.
"ah--!!"
Lin Xu raised the giant axe in his hand and cut the lizardman in front of him, whose stench could be smelled from his mouth, in half from head to toe.
“Puff!”
The smelly blood gushed out, but he only felt happy.
His eyes were filled with tears of hatred as he looked away. His body twisted and the huge axe in his hand slashed out again.
“Puff!”
Another lizardman was beheaded by him with one axe.
"Brother Qiang! Boss Wei! Hahahaha! Brother Qiang, we're alive! Boss Wei is here!!"
From simply squeezing out stiff words to the blood rushing to his eyes, in that extreme sorrow and joy, Lin Xu also became crazy and bloodthirsty for the first time, reaping lives one by one with his axe.
He even dared to attack the four or five-meter-tall Shuroma with their three heads, six arms and ferocious bodies.
Such strong courage was given to him by Boss Wei and the team.
He loves this team and everyone!!
"Brother Qiang, I'm here to save you!!"
Lin Xu has gone crazy with killing.
In fact, he is not the only one who is crazy about killing.
As soon as the ghost crow appeared, it took control of the enemies around them. The situation, which was precarious just now, instantly turned into a one-sided killing.
The fear of being chased and killed, and almost dying, turned into a raging rage. Every person here, every time they attacked, was filled with strong murderous intent.
Kill!
The time for revenge has come!!
They pushed back all the way, leaving corpses everywhere and the croaking of ghost crows everywhere.
Then it took about a minute.
There was another earthquake.
A group of Shuromas came running from the east.
A group of intact and in perfect condition Xiu Rome.
They are even imbued with bloodlust, like black arrows shot by archery masters, flying straight into the enemy's heart.
"boom!"
With extremely fast speed and great force, it crashed into the place where the Dark Beast Legion was the largest in number.
That was where Xu Qingqiang was surrounded.
There were fifty bloodthirsty Shuromamas, and each of them grew to ten meters in height.
With his swollen muscles and powerful sharp strength, he smashed the stone giant to pieces with one claw, and then his other hand grabbed the diamond-shaped stone before it fell to the ground and crushed it easily.
The stone giant died completely.
Even if it was a Shuroma Dark Beast Lord of the same kind, in the next second after the two sides encountered each other, it would undoubtedly be grabbed by the six arms of the bloodthirsty Shuroma and torn into pieces, or cut into pieces by the sharp nails.
The Dark Beast Lord died, and a system notification appeared on the virtual screen in front of him.
But who cares about these things at this time?
With anger, hatred, and fear filling his brain, the only thing he could do was kill.
From this time on, Wei Huan's undead army continued to enter the battlefield.
Sometimes it was a group of running wolves, sometimes it was the Lord of the Demon Eye. Soon even the fallen Dian Ma returned to the battlefield with her dog.
Wei Huan's men had not arrived yet, but he had already joined the battle.
Pushed by the undead army and the crowd, the front line advanced rapidly and soon reached the position where Xu Qingqiang was surrounded.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the Dark Beast Lord had no choice but to recall all the soldiers he had sent out.
In the middle of the battlefield, only Xu Qingqiang was left standing there with white smoke coming out of his eyes and a murderous look on his face.
His eyes had turned into the vertical pupils of a demon, burning with green flames, and there was no human rationality in them.
"Brother Qiang."
When their eyes met, Lin Xu breathed a sigh of relief.
Xu Qingqiang just looked at him indifferently, then chased the fleeing dark beast army and rushed towards the territory wall.
"Brother Qiang!" Lin Xu stomped his feet in anger, "He's going on a killing spree again! Brother Qiang, come back! You're going to die!"
Zhou Yong was relatively calmer than him because Wei Huan's undead army had already caught up.
"There."
Zhou Yong stopped Lin Xu who was about to rush forward and pointed to a spot in the sky and said, "Boss Wei is here."
Lin Xu followed his finger and saw the "Undead - Lord of the Demon Eye" flying in the sky.
Unlike the living Demon Eye Lord, the dead Demon Eye Lord is a resurrected zombie after all, and appears dull and slow. Only the Demon Eye Lord possessed by Boss Wei will stay fixed in the sky, looking down motionlessly.
When Lin Xu saw the Lord of the Demonic Eyes with a strange posture, he felt as if he had seen a relative.
His tense muscles relaxed at this moment. He took a quick breath and said before tears started to fall, "It's good that Boss Wei is here..."
Yes, it’s good that Boss Wei is here.
