Chapter 375 World BOSS Challenge Begins, Fusing Annihilation Blood! (6400)

Cao Xing analyzed: "This monster's attributes are all-around formidable."

"However, the only good news is that the Ice Nest Behemoth's attack power and aggressive urges have been reduced."

"Aside from when it uses its commander-level ultimate skill, those Tier 3 Survivors won't be killed in a single hit!"

"Of course, you also need to watch out for dodging skills. Otherwise, a single lapse in attention and failing to dodge the attack range means it's a total GG."

Meanwhile, a system prompt appeared.

[Remember this site's domain…]

[You have entered within five kilometers of the Zorma Behemoth and have automatically joined the campaign channel. All Survivor lords currently within the five-kilometer range can speak in it.]

[The 'Zorma Behemoth' Damage Ranking has been enabled. You can view your damage ranking here.]

(Note: After the campaign ends, rewards will be given based on output rankings. Please deal as much damage to the Zorma Behemoth as possible.)

"Oh? A campaign channel was actually opened automatically."

"And there's also an output ranking list."

Cao Xing praised: "This is getting more and more interesting."

Beside him, Bjorn asked: "Lord, when do we start fighting?"

He tightly gripped the axe handle in his hand, looking as though he could already not wait to engage in melee combat with that Zorma Behemoth.

Cao Xing pondered for a moment, shook his head, and said: "Bjorn, no need to rush. This isn't the real Zorma Behemoth."

"If you want to defeat an enemy of that level, being too impatient won't do. First of all, you have to keep your composure."

Hearing this, the Dragon Blood Warrior commander seemed to react, and an apologetic look appeared on his face.

"It was me who was too impatient. Thank you for your teachings, My Lord."

Cao Xing waved his hand and didn't mind.

As more and more Survivor lords gathered nearby,

along with the number of their subjects, the number of people here had already exceeded fifty thousand!

Over fifty thousand people—what kind of concept was that in the snowfield?

Looking out as far as the eye could see, it was almost entirely heads.

If you didn't look closely, you couldn't tell who was who at all.

And as the number of people increased, the Survivors here gradually gained some confidence.

However, the Ice Nest Behemoth's might was still too terrifying; simply no one dared to rush up first.

The Survivors looked at each other.

One of the Survivors shouted in the regional channel.

"Is there any lord willing to lead people to rush up and test the Zorma Behemoth's skills first?"

"I wouldn't dare rush. This behemoth looks extremely terrifying, and without knowing its specific strength, my heart feels a bit unsteady."

"Lord Mo, why don't you lead a wave of people to charge first?"

"I'm definitely not going. I only have this little family property left; if I get stepped to death by it, I won't even have a place to cry."

"…"

Amidst the discussions, still no one dared to lead troops to charge.

After all, although the Ice Nest Behemoth's aggressive urges had been reduced, just how low they were was something no one knew.

If the other party went berserk, with its terrifying size, it could probably annihilate a legion of a thousand people with a casual wave.

Watching the people gathering become more and more numerous, yet not a single person dared to make a move…

"Brothers, dragging it out like this is no solution!"

"Indeed, just waiting blindly like this isn't a thing either. Is there anyone who can take the lead in a charge to test the Ice Nest Behemoth's strength?"

Everyone looked at each other, and no one dared to stick their neck out as the first bird.

At this time, a steady male voice sounded in the regional channel.

"Everyone, I am Wuxing Hu."

Hearing this name, everyone was slightly stunned.

Most of those near the Gale Snowfield map were Survivors from District 17, so they were quite familiar with this name.

"So it's the commander of the Ice Tiger Legion."

"Commander Wu, is there something you'd like to say?"

Wuxing Hu said: "Everyone has seen this Zorma Behemoth's skills; they are quite formidable, and one careless mistake will result in instant death."

"If you all trust me, you can hand over the command of this campaign to me, and everyone will follow my orders."

"I, Wu, have the confidence to deal with this Zorma Behemoth while minimizing battle losses as much as possible."

"As for how much damage is dealt, it depends on everyone's output capability."

Hearing this, many Survivor lords and legion commanders present fell into deep thought.

Admittedly, if these fifty-thousand-odd, no, sixty thousand people present could be united together and obey commands, this would be a quite formidable force.

