Chapter 341: War Begins, a Strange and Terrifying Legion! (6000)

"Now then, everyone enter the Demon Slave camouflage state and set out with me!"

Everyone responded one after another.

A layer of black camouflage energy wrapped around their bodies, making them completely unrecognizable.

Led by Cao Xing, they quickly left this cave.

And after everyone walked out,

Tyren the Rock-Speaker raised his staff, manipulated the power of the earth element, and directly buried this mine completely.

Even the interior completely collapsed.

Soon.

More than two hundred people divided into two groups and separated in a mighty stream.

Time passed swiftly…

Although it was already late at night,

there were still many Survivors hurrying along through the night.

They needed to hurry to the Lake Doron City battlefield.

According to the deductions of those legion commanders on the battlefield, the next battle would be the final battle between the King's army and the Church of Light at Lake Doron City.

If they couldn't make it in time, it would be completely over.

After a day of fermentation,

everyone knew that those people had gained massive opportunities on the battlefield.

Not counting the honor points obtained by killing different ghosts and cultists,

just the Hearts of Power and souls dropped were enough to make their strength skyrocket!

Although the army clearly stipulated that all spoils of war belonged to the army,

the battlefield was so chaotic that taking some secretly wouldn't be known by them at all.

The Survivors all wanted to come over and get a piece of the pie.

Therefore, the number gathered in a single night had already exceeded three thousand people, and counting their subordinates' territory residents, it even exceeded eight thousand people!

This was a relatively massive force!

A night's time passed in the blink of an eye.

When the dawn of morning rose once again,

all Survivors heard the system prompt.

[Attention all Survivors, you have survived the fifth day of Construction Week. There is 1 day and 17 hours remaining until the end of Construction Week…]

[Tomorrow night at 00:00, Construction Week will officially end, and simultaneously the third version update will welcome us. Please make preparations.]

[Today's Weather: Breeze, accompanied by localized freezing rain, minimum temperature -57°C ~ -64°C!]

Seeing the system prompt,

the chat channel once again sparked intense discussions.

"Construction Week is coming to an end. Counting today, there are less than two days left. How are you brothers developing?"

"I feel my development progress is pretty good. The territory has finally built its first circle of city walls. Although they are just low-level city walls, they are enough to resist the wind and fend off some low-level beasts."

"+1 to the upstairs. I must say, once these city walls are built, there really is a sense of security."

"Brothers, if you ask me, why bother developing a territory? I've already joined the army. The treatment in this army is really good, providing food and drink every day, plus a salary. I'm almost at the position of a squad leader now."

"Stop being any damn lords. Come to Daimao Mountain and be a bandit with me. I've mixed my way into the position of the third-in-command here. Basically, my daily routine is eating, drinking, and playing with women, and occasionally robbing passing caravans. It couldn't be more comfortable."

The seven days of Construction Week gave Survivors some breathing room.

Therefore, both territorial strength and personal strength had achieved significant improvements.

Of course, there were also many people who gave up their territories and chose to integrate into indigenous forces, wanting to take a shortcut.

But this was actually a wrong choice.

After all, giving up the territory was equivalent to giving up the lord system.

You would be unable to use many functions, such as the [Decomposition Function], [Panel Function], and [Upgrade Function].

In addition to that, there was also the fact that defeating monsters would not drop items, you wouldn't be able to open treasure chests, and so on…

This was equivalent to making those who gave up their territory truly become just like the indigenous people of this world.

You would no longer have any advantages.

Someone in the chat channel immediately said,

"Don't listen to those guys upstairs. Giving up the territory is equivalent to giving up the lord system. You'll become just like the natives of this world, not only unable to kill monsters and level up, but also unable to recruit other people."

"Holy shit! It turns out it will be like this? I definitely don't want to be a native!"

"Hahaha, there was a merchant earlier who wanted to trade an estate in the main city for my territory. Good thing I didn't trade."

The Survivors felt immensely fortunate one after another.

At the same time, they decided that they must develop their territories well.

The kind that wouldn't be sold no matter how much money was offered!

