Chapter 180: The Dragon Blood Warriors with an Astonishing Background, Pre-battle Preparations!

Now it seemed that these two Dragon Blood Warriors were not so simple!

Not only that, Cao Xing also saw that inside the ice blocks in front of him, there were two warriors sealed, clad in armor and holding long spears!

Although their eyes were closed, their entire presence looked majestic and extraordinary!

They were nearly two meters tall, and the long spears in their hands were over three meters long!

Then, these two warriors opened their eyes.

Cracks began to appear on the ice sculptures.

Crack! Crack!

The sound of shattering was incessant.

Then, the two long-spear warriors broke out of the ice, and a weathered yet resolute voice echoed in his ears.

"I can feel it, the power of Zhuoma has appeared on this continent again!"

"After so many years, has this Ancient Dragon of ice and seduction awakened once more?"

"Hmph! No matter how many times Zhuoma awakens, our Norn Clan will defeat you again and seal you in the Eternal Frozen Sea for all eternity!"

"As long as the Ice Dragon exists, the Dragon Blood Warriors will never stop fighting!"

Hearing their lines, Cao Xing narrowed his eyes.

These Dragon Blood Warriors seemed to have quite a background!

To think they had even sealed the Ice Dragon Zhuoma before; that was a power comparable to a true god!

Then, their gazes, sharp as ice tigers, turned to Cao Xing at the same time.

"In the name of the Norn, the warrior race!"

"Dragon Blood Warriors, Jonard/Josent, reporting to you!"

Cao Xing said solemnly: "Welcome, Jonard, Josent. Let us take up our weapons together and fight against the threat from the Ancient Dragon!"

Hearing this, the two raised their heads, a look of appreciation appearing in their eyes.

"You are the first lord we have ever seen who was not frightened by the power of the Ancient Dragon."

"We are willing to follow you and fight the Ancient Dragon to the end!"

At this moment, the other Dragon Blood Warrior named Jonard said: "Brave lord, although your courage is commendable."

"But dealing with an Ancient Dragon requires not only courage, but also powerful strength."

"I have observed that while the strength of our territory is decent, the Ancient Dragon is far too powerful."

"With Zhuoma's power, a single breath from the opponent could easily freeze the area for a thousand miles, including our territory, completely!"

Cao Xing nodded slightly upon hearing this; he did not refute it.

After all, an Ancient Dragon possessed the power to destroy a continent.

Then, he glanced at the attributes of these two newcomers.

[Dragon Blood Warrior: Jonard]

[Race: Norn]

[Level: 25, 1822 / 200000 (Tier 3 Elite Creature)]

[Health: 16141 / 16141]

[Attack Power: 1218 ~ 1239]

[Skills: Dragon-Slaying Spear Technique (Attack power increased by 20%, additional 30% attack damage against Dragon race creatures and their minions), Dragon Spear Assault (Can dash 3-20 meters forward or into the air from any position, dealing 178% burst damage to enemies hit, cooldown 40 seconds), Ice Dragon Spear · Break! (Activate the Ice Dragon blood within the body, concentrating it on the spear tip to pierce through all enemies in a 2*50 meter path ahead! Deals 267% ice-attribute damage to all enemies and freezes them for 1-5 seconds, cooldown 3 minutes.)]

[Talent: Norn Body (A powerful warrior race, naturally possessing the ability to adapt to extreme environments, with magical power flowing through their blood.)]

[Talent: Ice Dragon Blood (The blood of an Ice Dragon has been injected into their bodies, causing them to constantly endure a cold that penetrates to the bone, while also bringing them powerful strength!)]

[Bond: Dragon Blood Warrior. When 10 or more Dragon Blood Warriors act simultaneously, attack power increases by 20%. When 20 or more Dragon Blood Warriors act simultaneously, movement speed increases by 20%. When 50 or more Dragon Blood Warriors act simultaneously, deal an additional 20% damage to Dragon race creatures. When 100 or more Dragon Blood Warriors act simultaneously, activate the additional skill 'Dragon Wings'!]

