Chapter 177 Dark Beast Interception Network
The combat effectiveness of the sea beast royal family was suppressed in the assessment world, but it was similar to the monsters opened from the silver treasure chest in the same world.
The overall combat effectiveness is certainly stronger than that of the silver treasure chest.
Because when the royal family appears, there must be soldiers, and the number is usually not less than ten thousand.
So even if a car can open a silver treasure chest alone, it doesn’t mean they can face a royal family alone.
The point is, this is a vehicle, a level five tank with 101 people, not just one person.
In addition, this time the monster group is not just a royal tribe, there are also wandering monsters that refresh along the way throughout the day and night.
Nearly 20,000 sea beasts landed, plus a royal family appeared, but they were defeated by Wei Huan alone.
Although in the fourth-level world, most of the crew members in Wei Huan's car had explored the ruins with the undead army and knew that the undead army was very powerful.
But it was at this moment that they realized that the strength they thought Wei Huan had was only the upper limit of the fourth-level world, which was not Wei Huan's upper limit.
Only in the fifth-level world, facing higher-level monsters, can Wei Huan's power be fully demonstrated.
In terms of positional warfare, Wei Huan alone can defeat thousands of troops, and can be said to be the best among humans!
When the last of the royal family fell, Wei Huan in the cab was much calmer than the crew members outside.
He silently felt it, then said: "The undead army has not been fully mobilized. The battlefield is too small and there are not enough portals, so we can only send in the more useful types of troops for the war.
The Xiu Rome died an average of three times, the Running Wolf Army died an average of two times, and except for those recruited at the beginning, the Zombie Violent Bears almost never went to the battlefield again in the later period.
Ghost Crows have a smaller role in battles of this level, and the Eye Lords also return twice, but they move slowly, and it is difficult to gather them into an army in the second wave, so the cost-effectiveness is not high.
But even so, 80% of my spiritual power has been used up.
Before using your abilities, fighting against monsters of this level is almost at the limit of my combat power. It is worthy of being a level 5 world."
Xu Qingqiang was neither shocked by Wei Huan's fighting ability nor did he think there was anything exaggerated in his self-analysis.
After thinking it over seriously, he said, "With Mu Zhong's blessing and Dou Lin's judgment, plus two energy storage tanks, you can fight the platinum ruins alone with enough energy to spare. If you add me, you can also break through the diamond-level ruins once.
However, at the current world level, if Mofidi comes again, you will be in trouble, and it is unlikely that you will be able to get another pseudo-god equipment.
After all, we are still limited by our own level and cannot reach the combat power ceiling of this world.
Be careful not to get caught by Morfidi, or wait for him to come later."
Xu Qingqiang's analysis was correct, and Wei Huan nodded.
In the fifth-level world, he only has two uncertain opponents, one is Mofidi, and the other is the encirclement of him by the Dark Beast King Clan.
Mu Zhong shook his head and pointed at the stone statue beside Wei Huan's armrest, reminding him, "There are three of them. The colossus is the symbol of the successor, and it has the qualification to enter Titan City. The natural power of this stone statue is strong recently, and perhaps the portal will open soon."
Wei Huan frowned and went to look at the colossus. He asked Mu Zhong, "Did you get any more information about the colossus?"
"No, the intelligence department has been investigating, especially the challengers ranked in the top 30 in combat power. We suspect that they all have a pseudo-artifact on them, but the Colossus doesn't have the ability to wear it, so we can't lock onto the target.
We can only analyze it according to the item's description. Perhaps after opening it, the owner will need to go inside."
But Wei Huan shook his head: "This may be your opportunity. The power of nature does not belong to me."
Mu Zhong frowned. "No matter who it belongs to, its amplification effect is radiation-type, so anyone can go. Of course, you should go since you have a better chance of success."
Wei Huan lowered his eyes and thought: "What if the result of gathering all of them is something like the mark of a god? The Ring of Morphidi is the rule of darkness."
