Chapter 38. The Two Realms of Yan Yan: Battle...
The battle lasted another day and night, and all thirty-odd bosses were annihilated by the combined efforts of all the squads.
The ground was covered with a thick layer of gold coins and equipment, soaked in blood, covering the bodies of monsters, and radiating a yellow glow under the sunlight. The gems embedded in the diamond-grade treasure chests shone with dazzling brilliance.
When the last boss fell, all the professionals present raised their weapons and cheered excitedly, thinking that the battle was finally over.
Unexpectedly, hundreds more diamond-level bosses surged out from behind, including several boss-level bosses.
The smiles on the professionals' faces froze instantly, their eyes wide with astonishment.
The entire Dragon Fang team looked unwell; their faces had turned deathly pale due to overexertion.
Wang Hao threw the rocket launcher he was carrying on his shoulder to the ground, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and panted as he complained, "Again?"
Jiang Tao touched the bag containing the darts, his face falling: "I don't have many darts left."
Liu Huihui casually stuck the greatsword in his hand into the ground, took out a bottle of water from his spatial storage, and gulped it down.
Cheng Cheng was supported by Chen Feng, his face ashen, and he could barely hold onto his staff.
Chen Yijin said helplessly, "I don't have many of my supplies left (his attack methods: alchemical bombs, poison bottles, etc.)."
Xiao Weizhi's expression was solemn, his lowered eyes weighing in his mind whether or not to use the trump card hidden in his space.
Lin Xiaoxiao pursed her lips, staring at the ground in deep thought, wondering whether she should take out the item she had drawn earlier and use it.
An aged yet steady voice resounded throughout the entire front-line battlefield: "Young bastards, reinforcements will arrive in five hours. Now, use all your skills to hold off these BOSSes. The top three damage-dealing teams will receive a promise from me, Mu Dongye."
The name Mu Dongye ignited the ambition of all the professionals present, and everyone set their sights on the top three damage output rankings.
[Mu Dongye: Eighth-level expert (level 569); Hidden profession: Modo Boxer; Grandmaster-level (one step away from epic level) equipment blacksmith; Positions: Minister of the Second Operations Department of the Imperial Capital, Vice President of the First University of the Imperial Capital, Vice President of the Imperial Capital Blacksmithing Guild, one of the commanders of the Aotian Ten Thousand-Man Army...]
It was Mu Dongye's guarantee that made Xiao Wei make up her mind to use her trump card.
He put the staff back into his spatial dimension and replaced it with an exquisite wooden box that was 2 meters long, 50 centimeters high, and 80 centimeters wide.
Upon opening the box, inside was a 1.7-meter-long staff with a fist-sized rhombus-shaped gemstone inlaid on its semi-circular top, radiating dazzling light.
It reflects an indescribable and beautiful light under the sunlight; just by looking at its appearance, you can tell that this staff is of a high level.
【Elemental Scepter (Epic) (One-time use item): Duration is 6 hours; during use, all skills cast through the scepter will receive an 800% damage bonus】
Dragon Fang is determined to keep this promise.
Lin Xiaoxiao also made up her mind to use the item she had drawn earlier. With a determined look in her eyes, she hugged Red Tail to her chest and whispered to it, "Red Tail, I may have to trouble you this time."
Redtail knew what Lin Xiaoxiao needed it to do, and its childish voice was firm: "No problem, I guarantee I'll complete the mission."
Having received permission, Lin Xiaoxiao took out a black divine wood box, slightly larger than a fist, from her spatial storage. Inside was a fruit she had drawn from the luck treasure chest yesterday.
【Overflowing Divine Fruit (Diamond Grade) (Unripe) (For Pets Only): Pets that consume this fruit will have their combat power temporarily boosted to the peak of Diamond Grade for 5 hours, and a trace of Epic Grade bloodline will be implanted within them】
The box was opened, revealing golden fruits with specks of otherworldly shimmering light. A domineering, exotic fragrance instantly wafted out, causing any professional who smelled it to subconsciously swallow.