[Satiety: 67]

[Loyalty: 63]

(Character Introduction: Ten thousand years ago, the Norn Clan was enslaved by the Ice Dragon 'Zhuoma'. The Ancient Dragon and its minions froze the places where they fought, buried their lands with ice and snow, tore apart their beliefs with huge glaciers, and a large number of the Norn Clan were transformed into Ice Nest Monsters. However, among them, some Norn still maintained their sanity. They did not revere gods, did not fear the Ancient Dragon, and maintained a fanaticism for their clan, following the Norn Saintess 'Zora', and resisted the Ice Dragon's whispers. But the power of the Ancient Dragon was too great, and the surviving Norn were constantly hunted by Ice Nest Monsters, with their numbers dwindling. Until one day, after a conversation with the Ancient Dragon, the Norn Saintess 'Zora' realized that with the current strength of the Norn Clan, it was impossible to defeat the Ancient Dragon. Therefore, Zora chose to inject Zhuoma's blood into her body, using the talent of the Norn Clan to forcibly fuse it. She succeeded and learned the weakness of the Ancient Dragon. At that moment, she understood a truth: to defeat the enemy, one must deeply understand the enemy. Thus, she began to create more Dragon Blood Warriors in batches to fight against Zhuoma's minions on this continent. After paying a huge sacrifice, they finally achieved a short-lived victory. The Ice Dragon 'Zhuoma' was sealed in the Eternal Frozen Sea by the Norn Saintess 'Zora' at the cost of her life. The remaining Dragon Blood Warriors knew that the day would come when the Ancient Dragon would awaken again, so they voluntarily accepted the seal and entered an alternate space. Waiting for the moment the Ice Dragon awakens, this group of warriors who fought against the Ancient Dragon will appear again and fight it to the end!)

This was the second time Cao Xing had seen such a long introduction.

However, this time the introduction was not about their personal history, but about the Norn Clan.

A warrior race that did not worship gods, did not fear Ancient Dragons, and only revered strength.

They had truly fought the Ancient Dragon to the very last moment and paid a huge price to briefly seal the Ancient Dragon.

But even so, they knew the war was not won.

Therefore, the moment the Ice Dragon awakened was the time for their return.

"A race that spends the rest of their lives fighting Ancient Dragons?"

A hint of respect appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

Regardless of anything else.

Just this determination to integrate the blood of an Ancient Dragon into their bodies was something ordinary people would not dare to do.

Moreover, the skills of these two Dragon Blood Warriors were truly strong!

[Dragon Spear Assault] brought extremely strong mobility and damage.

The [Ice Dragon Spear · Break] behind it was even more of a combination of burst, crowd control, and area-of-effect attacks.

"As expected of a warrior race!"

Cao Xing praised: "Jonard, Josent, you are both brave and resilient warriors."

"I also know that what you say makes sense; the Ancient Dragon is too powerful, and with our current strength, we cannot contend with it at all."

"However, I want to tell you that this territory possesses a miraculous power, a power that does not even lose to gods!"

"One day, our strength will surpass the Ancient Dragon!"

How strong gods were, Cao Xing did not know.

But through the several times he had applied blessings, the amazed voices of those indigenous people, he had already realized how terrifying his talent [Eternal Power] was.

Then, Cao Xing continued: "Therefore, for you brave warriors, I will grant you a blessing!"

Under the puzzled gazes of the two Dragon Blood Warriors.

Cao Xing directly raised his staff and applied [Ice Armor], [Ice Healing Art], and [Frost Magic Shield] to them.

Feeling the surging frost power within their bodies, the confusion in the eyes of the two Dragon Blood Warriors instantly dissipated, turning into extreme shock!

"My Lord, what you said is true!"

"This is an unimaginable power! With your strength, I have actually managed to briefly suppress the backlash of the Ice Dragon blood in my body!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing also had a slight look of surprise on his face.

He did not even know that his talent had such an effect.

Josent, who was on the side, exclaimed: "If the Norn Clan had your power to support us back then, we could have even stood against the Ancient Dragon's army head-on!"

"The Norn Saintess would not have needed to sacrifice her life, choosing to seal the Ancient Dragon briefly…"

Speaking of this, a trace of sorrow appeared in their eyes.

But a moment later, they suppressed the sadness in their hearts.

A warrior race had only fighting in their hearts.

The two Dragon Blood Warriors said respectfully: "You are a powerful lord, the Dragon Blood Warriors are willing to offer you our loyalty!"