"That's even more interesting. When your power of death meets the power of nature, there might be some changes that we can't imagine."
"..." Wei Huan was speechless. He looked at the "colossus" at his hand. Since that was said, he might as well give it a try when the time came.
After the two of them finished their quick conversation, Xu Qingqiang continued, "If you want to reach the ceiling of strength in a short period of time, Mu Zhong, you must advance."
Mu nodded: "I have felt the changes recently. I am indeed close to advancing."
Xu Qingqiang looked at Wei Huan again: "But it would be best if you advance."
Wei Huan said: "My dark energy erosion has returned to normal."
"Then let's go deeper into the tomb."
"That's an epiphany, something you can only encounter by chance."
"Just go in the same way you got in last time."
“…”
Wei Huan suddenly laughed and said, "Brother Qiang, when can you become a demon apostle?"
"Uh..." This time it was Xu Qingqiang who remained silent.
They have strong talents and fighting abilities, but what they lack is time.
Xu Qing has been stronger than them for two years, so their current advancement speed is normal. According to other people's experience, it takes 1 to 3 years to advance from the fourth level to the fifth level.
In the short term, it is unlikely that Wei Huan and others will be able to advance further.
Xu Qingqiang scratched his head: "Isn't there anything that can increase the speed of advancement in the Challenge World?"
Mu Zhong was also troubled: "I haven't heard of anything like this yet. I only occasionally hear about it and then have an epiphany. So why don't we think about how to strengthen our combat effectiveness at this stage."
"That's easy. Just get Fang William in the car. His Encouragement Aura is as good as a Shaman's. Not only does it have no side effects, but he can also heal."
Mu Zhong was amused: "Okay, I'll try to convince Captain Fang."
Xu Qingqiang added, "If that doesn't work, let's try Agris. The main combat power in our car is dark-type, and she's a dark-type archmage. She can bless us with status effects, and I heard she's beautiful too."
Having said the joke, Mu Zhong was suddenly reminded that he had not told Wei Huan about Jacques.
Although Wei Huan did not participate in their conversation, he was listening attentively and was now ordering the butler to set sail again.
Wei Huan immediately sensed being watched by Mu Zhong and asked him, "What's wrong?"
Mu Zhong said, "Osham unilaterally convicted Jacques of treason and contacted the Azure Dragon Legion to demand the return of the Angel's Spear scroll, which had been given as a token of trust."
Wei Huan's expression turned cold, and he was puzzled: "Why would a hero be treated like this? Moreover, with a fifth-level combat power, Osham is really willing to do this?"
"A weapon is something you can hold in your own hands; in the hands of others, it's a murder weapon. Jacques has his own principles and is deeply hostile to Osam. Those old men wouldn't allow someone with such formidable fighting power to become their enemy. Perhaps they wanted to win over Jacques at first, but not everything works as planned."
Xu Qingqiang rolled his eyes when he heard this: "What a bunch of idiots."
"Yes, a bunch of idiots." Mu Zhong echoed, swearing once in a while, and then continued, "Osham is declining, and the country is controlled by a group of old people who failed to enter the challenging world. They are almost abandoned by this era, so they are desperately clinging to power.
But the tighter you hold on, the less you can control it."
Wei Huan listened to these words and looked at the endless ocean in front of him. A faint sadness floated through his heart at the speed of the ocean.
He could empathize with Jacques and could almost imagine the hero's sorrow.
He thought that although they had different nationalities and he had never thought about it in the past, he wanted to invite him into the car when they met next time.
It wasn't for his fighting ability, nor was it just out of sympathy. He hoped that his light would still shine, just as it did in his memory, and that humanity would not lose a pillar that supported the sky because of the treatment of these fools.
The world needs heroes.
It takes a lot of heroes.
…
For four consecutive days, Wei Huan traveled according to the same method.
Advance at full speed for a day, then find an island suitable as a battlefield and kill all the sea beasts that are following you.
Perhaps because there are too few human challengers in this world and Wei Huan is too strong, a royal sea beast descends almost every day.