Redtail noticed countless greedy gazes directed at the box in Lin Xiaoxiao's hand. It immediately opened its mouth anxiously and swallowed the fruit, which was only the size of an infant's fist.
Within a minute of swallowing the fruit, Redtail's body temperature began to rise rapidly, and its red fur began to glow with purplish-red flames.
Then its body tore open and swelled, growing to 20 meters in a short time. Its originally round eyes became narrow and elongated, its snout stretched out, its limbs became slender, and its six tails became even more fluffy.
Redtail bared its teeth and roared at the hundreds of bosses: "Tchhh—"
When the team members saw Redtail's new look, their eyes were full of envy. They also wanted a beast pet that was both good-looking and strong.
Lin Xiaoxiao pointed at the bosses and encouraged them in a deep voice: "Red Tail, keep it up!!"
Red Tail first stood still and shook its head, then groaned twice before opening its mouth and spitting out a 5-meter-long fireball, blasting the three bosses and the monsters around them away.
It then pounced on the middle of the BOSSes, bit one of them on the neck, and used its tail to swat away the BOSSes that were trying to attack it in groups.
All the professionals present were dumbfounded. Wasn't it said that Longya, that new member, was just a useless burden with no combat power? Why had no one mentioned that she possessed such a powerful beast pet?
Xiao Weizhi commanded sharply: "Don't just stand there, switch gears and attack with all your might, target the top three damage dealers; head towards the 11 o'clock position for the BOSS, Wang Hao, use the forbidden spell and unleash a barbaric bombardment; Jiang Tao, use stealth and continuous stabs; Huihui..."
He issued a series of commands in quick succession, waved his staff, and several forbidden magic circles appeared out of thin air above the battlefield. After casting the spell, he immediately drank the mana potion in his spatial storage as if it were water.
A few minutes later, a massive meteor shower fell from the sky, blanketing the BOSS group and creating a series of huge explosions.
Each explosion can take the lives of hundreds of monsters (excluding the BOSS), and hundreds of kill notifications appear simultaneously every second.
[Congratulations on defeating the level 88 Dara Flame Rat! Experience gained: 66035]
[Congratulations on eliminating a level 99 enemy...]
【Congratulations……】
...
Seeing how ferocious Longya was, the professionals present immediately stopped hesitating and pulled out all their trump cards.
Even many S-class teams pulled out their trump cards, clearly targeting the BOSSes and going all out.
The battlefield was filled with deafening explosions, and forbidden spells, rarely seen on ordinary days, were almost constantly being cast here, including fire, lightning, wind, earth, and water spells...
While everyone was fighting, a black raven perched atop the highest point of the residential area, its purplish-black eyes fixed intently on the scene, relaying the entire situation back to the East District.
Mu Dongye sat in the conference room in the East District, drinking tea while watching the battle situation in the North District projected back by the Night Raven. He would occasionally comment, "Hmm, this forbidden lightning spell was cast too early, what a pity."
"That kid from the Xiao family is not bad, it's just that his level is a bit low. If it were a bit higher, he would be quite good..."
"Hey, this little fox is not bad. If I'm not mistaken, its level was artificially boosted using items, right? What a pity."
"An S-class team, huh? Good teamwork..."
The other middle-aged people sitting in the conference room exchanged helpless glances, none of them daring to interrupt the old man's enjoyment, all waiting for him to speak.
Thirty minutes later, Mu Dongye finished his last cup of tea, put down the egg-sized teacup, and asked in a deep voice, "What's going on?"
The middle-aged man sitting on the right, dressed in a black, tight-fitting combat suit, quickly stood up and handed over a stack of paper reports with both hands, clearly stating the information he had gathered: "The epic-level serpent leader BOSS over at the lava pool has been making more and more frequent movements lately, and it may break out soon."
Mu Dongye quickly flipped through the report in his hand, his eyes sharp as blades, his gray eyebrows furrowed, and his already drooping lips pursed even more as he tightened his grip.
