Monsters attacking the city? No, racing! (5400)

Chapter 516: Monster Siege? No, a speedrun! (5400)

[Attention all Survivors, the first round of the Monster Siege is about to begin. Please prepare yourselves!]

As the system prompt appeared, a flurry of messages flooded the chat channel.

"The Monster Siege has started. Brothers, come, let's guess which wave the big shots will clear today."

"No need to guess. I reckon it'll be about the same as last time. After all, it's only been a week."

"Yeah, it's getting harder for everyone to level up now. We haven't improved much in this short time."

"Brothers, the first wave is a welfare wave. Remember to seize the opportunity to stockpile more food."

"I don't think this fog disaster will dissipate anytime soon. Everyone needs to make good use of every resource and prepare for what's to come."

After these many days of development, the Survivors had mostly moved past the stage of deceit and treachery, and everyone would kindly remind others.

Because they knew that only through unity and mutual aid could they increase their chances of surviving in this cruel world. Of course, this was limited to the four major districts.

The atmosphere in the other districts was not as harmonious, and everyone remained vigilant against each other.

Cao Xing was currently standing on the city wall, gazing into the distance.

In the fog ahead, white shadows appeared, rapidly approaching the territory.

"Hmm? Is it Snow Wolves again this time?"

"How come the number seems to be fewer?"

Cao Xing was somewhat puzzled. After all, the strength of his territory had increased significantly compared to last week!

And since the difficulty of the Monster Siege was based on the territory's strength, this struck him as very strange.

However, when the creatures drew closer, Cao Xing realized they were not Snow Wolves.

They were a group of large white bears, walking on all fours, with bodies four to five meters long.

"Oh? It's actually bears. That's not bad!"

"There seem to be a full hundred of them. With the meat yield of these bears, they're not inferior to a thousand Snow Wolves!"

Cao Xing thought happily.

However, for this first round of challenges, Cao Xing didn't need to let his warriors take action like last time.

He said directly: "Malenia, activate 'Flaming Blade · Divine Punishment Sword'."

This skill required 1 point of Divine Power to activate. After two days, Malenia's Divine Power had reached 2 points, enough to activate this skill.

Hearing Cao Xing's command, the Valkyrie on the wall flicked the weapon in her hand.

"Whoosh!"

The blood-drinking blade was instantly ignited, emitting waves of scorching, destructive fluctuations.

[Your territory member: Valkyrie Malenina has released the skill [Flaming Blade · Divine Punishment Sword], increasing Attack by 30%, Attack Range by 100%, lasting for 3 minutes. Affected by [Eternal Power], this skill has become a permanent state…]

"Sure enough, even a state skill that requires Divine Power to initiate becomes a permanent state under Eternal Power."

"This saves me who knows how much Divine Power!"

Cao Xing thought with satisfaction, then said: "Go, slay the enemies."

The next moment, that flash of red shadow vanished from where she stood.

With a single leap, she instantly crossed a region of several hundred meters.

Then, she swung the war blade in her hand casually.

"Hum!"

A sound like the air being sliced appeared.

On the bodies of all the Snow White Bears, bloodstains appeared one after another.

Then, a shocking scene appeared before everyone.

While the Snow White Bears were running, their bodies suddenly buckled, and they fell to the ground.

When they hit the ground, their bodies, starting from the head, were split directly into two.

A "clattering" sound rang out as flesh and intestines scattered all over the ground. It was because the attack power was too terrifying, triggering a dismemberment effect!

It was only after this pack of white bears was completely insta-killed that damage numbers appeared above their heads.

[-1,226,268!]

[-1,332,792!]

[-1,305,267!]

[-1,413,425!]

[-1,365,262!]

With the 100% critical hit rate bonus, not a single damage number was lower than 1.3 million!

It was precisely Valkyrie Malenina's AoE skill, [Flower Folding · Waltz Slash].

These level 35 Snow White Bears had no chance to block at all and were all taken out by this one sword strike.

[You have successfully cleared the first round of the Monster Siege challenge. Time taken for this challenge: 4 seconds. Your ranking is: 1]

From the moment these monsters appeared, to Malenia activating [Flaming Blade · Divine Punishment Sword], and then using [Flower Folding · Waltz Slash] to slay the enemies, it really took less than five seconds.

At this moment, thousands of eyes were fixed on that flash of red shadow in the snow!

It was truly because her sword strike just now was simply too stunning!

Not only was the attack range so vast, but the damage was also so outrageous!