Just killed it to get materials.
The materials dropped by the royal family are all core materials for upgrading from level 4 to level 5. Some can be used to upgrade vehicles, and some can be used to advance sequences.
It is very valuable at the moment. Now is the critical moment of upgrading from the fourth to the fifth level, and all countries are competing for resources.
Daxia also has many fourth-order vehicles and sequence four strongmen waiting to be advanced.
In the past few days, Wei Huan's car welcomed the second Sequence Five car.
It’s Mu Zirui’s car.
The core materials for upgrading vehicles are exchanged for DKP.
Team Xue, who also had a top-tier Tier 4 vehicle and a higher DKP than Mu Zirui, did not participate in the competition.
Considering that he was about to advance to the Martial King, he kept the DKP and waited to purchase the core materials needed for the advancement.
So Mu Zirui's car was upgraded to level five first.
This is a very correct approach.
Mu Zirui is a great wizard, and he needs the level 5 vehicle's [War Platform] to increase his output.
At the same time, he is also the captain of the long-range output team in Wei Huan's car. At the moment, there is only Wei Huan's car, and the long-range output positions are not enough. If he upgrades his own car, he can get four more output positions, which is a significantly greater improvement to Wei Huan's car.
After Mu Zirui upgraded his car to level five, he has been in high spirits for the past two days. Every time he thinks back on it, he feels very glad about his original decision.
If he continued to follow the family's arrangements, he might be safe and wealthy, and the young people in the family would obey his orders.
But he cannot see such magnificent and passionate fighting scenery, he cannot see the scene in front of him, and he does not know how big this world is.
Following Wei Huan, it didn't matter even if he was just an ordinary member of the car, he made the right choice.
And it turns out he wasn't marginalized.
Wei Huan has given him enough respect and enough rights.
Whenever there was a royal battle, he would park his car next to Wei Huan's car, climb onto the roof with his long-range combat power, and feel an incomparable sense of pride when he could play a role in the battle.
Mu Zirui's change is obvious, and everyone can see the happiness that comes from his bones.
Such changes also provide positive motivation for others.
That's right, as long as you work hard, this car can make all your dreams come true.
They have boarded the strongest chariot, so they should have the spirit and fighting power worthy of this chariot.
"Colonel Mu, our training room is not big enough. Each of these animals stays overtime, causing the training room to be overloaded every day. There is not even time for maintenance.
I think the movie theater and coffee shop next door are useless, otherwise..."
"No." Mu Zhong was amused. "We need to have a balance between tension and relaxation. The car is our home. It shouldn't always be a place of toil. We should feel relaxed and at peace.
There's still space on the bus, so we can use it to build a training room."
Mu Zhong didn't mention that there was a training room upstairs. The main reason was that Wei Huan was going to use that training room, and the driver should have the special status and authority of the driver, so it was indeed inconvenient to use them interchangeably.
However, Xu Qingqiang has recently come up to use the training room, which is allowed.
As one of the giants in the car, he must be special.
As for being approachable and getting along with others, this kind of "ideological" work, Wei Huan was neither willing nor good at it.
Just leave this matter to him.
Mu Zhong participated in the expansion of the training room throughout the entire process. During the work, crew members would often come over to ask questions and talk, and Mu Zhong would talk to them very patiently.
Upstairs, Wei Huanzheng and the director were drinking tea on the balcony. They could see Mu Zhong's busy figure by looking down.
The old man said, "Mu Dehao has taught this child well, and the Mu family also knows their limits. The current structure of your car is stable. Even if it is upgraded and expanded in the future, it won't have much impact if more people come on board. But you and Mu Zhong must not be suspicious of each other, remember that."
Wei Huan nodded: "I remember."
Every conversation with the director benefited him a lot. Even if he taught him all his wisdom, he would probably never be able to learn it all by the time he grows old.
The old man nodded and was about to continue speaking when the butler's voice suddenly sounded above his head.