"Brothers, I remember the system said that after the third version update, the dragon's power will descend in a brand new form. It feels like this time will be even harder than before!"

"Yeah, and I don't know what it will look like this time. Could it still be an Ice Nest?"

"Bring on the Ice Nest quickly! I can't wait to start farming monsters and leveling up!"

Faced with the third version update, everyone's reactions could be said to be varied.

Amidst the discussions,

the King's army had already blown the horn of charge.

"Toot——"

Twenty-seven thousand heavily armored soldiers, plus the three thousand cavalrymen in front, launched a heroic charge!

Behind them were the huge cannonballs fired by Neros Cannons and troll catapults!

Because there was no longer a barrier,

the cannonballs carrying thick tail smoke landed directly on the city walls of Lake Doron City, blowing large swaths of cultists and different ghosts directly upside down!

"Rumble!!"

And the Church of Light was not to be outdone.

Three red-robed bishops flew into the air, each carrying a Church of Light Cannon, aiming at the most densely populated area in the crowd and launching an attack!

Bright cannons of light fell, erupting with terrifying radiance!

"Boom! Boom boom!"

Instantly, people were turned upside down!

Soldiers at the center of the explosion were even evaporated on the spot by this wave of explosion, vaporizing right where they stood.

However, this still could not stop the soldiers' momentum.

They shouted excitedly: "The glory of the kingdom protects us, begone heretics!"

"Soldiers, charge!"

"Toot——"

The sound of horns, the battle cries soaring into the sky, and the roar of cannonballs resounded through the heavens!

This was the main melody belonging exclusively to the battlefield!

The army of different ghosts below and the King's army engaged in combat.

"Bang! Puff puff puff!"

In an instant, the battlefield turned into a huge meat grinder!

And on the other side,

the massive army composed of three thousand Survivors and five thousand combat territory residents rushed out at the very first moment when they saw the war break out.

Those legion commanders led their respective subordinates while charging and giving commands.

"All Aurora Knights, raise your shields!"

"Frost Mages, prepare Ice Healing Art and Ice Armor Technique. Mechanics, apply defense reduction BUFFs to the enemies."

"Hack them to death for me!"

A massive amount of attacks from the Survivors landed on the bodies of the different ghosts,

stirring up a huge swath of damage numbers.

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Instantly, at least a dozen different ghosts engaged in combat with the army soldiers had their attention attracted.

They rushed over like demons from hell, carrying astonishing cold air.

And the Survivors were also trying their utmost to block the onslaught of these different ghosts.

"Block them! You must block them for me!"

"Bang! Bang bang!"

Aurora Knights one after another, or the shield-bearer type territory residents under them, were hit by the ice crystal swords of the different ghosts.

That terrifying force directly knocked them flying, and their bodies were also frozen.

Soon, however, more shield-bearers stepped up.

Under the advantage of numbers, they actually managed to withstand the attacks of these Tier 4 and Tier 5 different ghosts.

Of course, these were just ordinary different ghosts.

And right at this moment,

among the different ghosts, a tall different ghost with mysterious tattoos on its body suddenly rushed over!

Like a charging beast!

Feeling that astonishing cold air and killing intent, the Survivors felt a sense of oppression in their hearts!

Bang! Bang bang!

This different ghost's ice crystal sword swept horizontally!

Tier 2 and Tier 3 Survivors were frozen all over by a single sword strike, and then instantly killed on the spot!

The surrounding people reacted and immediately shouted!

"Fck, this is an elite different ghost!"

"Such terrifying attack power!!"

"Save me! I'm frozen!"

This Tier 5 elite-level different ghost was simply too terrifying.

Those Survivors couldn't even withstand two sword strikes before being directly chopped into two halves.

Like a killing machine, it rampaged wildly through the Survivor legion!

In the blink of an eye, the number of Survivors who died at its hands reached five, and the combat personnel exceeded 10.

Fortunately, those who dared to come to the battlefield were all capable Survivors.

A commander quickly gave the order: "All Aurora Knights, fall back and create distance."