This is a strange idea.
The person closest to him is Brother Qiang. As long as Brother Qiang is around, he has a sense of security and belonging. This is a feeling of support among family members.
But he didn't know when it started, but by the time he realized it, Boss Wei's position in his heart had become infinitely important.
What he gave him was another kind of power, courage.
When Boss Wei's undead army appeared, he seemed to be given courage and dared to rush forward fearlessly, waving his giant axe.
Boss Wei said: You must find your place in the army of the undead.
He thought, this is what Boss Wei asked him to find.
And he found it.
When Wei Huan and Mu Zhong finally arrived, the war had already entered the next stage.
The undead army that appeared on the battlefield was not only numerous, but each one was blessed by Mu Zhong, and finally cooperated with Xu Qingqiang's crazy attack.
The three of them are the "iron triangle" of this car. Not only do they have amazing personal abilities, but the most important thing is their mutual compatibility, which can make the power of their "1+1+1" triple, five, or even ten times!
“Boom!”
It took only three minutes for the first section of the city wall to collapse.
Even a pseudo-level five territory couldn't withstand the attack of the undead army, let alone this territory that hadn't yet been fully upgraded to level four.
It can be seen that this lord has been working overtime to upgrade.
Wei Huan possessed the body of the Demon Eye Lord and looked down at the city walls and houses that were being upgraded. Only these two buildings were left to be upgraded in the territory before the Lord's Hall could be finally upgraded, officially upgrading the entire territory to level four.
But it's still a little bit worse.
A third-level territory could not withstand the fierce bombardment of the undead army.
In order to save Xu Qing, Huan sacrificed another group of Xiuroma and entered bloodthirsty mode. In order not to waste these Xiuroma, he ordered them to attack the city wall without stopping.
The bloodthirsty Xiu Luoma + the crazy Xu Qingqiang are simply the nightmare of the Dark Beast Lord.
If the Dark Beast Lord had not upgraded his watchtowers and densely deployed a large number of advanced watchtowers right in front of his territory, the battle would have ended even faster.
But even so, the bloodthirsty Shuroma still withstood the pressure and managed to create a gap in the city wall before the last one fell.
The city walls collapsed and the undead army poured in.
The watchtowers in the city could not withstand the scratches of the undead army. The heroic units on the city wall and the dark beasts that came to defend the king were pounced on and harvested by Xu Qingqiang, who tore them to pieces one by one with his claws.
The situation turned around in the blink of an eye.
The notifications that kept popping up on the virtual screen showed that the Dark Beast Lord had indeed made thorough preparations and had indeed posed a threat to Xu Qingqiang and the others.
However, they were unable to match the overall strength of Wei Huan's team and were defeated.
In this wave, more than a hundred dark beasts were killed directly.
Finally, after they killed the two-headed hidden demon and destroyed the lord's core, the last notification popped up.
[Congratulations to Wei Huan Racing Team...]
[Gain +10 points...]
【Serial Kill Mission】
[Next Stage: 702/1000 Mission Points, Reward: 1 Gold Treasure Chest]
From the time Xu Qingqiang started the battle, to Wei Huan's arrival, to the time he broke the lord's core and ended the battle, it took less than 20 minutes in total, and he earned 127 points in one fell swoop.
In theory, it's very cost-effective.
But as soon as we think of that near-death experience, we feel that this is not something to be happy about.
After the battle, Xu Qingqiang forced himself to return to the team. He wanted to say a few words, but before he could even open his mouth, he fell to the ground and passed out.
The twins, Ding Qi, Zhou Yong, Lin Xu and others were also injured and exhausted, and could not fight for a short time.
Wei Huan gathered them together and had the mother earthbeast carry them to rest, and asked Liu Chengzhi and cousin Mu to take care of them.
We set out again here.
But this delay was also an hour.
Mu Zhong asked Wei Huan, "Do you think it's a good deal?"
Wei Huan looked at the group of Dark Beasts that were walking behind them like a camel caravan, with people lying or sitting on their backs, and said, "It was a good deal, but I was wrong. I knew the Dark Beasts had this characteristic, but I still split up and almost got everyone killed. It's my fault."
Mu Zhong said, "It is my job to collect and organize the battle information. I did not warn you of the danger, so I have a greater responsibility."
Wei Huan shook his head: "I'm the train commander."
Mu Zhong said, "The deputy driver should take on the role of warning. Wei Huan, listen to me first. This incident is the responsibility of both of us. We won't be so lucky next time, but the last thing we should do now is not blame ourselves, but take it more seriously, improve our sensitivity, and ensure that such things will not happen again."
