Chapter 290: The Terrified Raider Leader, Bounty on Heads (6600)

At the end of the passage, there was a spacious cavern.

Built against the mountain inside were various watchtowers, two-to-three-story platforms, and so on.

Hundreds of Snow Raiders were gathered here.

In the central area, upon a second-story platform,

an extremely burly man with a rugged face, comparable in size to Braum, sat squarely on a fur chair.

Beside him were a large number of Snow Mountain Raiders.

In front of him, the raider chieftain whose shoulder was still bleeding knelt on the ground and said to the strong man on the fur armchair.

"Lord Leader, the situation is just as I told you. Those people are extremely powerful. Just a single assassin alone felt even more formidable than you!"

"I don't know how they found the location of our camp, but these guys have already fought their way up."

The burly man, wearing a thick fur coat and an indifferent expression, glanced at him faintly.

"Don't you know how they found the location of our camp?"

The chieftain kneeling on the ground wore a blank expression.

The burly man sitting in the chair continued, "Savage, you must know that if it were in my hands, you wouldn't have any chance of escaping."

"And you should know what it means that you were able to escape from an assassin stronger than me and return to our territory, right?"

Hearing this, the chieftain on the ground suddenly realized something.

"Dammit! They let me go on purpose, and their goal was to find our camp!"

Then, a look of panic appeared in his eyes!

"Lord Leader, I didn't mean to… I didn't know I was being tracked, please forgive me!"

The chieftain kept kowtowing loudly, begging his leader for forgiveness.

The man sitting above chuckled, "No need to panic, I already know their plans."

"However, thinking of targeting our camp is not that simple."

"I have already sent people to intercept them, and I've also set up a large number of traps along the way."

"Before these guys even get here, half of them will die on the road."

"By then, if they dare to come in, all hundreds of us will swarm them. Even if these guys are stronger than me, they'll all perish here!"

Hearing this, the panic in the eyes of the chieftain on the ground gradually dissipated.

He hurriedly said, "Lord Leader is truly brilliant. With you here, our camp is as solid as an iron barrel and will never be breached!"

At that moment, a raider rushed over nervously and shouted, "Le… Lord Leader, something terrible has happened!"

"That group of humans has fought their way in!"

The raider leader sitting on the fur armchair said faintly, "What are you panicking about?"

"What are the casualties of that group of humans?"

The raider said hesitatingly, "N… No one was injured…"

Hearing this, the raider leader said somewhat surprised, "Uninjured? Didn't those traps stop them?"

"Yes, Lord Leader, all those traps were dismantled!"

"And the archers you sent out have also all been killed!"

Hearing this, the leader's expression shifted slightly in shock.

Then he quickly said, "Quick, go to the warehouse immediately and take that item out!"

As soon as his voice fell, a loud crash suddenly came from the entrance of the passage!

"Boom!"

Several raiders were violently sent flying!

A bare-chested, burly man rushed in like a bulldozer!

"Aha! There are still so many mice hidden here!"

"Lord Lord, found them!"

Braum's rugged voice rang out.

The next moment, Cao Xing and a group of more than a dozen people squeezed in from the passage behind.

In an instant, they saw a spacious cavern appear ahead.

Bright bonfires were burning inside, and torches were stuck all along the walls.

Along the walls, they had built numerous platforms.

Standing on top were a large number of Snow Raiders, holding bows and arrows and drawing their bowstrings.

At this time, that Snow Mountain Raider chieftain suddenly exclaimed, "Leader Ribero, it's these guys!"

"Quickly order the brothers to finish them off, I want to make them pay the price!"

Cao Xing's expression stirred slightly, because he also saw the number of people inside this camp.

Roughly estimated, there were at least over four hundred people.

Among them were also more than a hundred archers. If these archers focused fire in a single wave, even a Tier 5 Commander-grade creature wouldn't be able to handle it.

Yet Cao Xing wasn't flustered at all.

The survivability on his side was simply too strong.

Victoria's [Qi Barrier] and Isabelle's [Newborn Hymn] could both ensure that everyone wouldn't die when facing focused fire.

That Snow Mountain Raider leader did not order an attack the first moment.

He could clearly sense that the group of people in front of him was not to be trifled with.

"Lord Leader, quickly order to finish off these few guys!"

"That Dark Elf assassin is too nimble, it will be troublesome if she runs away!"