[Because you helped territory member: Josent improve his strength, loyalty has increased significantly. Current loyalty: 74]

[Because you helped territory member: Jonard improve his strength, loyalty has increased significantly. Current loyalty: 75]

The two Dragon Blood Warriors both revered strength, so their loyalty soared by a large margin!

A smile appeared on Cao Xing's face again.

Then he called Liu Muxue, Tong Chuchu, Ilena, and others over to apply more status effects to them.

The strength of these two Dragon Blood Warriors was strong enough!

Especially when dealing with large-scale enemies, they could have a very good effect.

It was worth it for Cao Xing to upgrade them to the limit.

After doing this, Cao Xing said: "The power of the Ancient Dragon is gradually awakening."

"There are still some weak Ice Nest Monsters appearing outside now, you can go out first to adapt to the battle."

Hearing this.

The two Dragon Blood Warriors raised their weapons at the same time, and an astonishing chill erupted from their bodies.

"Understood! My Lord!"

"We will crush all of these minions of the Ancient Dragon!"

"Kill!"

They rushed out of the territory without hesitation.

Cao Xing said with satisfaction, "Next, we just need to wait for Sarah to return from her reconnaissance, and then we can prepare for the next step."

Then, he, along with Liu Muxue, Ilena, and the others, continued to randomly refresh the statuses for that group of Wild Boar Warriors.

Time slowly passed…

During this time, every few minutes, an upgrade notification would ring in Cao Xing's ears.

[Your pet: Dabai has leveled up, current level: 25]

[Your pet: Volibear has leveled up: current level: 14]

[Your territory member: Hilda has leveled up, current level: 20 (level capped, cannot gain more experience)]

[Your territory member: Tong Chuchu has leveled up: current level: 17]

[Your…]

Besides these main combat personnel.

After a full day of fighting, the hundred or so Tier 1 Wild Boar Warriors had all reached the maximum level for Tier 1.

And Cao Xing did not skimp.

He went straight to the [Market] and sold another batch of resources; only the last dozen or so pieces of Snow Bear meat remained.

Only the last few dozen pieces of green and blue quality wild boar meat remained.

In total, he exchanged them for over 20,000 Ice Dragon Marks.

He had gathered 110,000 Ice Dragon Marks again.

Then, Cao Xing directly exchanged for 106 Hearts of Strength, allowing them all to break through to Tier 2.

In the excited gazes of the Wild Boar Warriors, they raised their dual blades and shouted one after another.

"In the name of the Beast God, we will offer our loyalty to the Lord!"

The loyalty of all the Wild Boar Warriors soared to over 75 points.

A smile appeared on the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

"Although 100,000 Ice Dragon Marks cost me a lot of resources, almost exhausting all the gains from the previous few battles."

"But keeping these resources idle is pointless; converting them into one's own strength is the real principle."

"Moreover, with so many Wild Boar Warriors, I can even use the Ice Dragon Horn without intervals from now on."

"With two waves of soldiers taking turns fighting, they won't feel tired either."

"In this way, the invested Ice Dragon Marks will soon be earned back."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction again.

At the same time.

A white light also appeared on him and Liu Muxue.

[Your level has increased, current level: 22]

[Attribute increase gained from this level up: Strength +5, Agility +6, Spirit +12, Constitution +5, Health +500]

…

[Your subordinate lord: Liu Muxue has leveled up, current level: 22]

…

Cao Xing said with satisfaction, "Very good, at this rate, I might even be able to reach level 30 before the server merge."

At this moment, Liu Muxue said with some excitement, "A-Xing, it seems like I get an extra 1,000 Health points for every level I gain now!"

Hearing this, Cao Xing was surprised and said, "Whoa, that much? I only get 500 when I level up."

Liu Muxue also seemed to be taken aback.

However, after thinking about it, it was normal.

After all, Liu Muxue is an Aurora Knight, a tank-type class, and her growth direction is different.

So the extra Health added each time she levels up is also more.

At the same time.

Besides Cao Xing and Liu Muxue, the levels of all combat personnel were rising rapidly.

And Cao Xing would check the battle logs from time to time, and seeing no battle information from Sarah's side, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Because this indicated that Sarah had not been exposed yet.

In the territory, everything was developing in an orderly manner.

Du An led a group of Arctic People in construction, upgrading intermediate arrow towers and building intermediate city walls.

