Fulfilling the promise, Cao Xing’s character (6200)

The entire Crystal Land instantly plunged into a dead silence.

Only the continuous, relentless popping sounds echoed, playing a symphony of death!

Meanwhile, the Survivors standing on the main cities, protected by defensive barriers, had managed to save their lives.

However, their eyes still held expressions of extreme shock.

Everyone swallowed hard.

"Was that… the roar of an Ancient Dragon just now…"

"This stance looks a bit like the clearing magic from midnight!"

Everyone was shocked!

If it was that kind of clearing magic from the night, then this roar of the Ancient Dragon was merely the prelude.

What followed would be the true trump card!

"Damn, if the Ancient Dragon's clearing power is triggered now and the Crystal Land is activated, we're in for a huge mess!"

Just as they watched in disbelief.

The entire Crystal Land was completely activated!

"Crackle… crackle…"

A terrifying sound of electrical currents rang out.

Following that, a dark purple mist permeated the entire world!

Then, crystal energy surged wildly within the mist!

The Survivor armies and the Divine Servant legions, who had luckily survived the earlier roar of the Ancient Dragon, were now engulfed by the terrifying electrical currents!

"Pop! Pop, pop!"

As if trapped in a thunderous purgatory, the popping sounds continued to ring out endlessly.

No matter how many Divine Servant legions descended from those four pillars of light, they exploded in an instant!

The light of the Oracle teleportation pillars grew increasingly dim, and the sky was once again shrouded in dark purple clouds.

Even the live stream in the channel was being interfered with.

All Survivors could only see the images before them constantly twisting and distorting.

To their shocked eyes, it seemed as if the signal had been interrupted, and the live stream vanished.

A system prompt appeared.

[Due to an unknown reason… the live stream has been closed…]

At this moment.

Over a billion Survivors were instantly bewildered.

The chat in the live stream exploded in an instant!

"What the hell? What's going on? Why did they suddenly stop showing it?"

"This is the most exciting part, damn it!"

"What just happened? Was that done by Great Lord Cao Xing?"

"Turn the stream back on for me!"

Everyone felt both confused and curious!

Curiosity drove them to want to know exactly what was happening inside the Crystal Land!

However, the Survivors outside could not see.

The Survivors of the four major factions currently in the Crystal Land could see it very clearly!

Thanks to the protection of the main cities, a portion of the Survivors stood upon the city walls.

Across the entire Crystal Land, countless terrifying damage numbers popped up.

[-9999999!]

[-9999999!]

[-9999999!]

[-9999999!]

[-9999999!]

…

The Survivors attacking the Ancient Dragon crystals, including their subordinates, were instantly vaporized under this terrifying electrical current!

Then came those Divine Servant legions.

"Crackle… crackle…"

Similarly, as one terrifying damage number after another appeared.

These Divine Servant soldiers also vanished without a trace in an instant.

Those Hero-level Divine Servant captains managed to hold on for one second under the electrical current.

After the second second, they also dissipated on the spot because their HP hit zero.

By the second second of the Ancient Dragon's power being activated.

Across the entire Crystal Land, only four Legendary creatures remained alive.

However, their condition was no better.

Under the shroud of this terrifying attack, they had already sustained extremely severe injuries.

Even on their majestic faces, a look of shock appeared!

"The Ancient Dragon's power has been awakened early; how is this possible?"

Yet, no matter how unbelievable they found it, the reality was just that.

"Quick… destroy the main crystal!"

At this moment, these four Legendary creatures, using their last bit of strength, desperately tried to charge over to destroy the main crystal.

However, before the terrifying power of the Ancient Dragon, their struggle was futile.

At the sixth second…

The four Legendary Divine Servant Grand Commanders were also vaporized on the spot, turning into light particles and vanishing.

At this moment, the entire Crystal Land went completely quiet.

Apart from those Branded Monsters and the figures of Cao Xing and his party, there were no other standing figures left.

