Kill the commander instantly, and all the members will be in the wind. (6000)

Chapter 573: Instant Kill Commander, Everyone Wind Wings. (6000)

At this moment, a group of level 40-50 Survivors were forming a formation to besiege the Ice Nest Monsters inside.

It was still the old-fashioned but very practical warrior-mage-priest combination.

The Aurora Knight and a group of tank-type residents stood at the front, forming a meat wall.

The mages, hunters, and Mechanics in the rear, as ranged classes, continuously dealt damage and provided healing.

At the current stage, those who had the strength to deal with these enhanced Ice Nest Monsters were all powerhouses.

This group of people was quite strong, and their coordination was very tacit.

Under their siege, the level 60-70 Ice Nest Monsters that appeared were immediately focused fired upon as soon as they emerged.

Some control skills were also mixed in.

Even though these Ice Nest Monsters were higher level than them, they still became moving targets.

"Crack! Snap!"

One Ice Nest Monster after another was killed on the spot, shattering into pieces.

The Survivors wore victorious smiles on their faces.

"Woohoo! Another few thousand experience points in hand. Killing these high-level Ice Nest Monsters really gives good returns!"

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"Yeah! With this farming speed, we can steadily gain about 1 level a day. I'm about to reach level 50, the max level!"

"Level 50 max level!"

"It's all thanks to our Commander Qiu's excellent leadership. Thanks to her command, we haven't had any casualties these days."

"Get lost, you're flattering Commander Qiu every day. Are you eyeing the commander?"

Behind the crowd, a woman in a blue robe, with a relatively youthful but somewhat serious face, said: "Don't chat during battle, focus all your spirit."

She looked only seventeen or eighteen, but the entire group of Survivors, regardless of age or gender, listened to her very obediently.

They all responded: "Yes, Commander!"

However, some male Survivors still secretly glanced at her beautiful side profile.

This woman was Qiu Yating, who had previously provided Cao Xing with clues about the Ice Luan Flower and had one contact with him.

Now, she had also created a decent-sized legion.

Cao Xing, who was high in the sky, also saw how this group of Survivors dealt with the Ice Nest Monsters.

He shook his head. Since there were already people here, he prepared to change locations and continue searching.

Just then, Cao Xing suddenly noticed that the huge Ice Nest below trembled.

"Dong!!"

With this Ice Nest as the center, the snow within a hundred meters around also slightly trembled.

"Hmm?"

Hundreds of pairs of eyes looked over.

Then, they saw a crack slowly tear open from this huge Ice Nest.

And from this crack, a huge icy horn drilled out!

The tip of that horn revealed a cold gleam, and in the blink of an eye it exceeded five or six meters, as if some terrifying creature had awakened. A ferocious aura instantly enveloped everyone, making their faces turn pale!

It was a kind of might from an ancient fierce beast, making people shiver and their legs go weak!

Then, a huge figure slowly drilled out from within.

A body as massive as a mountain, over ten meters tall, its entire body seemingly covered with a thick layer of icy armor!

Its limbs were like thick and huge ice pillars, deeply rooted in the ground, and every movement caused the ground to tremble slightly.

"Rumble—" As soon as this massive frost monster appeared, it raised its head and let out a terrifying roar, instantly shaking the Survivors' ears with ringing.

An Aurora Knight said with an ugly expression: "Damn! It's a Commander-level monster, the Ice Nest Giant Rhino!"

Among the crowd, Commander Qiu Yating also felt a fatal sense of crisis.

She quickly said: "Retreat!"

In the enhanced Ice Nest, the monsters that appeared were all level 50 and above.

Of course, the monster's potential was random.

From normal to elite, leader, and even Commander-level monsters could appear with a probability.

At the current stage, they could barely handle a few sixth-tier normal Ice Nest Monsters.

If it was a Commander-level creature like the Ice Nest Giant Rhino, it was absolutely a disaster for most Survivors!

This group of Survivors began to retreat frantically at their fastest speed. However, no matter how fast they were, how could they possibly outrun a level 70 Commander-level creature?

The massive Ice Nest Giant Rhino charged madly, like a white phantom on the snowfield, rushing forward with the momentum of a landslide!

"Rumble!!!"

The earth shook, snow was thrown up hundreds of meters, and in the blink of an eye it approached the Survivors' team.

A Frost Mage, also seventeen or eighteen years old and thin, was left at the very back of the group because her movement speed was too slow.

In less than three seconds, the Ice Nest Giant Rhino had already reached her side.

And with a mage's fragile body, she would likely be instantly killed!

Everyone even imagined the scene of the giant rhino's sharp horn piercing through the mage's body!