Even those Tier 6 monsters couldn't withstand this attack and would be insta-killed by this single sword strike on the spot!

A smile appeared on Cao Xing's face.

The Valkyrie certainly lived up to expectations. Under the amplification of various state skills, her strength had reached a level that could be called terrifying.

He quickly ordered: "All Arctic People, go and drag these white bear corpses back."

"Understood!"

The Arctic People moved their short legs and ran out excitedly, dragging all the white bear corpses back.

And Liu Muxue jumped down from the city wall to uniformly decompose these white bear corpses.

Then, these meat products were quickly transported to the cafeteria, where Dahua and the others processed them.

And the furs that had been cut into two were to be handed over to Xia Yanni and the others for sewing.

To cope with the upcoming fog disaster, it was necessary to prepare some high-calorie food and cold-resistant clothing.

Meanwhile, most of the Survivors had also finished the first round of battle.

And when they looked at the leaderboard with anticipation, wanting to check their rankings.

Cao Xing's name appeared in first place!

However, this was not what surprised them the most.

What was even more shocking was that he had only used four seconds of combat time!

Everyone rubbed their eyes, and when they finally confirmed that it was not four minutes, but four seconds, they were immediately stunned.

"Holy crap… This is too outrageous, right? Great Lord Cao Xing actually cleared the first round in just four seconds. It takes me longer than that just to run!"

"Too monstrous. I remember last time he still took about two minutes or so. This time it was just a few seconds. How on earth did he do it?"

"I reckon Great Lord Cao Xing must have prepared a large-scale AoE skill in advance, waited outside the snow, and insta-killed them the moment the monsters appeared."

"My god—can you even do that? Truly worthy of being Great Lord Cao Xing. His way of thinking is really different from ours."

Everyone exclaimed in admiration at how Cao Xing could come up with such a method.

However, what they didn't know was that Cao Xing hadn't made any such preparations; he had just let the Valkyrie casually swing her blade.

At this moment, after the first wave of the Monster Siege ended, Cao Xing clicked 'Continue Challenge' without hesitation.

Not long after, a system prompt appeared.

[Survivor Cao Xing, please note: The second wave of the Monster Siege is about to arrive.]

[The monsters for this siege are: Level 40 resurrected army, quantity: 2000 (Elite creatures will appear among them)]

"I remember," Cao Xing thought to himself, "last time the number of monsters in the second wave was only 1000. This time it has directly doubled."

"Sure enough, as the strength of my territory increases, the difficulty of the Monster Siege will also increase accordingly."

This past week, Cao Xing's territory had added 3 new heroes (the Dragon Speaker already belonged to the territory members).

However, in the face of overwhelming power, it made no difference whether there were one thousand or two thousand of the resurrected army.

When the pale arms were just digging out of the snow and hadn't fully crawled up yet.

Valkyrie Malenina had already swung her second sword.

"Hum!"

The sword aura swept across, even slicing the forest at the resource point several kilometers away in half.

And those two thousand resurrected army soldiers, their newly extended arms were cut off like harvested weeds.

And in an instant, they were all killed.

As the screen-filling kill notifications appeared, Cao Xing saw that many people below had leveled up.

In addition to the Dragon Shaman Weinmne, a white light also rose from the newly joined Priestess Farnaz.

Meanwhile, a system prompt appeared.

[You have successfully killed all monsters and passed the second round of the Monster Siege challenge. Time taken for this: 0.27 seconds. Current ranking: 1]

The time taken to clear this round was even more exaggerated.

Because there was no need to activate skills or travel.

So, the Valkyrie ended the battle without even using a single second.

Malenia was truly terrifyingly strong.

And the Survivors in the chat channel, upon seeing that exaggerated number, stood there stunned once again.

"My goodness… 0.27 seconds. Is this even human?"

"Truly outrageous. Could Great Lord Cao Xing have just cast a few large-scale AoE spells to take out the enemies in one wave again this time?"

"Too monstrous! He's turned the Monster Siege into a speedrun."

On the other side.

Near the distant Eternal Frost Main City, there were also two larger territories.

It was precisely Bai Zhi and Wei Jianyi.

Their battle this time was equally destructive, and their speed in slaying enemies was extremely fast.

Compared to a week ago, these two had gained quite a few benefits in the Sword Tomb.

Especially Wei Jianyi; after accepting the inheritance from that Sword Saint, he felt that he was now terrifyingly powerful!

He even cleared the second wave in just a minute and a half.