Even those four pillars of light that pierced the sky had dimmed.

[Due to an unknown reason, you killed the Devina faction: Divine Servant Grand Commander, obtaining Divine Power Shard * 1]

[Due to an unknown reason, you killed the Kemir faction: Divine Servant Grand Commander, obtaining Divine Power Shard * 1]

[Due to…]

…

At this moment, seeing the system notification, Cao Xing finally let out a sigh of relief.

"Phew…"

"As expected of the Ancient Dragon's power; under such world-ending attacks, even Legendary creatures simply cannot withstand it."

"This time, I should be able to hold out until midnight, right?"

However, just then.

A system prompt appeared.

[Survivor, please note: You have triggered the clearing magic and activated the power of the Crystal Land. Remaining time: 59 minutes and 59 seconds…]

…

A look of gravity appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"Damn it, this thing only lasts for one hour? That Ancient Dragon called Oruen didn't tell me…"

"I thought it would last for six hours, just like at night!"

Clearly, Cao Xing's plan to simply rely on this magic and coast until midnight had fallen through.

At the same time, the voice of the blue Ancient Dragon sounded again.

"Chosen One… because Krakatoa's magic was activated prematurely, it has not accumulated enough mana. The duration of this magic is only one hour…"

"Before the main crystal is destroyed, they will continue to teleport more Divine Servant legions over."

Hearing this, Cao Xing quickly asked, "How long can it delay them?"

"About three hours…"

Hearing this, Cao Xing hurriedly calculated in his mind.

"It is currently seven o'clock in the evening…"

"Three hours from now will be ten o'clock at night."

"That means I still have to hold on for another two hours."

At this moment, Cao Xing glanced at the remaining number of crystals.

[Remaining Ancient Dragon crystals: 18784]

[Remaining main crystal: 1]

…

"With nearly twenty thousand Ancient Dragon crystals left, no creatures will set foot on the Crystal Land for the next hour."

"Adding up the four battlefields, there are less than six hundred million Branded Monsters left."

"Including the Branded Monsters near these Ancient Dragon crystals, the total is not even seven hundred million."

"And according to what this Ancient Dragon called Oruen said, after three hours, the Oracle teleportation pillars will continue to teleport Divine Servant legions over."

"And there is a high probability that they will also teleport Legendary creatures…"

Thinking of this, Cao Xing felt a wave of pressure once again.

Legendary creatures are too powerful.

And now, he no longer had the trump card of the Ancient Dragon's magic.

But fortunately, there was another trump card—the [Lizardman Ancestor Statue].

Having just taken out four Legendary Grand Commanders, he also received four [Divine Power Shards], which could be used to replenish the statue's divine power.

"However, trying to use this statue to deal with Legendary creatures is still very difficult…"

"After all, these guys move too fast; a single teleportation puts them kilometers away. Unless I use the Moon God Orb, it's hard to hit them."

Cao Xing took a deep breath.

But there was no other way; he just had to try his best to hold on!

He looked forward again.

At the same time.

Inside the four major cities, beams of white light rose up.

All the vaporized Survivors returned to the main cities, looking bewildered.

Many more were cleared from the Battle of the Oracle on the spot because they had exhausted their revival attempts.

Those Survivors who revived in the main cities said in shock.

"Damn! How could the Ancient Dragon's magic appear at this time? Wasn't it supposed to wait until midnight?"

"Why even ask? It must be Great Lord Cao Xing's doing. He can even control Branded Monsters, so it's not strange for him to use the Ancient Dragon's clearing magic once."

"Damn, Cao Xing is too insidious! If you had said earlier that you had this method, I wouldn't have attacked the Ancient Dragon crystals. You made me lose a revival chance, and my troops were all wiped out!"

The Survivors who hadn't left the city laughed mockingly.

"Hahaha, you guys deserve it!"

"Told you not to break your promise, now you've all been sent back!"

But the revived Survivors said disdainfully, "We wouldn't pin our hopes on others."