However, the Survivor lords present, including those legion commanders, who would easily obey someone else's command?

If the other party secretly preserved their own people during the command process and used others as cannon fodder, dying like that would be way too aggrieved!

Seeing no one respond, Wuxing Hu also sighed.

It seemed he had already anticipated this outcome.

He said again: "Since that's the case, let our Ice Tiger Legion take the lead first."

"Everyone, just watch how I deal with this Zorma Behemoth's attacks first."

"Then you can decide whether or not to participate in the battle."

With that said, he shouted directly: "Ice Tiger brothers, charge!"

Rumble!

A knighthood composed of fifty knights riding Luocano warhorses rushed out swiftly.

This was the force Wuxing Hu gathered during the last siege battle, among which there were also 5 elite-level Luocano warhorses.

A knight order of this scale was not uncommon even in some town-sized territories.

That Wuxing Hu could assemble it so quickly showed he was quite capable.

And this knighthood was also his most proud strength.

Behind the knighthood followed a large number of infantry warriors and a small number of archers and mages.

Most crucially, among them were a total of six warriors jointly pushing two huge siege crossbows!

The moment they saw the two siege crossbows, everyone's eyes lit up!

In the last Lake Doron City campaign, they were far too familiar with this siege crossbow.

Isn't this that golden weapon — the Destroyer Siege Crossbow?

The Survivors exclaimed one after another.

"The Ice Tiger Legion actually exchanged for two of these siege crossbows? It looks like their harvest from the last Lake Doron City campaign was really not small!"

"Yeah, they also have a fifty-man knighthood. This force should not be underestimated either; they truly live up to the name of the Ice Tiger Legion."

"So cool, it would be great if I could also have my own knighthood someday."

"…"

Amidst discussions full of either surprise or envy, the Ice Tiger Knighthood was about to rush within a three-kilometer range of the Ice Nest Behemoth.

And Wuxing Hu, sitting on his warhorse, stared intently at the Zorma Behemoth's movements, cautiously probing the other party's maximum aggro range.

Just as the knighthood rushed to about two kilometers from the Zorma Behemoth, that huge monster suddenly woke up as if startled from a deep slumber.

In an instant, a terrifying coercion that seemed capable of freezing the soul permeated the air.

A pair of icy pupils suddenly opened, and a terrifyingly ferocious aura overflowed like a surging tide!

It slowly turned that tyrannosaur-like head, aiming it at Wuxing Hu's knighthood.

Then it opened its bloody maw, and terrifying cold air poured backward into its mouth like a whirlwind.

"Whoosh—"

The next moment, a mouthful of icy dragon breath was exhaled.

Hearing a loud crash of 'huala', a huge blue dragon breath swept out like a torrential flood.

Wherever it passed, the ground was instantly frozen, vegetation turned into ice sculptures, and hard rocks were split apart by the frost in an instant!

Just a single breath of dragon breath made the watching Survivors feel a bone-piercing chill!

When Wuxing Hu saw the attack approaching, he already felt the temperature above his head drop sharply.

He quickly commanded: "Knighthood, charge forward to the left with all your might."

"Rear warriors, keep your distance from us!"

The moment they received the order, those knights turned their directions.

As they fled to the left, the dragon breath above their heads also instantly changed direction, chasing and spewing right behind their tails.

However, after the Zorma Behemoth's aggressive urges were reduced, even the spewing speed of its dragon breath had slowed down significantly.

The Ice Tiger Knighthood successfully dodged this blow.

Wuxing Hu looked back and saw that the Zorma Behemoth had already closed its mouth.

This meant its breath attack was over.

A smile appeared on his face.

"Just as I guessed, this behemoth's attacks have become very slow; our speed is enough to dodge them!"

With that said, Wuxing Hu continued to order: "Knighthood, continue pushing forward and attract the Zorma Behemoth's aggro!"

"Other combat personnel, maintain a distance of at least 500 meters from us, and launch attacks directly after entering the attack range!"

The next moment, the nearly eight hundred combat personnel he led all took action.

Watching the knighthood about to rush within a one-kilometer range of the Zorma Behemoth's feet…

This colossal creature began to violently swing its huge tail.

That tail swung like a giant tree collapsing, pressing down with the momentum of an overwhelming landslide!

