Chapter 234: Sweeping Through, Powerful Destroyer Crossbows! (6000)

"Soldiers, get up quickly!"

"Capture these people and offer them to the Great Wild Wolf and the Ogre lord!"

*Thump, thump, thump!*

Suddenly, a large number of footsteps rapidly approached them.

Seeing this, Cao Xing raised his weapon and said, "Everyone, get ready for battle."

At this moment, everyone became alert!

Braum Ironwall raised his shield, standing ready.

Two Centaurs appeared on both sides of the formation, ready to provide support at any time.

And Cao Xing and the other ranged units were protected behind the melee group.

Meanwhile, a strong figure rushed down from the stairs on the second floor.

Behind this figure followed a squad of soldiers wielding long swords and spears, wearing armor.

However, these soldiers looked very strange.

Just like the soldier they encountered in the forest earlier, they all had a large number of beast features stitched onto their bodies.

Some had normal human upper bodies but eagle legs for their lower bodies.

Others were covered in black mane, with thick bear paws that made them look like humanoid grizzly bears!

At this moment, the group of soldiers also discovered Cao Xing and his party below.

They watched them with beast-like eyes.

"Found them! That's them!"

"A group of humans. Capture them, and then transform them into one of us too!"

The next moment, the soldiers' eyes turned red, and they rushed toward Cao Xing and his group.

Cao Xing didn't panic; instead, he scanned the attributes of these soldiers.

[Experiment: Tamaira Soldier Captain]

[Race: Human/Beast]

[Level: 40 (Tier 4 Elite Creature)]

[HP: 63371/63371]

[Attack: 1874 ~ 1921]

[Armor: 331 ~ 347]

[Skills: Advanced Battle Axe Mastery (Attack increased by 30% when using axe-type weapons), Bear Claws (Swings bear claws left and right, dealing 150% slap damage to enemies), Battle Axe Slam (Violently swings the battle axe, dealing 177% heavy strike damage to enemies), Thick Hide (A giant bear's thick hide can negate 20% of received damage), Bear Charge (Violently pounces on the enemy; if the enemy's strength is insufficient, they will be knocked down.)]

[Talent: Fusion Body (Attack increased by 20%, HP increased by 10%)]

(A soldier captain of the original Tamaira Kingdom, now a product of experimentation.)

[Fused Soldier]

[Race: Human/Beast]

[Level: 38 (Tier 4 Common Creature)]

[HP: 41553/41553]

[Attack: 1216 ~ 1241]

[Armor: 288 ~ 331]

[Skills: Intermediate Saber Mastery, Sweep, Eagle Claws, Eagle Wings]

[Talent: Fusion Body]

Cao Xing muttered to himself, "They're all Fusion Body soldiers, and their levels are quite high."

"To run into Tier 4 max-level creatures as soon as I walked in… it seems like Tier 5 creatures will definitely appear in this ancient castle."

He couldn't help but feel that his previous decision was correct.

After boosting their strength, they came to explore this ancient castle.

Now, with their strength, dealing with these soldiers was basically a steamroll.

"Go, take them out."

Cao Xing didn't need to command, because this scene was easy for everyone to handle!

Both sides engaged in battle instantly!

Braum Ironwall roared, "Ancestors of the Ice Giants, please grant me strength!"

Then, a burst of intense cold air erupted from his body, and his size instantly shot up to two and a half meters!

[Your territory member: Braum Ironwall successfully cast [Ice Giant]. Supported by the [Eternal Power] talent, this skill has become permanent…]

(In permanent state, can be exited or closed at any time.)

Braum Ironwall, whose size had surged, was like a human bulldozer, charging forward while tanking the attacks of many soldiers.

*Boom! Boom, boom!*

[-2037] [-2182] [-2266] [-2152]

Groups of soldiers were sent flying by him on the spot.

Because Braum Ironwall was a tank-type warrior, his damage wasn't high.

Without [Blessing of Courage], he might only deal around 1000 damage.

And the others were terrifying.

Assam held the [King's Warblade] high, wielding the [Sword of Justice], sweeping groups of soldiers away.

Those soldiers smashed into the tables and chairs on the first floor, as well as the wooden shelves.

These rotten furniture shattered instantly.

[-3514] [-1757] [-3478] [-1739] [-3564] [-1782]

Every sword strike from Assam could deal two damage numbers.

Those soldiers who were swept away exclaimed incessantly.

"Damn it! This knight is so strong!"

"His strength has already exceeded the captain's!"

"A few of you, go, surround him together!"

However, before their plan could be implemented, an archer on the side had already drawn her bowstring to the max.

Instantly, arrows were shot one after another.

"Swish! Swish, swish!"

[-6071!] [-5972!] [-6241!] [-6321!]

Every arrow was a critical hit!

It was Renice!

Including Rabb and Blot who had already broken through, they were also displaying their formidable strength.