"Frost Mages, do not use Ice Cone Technique. You cannot control these different ghosts; use Ice Wall Technique."

"Snowfield Hunters, go around it and place animal traps and snares."

"Mechanic's self-detonating robots can go up!"

As the words fell, a large number of ice walls and various traps appeared around this elite different ghost.

Although their skills could only cause a tiny bit of hindrance to it, fortunately, their numbers were large enough.

This elite different ghost's movements were indeed restricted.

Then, it was subjected to concentrated fire from a large number of Survivors.

"Crash! Rumble!"

Ranged attacks from over a hundred people landed on its head. The elite different ghost's health bar quickly hit rock bottom and it exploded with a 'bang'!

The crisis on this side was consequently resolved.

The battlefields of other Survivors also gradually entered a rhythm.

"I'm frozen! Aurora Knights, give me Purification Art!"

Instantly, a large number of Purification Arts fell, helping him clear the frozen state.

"At the 12 o'clock direction, there's a low-health different ghost. All Snowfield Hunters and Frost Mages, focus fire and obliterate it for me!"

As the words fell, at least a hundred ranged attacks landed on that different ghost.

"Puff! Puff puff!"

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Compared to Cao Xing's current damage which easily reached tens of thousands, the Survivors' bit of attack damage was simply pitifully small.

However, ants can kill an elephant.

Under the advantage of numbers,

even a Tier 5 elite-level different ghost couldn't withstand such concentrated fire from them.

"Bang!"

Another different ghost exploded on the spot.

And one of the Survivors who snatched the kill pleasantly said, "Holy shit! This is a Tier 5 boss, worth a full 50 honor points! Haha, we made a fortune!"

The surrounding Survivors were filled with envy.

Because these 50 honor points represented 350,000 crowns, or 5 Tier 3 warhorses—an astonishing value.

Under the command of various legion commanders, they began to advance in an orderly manner.

After each different ghost died, it exploded in place, forming an area of corrupted ice.

However, the Survivors already had experience.

The commander shouted: "Do not get close to these places; leave them to the army to handle."

With the orderly cooperation of the Survivors, they began to wipe out the stray different ghosts near the battlefield, and it actually allowed them to kill quite a few, harvesting a large amount of honor points.

Of course, there were also quite a few casualties among the Survivors.

But overall, it was still within an acceptable range.

After all, those who dared to come to the battlefield had actually prepared themselves for death in their hearts.

Among this group of Survivors, there was also a distinct team.

That was the [Star-Moon Legion] led by Ji Xinyue.

She sat upright on the back of a tall and mighty fierce tiger; its figure was agile, and it exuded a shocking, menacing aura all over!

She wore a frost-blue light armor exchanged with honor points, which fit her extremely well and perfectly outlined her graceful yet powerful figure.

Her long black hair fluttered wildly in the wind, making her look valiant and heroic!

Beside her, thirty Ascalon Warriors with uniform steps and astonishing momentum were gathered!

Behind the warriors was the legion composed of that group of Survivors and other combat territory residents.

At the same time.

Ji Xinyue raised her weapon, pointing with the greatsword in her hand.

"Little Tiger, charge!"

"Roar!!!"

The fierce tiger under her feet let out a deafening roar, leaped fiercely, and carried her charging straight out.

The instantly erupted speed was like a yellow lightning bolt, quickly rushing to the side of an Otherghost and fiercely pouncing it to the ground.

The Otherghost struggled wildly beneath it.

"Roar!!"

This fierce tiger let out an angry roar, and then bit down directly.

The next moment, the fallen Otherghost suffered consecutive attacks from the more than thirty Ascalon Warriors behind her!

"Swish! Swish swish!"

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After dense layers of attack damage, this Otherghost was instantly killed on the spot.

After finishing off the enemy, Ji Xinyue did not stop for a moment, stepping on the fierce tiger!

Leading the Ascalon Legion, she instantly killed the solitary Otherghosts one by one.

Seeing this scene, the Survivors in the rear shouted fanatically!

"Commander is mighty!"