However, after being weakened by the lord system, the attack speed of this blow was also greatly reduced.

Seeing this, Wuxing Hu was overjoyed, and he hurriedly shouted loudly: "Knighthood, everyone advance 100 meters to the right!"

The fifty knights adjusted their directions without hesitation and charged straight out.

And shortly after they left…

With a loud bang of "Boom!", the huge tail smashed into the snowfield, instantly kicking up a sky-full of accumulated snow.

But what was pleasantly surprising was that this seemingly terrifying blow truly caused no damage at all.

Including the nearby watching Survivors, their eyes instantly lit up.

The system's weakening caused the Ice Nest Behemoth's attack speed to drop by 50%.

Nowadays, even these Tier 3 and 4 Survivors had time to react.

It could be said that as long as they paid attention to dodging skills and the Ice Nest Behemoth's attacks,

even ordinary people had the chance to survive and deal damage to this monster.

At the same time, Wuxing Hu had already led the combat personnel to rush within a two-hundred-meter range of the Ice Nest Behemoth.

The combat personnel behind him had also arrived at about five hundred meters or so.

This was within the attack range of the vast majority of ranged classes.

He quickly ordered: "Focus fire, attack!"

"Destroyer Siege Crossbow, prepare to fire!"

Hearing this, those combat personnel frantically threw out all kinds of attacks.

"Whoosh! Boom!"

Various elemental magics and arrows landed on the Ice Nest Behemoth's body, making a tapping sound of 'Ding! Ding-ding' as if attacking a huge iceberg.

At the same time, one jaw-dropping damage number after another appeared.

[-48]

[-37]

[-33]

[-152!]

[-65]

[-3754]

…

Seeing this long string of damage numbers, the tens of thousands of people present twitched the corners of their mouths simultaneously.

They were all two-digit damages, and one of the four-digit damages was blasted out by the [Destroyer Siege Crossbow].

The Survivors exclaimed one after another: "Perverted… The brothers of the Ice Tiger Legion are not low in level, yet they only caused this little damage. How are we supposed to play?"

"Yeah, even a three-digit damage is hard to come by. With this 500 million health pool, when on earth are we going to finish fighting it?"

However, another Survivor analyzed:

"Don't panic. The last system update changed the armor calculation method, which means no matter what, our attacks won't reach the point of not breaking defense."

"Do you understand the principle of ants biting an elephant to death?"

"There are over sixty thousand people here; even if only over ten thousand people can launch attacks, that's hundreds of thousands of damage or even several hundred thousand damage per second!"

"It won't take long before we can take down this Ice Nest Behemoth."

Hearing this, a look of sudden realization appeared in the Survivor's eyes.

At the same time, next to the regional channel, there was an output ranking list.

Displaying names on it:

[First Place: Wuxing Hu (Cumulative damage dealt: 7,791)]

[Second Place: Jiang Liang (Cumulative damage dealt: 174)]

[Third Place…]

…

This group of onlookers watching the rankings already felt their hearts itching a bit.

They asked in their respective team channels:

"Commander, this Zorma Behemoth seems to give rewards based on output ranking. Aren't we going up?"

"Yeah, this world BOSS feels quite simple, not as difficult as imagined."

"Let's go, Commander!"

This legion commander thought for a moment and directly nodded, "The Ice Tiger Legion has already tested out the attack speed of this Zorma Behemoth, and now it's our turn."

Immediately, he raised his arm and shouted, "Everyone! Charge with me!"

"All combat personnel, remember to switch your voice chat to the team channel and follow my commands."

"Kill!"

Rumble!

In an instant, two to three hundred combat personnel rushed out like a surging tide.

And as this legion charged out first, more legion commanders also reacted.

They all issued attack commands, and more and more people rushed out like wild horses breaking free from their reins.

It seemed to have triggered a chain reaction!

On the field, more than 80% of the Survivors launched an attack simultaneously!

Like a roaring torrent, four to fifty thousand Survivors swept toward the Zorma Behemoth.

A large number of Survivors directly launched attacks after reaching the attack range of the Zorma Behemoth.

Dense arrows, various spells, mixed with some ammo attacks, all landed on the massive body of the Zorma Behemoth!

[-17]

[-24]

[-25]

[-16]

[-14]

…

Every second, massive damage numbers floated up.