Wei Huan was silent for a few seconds, then nodded, "I understand."
This time, the reunited team walked forward for more than an hour without encountering the dark beast territory again.
The moving speed of a female ground beast is about 300 kilometers per hour, but considering the carrying capacity of the person on its back, the speed is generally controlled at about 150 kilometers.
In other words, they walked forward for more than 150 kilometers, and even with the ghost crows scattered around to scout, they did not find any territory.
"I'm afraid that the Dark Beasts that originally developed here have all been called away by the higher-level Dark Beasts to serve the king."
"Our route has been detected by the Dark Beasts. I'm afraid there will be even more powerful territories ahead."
"Looking at it this way, in the Dark Beast Civilization, the dominance of high-level Dark Beasts over low-level Dark Beasts is truly terrifying. Things like the Running Wolf and the Violent Bear are even just food-level creatures."
"Should we hurry up? If the dark beast in front of us continues to siphon like this, it will probably be difficult to fight."
Mu Zhong and his cousin Mu were chatting when they suddenly felt that the female ground beast had stopped moving.
The two men first looked forward nervously, and after discovering that there was no city wall, they looked at Wei Huan.
Mu Zhong asked, "Have you discovered the territory?"
Wei Huan said, "Let them continue to gather together. We will wait for Xu Qingqiang to wake up."
Mu Zhong responded quickly: "Do you want to do it like last time? I'm just worried that there might be a too high-level territory ahead, like level five."
"No, in the third-level world, the territory of that Thought Beast is already the limit of what we can encounter at this stage. There won't be any stronger than it."
Wei Huan was referring to the final boss of the Level 3 highway assessment that had just ended not long ago.
The battle was indeed too intense. If there were only 12 people in Wei Huan's team, they would definitely not have won.
But a territory of this extent would not be the norm.
First, those assigned to carry out special missions must be powerful geniuses from both factions. The Thought Beast they encountered was extremely skilled in territory management, even bringing with it supplies from a Level 4 or even Level 5 world, which allowed it to reach a pseudo Level 5 in such a short period of time.
This is just the assessment world for the third-level territory.
Under the mechanisms of this world, more advanced resources should not exist.
No matter how many dark beasts come to the king's defense, the resources they bring are only overflowing basic resources. Being able to upgrade to level four is already the limit, and it is impossible to reach level five.
Of course there is another very important point.
Xu Qingqiang was now unconscious, and many of Wei Huan's undead had entered a weakened state due to their attribute blessings. Rather than risking a fight with an unknown lord, Wei Huan preferred to play it safe this time.
Xu Qingqiang was in danger before, and it was all because of their carelessness.
Thinking they had overwhelming strength, they split the team into two, which resulted in the dispersion of combat effectiveness and this accident.
Since he is the train captain, he must be responsible for his own decisions.
This time, after much thought, he decided that it was not appropriate to act rashly.
Wei Huan briefly expressed his thoughts, and Mu Zhong and his cousin Mu both supported him.
"That's right. We are just a bunch of remnants now, and my spiritual power is not at full strength. Since we know that the next battle will be a tough one, we must be more vigilant." Mu nodded, then looked in the direction where Xu Qingqiang had fainted and rested, and said, "But we still have to find a way to find the next city first so we can gather intelligence."
Wei Huan said, "Okay."
The stopped undead army advanced again, the ghost crows flew forward with a roar, and the few remaining wolves protected them on the periphery.
The nearby areas were filled with zombie bears and facehuggers. Shuroma and the Eye Lord were nowhere to be seen. They were all in a weak state, waiting to recover.
Now is the time when Wei Huan has suffered heavy losses and his combat effectiveness has been greatly reduced.
On the way, Wei Huan took the time to visit the tomb.
At a glance, his undead army numbered nearly 7,000.
However, more than half of them, especially high-level fighters like Shuroma, are in a weak state after being bloodthirsty.
He has been participating in too many battles recently, just like constantly stacking DBUFFs. Wei Huan himself can even feel that he is occasionally overwhelmed.
Now that I think about it, everyone around him was advising him to take a break and calm down, and they were right.
I really should listen to the advice and slow down a bit.
At least, for the next battle, he had to recover to 80% of his strength.
Thinking of this, Wei Huan's mind moved, and the green flames in the eyes of a large number of dead undead souls rekindled.