"Hello, Captain. Minister Mu asked me to ask you for instructions. We have now entered a dense area of Dark Beast territory. The Dark Beasts have taken the initiative to attack us. A fight ahead may be unavoidable. Should we open fire?"
Wei Huan said, "Turn on the full-power protective shield and rush through. Don't stop."
"Okay, I've told Minister Mu."
After saying this, Wei Huan looked at the director and said, "What do you think, director?"
The old man laughed and said, "I have been talking about war on paper all my life. I won't show off my skills on the battlefield."
"You're too modest, Mr. Bureau Chief," Wei Huan said, standing up. "I'll go first. The Dark Beasts are indeed deploying in dense formations, just as we expected. Perhaps a battle is unavoidable."
"Captain, go get busy. Come and have tea with me when you have time."
After leaving the director's room, I met some professors and experts on the way.
The fighting outside the car has never stopped these days, but apart from the initial tension, they have gradually adapted to life in the car and have enough confidence in the combat effectiveness of this car.
Now knowing that there were many Dark Beast Lords outside, they all looked very calm. After greeting Wei Huan, they went back to their own business.
Wei Huan went downstairs. The people active in the square downstairs were mainly from the combat department.
They trained during the day and had evening classes at night, with strict rules for eating and sleeping. During battles, the team would practice coordination with the undead army. The team members were constantly adjusting, their tacit understanding and combat effectiveness growing stronger.
Now, due to the situation outside the car, all members of the combat team have gathered and are ready to fight at any time.
Wei Huan walked quickly past the front of the queue and received enthusiastic stares.
The soldiers all want to fight and are willing to fight.
There is not a single coward in this car; every one of them is a warmonger who hates evil.
They hated the Dark Beast.
Finally, Wei Huan crossed the square and came to the driver's cab.
In fact, there is an elevator that goes directly to the driver's cab, but Wei Huan deliberately took a detour just to let everyone see his presence.
This is the result of the director’s teaching.
The meaning of a leader’s existence is not to lead by example, work hard, and work himself like a beast of burden. That is not a leader, but a “worker”.
A leader is a lighthouse and a direction indicator. He should always use his actions to tell everyone what to do next.
Now, he is telling everyone in this way: I am going to the driver's seat to see the situation. I need you to rush to the battlefield at any time, please be prepared.
This seemingly useless route was far better than him going directly into the cab and having the soldiers gather in confusion, not even knowing where he was.
Some wisdom is the accumulation of experience passed down by Daxia for thousands of years, the perception of dripping water wearing away stone, and the unspeakable psychological game.
Wei Huan returned to the cab, where there were not many people.
After entering the battle preparation, Mu Zirui and Captain Xue each led a team to leave and prepare, ready to rush to the battlefield at any time.
The twins and Ding Qi followed Mu Zirui to the war platform, and Xu Qingqiang was smoking near the gate.
Liu Chengzhi spent most of the morning preparing meals. He was cooking for 100 people by himself, and even with the help of a robotic arm, he was almost exhausted. In the end, Lin Xu and Zhou Yong helped him, and occasionally a child laborer who found ways to skip school would help.
Now, there were only Mu Zhong and his cousin Mu in the cab.
Cousin Mu has an amazing ability. He can sit in the driver's seat for eighteen hours a day without moving and never gets hemorrhoids.
Mu Zhong was standing in the driver's seat. When he saw him come in, he turned around to look. He was wearing a simulated officer's uniform. When he twisted his body, a narrow waist was exposed. His eyes were dark and bright, like a beam of light shining on Wei Huan's heart.
The iron-blooded murderous aura in his body suddenly softened.
"How is it?" Wei Huan asked first.
Mu Zhong motioned him to look outside the car and said, "The Dark Beast has indeed adjusted its strategy."
Starting from a day ago, they encountered some territories built on islands one after another.
There is a bug in the Dark Beasts' territory construction, which is that they can create an island out of thin air in the ocean, and the area of the island will increase with their construction progress.