"Although we were taken out, we also obtained quite a few benefits."

"The few hours we fought just now gave us more points than I earned in the previous three or four days!"

"Yeah, even though we got backstabbed by Cao Xing, at least we earned a lot of points."

"Unlike you idiots who are still foolishly waiting for someone else's promise. Use your brains; Cao Xing himself is barely hanging on, does he even have the mind to care about you?"

"Exactly, exactly…"

Facing these people's taunts, everyone felt a wave of anger.

At the same time, they also started to feel a bit insecure.

That is, does Cao Xing still have the time to care about them?

One hour later…

Which was eight o'clock in the evening.

The activated Crystal Land gradually calmed down.

Including the mist, which also gradually receded.

By this time, in the four major cities, there were not many Survivors left.

Less than a third of the original number.

Most of them had been wiped out by Cao Xing's Ancient Dragon magic just a moment ago.

The remaining Survivors, still under the protection of the main cities, stood on the walls, gazing toward the center of the Crystal Land.

At the same time.

Cao Xing's figure appeared.

He looked at the Survivors of the four major factions and said directly.

"So now, I will fulfill my promise."

"For the next two hours, I will withdraw all the Branded Monsters near the Ancient Dragon crystals."

"How many crystals you can destroy will depend entirely on your own speed."

Hearing this, the Survivors in the four major cities were stunned for a moment.

Then they reacted simultaneously, their eyes filling with wild joy.

"Great Lord Cao Xing! You really are a man of your word!"

"Yeah! I knew he wouldn't forget us."

"Damn it, where are the people who just said Cao Xing wouldn't keep his promise? Stand up!"

"You treacherous guys, do you see this? Not everyone is as shameless as you!"

Those who had firmly believed Cao Xing would keep his promise could now hold their heads high!

They started furiously roasting others in the four major faction chat channels, their combativeness skyrocketing.

While another group of people felt extremely ashamed.

Cao Xing continued at this time: "However, those who just attacked my Ancient Dragon crystals don't need to come out."

"If you come out again, I will just carry you away."

Hearing this, the group that had just revived in the main cities felt even more humiliated.

As he finished speaking, Cao Xing waved his hand.

A massive amount of Branded Monsters began to gather toward the area near the main crystal!

Although most Survivors had already broken the agreement, logically speaking, Cao Xing had absolutely no need to keep any promises.

However, Cao Xing still needed to trade with other Survivors later on.

Moreover, it was precisely because of this promise that at least one-fifth of the Survivors did not participate in the attack.

Although not many, it did indeed reduce a lot of pressure on Cao Xing.

Furthermore, these Dragon Crystals were of no use remaining there.

So now, it was naturally time to fulfill the promise.

At this moment.

The many Survivors from the four major cities walked out of the city gates with excited expressions.

Then, they rushed towards the location of the Dragon Crystals at top speed.

Under the 120% attribute boost, everyone moved extremely fast.

Then, they began to attack those Dragon Crystals frantically.

"Crack! Snap!"

One crystal after another was shattered.

Each crystal could provide 50,000 points, and the points were then split according to the damage dealt by each person.

There were still a full 18,000+ crystals left here, which could yield a massive amount of points!

Moreover, because only one-fifth of the people could enjoy this treatment.

With fewer people, everyone received more points.

On the leaderboard, the points of these people began to skyrocket at a terrifying speed!

Everyone shouted excitedly in the chat channel.

"This is so awesome! A crystal can be destroyed in a minute or two, and the points are just rolling in!"

"Yeah, the efficiency is too fast. At this rate, an hour of work is worth at least three or four days of points from before!"

"Hahaha! So comfortable, so comfortable…"

This scene made the batch of Survivors in the city extremely envious.

Among them, there were quite a few who wanted to fish in troubled waters.

Of course, upon being reported by the Survivors of the four major factions, they were directly carried away by Cao Xing without hesitation.

Then, because their resurrection counts were exhausted, they left the Battle of the Oracle directly.