Just then, an Aurora Knight of similar age, holding a shield, took a deep breath, as if he had made some decision.

He directly used the Aurora Charge skill, leaped to the female mage's side, and pulled her behind him.

He gripped his shield tightly, actually trying to block this monster's charge!

The huge horn instantly made contact with the shield, then emitted a dull collision sound.

"!!!"

The massive impact made this warrior feel as if he had been hit by a missile!

A critical damage of over 80,000 appeared above his head!

The huge force directly sent him and the female mage flying, the two flying backward dozens of meters!

Although they luckily escaped the fate of being instantly killed.

But this Aurora Knight, having endured too violent an impact, had his ribs and arms broken.

He directly fell to the ground, unconscious.

However, the Ice Nest Giant Rhino seemed not prepared to let them go, directly charging forward with its four hooves!

Among the crowd, the other Survivors' eyes showed shock and anger.

"Damn! Go save Liu Neng!"

"Stop that monster!"

Among the crowd, Commander Qiu Yating quickly raised her staff and released a spell to block the enemy, but it was easily shattered!

It looked like the Ice Nest Giant Rhino was about to charge onto the fallen two, preparing to use its thick hooves to trample them alive!

Just then, a series of ice walls, like glaciers rising from the snow, directly blocked the Ice Nest Giant Rhino!

"!!"

A large number of ice walls were shattered on the spot, but they couldn't keep up with the regeneration speed of the ice walls.

In the blink of an eye, the Ice Nest Giant Rhino's charge was offset, and it was directly trapped in place by a blockade formed by a large number of ice walls.

At this moment, the group of Survivors' eyes showed a dazed expression.

Before they could react.

Under the feet of the Ice Nest Giant Rhino, a huge magic array suddenly appeared!

Then, they saw four Ice Dragons constructed of ice drill out from within!

The moment the Ice Dragons appeared, they began to rotate at high speed around the giant rhino.

"Puff! Puff puff!"

Terrifying damage numbers appeared one after another.

It was Cao Xing's epic-level spell—Ice Dragon Tornado Storm!

Now with the [Ice Spirit Soul] skill, Cao Xing could cast ten spells in a short time.

In other words, his passive skill [Ice Crystal Fury] required casting 10 spells to trigger the next spell's 100% damage increase effect.

The efficiency now was improved by who knows how many times!

At the same time, Ice Dragon Tornado Storm triggered the robe's cooldown reset effect again.

Cao Xing, without hesitation, raised his staff, and two more Ice Dragons appeared!

A full six Ice Dragons began frantically strangling the Ice Nest Giant Rhino!

"Crash!"

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[-389527!]

[-376104!]

[-386264!]

[-401623!]

[-418624!]

Terrifying damage numbers appeared one after another.

One Ice Dragon could deal six hits of damage in three seconds.

Here there were six Ice Dragons, which meant thirty-six attacks.

If all hit, it would directly be over fourteen million damage!

Obviously, with this Ice Field Giant Rhino's health, it simply couldn't withstand Cao Xing's burst.

Three seconds later.

All six Ice Dragons dissipated, and the Ice Nest Giant Rhino stood frozen in place.

Then, with a "bang", it exploded into a pile of ice crystal fragments!

A system prompt appeared.

[You killed Ice Nest Giant Rhino lv67, a seventh-tier Commander-level creature, gained experience: 515900 (Pale Lead)]

At this moment, the group of Survivors all looked at this scene in a daze.

The terrifying creature that had brought them nightmares and could even slaughter them all was actually instantly killed just like that. It was like a dream.

It was only after a moment that they woke up as if from a dream, exclaiming in amazement.

"Damn! Damn! What just happened? Such a terrifying monster was instantly killed? Am I fucking dreaming?"

"Too outrageous, could it be a Legendary powerhouse who saved us?"

"No! I've seen this skill before, it seems to be a Frost Mage's exclusive skill. The one who acted should be a Survivor!"

"Survivor? How is that possible!?"

After hearing this inference, all the Survivors' first reaction was that it was absolutely impossible. There couldn't be such a powerful Survivor at the current stage!

Joking, instantly killing a seventh-tier Commander!

What kind of concept was that?

Even those Hero-level natives couldn't do it!

At this time, a Survivor in the crowd pointed at the sky ahead and said: "Look there, someone seems to be coming down."

Hearing this, everyone looked over.

Then they immediately saw the figure in a deep blue robe, holding an astrological staff, exuding a terrifying cold aura!

He just floated in midair, yet brought everyone an extremely terrifying sense of oppression.

After all, Cao Xing was now a ninth-tier Frost Mage.

If he wanted to, he could instantly kill everyone here within two seconds.

So even the aura he unintentionally released was not something these fourth or fifth-tier Survivors could withstand.