"Not bad, I actually made it into the top ten."

"This time, I should be able to rank ahead of Great Lord Cao Xing, right?"

However, when he excitedly opened the leaderboard, he immediately saw that exaggerated 0.27 seconds.

Wei Jianyi paused, a deep sense of powerlessness rising in his heart.

A moment later, he sighed and said, "As expected of Great Lord Cao Xing, an existence that even that Sword Saint projection warned me not to provoke."

On the other side, Bai Zhi also looked at the leaderboard in disbelief, then murmured, "He has become stronger again."

Meanwhile, as the notification for the third wave of the monster siege appeared, Cao Xing clicked "Continue Challenge" directly.

Soon, a large number of the resurrected army broke through the soil from within the territory.

This time, Malenia did not kill all the enemies with a single slash.

Because her [Flower Folding · Waltz Slash] had not yet finished its cooldown.

However, just because the Valkyrie lacked an area-of-effect skill didn't mean the others did.

"Bing Lan, you go."

Hearing Cao Xing's command, the Dragon Speaker stepped on the giant dragon beneath her, and her whole body leaped high into the air like a white warbler.

Then she instantly jumped onto the heads of the resurrected army.

"Screech!!"

A heaven-shaking sword radiance appeared!

Within a mere second, Bing Lan slashed three times.

[-246367!] [-255246!] [-281626!] [-251150!] [-261232!]

Although the damage numbers were only about one-fifth of Malenia's.

Her attack frequency was high enough.

Three slashes later, she had also dealt seven or eight hundred thousand points of damage.

In an instant, the three thousand members of the resurrected army in front were wiped out.

And above the head of the priestess Farnaz, a white light rose again; she had leveled up once more.

[You have successfully passed the third round of the monster siege challenge. Combat time: 0.76 seconds. Your rank is: 1]

[Obtained clear reward: Silver Treasure Chest * 1]

The time taken was also less than one second.

The strength of the Dragon Speaker was fully displayed!

Then came the fourth wave, and the fifth wave.

Likewise, the combat time for each wave did not exceed one second. With the Dragon Speaker and the Valkyrie taking turns, it was simply a bug-like combination.

This clearing ability was simply too monstrous.

Under the continuous attacks of these two terrifying women, the monster siege was truly turned into a speedrun by them.

When the fifth wave of the monster siege ended, a system notification appeared.

[You have successfully passed the fifth round of the monster siege challenge. Combat time: 1.34 seconds. Your rank is: 1]

[Obtained challenge reward: Gold Treasure Chest * 3]

[Your territory member: Dragon Speaker Bing Lan has leveled up. Current level: 90]

[This level up grants attribute increases: Strength +215, Agility +187, Spirit +177, Constitution +200, Attack Power +1000, Skill Values +10%——]

[Your territory member: Farnaz——]

Since twenty thousand members of the resurrected army appeared in the fifth round, and these monsters were all killed by Bing Lan and Malenia, the Dragon Speaker's level increased the fastest.

According to estimates, it would not be difficult to gain four or five levels today.

However, Cao Xing glanced at Sarah.

She had just broken through to Tier 8 and now needed a large amount of experience to level up.

Including Braum, who was currently at level 68, he was only two levels away from reaching level 70 and binding the legendary shield.

Now that all the monsters were being cleanly and decisively slaughtered by these two women, the other combat personnel without status skills hadn't received any experience at all.

Cao Xing thought to himself, "In the upcoming sixth wave, at least fifty thousand members of the resurrected army will appear, and their level has reached a staggering 55, which means they are Tier 6 creatures."

"Although—in the hands of these two women, they might also be instantly killed."

"But this resurrected army can also contribute quite a lot of experience, so it shouldn't be wasted."

Therefore, Cao Xing said, "Malenia, you stop for now."

"The sixth wave of battle will be handled by Bing Lan, Sarah, Braum, and the newly joined Dragon Blood Warriors and Wandering Swordsmen."

Because of the monster strength in the sixth wave, other Survivors would be fighting for a long time.

So Cao Xing was not worried that anyone else would steal his first place.

The people he named stepped forward one after another.

And the Valkyrie Malenia jumped lightly, then returned to Cao Xing's side.

Like a silent warrior, she said nothing.

At this time, Cao Xing suddenly remembered something and said, "Tian Jing."

"Boss, I'm here!"

On the city wall, a figure draped in a black cloak quickly stood out.

"You will also participate in the upcoming battle. I don't require you to kill enemies; just deal damage to as many enemies as possible."