Seeing that this chieftain was still chattering away,

the leader scolded, "Shut your mouth!"

A voice like a fierce tiger rang in his ears, directly scaring him limp to the ground.

"Le… Lord Leader, what's wrong with you?"

"Didn't you say that if hundreds of us swarmed them, we could finish them all off?"

At this moment, however, that raider leader's face was stiff.

Of course he didn't dare to make a move.

Because on Cao Xing and the others, he felt a fatal sense of crisis.

Even though it was only a dozen or so people,

the feeling they gave him was like facing thousands of troops and horses!

Not only that, at least seven or eight of them gave him an extremely dangerous feeling.

Especially the woman wielding twin blades and that knight.

With a stiff expression, he then said, "Respected warriors, I'm truly sorry, these few blind subordinates of mine have offended you."

"No offense meant, I apologize to you on their behalf."

This fellow, who looked as burly as a wild bull, tried to keep his tone as gentle as possible.

Hearing these words, the air in the entire camp stagnated.

Those Snow Hunters looked at their leader with shocked eyes.

Because they knew that when their leader said these words, it meant he had already backed down!

At this moment, Cao Xing smiled upon hearing this and said, "You've got it wrong, all those guys who offended us have already been finished off by me."

"We came here just to take some things."

Hearing this, the Snow Raider leader's expression relaxed.

He naturally understood Cao Xing's meaning.

"So that's how it is, then that's easy to talk about."

"Few of you, whatever you want, whether it's wine, cloth, or gems and jewelry, I can give them to you."

"If you want women, give me some time, and I can bring them to you as well."

But Cao Xing said, "That's not what I mean."

"I mean, you open the warehouse, and everything inside belongs to me."

"Including the heads of all you guys."

Hearing this, all the raiders present suddenly grew furious.

"Arrogant! This is simply bullying too much!"

"These guys never intended to negotiate at all!"

The opposite side was filled with righteous indignation.

"Lord Leader, let's make a move together and finish all these guys off!"

"That's right, there are only a dozen or so of them, but we have hundreds of people. One slash per person can chop them into pieces without a scrap left!"

With that, the archers on the platform had all drawn their bowstrings.

Quite a few of them also held Goblin Bombs in their hands, ready to throw them toward Cao Xing and the others.

The raiders below slowly gathered together, preparing to swarm and launch an assault on Cao Xing and his group.

As for the raider leader, his expression was shifting unpredictably.

He was even clearer than his subordinates about the terrifying nature of the group of humans in front of him.

If possible, paying a little price to let them leave would be the best thing.

However, judging by that young man's tone, this matter didn't seem like it could be settled amicably.

He tentatively asked once more, "Is there really no room for negotiation?"

"None." Cao Xing spread his hands.

Hearing this, this Snow Mountain Raider leader also gave up his last hope.

He took a deep breath, then said, "Then let's see the real deal with our fists!"

"Charge together and finish them off!"

Receiving the order, those Snow Mountain Raiders instantly raised their weapons.

"Kill! Finish off these guys!"

"I'm going to chop off their hands and feet and hang them overhead!"

"That arrogant human mage is mine, I want him to kneel on the ground and beg for mercy!"

The battle broke out in an instant!

Ahead, a large number of Snow Mountain Raiders charged toward them.

Overhead, streams of arrows shot outward!

A large amount of whistling sounds echoed in everyone's ears.

At the same time, Victoria's majestic voice rang out.

"Qi, rise!"

The Qi Barrier appeared once more, blocking the attack of those arrows!

"Puff! Puff puff!"

Facing the focused fire, the durability of Victoria's Qi Barrier poured away like flowing water.

Cao Xing unhurriedly ordered, "Renice, Hilda, Isabelle, you guys go deal with the guys up top."

"Sarah, you go take out that leader and the chieftain beside him."

As his words fell, Sarah rushed out like a venomous snake!

Ranged units like Renice and Isabelle also successively launched their attacks.

Storm Arrow Rain!

Holy Light Ball!

Blood Poison Spurt!

Various terrifying AoE attacks landed on those two-to-three-story platforms, stirring up a dense patch of damage numbers.

[-6848!]

[-6537!]

[-4532]

[-4413]

[-4273]

[-4271]

…

In the blink of an eye, the formation of those archers on the platform was scattered.