A few minutes later, he threw the report in his hand onto the table and said in a deep voice, "This BOSS is not in a good state. Continue to observe and prepare for battle."
"Yes!" they answered in unison.*7
Turning our attention back to the northern battlefield—
More than four hours have passed, and most of the hundreds of bosses have been cleared out, with only about twenty left. Just when victory seemed imminent, hundreds more bosses suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
All the professionals caught their breath on the spot. Some of the lower-level ones had already collapsed, their faces filled with despair, unable to muster any will to continue fighting.
"Tch!" Red Tail roared, swatting away a BOSS that was biting its forelimb with one claw. The action paused for 0.01 seconds, and two or three BOSSes seized the opportunity to bite its back hard, and blood splattered everywhere.
Lin Xiaoxiao, who was supporting Xiao Weizhi, exclaimed in concern, "Red Tail, watch out behind you!"
Redtail, amidst the noisy crowd, precisely received Lin Xiaoxiao's warning. It bent its knees and leaped more than ten meters, dodging the dozen or so BOSSes that pounced on it. It opened its mouth, turned its head, and spat out a huge fireball at the dozen or so BOSSes that had gathered together.
The explosion engulfed the bosses, and huge plumes of smoke enveloped them all.
When Redtail landed, he was panting heavily, having exhausted all his strength, and his limbs began to tremble uncontrollably.
There are not many professionals left standing on the field, and everyone is in a state of extreme struggle.
Currently, only Xiao Weizhi, Lin Xiaoxiao, and Chen Yijin remain standing in the Dragon Fang Squad. All the other members have fallen into a coma due to overexertion and have been taken back by the logistics team.
Xiao Weizhi's face was ashen. Supported by Lin Xiaoxiao, he could barely hold his staff, which had fallen to the ground several times. When he shakily raised the staff again, he couldn't use a single skill.
Xiao Weizhi looked at the group of BOSSes in front of him with resentment. Was this the end for him?
"Hahaha, not bad, not bad. Your batch of professionals is much stronger than the ones from my previous generation." A rude, hoarse female voice came from the sky.
After she finished speaking, several figures descended from the sky. The woman leading them landed and crushed the head of one of the bosses with a single stomp.
The boss that would take all the professionals in the North District twenty minutes to defeat together was as easy as slicing melons and chopping vegetables in the hands of these few people; every skill could kill a boss.
Just before these few divine soldiers finished off the group of BOSSes, a black figure silently slipped into the fray, dug a few holes in the ground in the center, picked something up with his head, and quietly left the battlefield.
Thirty minutes later, there was not a single living monster left on the battlefield.
Lin Xiaoxiao held the shrunken, wounded Red Tail in her arms, and together with Chen Yijin, helped the immobile Xiao Weizhi walk towards the residential area.
Before leaving, she turned and glanced at the leading woman who was talking to the North District Commander.
As if sensing something, the woman turned her head, and the moment her eyes met Lin Xiaoxiao's, she grinned, revealing her white teeth.
Three hours later, Xiao Weizhi, who had barely recovered some strength, took Lin Xiaoxiao to the operations department to register the damage values.
Sitting behind the light wood desk, the staff member recording the data looked at the data panel that Xiao Weizhi was showing and smiled kindly: "The total damage value of your Dragon Fang is the highest I have ever seen, higher than several S-class teams."
In this battle, the highest damage dealer was Lin Xiaoxiao (Red Tail), followed by Xiao Weizhi...
Thanks to Red Tail, Lin Xiaoxiao's level increased to 52 during this battle.
Xiao Weizhi nodded wearily: "Thank you for the compliment."
Seeing that Xiao Weizhi looked tired, the man said no more, quickly completed the registration, and then handed the record voucher to Lin Xiaoxiao, explaining gently: "Please keep the voucher safe. The results will take 3 days to come out. During this time, you can check the ranking yourself using the voucher."
Lin Xiaoxiao took the 6cm*4cm oval-shaped metal plaque and said gently, "Thank you."