"Even if others kill these monsters, you can still get a share of the experience."

"Take these Hearts of Strength first. Once you reach the level cap, use the Hearts of Strength to break through immediately."

After saying this, Cao Xing took out more than a dozen Hearts of Strength from his backpack.

There were everything from primary to high-tier, as well as expert-tier ones.

Tian Jing took them excitedly and looked at Cao Xing with gratitude.

Although he had no previous experience with breakthroughs, having been influenced by various posts on the World Forum, he knew that these Hearts of Strength were an extremely precious resource.

At this moment, he was extremely moved and said, "Thank you, Boss!"

"You are really too good to me. Foster father, please accept my bow!"

Cao Xing said speechlessly, "Stop talking nonsense and go quickly."

"Okay, Boss!"

As he spoke, he took off his coat, revealing the thick scales and long tail on his body.

His thick limbs were covered with patterns like tree roots, and the next moment his muscles tensed.

Then, like a giant lizard, he jumped fiercely from the city wall.

The moment he landed, he got on all fours and rushed forward at an extremely fast crawling speed. Meanwhile, a system notification appeared.

[The sixth wave of the monster siege challenge is about to begin—]

[The monsters this time are: Level 55 resurrected army, quantity: 60,000 (among which a large number of elites, bosses, and leader creatures will appear)]

Compared to the last time, the level of the monsters had not changed, only the quantity had increased by another 10,000.

"Only an increase of ten thousand? I thought it would double!"

Cao Xing said with some regret.

After all, the more monsters there were, the more experience points he could obtain, and the strength of the Dragon Speaker, Sarah, and others would soar even faster!

"But ten thousand is not bad either; it can still provide quite a lot of experience."

"Clatter! Clattering!"

As bursts of soil-breaking sounds came, a large number of pale arms appeared in the snow.

The moment she saw the monsters appear, Sarah turned into a shadow and rushed out instantly!

Then came those Wandering Swordsmen and Dragon Blood Warriors.

They also rushed out holding their weapons.

Soon, both sides began to engage in battle!

"!"

Sarah's [Shattering Shadow] was thrown out instantly, blowing over a large number of the resurrected army on the spot!

The other combat personnel took advantage of the gap she created and killed their way directly into the monster horde.

The Dragon Speaker also followed Cao Xing's order, not using those large-scale lethal skills, allowing others to also get some experience.

She brandished the ice crystal longsword in her hand, continuously launching ordinary attacks.

However, even her ordinary attacks had a killing range that could easily reach over one hundred meters.

"Swish!"

With one sword sweep, a large portion of the resurrected army in front had more than half of their HP wiped out on the spot by her!

And as a level 90 mutant commander, her attack speed was also ridiculously fast.

The first sword had just swept out, and the second sword followed immediately after.

Almost everywhere she passed, the enemies were solved with overwhelming force before they could even react; she was truly a killing machine.

In addition, her giant dragon was also constantly spitting out ice cannonballs, blowing over and freezing a large number of the resurrected army, also gaining quite a bit of experience.

On the other side, although Sarah was also a Tier 8 creature, as a burst-type assassin, she was not as exaggerated as the Dragon Speaker on such a large battlefield, but she was still quite terrifying!

She was seen throwing out Killing Flurry + Shattering Shadow one after another.

All the resurrected army within twenty meters in front were instantly cleared.

Then, Sarah rushed into the monster horde and slashed down with two blades!

A large pile of splash damage appeared, causing all her skills to reset instantly.

Then, she threw out Killing Flurry + Shattering Shadow again.

Cycling like this, the monster horde was almost wiped out in large patches.

Of course, there was also the lizardman Tian Jing, although his level was relatively low.

But as mentioned before, under the blessing of terrifying status effects, even the level 4 Tian Jing now had combat power no less than a Tier 6 ordinary creature.

He stood upright, spat out mouthfuls of venom towards the sky, which landed on the ground.

"—Heh—"

Damage numbers appeared above the heads of a large number of the resurrected army, and then they were wiped out by the Dragon Speaker's sword.

And white lights began to emerge from Tian Jing's body one after another.

"Buzz, buzz, buzz——"

Within a mere second, he surged up 6 levels, reaching the level cap of Tier 1.

Feeling the surging power in his body, he couldn't help but immerse himself in the joy of the strength increase.

But he immediately remembered Cao Xing's warning.

Therefore, he quickly used a primary Heart of Strength to break through his level to Tier 2!