At this moment, at least one or two hundred Snow Mountain Raiders in front were holding blades, spears, and clubs, charging toward them.

Among them, a few were holding Goblin Bombs, preparing to throw them over to blow them up.

Assam and the others were just about to rush out to intercept these guys.

At this moment,

Cao Xing suddenly said, "Wait, let me handle it."

As his words fell, he pressed both hands against the ground.

A terrifying chill burst forth from his palms!

On the ground, a large amount of frost instantly appeared.

Then, this frost rapidly spread forward like an ice and snow runway!

It was precisely his epic-grade skill—Frozen Thousand Miles!

Moreover, due to the special effect of the epic staff [Hundred Colds] in his hand,

the range of this move was expanded by 30%.

It directly spread from under his feet to the end of the cavern.

The more than one hundred Snow Mountain Raiders charging from ahead were enveloped by this [Frozen Thousand Miles], their movement speed plummeting by a huge margin!

The next moment, a large amount of ice shards burst forth, attacking all the raiders on the field.

"Puff! Puff puff!"

[-5127]

[-5275]

[-7732!]

[-7832!]

[-5322]

…

Dense damage numbers floated up, and all the Snow Mountain Raiders' health dropped by at least a third.

The enemies inside, suddenly attacked, were instantly filled with panic!

"What magic is this? Such a huge range!"

"I don't know, don't stay here, let's rush out quickly!"

As they spoke, those raiders prepared to scatter and run.

At this time, Cao Xing continued to order, "Victoria, Focused Shockwave!"

Victoria had already withdrawn the [Qi Barrier], and began gathering a large amount of Qi between her hands.

After hearing Cao Xing's order, she stretched out her fair hands and pushed forward fiercely!

The next moment, a terrifying Qi wave over five meters in length and over two meters in diameter appeared.

Like a giant cannonball, it instantly surged forward!

"Bang! Bang bang!"

All the Snow Mountain Raiders that were hit instantly felt as if they were smashed by a wall, their bones breaking all over their bodies as they violently spat out a mouthful of blood!

[-17321]

[-15321]

[-15621]

[-16346]

[-17634]

…

Streams of damage numbers even more formidable than Cao Xing's appeared.

After a three-second charge, Victoria's [Focused Shockwave] reached a terrifying level of damage!

Ahead, at least dozens of Snow Mountain Raiders entered a near-death low-health state.

Then, Cao Xing ordered, "Bjorn, Sunset Afterglow followed by Dragon Slaying Battle Axe."

This Dragon Blood Warrior commander, upon receiving Cao Xing's order, did not hesitate at all.

From his small body, a truly vast aura burst forth!

"All you fallen ones, witness the sun of this doomsday world, its final afterglow!"

The next moment!

Within this enclosed cavern, a blood-red sun actually appeared!

This sun radiated a twisted red aura.

All enemies' armor instantly dropped by 20%!

Not only that, but Bjorn's giant axe was also carrying this twisted red aura!

[Your territory member: Bo Jie, Sun Chaser used the commander-level skill [Sunset Glow], attack speed and movement speed increased by 100%, attack range increased by 50%. Affected by the talent [Eternal Power], this skill has become a permanent state!]

(Note: Under the permanent state, you can exit and close it at any time.)

…

Seeing the system prompt, a smile also appeared at the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

This powerful commander-level skill had also become permanent. Although there would be a side effect of losing 1% of his health per second, his recovery ability was even more formidable, directly offsetting this effect.

Before those Snow Mountain Raiders could react, Bjorn slashed forward fiercely with an axe!

Ahead, a huge red airflow suddenly appeared!

The moment this airflow came into contact with the bodies of those Snow Mountain Raiders, it easily sliced open their skin.

And as the distance advanced, the range of this blood-red airflow grew larger and larger!

"Swish! Swish, swish!"

[-3738]

[-3923]

[-3623]

[-3752]

[-3867]

…

A long string of damage numbers appeared.

Then, these Snow Mountain Raiders fell down in groups like harvested wheat.

[Your territory member: Bo Jie, Sun Chaser killed Snow Mountain Raider Lv39, Tier 4 ordinary creature. Killing monsters of a higher level, obtained EXP: 1560 * 3]

[Your territory member: Bo Jie, Sun Chaser killed Snow Mountain Raider Lv40, Tier 4 ordinary creature. Killing monsters of a higher level, obtained EXP: 1600 * 3]

[Your…]

…

In an instant, two streams of white light rose from his body one after another!