It’s a pity that due to their weakness, they can only stay in the tomb to rest.
In addition, after Wei Huan opened his eyes again, he calculated the time and took out a flying saucer-shaped object.
He held the disc-shaped object in one hand and three balls of green flames in the other.
With a thought, the power in the disc-shaped object visibly flowed into the flames. The flame did not change in size, but instantly became brighter and more dangerous.
After completing the filling of the Nether Fire for today, Wei Huan put away the "energy tank", stood up again, walked to the front of the back shell of the Earth Beast, and looked into the distance.
Another hour passed, and still no trace of the Dark Beast Lord's territory was found.
It looked like there was a really big guy ahead. Facing such a large one, one had to be fully prepared before taking action.
We discovered the new territory at Xiayuyan around 2:30 pm.
Ghost Crows were the first to discover the most common resource gathering unit outside of the Dark Beast Territory.
Humans, or humanoids, with dark skin, wearing exploration helmets on their heads and carrying shovels and drills on their backs, are moving in and out of a mineral vein.
The semi-automated mining method sends the ore directly to the fine washing plant, and then uses crawler tracks to transfer it to a transport vehicle and pull it back to the territory.
The ore is considered collected only after it enters the territory's walls, and the amount is added in the lord's system panel.
This vein should be of very high value. The mined ore is red, like agate, and can be as small as a finger or as big as a basketball.
Humans have been deciphering the levels of various materials and buildings in the Dark Beast Territory, and this red mineral vein has been named agate mine by humans.
Agate Mine is a resource that can only be unlocked in Level 4 territories. Territories mining Agate Mine will be attacked by fire-attribute weapons. Occasionally, you'll encounter lords who can recruit special units, and even elemental Flame Giants will appear as combat units.
When the agate mine was discovered, it was basically determined that there was a fourth-level territory ahead, and after mining this rare mineral vein, the territory's attack capability would be increased by at least 10%.
This discovery made everyone more alert.
Just as Xu Qingqiang had not woken up yet, Wei Huan chose to retreat a mile to rest and collect intelligence.
The ghost crow was arranged to go out, and Wei Huan's vision also went out at the same time.
The Lord of the Demon Eye rose into the sky, but did not rush into the territory. Instead, he hovered around the edge and soon discovered a large number of dark beasts who were "loyal to the king."
The worst of these dark beasts were third-level dark beasts like the Earth Xue Beast Mother. Unable to refuse the orders of the higher-level dark beasts, they voluntarily gave up their own territories and rushed here with only the Lord Core.
These dark beasts came from seven or eight directions. They did not converge on each other, but their goals were exactly the same.
Moreover, the bloodline ladder within the dark beasts is insurmountable. It is common for high-star dark beasts to scratch low-level dark beasts when they are happy.
The low-level dark beasts did not dare to resist and hid far behind, not daring to get close, but they could not refuse the call of higher star levels.
At present, those who have such appeal are at least the nobles among the dark beasts. Only dark beasts with bloodlines of level seven or above have such ability.
"It's like a harvest under an emergency mechanism." Mu Zhong said after listening to Wei Huan's analysis, "Most of the time, let the low-level dark beasts develop freely. If they can be trained into higher-level lords, it would be even better. In the event of a crisis or special circumstances, these lords below the nobility must hand over all their resources, and even give up their lives."
Wei Huan nodded. At the moment, it was indeed the case.
"What's your plan? Intercept them? Or?" Mu Zhong asked Wei Huan.
Wei Huan said without hesitation: "Don't intercept them. The more dark beasts that come, the better."
"I knew it." Mu Chong smiled.
Cousin Mu was a little worried: "Although the territory level is limited, if it continues to collect supplies like this, it may end up with a situation where the territory walls are densely packed with sentry towers."
The dense watchtowers, coupled with the dark beasts that carry their own dry food and supplies, will also result in a change from quantity to quality.
It’s not a fifth-level territory, but it’s better than a fifth-level territory.
The final boss of the third-level highway assessment world taught them a good lesson.
Mu nodded: "This situation is very likely to occur, and there are many similar battle examples. We also have many good fighting methods. One of them is to trap the lords and let their management system collapse on its own.
In the territory, whether it's population units or building units, a certain amount of resources will be refreshed every day."
"I know." Cousin Mu nodded, "But if we do this, the time it takes will be uncontrollable. It might be very long."
"The problem now is that even if we take action now, we probably don't have the strength to flatten this city."
Having said that, Mu Zhong and his cousin Mu looked at Wei Huan at the same time.