Wei Huan, who had always thought that the island came first and then the territory, now realized that he was wrong.
Fortunately, these Dark Beast Lords who were stationed in the second half of the journey had never expected that human chariots would arrive during this period, and many of their territories were only upgraded to the second or third level.
The space reserved between each other was too large, so Wei Huan's car left calmly from the middle of the territory, passing through many territories, and finally attracted the attention of the Dark Beast Lord.
From tentatively sending troops to intercept, to now several cities coordinating with each other to send troops and set up a defense network.
The number of troops Wei Huan had to face was increasing.
The front line that appeared at the front at this moment was a group of elf archers with butterfly wings.
They seem to come from two different territories. They wear different clothes, but their appearance is like a copy and paste. Both men and women share the same face and are about 1.20 meters tall.
There were three to four hundred of them each, flying in the middle of the road their chariots had to take, flapping their wings, holding silver bows and arrows with magical energy flowing in their hands.
At the same time, dense water surges were surging on the sea surface, making the large area of sea water in front boil like boiling water, and a large number of bubbles were gushing out.
Wei Huan had encountered this thing before. It was a group of water elements that controlled bubbles.
The summoning of elemental soldiers is closely related to the world environment. There are vast oceans here and abundant water elements, so they are regular soldiers.
"Conventional magic troops", this is already a very scary change.
You must know that in the previous world, the Dark Beast Lord needed to collect rare mineral veins before he could recruit magic warriors.
But in this world, water magic elements actually appear in conventional troops. This is also the increase in combat effectiveness ceiling brought about by the world level upgrade.
As Wei Huan's car approached, the surging sea water was like a boiling pot, raising waves over 30 meters high. The waves condensed and did not disperse, turning into towering walls that blocked their way.
Standing, clinging, or swimming on the water wall, countless water elementals of various forms, some human, some animal, some simply a giant drop of water, stood. An elemental core floated in the center of their translucent bodies. Apart from this, the only thing they shared was a massive "mouth."
When the chariot approached, all these "mouths" opened, and then they sprayed out forcefully as if they were inflating air.
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Countless bubbles of all sizes, carrying powerful force, traveled across a distance of thousands of meters and landed on the chariot.
At the same time, there were elf archers with butterfly wings, drawing their bows and shooting arrows, with the wind whistling. Their purpose was not only to attack the chariots, but also to block the chariots' way.
The tactical coordination is perfect.
This is the maximum change that the tank can make in a short period of time by constantly adjusting and avoiding along the way.
But in front of the complete defense network woven by the Dark Beast Lord, they still had to clash unavoidably.
Wei Huan looked at the attack coming towards him, and was blocked by the sixth-level protective shield in the next second.
Then, the passive counterattack function of the protective shield was activated, and clusters of blue-purple electric currents tracked back along the enemy's trajectory, and finally there was only a "crackling" sound.
Countless elven archers were burnt to a crisp and fell into the sea.
The conductive seawater was even worse. Purple arcs of electricity raced through the wave walls. Wherever they passed, water elements opened and closed their mouths, letting out shrill screams.
The water element, which was attacked first, also suffered the most damage. Its elemental core was directly shattered by electricity and died.
After that, the water element was also paralyzed, and the wave wall easily disintegrated, revealing a road to heaven in front of the car.
Wei Huan's chariot left calmly.
"Passed."
"The level six protective shield can rebound remotely, which is very useful in this world."
"But it's ultimately a passive defense, and between each attack and defense, it will disappear and recharge, which is very dangerous."
"Their alliance this time wasn't thorough enough. Next time, they'll have a more complete plan. Once a sufficient number of heroic units appear, we'll be forced to stop fighting and face a four-sided encirclement."
"Yes, there are monsters following us, we have to be clear about it. What do you think?" Mu Zhong looked at Wei Huan.
Wei Huan was full of confidence. "I have a plan. Don't worry. Let's stick to the original plan and move forward as far as possible."
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