And that group of Survivors seemed to recognize Cao Xing, and were immediately shocked.

"Damn, this outfit, it seems to be Great Lord Cao Xing!"

"Heavens, it's actually him!? So it was Great Lord Cao Xing who saved us!"

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"That explains it. I was wondering how any Survivor could instantly kill a Commander-level monster. If it's Great Lord Cao Xing, then it's no surprise."

The crowd nodded one after another.

Meanwhile, in the crowd, a few figures exchanged glances.

They looked young, around seventeen or eighteen years old.

They were Qiu Yating and her companions, who had traveled with Cao Xing for a while back in the Witch Forest.

After months of survival training, the naivety was gone from their faces, and their eyes even held a sense of world-weariness that didn't match their age.

Especially Qiu Yating; when she looked at the figure in the sky, a complex look appeared in her eyes.

Months ago, they knew Cao Xing was strong.

But they hadn't expected him to be this strong.

Following various events, Cao Xing's name had spread among the Survivors time and time again.

The title of "Number One of the Four Districts" no longer applied to him; he was now almost being hailed as the "Number One in the World"!

They had previously thought it was an exaggeration, but after seeing him instantly kill a Commander-level monster, everyone felt that this title of "Number One in the World" was well-deserved.

At the same time, Cao Xing gradually flew down from the sky.

Qiu Yating, as the leader, stepped forward and said first, "Thank you, Great Lord Cao Xing, for saving our lives. On behalf of the entire Starfire Legion, I express our gratitude!"

Cao Xing glanced at her.

Qiu Yating had now broken through to the Fifth-tier Expert level and reached level 50, carrying an air of competence.

He didn't have much of an impression of this woman, only knowing that she had completed a quest in the Witch Forest and received a decent reward.

But compared to before, she was much more sensible.

A smile appeared on Cao Xing's face: "It's nothing, just a small favor. As fellow Survivors from Blue Star, helping each other is only right."

"Besides, we worked together once before, so I should definitely help an acquaintance."

Hearing this, a complex look immediately appeared in Qiu Yating's eyes.

She had assumed that since Cao Xing had become so powerful, he would have long forgotten her.

The fact that he still remembered her made a trace of emotion well up in Qiu Yating's heart.

Cao Xing didn't linger on small talk and said, "Everyone, how about the remaining monsters in this Ice Nest belong to me?"

"I need to kill more monsters now to level up."

The group of Survivors looked at each other after hearing this.

Then they replied without hesitation, "Of course, no problem!"

"Not only can the monsters inside be yours, but we can even help you lure them out!"

"Haha! That's right, we haven't worked with Great Lord Cao Xing before; if there's anything you need us for, just say the word."

Cao Xing smiled, "Luring isn't necessary. I can handle this Ice Nest alone. You should take the wounded back and rest."

The crowd nodded, knowing that with his strength, he didn't need anyone's help.

Qiu Yating didn't say much more, cupped her hands towards Cao Xing, and then quickly left with the other members.

Ten minutes later, the hundred or so people were several kilometers away from the area.

A Survivor suddenly asked, "Leader, do you think we should join the Starfire Legion and become their affiliate legion?"

"I think Great Lord Cao Xing is quite easy to talk to; joining his legion shouldn't be a bad deal for us."

"That's right, it's good to have a big tree to shade us. Following Great Lord Cao Xing should be pretty good." Other members agreed.

Qiu Yating thought for a moment, shook her head, and said, "I already contacted the person in charge of the Starfire Legion before, but they told me they were full. We'll have to wait until the legion headquarters levels up in a while before they can recruit again."

"So for now, we cannot join."

"So that's how it is—" Regret appeared on the members' faces.

Then they left the place together.

For Cao Xing, this was just a small episode, and saving them was indeed a small favor.

However, it was significant for these people.

It could be said that if not for Cao Xing, Qiu Yating's legion would definitely have suffered casualties, and total annihilation was even possible.

Those were all living lives.

Next, Cao Xing continued to camp at this enhanced Ice Nest.

Whenever a new Ice Nest Monster appeared inside, he would simply toss a few spells at it.

After using his big skills, he would use small ones.

Anyway, those small skills had no cooldown, and the damage was equally impressive.

Now, any random Ice Ball Technique could deal two to three hundred thousand damage, and an Ice Cone Technique over three hundred thousand damage.

And how much HP did these level 50-60 Ice Nest Monsters have?

Around three to four hundred thousand!

In other words, Cao Xing could now instantly kill a Seventh-tier monster with one or two small skills.

And his casting speed, with the bonuses from a series of equipment, allowed him to throw out four or five small spells in a second!