Twin blades dancing, black smoke swirling!

And Little Chuchu was also constantly summoning [Self-Destruct Robots] and [Chasing Robots] to deal explosive damage to the enemies.

In the blink of an eye, seven or eight soldiers fell after being focused by the group.

[Your territory member: Renice, killed Fused Soldier lv38, Tier 4 Common Creature, gained EXP: 1520]

[Combatants gained EXP: 760]

[Your territory member: Assam, killed Fused Soldier lv37, Tier 4 Common Creature, gained EXP: 1480]

[Combatants gained EXP: 740]

At this moment, the soldier captain covered in black bear fur, who had Tier 4 Elite strength, also saw this scene.

From his mouth, a beast-like roar erupted again.

"Roar!! These intruders are so strong!"

"Go sound the alarm quickly! Wake up more soldiers and surround and attack this group together."

Hearing the order, one of the soldiers with cheetah legs rushed towards the door.

However, how could Cao Xing let him succeed?

"Hilda, stop him."

Hearing the command, Hilda instantly spat out a spider web.

"Pfft!"

The spider web covered the soldier on the spot, and added a layer of [Blood Poison] status to him.

Seeing this, the elite stitched soldier's face became anxious.

However, Woli's nearly three-meter-tall body had already blocked the gate.

Plus, outside, there was a six-meter-tall Big White, completely blocking their path.

The space on the first floor of the tower wasn't large.

The two Centaurs were also moving their hooves, constantly launching charge attacks at this group of soldiers!

Facing the overwhelming strength of Cao Xing and his group, a large number of soldiers fell one after another.

The battle quickly came to an end.

On the field, only the last soldier with black bear fur remained, still holding on.

It was that soldier captain.

It could be seen that these soldiers were different from the one he encountered two days ago.

That soldier was in a state of completely losing his mind.

But this group of soldiers seemed to still have their own consciousness; they actually obeyed commands and could think.

Cao Xing quickly understood that this was the reason for day and night.

After all, the system notes mentioned that these soldiers would fall into a berserk state during the day.

Although Cao Xing really wanted to capture this elite soldier to investigate information about the ancient castle, it was clearly not the time.

And anyway, since they had already entered, the secrets of this ancient castle would be revealed one by one.

Thus, Cao Xing threw an [Ice Soul Spinning Spear].

"Pfft! Pfft, pfft!"

[-2473] [-3286!] [-2589]

[You killed Tamaira Soldier Captain lv40, Tier 4 Elite Creature, gained EXP: 3200]

[Combatants gained EXP: 1600]

When the last soldier captain fell, a pile of corpses was left on the ground.

And… the loot they dropped.

Cao Xing had already seen that there were dozens of gray beads among them.

It was exactly the [Soul Beads] he wanted to collect!

Instantly, Cao Xing's eyes lit up!

Suppressing the excitement in his heart, Cao Xing said, "Clean up these corpses, pile them together, and find something to cover them."

Everyone heard this and started to act.

And he himself quickly walked over and picked up everything on the ground.

[Obtained: Tamaira Captain Badge (Blue)]

[Obtained: Chaotic Soldier Captain Soul Bead (Blue) * 1]

[Obtained: Tamaira Soldier Badge (Green) * 24]

[Obtained: Chaotic Soldier Soul Bead (Green) * 18]

[Obtained: Intermediate Heart of Strength * 6]

[Obtained: Medium Attribute Book * 18]

"Eh? A blue-quality Soul Bead actually appeared?"

Surprise appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

He didn't check it immediately; instead, he picked up all the weapons first.

After all, these were all level 30 weapons. After collecting them, he could give them to his own legion to use.

Besides that, there were 6 Intermediate Hearts of Strength and over twenty soldier badges.

"Not bad, not bad. These Hearts of Strength saved me 60,000 Ice Dragon Marks."

"Over twenty soldier badges, just right to let those Ascalon soldiers wear them."

"If there are extras later, I can throw them on the market to sell; anyway, this thing doesn't have a wearing level."

"The gains from killing these stitched soldiers are still very high."

Cao Xing nodded with satisfaction.

Then, he looked at the attributes of that blue badge.

[Tamaira Captain Badge (Blue)]

[Quality: Excellent]

[Equip Slot: Accessory]

[Attributes: Strength +5, Agility +5]

As an accessory, its attributes were very strong.

At least it was much stronger than the few accessories Cao Xing was currently wearing.

But this thing didn't add Spirit, so it was useless to him.

Cao Xing directly gave it to Sarah.

Then, he checked the attributes of that blue-grade Soul Bead.

[Chaotic Soldier Captain Soul Bead (Blue)]

[Introduction: Fuses the souls of two different races together, containing extremely chaotic consciousness within.]