Taking a look at the health of the Ice Nest Behemoth.

[Health: 498.1 million / 500 million]

…

One minute into the battle, 190,000 health was knocked off the Ice Nest Behemoth.

And on the output ranking list beside it, many people's names appeared.

This gave everyone hope!

"Brothers, kill!"

Bang! Crack!

The melee fighters surrounded the two big feet of the Zorma Behemoth, continuously hacking at the soles of its feet with their weapons.

While the ranged fighters gave their all to maintain output.

Among them, various legion commanders were constantly giving commands.

"Pay attention to the mouth of the Zorma Behemoth. He is going to breathe out. Brothers in the front 800 area, disperse!"

"The right foot of the Zorma Behemoth is about to lift. Beware of its 'Frigid Trample'. This is an ultra-large-range attack. Nearby brothers cannot dodge it. Pay attention to your health and use life-saving skills to take it head-on!"

The moment the words fell, this behemoth had already lifted its right foot and then slammed it down fiercely!

"Rumble!"

A violent shockwave quickly spread from the bottom of its feet, diffusing outward within a range of one thousand meters around it.

In an instant, dense, tens of thousands of damage numbers emerged around.

[-7654]

[-7352]

[-7441]

[-6325]

[-5231]

[-4054]

…

Nearly eighty percent of the Survivors saw their health drop significantly in an instant.

Among them, quite a few Tier 2 Survivors had run over to freeload some damage, resulting in being killed on the spot due to failing to dodge in time.

Aside from that, there were not many casualties.

Seeing this, those commanders felt a renewed sense of joy in their hearts.

Their fear of this Zorma Behemoth also dissipated a bit.

"All ranged fighters, retreat to more than one kilometer away and restore your health."

"Aurora Knight, cast health recovery skills on our melee fighters!"

"Those Tier 2 brothers shouldn't come join the fun. With your little bit of health, you're just here to give away heads. If you die, you die for nothing!"

Hearing this, those Tier 2 creatures on the field honestly retreated.

Because they also knew that the attacks of this Zorma Behemoth were not something they could withstand.

After using the large-range skill 'Frigid Trample', the Zorma Behemoth seemed to fall silent once again.

It would only breathe out a breath and swing its tail once every dozen seconds or so.

"Brothers, watch out for the Zorma Behemoth's other large-range skill, Ice Ridge Domain."

"My health has recovered, and I should be able to take one more hit."

"Haha, fighting a BOSS with so many people is quite interesting."

"…"

The Survivors truly experienced the fun of gang-busting a World BOSS.

Time passed in the blink of an eye for four minutes.

[Zorma Behemoth Remaining Health: 490.3 million / 500 million]

Tens of thousands of people knocked off 9.7 million health in four minutes, and the efficiency was quite high.

Calculated this way, as long as nothing goes wrong, the battle can be resolved in about two to three hours.

And on the output ranking list of this Zorma Behemoth.

[First Place: Wu Xinghu (Cumulative Output: 62,300)]

[Second Place: Qiu Yating (Cumulative Output: 41,200)]

[Third Place: Zhou Bo (Cumulative Output: 34,400)]

[Fourth Place: Yao Yiming (Cumulative Output: 27,900)]

[Fifth Place…]

…

For this World BOSS, those famous legions from District 17 all arrived.

Among them, the one with the highest output was still Wu Xinghu.

Those two [Destroyer Siege Crossbows (Gold)] of his were simply ultimate weapons.

However, to Cao Xing's surprise, Yao Yiming actually came too.

Relying on the ten [Breaker Siege Crossbows (Purple)] gifted to him last time, he managed to leech into fourth place in output.

Watching the fierce siege battle below really gave people the feeling of besieging a World BOSS.

Liu Muxue sat on the back of the Frost Moose and said softly, "Are we going to participate? Ah Xing?"

Cao Xing nodded, "We will definitely participate, but there's no rush."

Because he had a different idea at this moment.

Cao Xing took out a drop of black-purple blood from his backpack, which contained an extremely evil aura.

This thing was precisely the [Blood of Annihilation of Elohn (Orange)] obtained from opening the Bright Moon Treasure Chest last time!

It is said that this drop of blood belonged to the God of Mutation.