The killing efficiency could be described as terrifying!

"Crack! Crack!"

As a large number of Ice Nest Monsters were killed and turned into crystal fragments on the ground, Cao Xing's experience points were also slowly rising.

About ten minutes later, this enhanced Ice Nest had reached its hatching limit.

Cao Xing threw an Ice Breaking Flying Blade at it and destroyed it.

[Successfully destroyed an enhanced Ice Nest, gold point +10]

He checked the time; it was already past four in the afternoon, and the sky was growing increasingly dark.

After seeing the coordinate position on the mini-map, Cao Xing said, "Damn, without realizing it, I've actually strayed nearly a hundred kilometers from the territory. It's time to head back now."

Thus, a pair of transparent Wind Wings appeared on his back, and with a gentle flap, he flew into mid-air and then flew rapidly forward.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, Cao Xing returned to the territory on time.

After landing steadily in the territory's buffer zone, the Wind Wings on his back retracted.

Just then, a young man wearing cyan mage robes with a slightly youthful face walked towards him.

The aura on him was like a wild wind on a mountain peak, giving people a feeling of being fierce and unapproachable, and he had also reached the Seventh-tier Leader level.

It was the Wind Archmage—Allen.

After Allen came to Cao Xing's side, he first pressed his right hand to his heart and bowed.

Then he said with an excited face, "Lord, I have some news to report to you."

"Through practice during this time, I have successfully learned the 'Wind Wings' spell from the Mage Handbook!"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on the corner of Cao Xing's mouth.

[Wind Wings] was a very practical skill.

It not only increased movement speed by 20% but also granted flight capabilities.

Even Cao Xing himself basically relied on the Wind Wings on his back for every battle or outing; it could be said that this skill had become one of his most commonly used methods.

Moreover, he had the bug-like combination of [Eternal Power] and [Naysa's Ring of Blessing]!

In other words, Cao Xing could now give everyone in the entire territory flight capabilities, including those War Ancient Trees!

This way, whether it was mobility or combat style, everything would become much more flexible.

Furthermore, combined with the skills of these units, it could even derive a brand-new combat style.

He praised, "Very good. Take some time later to cast Wind Wings on all the core combat personnel."

"When there is time later, we will cast it on everyone uniformly."

Because two days ago, Cao Xing had already used [Naysa's Ring of Blessing] once, and the divine power value on it was only 12 points left.

Although he could activate it once more, there was no need to waste 10 points of divine power value for a single status skill.

He could wait until before the monster siege began, or after it ended, when everyone's levels had increased, to conduct another round of blessings.

"Yes, respected Lord!"

The Wind Archmage respectfully replied and then left.

Cao Xing was left with nothing to do in the territory.

He didn't even need to go to the Mage Tower to meditate anymore.

After absorbing them over these days, all 50 [Magic Crystals] had been absorbed, increasing his spell power by 50%!

So now, any random skill Cao Xing threw could cause extremely terrifying damage.

At this time, Cao Xing saw a group of special figures standing in the buffer zone ahead.

It was the Ancient Elf clan he had brought back two days ago.

Elf Clan leader Oriel was teaching other elves to learn the Common Language of the continent.

"Repeat after me: L-o-r-d—"

The group of beautiful and handsome elves all opened their mouths and said: "L-o-r-d-d-d—"

Seeing this scene, Clan leader Oriel couldn't help but cover his forehead.

But he wasn't angry.

After all, these elves had never been in contact with the outside world, nor had they learned any outside languages.

Now it was equivalent to starting everything from scratch, requiring patient teaching.

Cao Xing didn't disturb them, but continued across the buffer zone and arrived at the residential area.

There was a row of different-styled houses built entirely of stone here.

These were the dwellings of the Crystal People clan.

At this moment, near these houses, those Crystal People were squatting on the ground, tinkering with some small stones.

Under the illumination of the night lighthouse, their crystal-like bodies refracted dazzling light, like moving gems.

After seeing Cao Xing come over, a bright light appeared in the pupils of these Crystal People.

"It's the Lord, the good person who fed us!"

"Sister Three-Leaf Stone taught us last time that when we see the Lord, we must stand up and bow. Everyone, get up quickly."

For a moment, these Crystal People stood up in a flurry and then gave him a very awkward bow.

Cao Xing waved his hand and asked, "Where is Three-Leaf Stone?"

As one of the few Elite-level creatures among the Crystal People, and also the most flexible-minded one, Three-Leaf Stone had now been appointed by Cao Xing as their captain, and she was responsible for many things.

A Crystal Person said, "Sister Three-Leaf Stone is in the room delivering a baby for Little Amber Stone!"

(PS: 11,000 words today, the monster siege is tomorrow!)