[Item Effect: After use, it will cause a very strong mental shock. There is an 80% probability of falling into a chaotic state, and Spirit attribute will permanently decrease by 15 points. There is a 20% probability of increasing 15 points of Spirit or 15 points of Strength.]

[Remaining uses: 10/10]

Cao Xing was shocked, "It actually has 5 more attribute points than the green Soul Bead."

"And most importantly, this thing has independent usage counts from the green Soul Beads."

"10 usage opportunities; even if the luck is bad and most of them add Strength, it is estimated that it can increase at least sixty or seventy points of Spirit attribute!"

Cao Xing immediately realized how powerful the effect of this thing was!

And he also discovered one thing.

That was, not only this [Soul Bead], but the attributes added by other Soul Beads were not fixed either.

Some increased Strength or Constitution, some increased Agility or Strength.

After pondering for a moment, Cao Xing understood the reason.

This might be related to the beasts these soldiers were fused with.

For example—

If this soldier fused with bear genes, then the attribute increased by his Soul Bead would be Spirit and Strength.

If the opponent fused with wolf genes, then the attributes increased by the Soul Bead might be Strength and Agility.

Therefore, when Cao Xing distributes the [Soul Beads], he must check the attributes of each one before allocating them.

"Not bad, the attributes added by these Soul Beads are all very strong."

"The number of soldiers in this ancient castle is also quite large."

"In this way, maybe we can really collect a large number of Soul Beads and significantly boost our attributes!"

A look of joy appeared on Cao Xing's face.

At the same time, everyone had finished clearing the battlefield.

He ordered: "Everyone else, guard the first-floor area. Muxue, let's go search the second floor."

This tower hadn't been fully searched yet.

Moreover, just a moment ago, that group of soldiers had charged down from the second floor.

Presumably, there should be quite a few good things there.

Hearing the order, the combat personnel stood guard on the first floor.

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue headed straight for the second floor.

"Tap, tap, tap…"

Climbing the tower stairs, they quickly arrived at the second-floor area.

The space on the second floor was much narrower than the first.

Here, they saw many beds, with some shelves beside them.

This must be where that group of soldiers rested.

Previously, that group of soldiers had also charged down from the second floor.

"Muxue, search around and see if you can find anything."

"Okay."

The two began to search separately.

Cao Xing quickly began rummaging through boxes and cabinets here.

After overturning the beds and finding nothing, he went to search the shelves along the wall.

On them, Cao Xing saw some crowns and a few bottles of green potion.

"Finally, some loot, haha."

Cao Xing swept everything off the shelves.

[Obtained: Tamila Dark Beer * 6]

[Obtained: Coins * 478]

[Obtained: Primary Life Potion * 5]

[Obtained: Viscous Liquid * 17]

[Obtained: Refined Iron * 5]

[Obtained Book: Tamila Kingdom Daily]

…

"Not bad. At least there are 5 bottles of Life Potion and 6 bottles of Dark Beer, which could sell for a few thousand crowns."

Cao Xing nodded inwardly.

The harvest on the second floor wasn't much.

He said directly: "Let's go, Muxue, we're going to the third floor."

Having said that, he took Liu Muxue to the third floor.

However, when they just arrived upstairs, the things before their eyes made their eyes light up!

The third floor was already the top level of this tower.

There were four windows opened all around, allowing them to clearly see the scene outside.

However, the windows were not the most important thing.

The most important thing was that next to each of these windows, there was a large crossbow!

Underneath the crossbow was an iron stabilizer, and it could rotate 360 degrees.

The overall length exceeded one meter, and it looked very heavy.

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing was instantly surprised.

"Good heavens! Is this a siege crossbow? It's actually this big!"

He hurriedly walked up to check it.

[Destroyer Crossbow (Purple)]

[Quality: Rare]

[Type: Medium Crossbow]

[Attack Power: 3742 ~ 3833]

[Maximum Range: 680 meters]

[Attack Interval: 6s / shot]

[Durability: 3200]

[Attached Effect: Body Piercing (When firing the crossbow, there is a 50% chance to cause a Body Piercing effect on the enemy, ignoring 30% of armor, and attacking all enemies along the path)]

(A crossbow with astonishing lethality, capable of penetrating the skin of tier 3 or 4 creatures, suitable for dealing with large battlefields.)

…

"Good heavens, this strong?"

A full 3,700 attack power, plus a 50% chance to ignore armor.

If triggered, one shot could penetrate enemies in a line!

Just as the description stated, this crossbow's attack power could definitely cause severe damage to tier 4 creatures!

However, it also had a flaw, which was that the attack interval was too long.

6 seconds per shot.

Besides that, after firing one shot, someone needed to be nearby to reload the crossbow.

However, this wasn't a big problem.

Simple tasks like reloading the crossbow could even be handled by those Arctic People.

"Great, the size of these crossbows is perfect for the territory's defensive fortifications."