Wei Huan's undead were so weak that they seemed to be sealed, and they could no longer muster enough troops to flatten the city, so they had to use tactics.
in addition……
"Give me some time."
How can a man say he can't do it? Even if this is the truth, Wei Huan still has to force himself to say that he can definitely stand up.
Isn't that just restoring combat effectiveness? Another week or so should be enough. By then, not only can we recruit a new legion, but the first batch of bloodthirsty and weakened undead can also return to the battlefield. Even if there are only 28 Shuromas, they are still a significant supplement.
Yes, the trapped Dark Beast Lord will become unable to make ends meet over time, and his strength will decline.
They are just the opposite. As long as they don't consider more things, if Wei Huan stays in this world indefinitely, his undead army will probably fill this world.
Once the tactics are decided, inform others first, and when everyone agrees, start implementing them.
Of course, not attacking the city is only temporary. The ultimate goal of the tactics is to achieve victory, so no preparation work can be neglected at the current stage.
The first thing you need to do is attack the supply point.
It is impossible to allow the Dark Beast Lord to continue mining endlessly like this. The ancients knew that wars were fought for supplies. Modern people are well-versed in history and understand the importance of resource supply even more clearly.
Wei Huan was the first to arrange for the undead to dig up the nearest agate mine.
The occupation of the mining site was completed very quickly. The team had no idea at all and the battle was over.
Only when Wei Huan ordered the mother earth beast to move forward and passed the agate mine did everyone realize that there was a material mine here. Not only had the mining units and transportation units been cleared out, but several first-level netherfire bombs had also been thrown into the mine, causing the entire mine to collapse into ruins. It would be difficult to mine again.
The Earth Beast mother continued forward. Liu Chengzhi glanced at the distant ruins and asked, "Aren't you leaving some soldiers to guard them? If we leave like this, the Dark Beast Lord will definitely send people to mine them again, and our occupation will be in vain."
"I don't think it was all in vain," Lin Xu said, helping from the side. "Let's not even mention the Dark Beast Lord's vast territory and the insufficient range of his Undead summons. Just look at the collection and transport units we killed, and the destroyed mines. If we want to resume mining, the Lord will have to invest a huge amount of supplies. Isn't it said to surround but not attack? That's the right approach, right?"
"Of course I know." Liu Chengzhi was unhappy, as if he was the only stupid one. He just felt sorry for why this mineral vein took away materials that could not be used by humans. Killing the lords also did not allow him to plunder materials. Destroying their resource points would result in casualties and he would not be able to occupy them. Overall, it was a loss to fight with the lords!
The mother earth-xue beast seemed to be walking slowly, but in fact she was very fast, and in a blink of an eye the vein of minerals disappeared.
Wei Huan observed through the ghost crow and found that there was no supply point within a radius of three miles. It was not until he passed this somewhat bare mountain that Wei Huan saw a large forest farm again.
Wei Huan saw a large number of human lumberjacks through the eyes of the Demon Eye Lord, but when he saw these humans here, Wei Huan felt no ripples in his heart, neither anger nor pity.
He sent out the undead army to surround the entire forest first, and only started to take action after making sure that none of them escaped.
As soon as he took action, the lumberjacks dropped their weapons and fled to the logging cabin.
The logging hut has a sheltering effect and a relatively high defense. In addition, a high-level logging hut will also increase the lumberjack's collection efficiency.
In addition, Cousin Mu’s worries came true.
The Dark Beast Lord had no shortage of supplies, and he madly built four third-level watchtowers next to the logging cabin.
This time, part of the legion sent by Wei Huan died under the watchtower, so they overturned the logging hut and killed all the lumberjacks inside.
When passing by the forest farm, Liu Chengzhi said again: "The mineral vein can be blasted, but how can the forest farm be destroyed?"
This time, Ding Qi was by his side. As a college student at Northwest Challenge University, Ding Qi knew more than he did: "The mine isn't destroyed. Rebuilding the forest and the mine will cost the same. Without logging cabins, loggers won't come to work. Both rebuilding the cabins and recruiting loggers are a significant expense."
Not far from the logging site, they continued to move forward, and at the same time, everyone saw more and more collection points of various types surrounding the territory.
They are all important resource points for the Dark Beast Lord to build his territory, just like the treasure chests opened by humans. Without these resource points, the territory cannot be upgraded.
There are also some special resource points, such as the "Field Soldier's Nest" which they saw for the first time since entering the challenge world.
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