More Arctic People were collecting resources outside, transporting supplies continuously via the railway.

It was a scene of prosperity.

Cao Xing thought happily, "According to my current resource acquisition speed, it won't be long before I can prepare to expand the city walls again."

"Although the territory area is too large and there aren't that many buildings, it can be used to build various vegetable greenhouses."

"In this way, it will be possible to achieve self-sufficiency in food."

Cao Xing maintained high expectations for the future of the territory.

Time passed…

When nightfall was about to arrive.

A black shadow returned to the territory silently and appeared before Cao Xing.

Seeing Sarah appear, a look of surprise and joy appeared in Cao Xing's eyes, "Sarah, you're back?"

"How is the situation?"

Sarah knelt on one knee and reported, "Lord, the reconnaissance is complete."

"Just as you expected, deep in that canyon is a large Hunter camp."

"After a day of observation, I have gained a detailed understanding of their strength."

"There are about six hundred people in this camp."

"Among them, there are about 561 Tier 2 and Tier 3 ordinary Hunters."

"The number of elite Hunters of Tier 3 and above is 37."

"Besides that, there are four Black-robed Priests with Tier 4 Chieftain-level strength."

"Plus one White-robed Priest at the Tier 4 Leader level."

"In addition, I carefully investigated and did not find any hidden powerful aura."

After listening to Sarah's report, Cao Xing immediately became excited.

"Good, good, good! To have investigated so thoroughly!"

"Sarah, you're amazing!"

Upon hearing Cao Xing's praise, this reticent Dark Elf assassin tilted her head, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Sarah's reconnaissance this time could be said to be extremely detailed, which gave Cao Xing confidence.

This camp has a total of over six hundred people and is a large stronghold.

Among them are a large number of elites, chieftains, and even a Tier 4 Leader!

Obviously, this is a quite powerful force.

At least in the Gale Snowfield, not many forces dare to provoke them.

But Cao Xing judged based on his own strength.

He could completely flatten this territory!

Even if the opponent's number of people is several times that of his territory, and their levels are significantly higher.

Cao Xing still had the confidence to defeat them head-on.

The massive energy they put into applying various statuses to those combat personnel over these past two days was no joke.

Therefore, Cao Xing immediately decided to take advantage of the coming nightfall to flatten this Hunter camp!

He said directly, "Let's go, Sarah, we're heading out."

The two of them came outside together.

Then Cao Xing shouted, "All combat personnel, assemble!"

Upon hearing the order.

The entire camp, over two hundred combat personnel, gathered in a swarm.

More than a hundred Wild Boar Warriors and more than a hundred Ascalon soldiers stood neatly in two waves of formations.

And not a single one had strength lower than Tier 2!

Beside them, core members like Assam and Andrew stood respectfully to the side.

The gazes they directed at Cao Xing were also full of admiration!

Cao Xing said directly, "Get ready, tonight we are going out to raid a large Hunter camp with several hundred people."

"The opponent is very strong, with many Tier 2 and Tier 3 existences, so this will be a large-scale battle, and there may even be casualties!"

Everyone here is his subordinate, with loyalty above 75, so there is no need to worry about the operation being leaked!

Upon learning that they were to deal with such a powerful enemy tonight.

There was no fear in anyone's eyes; instead, their eyes burned with intense fighting spirit!

The group of Wild Boar Warriors was high-spirited!

"Oh! Can we finally stretch our muscles?"

"Great! Because of the Lord's blessing, our strength has soared several times over; those Ice Nest Monsters outside are simply vulnerable, and now we finally have sufficiently powerful opponents!"

"That's right, Wild Boar Warriors crave strong opponents!"

Looking at their excited appearance, Cao Xing said, "This time, we are going to raid the opponent's camp, emphasizing a quick victory."

"Although I will take most of the combat force, I will still leave some people behind to defend the territory."

After thinking for a moment, Cao Xing said, "Except for the logistics staff."

"Raphael, Lasbi, you must stay behind, and take eighty Wild Boar Warriors to guard the territory and resist the Ice Nest."

"Ilena, you and Putana also stay behind, responsible for patrolling the territory."

"During the time we are away, remember to contact me via the communication device if there is any situation."

"Everyone else, follow me out to fight!"

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