"As expected of our goddess commander, she is too strong!"

"Commander Ji, I am your little fanboy!"

Meanwhile, Survivors from other legions saw this scene and exclaimed: "Brothers, I've decided to quit the Heavenly Saber Society and join the Star-Moon Legion! Not for anything else, simply just to admire Commander Ji's valiant bearing and get to know her by the way."

"Brother, your abacus beads are almost flying onto my face."

"Brother upstairs, give up. Strong experts like Commander Ji won't be easily conquered by men."

"Yeah, she's pretty, her combat power is strong, and she has a batch of powerful warriors under her. Not many people can catch her eye at all."

At this moment, Ji Xinyue wore a blue helmet and held a silver longsword in her hand.

Turning her profile away, her long hair danced in the air, exceptionally beautiful.

She revealed a gentle smile and then shouted loudly: "Brothers, follow me, kill 'em!"

Compared to her valiant and heroic bearing during battle, Ji Xinyue's voice carried a natural coyness.

And that slightly upward-curving ending tone directly exposed her hometown.

Startled by this shout, the surrounding Survivors were all taken aback.

"Holy cow, Commander Ji turns out to be a Sichuan girl!"

"Haha, no wonder her combat power is so strong, this explains it."

"Sichuan girls really pack a punch!"

"Brothers, charge with Commander Ji!!"

The Survivors' morale was high!

Soon, Ji Xinyue led her subordinate Ascalon Legion, cutting through the enemy like a hot knife through butter on the edge of the battlefield.

They killed a large number of Otherghosts and gained quite a few honor points.

The other Survivors also went crazy one by one.

After all, casually killing an Otherghost meant tens of thousands of crowns; that was all money!

Under the siege of the king's army and the Survivor army.

The Otherghost army naturally retreated all the way.

They were directly forced back to the city walls.

If it weren't for the fact that Otherghosts left behind a cluster of [Corrupt Ice Domain] upon death, stopping everyone's footsteps, they might have already broken through the city and entered by now!

The battle had started for about ten minutes.

Over two thousand of the Otherghost army had already died in action.

More than a thousand people from the king's army had also died.

The Church of Light also knew that this would be the final battle, so they fought with extreme frenzy.

Coupled with the bombardment of various catapults and turrets on the city wall.

This was their final counterattack!

According to the current situation, to completely annihilate the Otherghost army of Lake Doron City and then enter the city, it would still take at least another hour.

And right at this moment.

A group of entities completely pitch-black and exuding intense black Qi popped out from who knows which corner!

They were like a group of Grim Reapers suddenly appearing from the shadows; as each of them ran, they carried strong black fog, sweeping over like a surging black tide!

Their whole bodies were draped in black battle armor, flashing with eerie lights under the dim light!

Although their faces could not be seen clearly, one could feel endless killing intent through their eyes.

They took neat and powerful steps, every step seeming to tread on everyone's heartstrings, causing people to feel fear.

The leading expert looked short in stature, but wielded a huge black battle axe. The axe blade flashed with cold light, and his eyes were as sharp as a falcon's!

The next moment, a gloomy voice sounded.

"Kill!"

Everyone instantly rushed out.

"Rumble!"

At this moment, more than two hundred people charging together actually put out the momentum of ten thousand people!

Both sides were dumbfounded by this group of suddenly rushing out experts.

Because they couldn't tell which side these experts belonged to, no one dared to initiate an attack first.

Even the king's knighthood could only stand in place maintaining a defensive posture!

After all, the oppressive feeling brought by the other party was simply too terrifying!

It even surpassed the Otherghost army.

If they rashly attacked and angered them, the battle situation that was basically already decided would experience variables once again.

Yes, relying solely on these two hundred plus people, they could decide the victory of a war involving tens of thousands of people!

And right at this moment.

At the very front of the team, two hulking figures rushed out. They held pitch-black spears, and the aura they exuded was even comparable to a Tier 5 boss among the Otherghosts!

Then, these two figures stomped in place!

"Bang!"