At this moment, they were complaining endlessly in the chat channel.

"Damn, what a huge loss!"

"A crystal is 50,000 points. To get that many points by killing the monsters outside, even with 10x points, I would have to slaughter 5,000 Branded Monsters."

"Damn, if I had known, I wouldn't have listened to those idiots and gone out to besiege Great Lord Cao Xing's main crystal."

"Yeah… Great Lord Cao Xing is quite a man of his word; we can only blame our own bad luck."

For a time, everyone praised Cao Xing's character.

His reputation was once again pushed to a peak!

…

…

In the blink of an eye, the time reached 9:30 PM.

There were only about 5,000 Dragon Crystals left.

In over an hour, these Survivors had destroyed about 12,000 Dragon Crystals; the efficiency was quite fast.

Everyone had an excited expression on their faces!

Because everyone had, more or less, gained quite a bit.

And these points would allow their strength to improve.

Another twenty minutes or so passed.

There were only 3,000 crystals left.

Cao Xing looked into the distance ahead.

In the sky above the dark purple crystal land, those four gaps, resembling mirror fragments, were already stirring.

Now, as the power of the Ancient Dragon gradually dissipated.

These four places once again emitted a holy white light.

It looked like new Oracle teleportation pillars were about to appear.

Cao Xing knew that the most critical moment was coming next.

Thus, he turned around and said to the Survivors across the entire crystal land.

"Alright, everyone, return to your main cities now."

"Lest you get caught up in the battle when it starts in a moment."

At this moment, everyone looked towards the area where the four pillars of light were descending, knowing what was about to happen next.

They said one after another, "Great Lord Cao Xing, good luck!"

"We believe you will definitely succeed!"

"Damn! If I weren't unable to attack those Divine Servant legions, I would stay here and help Great Lord Cao Xing guard the crystals. Anyway, there's no loss if I die now."

"Yeah, I also want to help Great Lord Cao Xing."

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's face.

"Everyone, I appreciate your intentions."

"However, you cannot interfere in this battle. Later, when all the major regions merge, perhaps we will have another chance to cooperate."

Hearing this, the Survivors on the scene felt moved once again.

"Great Lord Cao Xing, please rest assured. If we meet again in the future, if you have any requests, just say the word, and we will definitely do our best to fulfill them!"

"Same here!"

Seeing this scene, joy welled up in Cao Xing's heart again.

Clearly, this wave of favor-farming went quite well.

There were nearly a million Survivor lords here.

And they were not ordinary lords; they were the top tier of people globally.

They all had their own extraordinary qualities, and there might really be a time when they could be useful in the future.

At that time, this would be a terrifying force.

Of course, that was a story for another time. Now, Cao Xing had to find a way to deal with the final wave of attacks from the Divine Servant legions.

The crowd retreated like a tide.

Meanwhile.

The four Oracle teleportation pillars that pierced the heavens had appeared once again.

And from within them, a large number of figures emerged.

It was the endless Divine Servant legions!

The moment they appeared, their eyes looked towards the area where the main crystal was located once again!

"Humble creature, no matter how many times you kill us, we will return again!"

"Everyone, follow me and kill!"

Seeing this scene, Cao Xing's eyes narrowed.

"They're here!"

In an instant, thoughts flashed through his mind, and he split off 400 million of the remaining 600 million Branded Monsters.

And formed four legions to deal with these Divine Servant legions.

Following his control, a massive number of Branded Monsters surged towards the four pillars of light like a tidal wave!

Cao Xing also noticed that the strength of this batch of Divine Servant legions that had just appeared was similar to the ones before at the four major cities.

Currently, there were no Legendary creatures.

He analyzed in his heart: "Due to some rule restrictions, they cannot immediately summon Legendary units."

"They can only summon more powerful Divine Servant legions over time."

"Following this logic, Legendary units won't arrive immediately either."

Thinking of this, Cao Xing immediately felt reassured!