[Dragon Fang Squad, Group Damage: 452..., Current Total Damage Ranking: First]
After the two returned to the camp, Lin Xiaoxiao first helped Xiao Weizhi into the tent, and then went to each tent to check if everyone had returned safely.
After confirming everything, she returned to her tent and found that Xiao Weizhi had already fallen asleep on the small bed without having had time to wash up.
Lin Xiaoxiao went to the bathroom to fetch a basin of water, took off Xiao Weizhi's glasses, wiped the dust off his face and neck, and took off his dirty robe... After taking care of him, she covered him with a blanket so he could rest well.
After pouring out the basin of dark water and taking a nice hot shower, Lin Xiaoxiao looked around the tent.
He was shocked to see that the diamond-grade [Life Stone] that had been placed in the corner had disappeared, leaving only hundreds of broken pieces.
Upon inspection, it was discovered that the Life Stone had completely turned into a pile of ordinary rubble.
Lin Xiaoxiao looked at the black cat lying in its cat bed, pretending to be nonchalant as it groomed itself, with a resentful gaze: "Black Cat Boss, can you tell me why the Life Stone turned out like this? I am, after all, the owner of this resource, and I should have the right to know what happened!"
Upon hearing this, the black cat paused in its licking motion, then resumed licking itself, but its tail began to swirl extremely slowly.
A few minutes later, the black cat couldn't stand Lin Xiaoxiao's resentful gaze, so it took out a fist-sized hamster from under its body and pushed it in her direction, indicating that it would exchange this for the life stone.
The hamster hadn't wanted to move at first, but then the black cat meowed, and it instantly stiffened and trembled, rushing to Lin Xiaoxiao's feet and bumping its head against her instep.
The Treasure-Hunting Mouse (Diamond Level) has extended a contract invitation to you. Accept or decline.
[Treasure-Hunting Rat (Diamond Level) Talent: Turn the Tide, forcibly binds itself to you]
[Congratulations on binding your pet: Level 133 - Treasure-Hunting Rat (Mature Stage) (Diamond Level)]
[Treasure-Hunting Mouse (Diamond Level): With the most acute sense of treasure in the world, it can clearly distinguish the aura of all treasures within a radius of fifty kilometers and lead you to those treasures. However, its combat power is 0, so please protect the Treasure-Hunting Mouse well.]
【{Talent Note: Turning the Tide, allows you to fulfill certain requests from the Treasure-Hunting Rat without the master's permission (Cooldown: 6 months/time)}】
Everything happened very suddenly. In just a few seconds, before Lin Xiaoxiao could even react, the treasure-hunting rat had already signed a contract with her without her consent.
After the contract was signed, Lin Xiaoxiao finally heard what the treasure-hunting rat was saying.
It stretched out its short forelegs, pointed at the black cat, and accused, "It's this one! It dragged me back from outside! Master, hit it! Avenge me!"
The black cat paused in its washing-face-washing motion, giving the treasure-hunting mouse a cold glance. The mouse immediately hid behind Lin Xiaoxiao, avoiding the black cat's gaze.
Lin Xiaoxiao sensed the killing intent in the black cat's eyes, swallowed hard, and said with a forced smile, "Um, Treasure-hunting Rat, you overestimate me. Boss Black Cat is very powerful."
If this black cat can easily carry back even a diamond-level treasure-hunting rat, then its level must be diamond-level or higher, perhaps even epic-level?
If you can't afford to mess with me, please let me go.
A satisfied look appeared in the black cat's eyes. It opened its mouth and yawned, then struck a seductive pose and continued to sleep in its cat bed.
Before the treasure-hunting mouse could say anything, Lin Xiaoxiao bent down, picked it up, pinched its little mouth, and gently reminded it, "Big Boss Black Cat doesn't like to be disturbed when he sleeps. If you don't want to be eaten as a snack, be good."
After saying that, she casually put the treasure-hunting mouse into a small basket, rubbed its head with her fingers, and went to sleep.
She hadn't slept well for three days and felt completely drained.
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