Chapter 140: The Ceiling Among SS-Rank Professionals

The muscles on the face of Wang Xicheng twitched slightly.

He was somewhat speechless.

Exclusive EXP?

At a time like this, he was actually considering this kind of issue?

You must know that the vast majority of the people in their hundred-member team coming to challenge this dungeon were not doing it for leveling up at all.

More of it was for a sense of nostalgia.

To experience that magnificent, glorious yet tragic history of honorable defeat.

He took a deep breath, trying to keep his tone as tactful as possible.

"Gandalf, I can understand your feelings."

"But isn't it a bit too dangerous for you to guard the front lines all by yourself?"

"How confident are you?"

Zhou Huai, controlling Gandalf, stretched out his finger and gestured in the air.

"Ninety percent."

"Really?"

Wang Xicheng was somewhat incredulous, then he laughed heartily.

"Haha! Ninety percent is already very high!"

"Then if you add us to share the pressure for you, won't that make it a hundred percent?"

However, Gandalf just calmly glanced at him, pondered for two seconds, and slowly spoke.

"With you added, I only have seventy percent."

The smile on the face of Wang Xicheng instantly froze.

The muscles at the corners of his mouth twitched uncontrollably twice.

Good grief.

Holy cow, I am literally at a loss for words!

Bro, what you said really cuts deep!

So in your eyes, our mighty hundred-member group is just a side effect?

Looking at the expression of Wang Xicheng as if he had eaten a fly, Zhou Huai controlled Gandalf to wave his hand, a "benevolent" smile appearing on his face.

"Just kidding, just kidding."

"Leave this place to me, you guys can rest assured."

"You just need to be responsible for harassing from the flanks and distracting the beast tide a bit."

"In short, just staying away from me is the right way."

What else could Wang Xicheng say?

At a time like this, going against a powerful expert definitely meant something was wrong with one's brain.

He took a deep breath, suppressed the slight depression in his heart, and waved a big hand at the team members behind him.

"Did you all hear that?"

"Everyone, split into two teams and follow me to the city walls on both sides!"

"Leave the frontal battlefield to Gandalf!"

Although the hearts of everyone were filled with doubts, they still strictly obeyed orders and quickly split up.

Before leaving, Lu Zhiyi flew to the side of Gandalf, a trace of worry in her clear eyes.

"You… are you really okay by yourself?"

"Be sure to be careful."

Zhou Huai showed her a gentle smile.

"Rest assured."

As the main force led by Wang Xicheng retreated like a tide, apart from the City Guard, only Gandalf was left at the front of the entire south city wall.

He stood on the city wall, letting the violent wind blow his star moon robe.

Zhou Huai no longer wasted time.

He controlled Gandalf to raise the staff in his hand high.

Ancient and obscure syllables were chanted in a low voice from his lips.

The wind stopped.

The roar of artillery fire seemed to be infinitely distanced at this moment.

A destructive aura originating from the creation of heaven and earth began to gather around him.

Right from the start, it was a finishing move.

"[Forbidden Spell: Fierce Blade Storm]!"

Rumble—!

The sky seemed to be torn open with a huge gap by an invisible giant hand.

Several giant tornado storms connecting heaven and earth emerged out of thin air!

Inside the storm were hundreds of millions of high-speed rotating cyan wind blades, emitting harsh shrieks, as if they could cut everything in the world!

The storm swept down, instantly enveloping a fan-shaped area of nearly two thousand meters outside the city.

The black ocean of exotic beasts under the city was forcefully swept up into the sky!

Countless exotic beasts issued desperate roars in mid-air, their bodies being wildly cut, torn, and pulverized by the merciless wind blades!

Flesh and blood, internal organs, bones…

Scattered down from the sky like rain.

Even those three arrogant BOSSes were drawn into the storm by this terrifying suction force, their huge bodies swaying wildly under the cutting of countless wind blades, letting out painful roars.

At this moment, time seemed to stand still.

On top of the city wall, all the City Guard stopped their actions.

They stared dazedly at the doomsday-like scene outside the city, their brains blank.

The command saber in the hand of the Fat General dropped to the ground with a clatter. He opened his mouth wide, making he-he sounds in his throat, but could not say a single word.

Thirty seconds later.

The effect of the Fierce Blade Storm gradually subsided.

Countless exotic beasts fell from the sky like dumplings, before they could even stand firm again.

The star moon robe on Gandalf suddenly burst with dazzling light to the extreme!

[Arcane Duplication]!

Another round of a cyan storm connecting heaven and earth rose from the ground once more!

Those exotic beasts that had just landed were once again sent up into the desperate sky!

[Kill… Gained EXP +1800!]

[Kill… Gained EXP +2100!]

[…]

In the backend of Zhou Huai, the System prompt sounds were like floodwaters from an open gate, dense and frantically refreshing the screen!

There were simply too many exotic beasts below, just like a patch of leeks that could never be cut clean; one crop died, and another crop came!

At this moment, his EXP bar leading to level 29 surged upwards by a large chunk!

On the city wall, all the guards were dumbfounded.

They opened their mouths one by one, staring blankly at the world-destroying scene outside the city, forgetting even to wave the weapons in their hands.

That Fat General stuttered even more, all the fat on his face trembling.