Bjorn directly leveled up two levels on the spot, and his attributes gained a significant boost.

He seemed to understand Cao Xing's intention and said gratefully: "Thank you, Lord!"

[Due to your help, territory member: Bo Jie, Sun Chaser's loyalty increased slightly. Current loyalty: 80]

…

Cao Xing smiled: "Let's continue, take these guys down."

"Understood!"

At this moment, under the [Sunset Glow] state, Bjorn's attack speed and movement speed surged dramatically, and he could not feel any pain.

This made him fight like a berserk beast right now.

"Boom! Boom, boom!"

The giant axe kept falling, and every attack was like a bomb exploding!

Coupled with that, Braum and Assam nearby also rushed out.

"Aha! Little mice, Braum is here!"

Wielding a huge shield, he knocked away the Snow Hunters one by one.

Then he turned back and said: "Knight Assam, it's up to you."

Assam chuckled: "No problem."

As his words fell, wielding [Yalondigit], he directly slashed out a [Frost Wolf Sword Qi].

Swish!

At least a dozen Snow Hunters were swept by this sword qi, and terrifying damage numbers appeared above their heads.

[-17231!]

[-16732!]

[-17234!]

[-15831!]

…

Frost Wolf Sword Qi's 166% damage swordsmanship, plus Assam's 100% critical hit rate.

His current damage had reached a truly terrifying level.

In an instant, these dozen Snow Hunters were killed on the spot!

[Your territory member: Assam killed Snow Hunter Lv39, Tier 4 ordinary creature, obtained EXP: 1560]

[Combat personnel obtained EXP: 780]

[Your…]

…

And Cao Xing ordered: "Assam, find an angle to use Divine Light Sword Qi."

This special effect could only be used once a day. Fortunately, the number of enemies here was large enough, and a single wave would also increase a lot of attack power.

"Understood, Lord!"

After speaking, Assam rode the Frost Wolf and left the battlefield.

Behind Cao Xing, Qi Empress Victoria and Andrew in [Owlbeast Form] continuously launched various ranged attacks.

Qi Bullet!

Moonfire!

Starfire!

Including Cao Xing himself, he also raised his staff, casting spells one after another and causing terrifying damage.

"Bang! Bang, bang!"

Under everyone's bombardment,

these Snow Raiders in front of them had a large number of low-health units appearing.

Just at this moment,

in a certain corner, Assam raised the lady of the lake sword high and shouted:

"In the name of the goddess Kemir, I decree your sanction!"

As his words fell, a huge sword qi up to a hundred meters long swept across with boundless might!

Swish!

The mountain body above Assam's head was sliced with a terrifying sword mark.

At least over a hundred Snow Mountain Raiders were enveloped by this sword qi.

Terrifying damage numbers all appeared above their heads.

[-30152!]

[-31372!]

[-30252!]

[-30851!]

[-30321!]

…

Not a single damage was lower than thirty thousand!

Divine Light Sword Qi's 326% damage coefficient, plus a 100% critical hit rate, created this terrifying sword strike!

Those Snow Mountain Raiders who were hit had some people instantly vaporized by the sword qi.

And some people's bodies were directly chopped into several sections, dead as dead could be.

[Your territory member Assam successfully used the Sword of Divine Light, killing 117 enemies. Yalondigit weapon attack power increased by 117 points…]

…

Seeing the system prompt, a smile curved at the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

When the sword qi dissipated, everyone looked at this knight who was like a god of slaughter with terrified expressions!

With a single sword strike, he wiped out over a hundred of their companions, which was almost a third of the entire camp's population!

Just how terrifying was this knight's attack power?

And more crucially, from the beginning of the battle until now, nearly half of their people had already died.

On the opposite side, not only did not a single person die, but they also looked completely unscathed.

This directly caused a chill to rise in the hearts of the Snow Mountain Raiders on the field.

However, while they were dazed, Cao Xing certainly would not be dazed.

"Chu Chu, summon the aerial combat robot to deal with the guys above."

At this moment, those archers above were also beaten into running helter-skelter by ranged attackers like Renice and Hilda.

