"Woof! Woof woof!" The pack of rotting corpse dogs charged toward the group's territory one after another, and soon Ye Chen discovered another troublesome problem.
There were too many rotting corpse dogs. Even though they were blocking the two entrances and could be killed quickly, they were still just two openings.
Faced with a pack of tens of thousands of scavengers, the corpses soon piled up into a mountain, and the rotting scavengers would leap over the corpses in front, rendering the earthen wall useless.
"Land, let the mud pit at the breach sink down and bury the dog's corpse!"
“Zhou Wenbin, your mountain giants, come and block the breach. Mountain God, retreat.”
"Throw out all those rotting, scavenging dog corpses!"
Ye Chen quickly explained that the ground subsidence could only solve the immediate problem; the rest would still depend on the mountain god to dispose of the body.
The mountain gods, who possess the power to move mountains, are now only able to do the work of disposing of corpses, which is truly a disservice to them.
However, among all the familiars present, they were the strongest, even surpassing the larger mountain giants.
The mountain gods easily hoisted the corpses of these rotting, rabid dogs onto their shoulders, then walked up the earthen wall and forcefully threw them outwards, causing the corpses to disappear into the darkness.
The distance was so great that it had no effect on the nearby pack of scavengers; only from the distant darkness could one hear the occasional screech of rotting carcasses being struck.
"Phew~~~ It was so difficult! So difficult!" Zhou Wenbin breathed a slight sigh of relief after finally taking over the Mountain God's defenses.
The mountain giant was much weaker than the mountain god, and blocking the two gaps was a bit too much for him, but he managed to plug them.
What followed was a long and protracted war. The Silvermoon Elves, Hill Dwarves, Bluescale Serpent People, Goblins, and Red-crowned Birds, all the races combined numbered over a thousand. They fought for three hours through the two breaches before finally slaying the last Corpse Hound.
As the last rotting carrion dog fell, everyone collapsed to the ground, utterly exhausted. Ye Chen noticed that the Silvermoon Elf beside him was trembling slightly in the upper arm, a result of constantly drawing and shooting arrows.
"Rest for an hour. Those who still have the energy can clean up the battlefield. Jade Rabbit should prioritize restoring the stamina of the land beings!" Ye Chen quickly arranged.
"Seriously? We're only going to rest for an hour after all this hard work? My little snakes can't take it anymore~~" Lu Ziang shouted in a high-pitched voice, but Ye Chen did not change his mind.
"This is the entrance and exit of the space. This batch of rotting corpse dogs is very likely about to leave the space and go to the trial world."
"Staying here for too long will not give us more opportunities to rest, but rather the next batch of dark beings."
"What do you think we'll encounter then? A Tier 1 Corpse Hound? Or a Tier 3 Earth Dragon?"
Ye Chen's words caused everyone's expression to change drastically. Lü Zi'ang and the others waved their hands repeatedly, "No, no! Let's not have any more! People will die if we do!"
The Tier 1 Corpse Hounds had already left them in such a sorry state; if a Tier 3 Earth Dragon were to appear, would they even be able to survive?
This isn't just one or two, but a group of tens of thousands; they don't even have the advantage of numbers.
As everyone finished speaking, Ye Xi and the others who had gone to clean up the battlefield returned carrying several dark treasure chests.
"My lord, these were found on the battlefield, especially these two largest ones, which are not far from the gap in the stone wall!" Ye Xi said, causing everyone to be slightly taken aback.
"Killing the dark creatures here also gives you treasure chest rewards?" the fat man exclaimed in surprise. Basically, apart from clearing the meteorites, killing those scattered dark creatures usually didn't yield any dark treasure chests.
I originally thought the dark creatures here were the same, since they didn't have their own territory. But I didn't expect that after a large number of rotting corpse dogs died, they left behind a considerable number of dark treasure chests.
"Ah! I remember now, we got one last time we came in, but it was very small and didn't have much of anything. It suddenly appeared during the battlefield." Le Xinghai slapped his forehead and said as if he had just realized something.
"Dark treasure chests are formed from a large amount of dark energy. They are rewards given by the gods to new lords who defeat the darkness. The dark energy here is so dense that it is normal for dark treasure chests to be generated!" Ye Chen pondered for a moment and then understood the key point.
The Trial Space is essentially a training ground created by the gods to hone new lords; everything here operates based on the rules.
The Land of Dark Origin is filled with a dense aura of darkness, and according to the rules of the Trial Space, dark treasure chests should naturally be born here as well.
And now it seems there are quite a few dark treasure chests here.
"But? But? But? I! Last time! How, how, how did we only get one, one?" Zhou Wenbin suddenly asked, which drew a scornful look from everyone.
"Brother, let's not ask that kind of question. Last time, we didn't kill that many dark creatures in total before we escaped!" Le Xinghai said, covering his face with shame.
The fat man even raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder, "Sigh... let's not talk about this kind of thing!"
The withdrawn Zhou Wenbin immediately went to a corner to draw circles.
"Anyway, having a dark treasure chest is always a good thing. Let's all open the chests and see who's the unluckiest!" Ye Chen said, casually opening the nearest dark treasure chest.
Two packets of seeds and a weapon—standard items, nothing special.
The weapon is quite good, though; it's a Tier 4 mountain-splitting axe, perfect for the mountain god.
With innate superhuman strength and a level 4 axe, the mountain god's attacks are enough to pose a threat to level 4 creatures.
"Holy crap! Blueprints!" the fat guy next to him suddenly exclaimed, drawing everyone's attention.
"What luck?" Ye Chen muttered, looking up to see that it was yet another design drawing for a Five Elements Cycle Formation.
The entire magic circle can expand the applicable area of the magic circle by an additional 30% and accelerate the territory improvement rate by 50%. Its effect is even better than the loop magic circle that the fat man gets from the treasure chest during the newbie protection period.
"It seems that he has also produced a blueprint!" Lu Zi'ang's voice rang out, and everyone saw him take out a scroll from the treasure chest.
While the blueprints for the magic tower are not as valuable as the Five Elements Cycle Magic Array, they are far more valuable than Ye Chen's mountain-splitting axe.
"I opened it, opened it, and a fire, fire, fire spirit orb appeared!"
"I am the blueprint for the Stone Dwelling, which seems to be designed for the dwelling of clansmen, and has additional bonuses for races such as dwarves and gnomes."
"I am a spellbook, with flames rising, which can enhance the power of my fire spells."
...
Ye Chen didn't say anything more and silently put away the axe in his hand.
I thought the treasure chest contained nothing good, but I never expected that the black devil would be myself!
P.S.: **Assassination attempt, universal celebration! Here's an extra chapter!**
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