"This… this… this motherfucking skill is a divine skill!"

Zhou Huai ignored their shock and turned to roar at the Fat General.

"What are you standing there frozen for?!"

"Take advantage of those three BOSSes being restricted in movement within the storm, concentrate fire on them for me!"

The Fat General shuddered, only then snapping out of it, and roared at the top of his lungs.

"Stop standing there like idiots, all of you! Attack for me!"

"Magical Cannon! Aim at those three beasts in the sky for me and blast them hard!"

For a time, artillery fire roared simultaneously on the city wall, and the brilliance of countless skills poured toward the three BOSSes struggling bitterly in the storm.

Zhou Huai did not pause at all either. Raising his staff high, Forbidden Spell: Meteor Fire Rain and Forbidden Spell: Thousand Mile Ice Seal were released one after another!

Under that exaggerated skill area coverage to the extreme, the beast tide outside the city was actually beaten out of a brief, huge fault line!

By the time the second round of Fierce Blade Storm ended and the three BOSSes fell from the sky, they were already bruised all over, with their health bars hitting the bottom.

Before they could organize an effective counterattack, they welcomed a new wave of carpet-bombing from Meteor Fire Rain.

The giant pterosaur in the air endured the most damage, let out an unwilling wail, and was the first to turn into the EXP of Gandalf.

[Kill Storm Pterosaur LV35, gained EXP +450000!]

The remaining two ground BOSSes were also at the end of their tether.

…

In the distance, Wang Xicheng, Lu Zhiyi, and all the members of the hundred-member group stared at this miracle-like scene and fell into complete daze.

They were all Professionals as well.

This gap, is it not a bit too huge?

Wang Xicheng looked at that aloof figure and could not help but sigh.

"I think this profession of Gandalf…"

"Is definitely a ceiling-level existence among all SS-Rank Professionals."

Beside him, a team member whose eyes were full of worship said excitedly.

"Captain, do you think if Simeng City ten years ago also had a Professional as powerful as senior Gandalf…"

"Perhaps that disaster could really have been avoided."

His words plunged everyone into silence.

Just at this moment.

"Roar—!!!"

Below the city wall, the two surviving BOSSes suddenly issued extremely miserable roars simultaneously.

On top of their dilapidated bodies, dazzling blood-red light suddenly lit up!

A destructive energy fluctuation frantically spread in all directions!

When the Fat General saw this scene, his face instantly turned pale.

"Not good! These two beasts are going to self-destruct!"

He roared at the top of his lungs.

"Quick! Concentrate fire! Stop them at all costs!"

For a time, the City Guard, the student team, and all ranged Professionals went crazy.

Countless skills poured toward those two BOSSes wildly like a violent storm.

Zhou Huai looked at this scene, his brows slightly furrowed.

After the previous round of crazy skill bursts, all his forbidden spells had entered a cooldown period at this moment.

Even Meteor Fire Rain, which had the shortest cooldown, still needed twenty seconds.

Normally, these twenty seconds would just be a snap of the fingers.

But at this moment, it became incomparably long.

Under the concentrated fire of everyone, the health bar of one of the BOSSes was emptied first.

The dazzling red light on its body slowly dissipated, it let out an unwilling roar, and its huge body fell heavily.

However, the light on the body of the other BOSS had already become dazzling to the extreme!

"Quick! Concentrate fire quickly!"

"Use all your trump cards for me!"

Wang Xicheng roared in the distance. As a melee fighter, he could only worry in vain at this moment.

However, right at this moment.

On top of the city wall, a dozen melee Professionals wearing City Guard armor suddenly looked at each other.

There was not a trace of fear in their eyes, only a sense of resolution.

"For Simeng!!!"

The next second, they let out a roar in unison, and without the slightest hesitation, leaped down from the city wall tens of meters high!

They were like fierce tigers descending the mountain, ignoring the siege of other exotic beasts around them, and purposefully pounced toward the BOSS that was about to self-destruct.

Blade lights, sword shadows, axe radiance!

They turned their remaining vitality into the most violent attacks, wildly venting them on the body of the BOSS.

Zhou Huai looked at this scene, his gaze somewhat dazed.

How similar this scene was.

During the Donghai City beast tide not long ago, there were similarly countless people like this who charged into the beast tide without hesitation, using their flesh and blood to buy time for the rear.

Perhaps this was the true meaning of the existence of Professionals.

Protection.

Guarding the homeland behind them, guarding the civilization of the Human Race.

He silently counted down in his heart for his skill that was about to finish cooling down.

Ten.

Nine.

Eight.

…

Three.

Two.

One!

The moment the icon of Meteor Fire Rain lit up again, Zhou Huai quickly raised his staff.

However, the incantation he chanted had only just uttered the first syllable.

Below, the light on that body of the BOSS had already expanded to the extreme!

Boom—!!!!

A huge explosion that could not be described in words occurred!

A dazzling white sun that seemed capable of devouring everything suddenly rose in the center of the battlefield!

The destructive shockwave frantically spread in all directions like a tsunami, instantly devouring those dozen brave warriors, devouring thousands of exotic beasts around, and even the indestructible city wall trembled violently in front of this power.

The scorching heat wave mixed with gravel and flesh swept toward the top of the city wall like a landslide and tsunami!

The light submerged everything.