After consumption, if successful in fusion, one will obtain a 100% status infliction hit probability, plus the status effect stack limit increased to 100 layers.

Needless to say about the 100% status hit probability, this means that the Zorma Behemoth's 90% status resistance will completely fail.

And raising the status effect stack limit to 100 layers is even more perverted!

Originally, status effects that continuously deal damage such as bleeding, poisoning, and burning could stack up to a maximum of 10 layers.

Some equipment might break the limit and reach 15 layers, 20 layers…

And this drop of blood directly makes it 100 layers. There's no need to elaborate on what concept this is…

Especially when used to deal with a sandbag-like World BOSS, the effect is outstanding.

Cao Xing's gaze swept over the combat personnel under his command.

First he glanced at Sarah, then looked at Renice, and finally let his gaze linger on the Blood Spider Queen next to him.

He looked at Hilda beside him, then shook the bottle in his hand and asked, "Interested in trying it?"

He originally wanted to give it to Sarah to use.

After all, her attacks came with bleeding, and the [Flowing Fire Blade] in her hand also came with a burning effect, which could be said to be dual-layer status effects.

However, through the test last time, it was known that Hilda's Blood Poison also belonged to a status effect.

This Blood Poison was terrifying; 1 layer was 10% of the attack power, and the previous limit was 10 layers.

Equivalent to stacking to the max, every second it would additionally deal damage equal to 100% of Hilda's attack.

And now, if she fuses this [Blood of the God of Mutation] and stacks it to 100 layers!

That would be dealing an extra 10 times the attack power every second!

Coupled with the fact that she had a [Ring of Filth Spirits (Gold)] on her hand, this ring could further increase damage by 15%.

Added up, it was an 1150% damage multiplier.

One can imagine what a terrifying number this was.

Of course, all status abnormalities can be dispelled by dispelling skills.

But the 'Zorma Behemoth' in front of them clearly didn't have any.

This beautiful Blood Spider Queen slightly furrowed her slender eyebrows, her expression carrying solemnity, "I feel an uncomfortable aura in this drop of blood."

"If the fusion fails, it might plunge me into a long period of weakness."

Cao Xing smiled and said, "I know. If it fails, it just gives you a week to rest."

Hearing this, Hilda didn't say anything more.

She was a very straightforward person; she directly took the bottle of dark purple blood from Cao Xing's hand and guided it out.

The blood fell into her palm, and as if a bizarre power was surging, she directly absorbed it without any hesitation!

In an instant! Hilda seemed to have suffered some kind of heavy blow, her beautiful face showing an extremely painful expression.

Her facial features slightly wrinkled, and fine beads of sweat popped up on her forehead.

Not only that, the blood vessels all over her body began to bulge, resembling winding earthworms.

One could see that dark purple blood surging frantically within her blood vessels.

Cao Xing slightly frowned, sighing inwardly: "This blood of the God of Mutation is truly an evil thing…"

"The pain of fusing this thing is probably no less than a Dragon Blood Warrior fusing the blood of an Ice Dragon."

Yet Hilda at this moment was biting her teeth tightly, enduring it with all her might.

However, even though the pain kept washing over her like a tide, she still clenched her teeth and remained completely silent.

However, the damage numbers continuously popping up above her head showed that she must be in excruciating pain right now.

[-8000]

+5124

[-8000]

+5124

[-8000]

+5124

…

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing quickly said, "Muxue, Isabelle, watch her health and be ready to cast healing skills at any time."

Hearing this, the two women also prepared themselves to cast skills.

Even Isabelle beside her put aside her prejudices against Hilda at this time and began to concentrate on healing.

Just like that, Hilda's health fluctuated downwards and upwards.

Her whole body was swallowed by that terrifying pain, and her fair shoulders began to tremble violently.

Until nearly ten minutes had passed…

Hilda's condition finally stopped.

A system prompt appeared.

[Your territory member: Hilda Bloodkiss successfully fused [Blood of Annihilation of Elohn], status hit rate +100%, status stack limit increased to 100 layers…]

…

…

(PS: Because I didn't want it to be too brainless, I wrote a bit more detailedly about how other Survivors deal with such powerful enemies.)

The pace will speed up later, and I updated nearly 13,000 words today QAQ)

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