The terrifying explosive power left a big pit three to four meters deep on the ground.

In the blink of an eye, they jumped into the high sky a thousand meters high!

Then, with the momentum of piercing through the air, they held their spears and plummeted down fiercely.

The target was none other than the Otherghost army!

"Whoosh!"

A piercing sound of breaking through the air came.

The moment the spear tip made contact with the ground.

An incomparable impact force suddenly erupted.

Followed by a heaven-shaking explosion!

"Boom!!!"

Earth and stones splattered, dust and smoke rolling.

Under the impact force, the Otherghosts' bodies were shattered to pieces, and ice-blue limbs scattered everywhere.

Some Otherghosts a bit further away were also shaken sideways.

This strike was extremely terrifying!

Everyone even felt the ground beneath their feet start to vibrate wildly!

In an instant, at least a hundred Otherghosts were instantly killed on the spot!

This move was precisely the skill of the boss-tier Dragon Blood Warrior: [Dragon Blood Cyclone Pierce!]

At this moment, used by the two boss-tier experts Rune and Gane, the momentum was even more astonishing!

However, their skills were also disguised by demonic power, turning into a pitch-black hue.

The Survivors looked in horror at the cleared empty area and the large pit.

"So… so terrifying…"

"What kind of move is this, it's simply outrageous!"

Even those kingdom soldiers were directly shocked by this move.

But through this signal, they understood one point.

This group of mysterious experts were not enemies, but had come to deal with the Otherghosts together.

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, these two hundred plus people gave them too much pressure!

This was a force sufficient to overturn the victory!

At the same time.

After scoring with a single strike, the two Dragon Blood Warrior bosses began to attack wildly within the Otherghost army.

"Puff! Squish!"

The black spears poked continuously, and the bodies of one Otherghost after another were pierced.

The commander nearby, Bjorn, uttered a string of obscure syllables.

"Kill!"

The Ascalon Warriors all used the legion skill, [Fearless Charge]!

In an instant, the black aura on the bodies of more than one hundred warriors converged together, causing them to form a single entity.

Then, they launched a charge simultaneously!

"Rumble!"

Wherever the Ascalon Warriors passed.

The Otherghost army's invincible ice crystal swords seemed to have lost their effect.

They were directly knocked flying and trampled by them!

And every fallen Otherghost would feel as if its body had been slashed by hundreds of blades!

"Crack! Crack!"

Their glacier-like bodies rapidly shattered to pieces under the cutting of the blades.

Along the way, all kinds of dense damage numbers floated up.

Even if they encountered boss-tier Otherghosts blocking them during the process, it didn't stop the footsteps of this group of warriors.

They charged all the way deep into the Otherghost army, directly scattering the formation of this group of monsters.

This scene directly dumbfounded the king's army.

Those knights exclaimed in praise.

"Such fierce warriors!"

"That's right! This should be their legion battle skill, but when executed by these experts, it exerts an even more terrifying effect."

"These hundred people can hold off ten thousand troops!"

These battle-hardened knighthood commanders gave extremely high evaluations to the Ascalon Warriors legion.

On the other side.

The Wild Boar Warriors had already charged directly into the Otherghost army, hacking and slashing wildly!

They waved their pitch-black dual blades, and every sweep of the blade brought a burst of black aura back into their bodies.

Even when the Otherghosts' ice crystal swords struck, they completely did not dodge or evade!

Under 50% lifesteal, coupled with a health regeneration of over 5,000 per second.

They simply hard-tanked the Otherghosts' attacks, and their health bar didn't drop at all!

All the Wild Boar Warriors became the reapers of the battlefield.

"Swish! Swish swish!"

The dual blades swept past like fire-wheel wheels.

Originally, the king's heavy armored soldiers were still holding up shields to block the Otherghosts' blades.

Now, with the Wild Boar Warriors joining, the Otherghost legion's formation was completely disrupted.

They could only passively fight against these terrifying dual-bladed monsters.

Even these soldiers stood blankly in place.

Their evaluation of the Wild Boar Warriors was — the reapers on the battlefield!

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