Hearing this, Tong Chuchu directly summoned an aerial combat robot — Gale!

"Hum!"

This robot, which reached one meter in size and looked full of heavy weight all over, had the energy core on its chest spinning wildly.

Carrying strong might, it flew directly into the air.

Then, the ammunition storage location on its back trembled for a while.

"Puff! Puff, puff!"

More than a dozen pieces of ammunition were directly sprayed out.

"Boom! Rumble!"

The violent explosion achieved large-scale firepower coverage.

It directly blasted quite a few archers down from the platform.

The Gale robot flew flexibly in the air, constantly spraying bombs from its back to destroy those small platforms on the second and third floors.

Seeing this scene, Elisa's eyes lit up, and she stared at Tong Chuchu and said: "Little Chuchu, your robot is so amazing, it can actually fly!"

"Can you take me flying up into the sky together?"

But Tong Chuchu shook her head and said: "Sister Elisa, the robot can only exist for a few minutes, and it still has to fight. It cannot take you flying up into the sky."

Hearing this, a look of disappointment appeared in Elisa's eyes.

"Alright."

At this time, the raiders in the cave were becoming fewer and fewer.

Under the unilateral ravaging of Cao Xing's side, screams rose and fell one after another.

"Lord Leader! Save me!"

"Ah! These guys are all monsters, we can't beat them at all!"

"Lord Leader!!!"

They called out to their leader.

However, that leader, along with the two Tier 5 bosses next to him, were currently being suppressed in all aspects by Sarah alone.

Wielding the huge hammer in his hand, he smashed fiercely towards Sarah!

"Boom!!!"

Violent dust flew everywhere, and the ground was directly smashed into a large pit by him!

This guy's might looked even more startling than Bjorn's.

It felt like this cave was about to be smashed and collapsed by him.

Beside him, one boss holding a long sword and another holding a saber were also continuously launching attacks against Sarah.

However, Sarah only glanced at them indifferently and flexibly dodged the repeated attacks of the three people.

Furthermore, with an [Arc Slash], she appeared behind the raider leader.

"Swish! Swish!"

The short blades slashed across his back, leaving terrifying damage numbers one after another.

[-11723!]

[-11654!]

…

Feeling pain in his back, the raider leader roared fiercely.

"Damn Dark Elf! I'm going to smash you into meat paste!"

Boom! Rumble!

However, no matter how angry he was,

Sarah's nimble figure simply prevented him from even touching the hem of her clothes.

Cao Xing also noticed the battle situation on Sarah's side, and then glanced at this leader.

[Snow Mountain Raider Leader: Ribero]

[Race: Human]

[Level: Level 46 (Tier 5 Boss-level creature)]

[HP: 258129 / 418345]

[Attack Power: 5831 ~ 5982]

[Armor: 873 ~ 912]

[Skills: Advanced Warhammer Mastery (When fighting with warhammer-type weapons, strength increases by 30%, critical hit rate +20%), Smash (Wielding a giant hammer, smash fiercely forward, causing 188% heavy strike damage to enemies within a 10-meter area, and making them fall into a 1-3 second stun state, cooldown: 30 seconds), Parry (Use the giant hammer to parry enemy attacks, reducing received damage by 80%), Disarm (When attacking, there is a 50% probability to knock away the enemy's weapon, making them enter a disarmed state), Big Hammer Spin (Ribero enters a high-speed rotation state, can move while swinging the giant hammer, knocking away all surrounding enemies and causing 178% damage, duration: 15 seconds, cooldown: 120 seconds)]

[Talent: Infinite Strength (Strength attribute +30%)]

(Description: Ribero was once a major general under Duke Olegovich, but because he could not control the power in his body, while playing with the Duke's youngest daughter, he accidentally crushed her head like a watermelon. This scene left everyone present in a daze. Realizing the crime he had committed, Ribero immediately reacted and killed everyone present at the time, then fled the Eternal Frost Main City overnight. Since then, he has been wanted by the entire Ice Crystal Kingdom. If you can kill him and bring his Captain's Seal to the Eternal Frost Main City, you can claim a generous reward.)

…

Seeing the character description above, Cao Xing was stunned for a moment.

"Oh? This guy still has a bounty on his back?"

…

(PS: Today is still a 13,000-word update. Tomorrow is the harvest moment, and the little author is coding hard at full speed!)

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