As long as no Legendary powerhouses appeared immediately, he could continue to maintain the situation.

And drag it out until midnight!

"Boom! Rumble!"

Fierce fighting began on all four battlefields!

400 million Branded Monsters engaged in a direct battle with the Divine Servant legions!

And the remaining 200 million Branded Monsters were all concentrated in the main crystal area.

However, compared to before, the advantage now was that there were no Survivors disturbing the area around those Dragon Crystals.

All the Survivors had retreated back to the main cities and were standing on the city walls, watching from afar.

Even the Survivors who had been wiped out by the Ancient Dragon's magic did not come out again.

Firstly, because there weren't many Dragon Crystals left.

Secondly, because they also wanted to see if this man could hold out until the very last moment under the impact of so many Divine Servant legions!

Now that the live stream had been turned off, only they could witness this scene with their own eyes.

The Branded Monster army once again engaged in a fierce battle with the Divine Servant legions!

Because Cao Xing still held the numerical advantage, he quickly wiped out this first wave of Divine Servant legions.

And continued to control the Branded Monsters to advance, surrounding the Oracle teleportation pillars once again to unleash a barrage of firepower.

However, not long after, many extremely powerful auras emerged from those four Oracle teleportation pillars!

In less than half an hour, the existences behind the four major cities impatiently summoned Legendary Divine Servant captains!

And there were many of them.

The moment they appeared, they launched a fierce charge once again!

Led by these captains, the Divine Servant legions were almost unstoppable.

In just over ten minutes, they tore through Cao Xing's Branded Monster encirclement.

And led even more Divine Servant legions to charge towards the main crystal area.

In order to stop these Divine Servant captains.

Cao Xing pulled another 80 million Branded Monsters from near the main crystal, divided them into four armies, and went to intercept them.

Under the suicidal attacks of countless Branded Monsters charging one after another!

He once again stalled these Legendary Divine Servant captains and successfully took them out before they could attack the main crystal!

11:00 PM.

Which was the first hour after the Ancient Dragon's magic ended.

Over 300 million of Cao Xing's remaining 600 million Branded Monsters had already been wiped out…

Under the impact of that group of powerful creatures, the Branded Monster legions had only about 200 million left.

Meanwhile, from the four pillars of light, Divine Servant armies and even more Divine Servant captains were still being continuously teleported.

And Cao Xing no longer held anything back.

He directly ordered the Branded Monster army to launch the most violent attacks, intercepting and killing the Divine Servant legions again and again!

By 11:30 PM.

The Branded Monster legions had been beaten down to only the last 20 million!

There was no other way; in such intense battles, the consumption of troops was truly terrifying!

Especially when dealing with those Divine Servant captains, it took many sacrifices every time to take them down.

This resulted in nearly 600 million of Cao Xing's Branded Monster army being wiped out in just an hour and a half!

However, there was still half an hour left until midnight, when the Battle of the Oracle would end.

Those four Oracle teleportation pillars were still continuously teleporting more Divine Servant guards over.

This scene was enough to make one feel desperate.

On the crystal land now, the number of Divine Servant guards was almost exceeding the Branded Monsters.

Enemies were surging in from all directions, and heavy pressure struck like a tsunami.

However, Cao Xing did not give up.

He took a deep breath.

Then he said, "Assam, Bing Lan, Muxue, Bjorn."

"Lead all Branded Monsters to retreat to the main crystal location!"

"Stay here and defend to the death for the last half hour!"

Upon hearing the order, the four of them executed it without hesitation.

A massive number of Branded Monsters converged towards the main crystal area!

Even those outer Dragon Crystals were all directly abandoned!

At this moment, Cao Xing was truly staking everything on one throw!

Everything depended on the last half hour.

…

"Rumble!"

The four Divine Servant legions had already reached the central area of the crystal continent.

The Divine Servant legions, like the blades of gods, surged in from all directions with boundless might.

Along the way, one unguarded Dragon Crystal after another was destroyed by them.