"After returning, I'll hand those man-eating flower spikes to Harold and have him craft some arrows; the threat level can be raised by several more notches!"

A happy smile tugged at the corners of Cao Xing's mouth!

Therefore, he stepped forward and collected all these crossbows.

[Obtained: Destroyer Crossbow (Purple) * 4]

[Obtained: Refined Iron Arrow (Blue) * 400]

…

Clearly, this was the most precious thing he had obtained since entering the ancient castle.

"The harvest from this tower is really good!"

"It seems like every tower should have a few crossbows."

"If I can collect them all, I estimate I can get at least dozens of crossbows; this is a staggering amount of power!"

Just then, a flash of inspiration hit Cao Xing!

A different idea flashed through his mind!

"There are 4 days left until the points ranking challenge ends."

"I was thinking before about how to cooperate with other territories to secure the second or third place reward on the points leaderboard."

"After all, I can't give my territory residents to them."

"However, now, while territory residents are a no-go, war tools like crossbows are acceptable!"

"If I obtain enough Destroyer Crossbows later, I can even trade these crossbows to them to defend against Ice Nest Monster attacks."

"With the advantage in numbers, we can definitely hold firm against the assault!"

"After the points leaderboard ends, I'll take the crossbows back!"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing became even more excited.

He couldn't wait to explore this ancient castle completely!

"Let's go, Muxue, let's continue to loot the other towers."

"Mm!"

A gentle smile also appeared on Liu Muxue's face.

The two soon arrived at the first floor.

Then they headed straight out of the tower.

Just as they came out, Cao Xing saw Dabai at the entrance, as well as the blue lights inside the ancient castle.

They lit up the entire ancient castle incredibly brightly.

However, what was strange was…

Previously, this area was overgrown with weeds, and no path could be seen at all.

Now, those weeds had all disappeared.

Revealing clean ground and paths paved with stone slabs.

Just as mentioned before.

As night fell, this ancient castle seemed to have completely come alive.

Elisa said softly from the side: "It's so scary. I keep feeling like a few ghosts are going to crawl out of those places!"

This remark even made Tong Chuchu, who was nearby, a little scared.

Cao Xing turned back and said: "Don't worry, there shouldn't be any ghosts here; most of them are just those stitched-together soldiers."

Hearing this, the tension on Little Chuchu's face disappeared, and a look of relief gradually appeared.

Soon, Cao Xing led the people to the bottom of the second tower.

The facilities here were similar to the first tower, divided into three levels.

With their arrival, the soldiers inside seemed to sense them, and in an instant, they all woke up.

"It's the scent of living people…"

"Intruders have appeared in the ancient castle!"

"Catch them and let Princess Vivian hang them on the city wall!"

Soon, a large number of soldiers charged down from the second floor.

Cao Xing quickly scanned them.

Among them, he discovered two elite soldiers, as well as over twenty ordinary soldiers with many animal organs stitched onto their bodies.

Their aggressive appearance not only didn't scare Cao Xing, but instead made him look excited.

"Very good! Killing this group of soldiers will net me quite a few more Soul Beads!"

Cao Xing gave the order directly.

"Charge, kill them!"

After receiving Cao Xing's order, his subordinates launched a storm-like attack.

"Boom!!"

Tong Chuchu's [Self-Destruct Robot] instantly exploded in the first-floor hall.

Terrifying heat waves rose, blowing all the rotten furniture into wood chips.

The soldiers were also blown to the ground.

Elisa exclaimed: "Wow! Little Chuchu's robot explosion is so powerful!"

Tong Chuchu held the [Super-Powered Rifle (Gold)] in her hands, a shy smile on her face.

"Hehehe… it's because this pistol Big Brother gave me is very powerful; it gave me a lot of attack power."

Seeing this scene, without needing Cao Xing to say much, the others knew what to do.

They brandished their weapons and began to hack wildly at the soldiers on the ground, even suppressing them so they couldn't get back up.

It took over two minutes to kill most of the ordinary soldiers on the field.

In the blink of an eye, only the last two elite soldiers with low health remained on the field.

At the same time.

As the two Dragon Blood Warriors thrust their spears repeatedly, blood holes constantly appeared on these two soldier captains.

Their health poured out like water, and soon their HP hit zero.

[Your territory member: Jonard killed Tamila Soldier Captain lv40, Tier 4 Elite Creature, gained EXP: 4000]

[Combat personnel gained EXP: 2000]

[Your…]

…

Battle ended.

Relieved smiles appeared on everyone's faces.

Clearly, after the entire team's strength improved, dealing with these ancient castle soldiers was simply too easy.

Just as Cao Xing was about to have people clear the battlefield.

He suddenly heard roars of beasts coming from the other towers.

"Roar! Roar!!!"

It seemed as if a large number of soldiers had awakened from their slumber!

…