The army is gathering, the target is the ancient battlefield! (5200)

As the popularity of this discussion thread gradually rose.

More and more people participated in the discussion, posting various pieces of intelligence they had discovered.

Someone even dug up a video from about two months ago, showing the couple of adventurers before they died.

This further confirmed the authenticity of the post.

However, what they didn't know was that the undead were originally a common type of monster in this world.

Just like goblins, yetis, and other creatures, they could be encountered anywhere.

After so much discussion by so many people, and various so-called pieces of evidence.

The result was that they stubbornly concluded that these undead were related to the expansion pack.

"Brothers! The clues now are very obvious. I bet the next expansion pack is definitely the Undead Scourge. If it's not, I'll livestream myself eating two jin of shit!"

"Then I'll bet too. If it's not, I'll livestream myself taking off my villagers' pants and eating their **"

"Stop the f*cking betting. Since we've already guessed the enemy for the next expansion pack, we need to make corresponding preparations now."

"Everyone can hoard a large amount of things to deal with the undead, such as Holy Light Potions, Holy Light-type skill books, recruitment scrolls, etc. By the way, I am selling a large number of basic Holy Light Potions here, which increase damage against the undead by 5%. Now they are only 2000 Ice Dragon Mark per bottle. Buy them while they last!"

For a time, many Survivors with a sensitive business sense almost immediately rushed to the side of the territory market.

And began to frantically buy up all kinds of things to deal with the undead.

In the markets of various regions, some items were swept clean in a short period!

Including Holy Light-type skill books, equipment, and the like, their prices skyrocketed.

…

…

At this moment, Cao Xing did not know that because of this action of his, so many people were convinced that the next expansion pack would be the Undead Scourge.

And it had also triggered a wave of market hoarding.

He was still waiting for the arrival of Duke Baradin.

At this time, someone sent a message to Cao Xing.

Yao Yiming: "Great Lord Cao Xing, are you there?"

Cao Xing replied: "Yeah, what is it?"

Yao Yiming said: "Nothing much, just that I heard it seems the next expansion pack is the Undead Scourge, so I wanted to remind you to prepare first."

Cao Xing was slightly stunned after hearing this.

"How do you know the next expansion pack is the Undead Scourge?"

Yao Yiming replied: "It seems someone posted a thread, and also posted a picture with many undead appearing on it."

"There are also people from other regions who have posted various pictures of undead they discovered."

"Now in the chat channel, everyone is discussing the next expansion pack."

"Various things in the market for dealing with the undead are selling like crazy."

Cao Xing became even more confused after hearing this.

He then quickly opened the world forum to take a look.

At a glance, he saw that post with high popularity, with hits even breaking twenty million!

When he saw the so-called photos and truth above, the corners of his mouth twitched immediately…

"Damn it, isn't this just Duke Baradin and the others?"

At this moment, Cao Xing also realized that it was precisely because of this action by Duke Baradin and his group that this discussion was triggered.

He couldn't help but complain in his heart: "The imagination of this bunch of moronic Survivors is really rich."

After a pause, Cao Xing replied: "I know. Don't follow them in hoarding these equipment and materials; the next expansion pack is not the Undead Scourge."

Yao Yiming felt a bit strange, but he didn't ask more, instead saying directly.

"Okay, I understand. Thanks for the reminder, Great Lord Cao Xing."

Although he didn't know why Cao Xing was so certain.

But now, as the number one person in the four major regions.

Even in the last Battle of the Oracle, becoming number one among tens of millions of Survivors, it would not be an exaggeration to say he is the number one in the entire server.

What he said was clearly more convincing than other Survivors.

After both sides closed the private chat.

Cao Xing shook his head helplessly.

At the same time, he was considering whether to reveal that the next expansion pack was the Blood Legion?

After thinking about it, he decided against it.

After all, even he himself didn't know what kind of creatures the Blood Legion were,

And he didn't even know what kind of strength they possessed.

Saying it now wouldn't serve any purpose.

Just at this moment, Cao Xing suddenly felt a chill, causing his body to quickly break out in goosebumps!

Even the temperature in the territory suddenly dropped by four or five degrees.

At the same time, an aura that had been sealed for a long time wafted through the air.

This aura represented death.

Looking outside the territory, a large moving blue ocean appeared there.

It was exactly the undead army led by Duke Baradin!

"They arrived so quickly; this Duke's efficiency is truly high!" Cao Xing exclaimed in admiration.

The moment this group of undead stepped into the range covered by the territory furnace, a system prompt appeared.

[Ascalon Undead: Duke Baradin requests to visit your territory. Do you agree?]

"Yes."

At the same time.

That moving ocean of undead approached Cao Xing's territory rapidly, mighty and vast!

Looking from afar, on the white snowy ground, thousands of undead figures drifted!

Carrying the aura of death, they approached rapidly.

Even the air was filled with a cold aura of death, as if it could freeze a person's blood!

In the entire territory, everyone couldn't help but stop their movements, and even subconsciously grasped their weapons.

Although the group of undead led by Duke Baradin were not high-level, the sense of oppression was very strong.

And Cao Xing also quickly brought his own legion to wait outside the territory.

Both sides met, looked at each other for a while, and then said politely.

"Lord Cao Xing, I hope you have been well."

"Your Grace, I hope you have been well!"

And when Duke Baradin saw the legion behind Cao Xing, the blue ghost fire in his pupils flickered.

He seemed to be very surprised.

This was the first time he had seen the state of all the forces in Cao Xing's territory deployed.

Before, during the two trips to the underground palace, Cao Xing only brought his core combat personnel.

Now, he deeply felt what a terrifying power this Otherworld Lord possessed!

Duke Baradin exclaimed: "Lord Cao Xing, this batch of warriors under your command is truly terrifyingly fierce!"

"I feel that if just a few dozen of them came out, they would be able to kill me!"

Although he, as a Tier 6 commander-level creature, was very powerful!

But this batch of warriors under Cao Xing had so many statuses added to them one by one, and their attack power was terrifyingly strong!

If they spared no cost, indeed, a few dozen people coming out could take down a powerhouse of his level.

"It's hard to imagine that the power you possess now has reached such a level…"

"I'm afraid that before long, your armed forces will be comparable to the core legion of a kingdom!"

Hearing Duke Baradin's praise, Cao Xing felt a little proud in his heart.

However, he still humbly said: "Your Grace, you are joking."

"My legion has just taken shape; compared to these kingdoms, it still has a long way to go."

Duke Baradin shook his head and did not continue to discuss this matter further.

His pupils, flashing with blue ghost fire, continued to sweep over the warriors behind Cao Xing.

Especially when his gaze fell on those thousand-plus Ascalon Warriors, a look of reminiscence appeared in his eyes.

"I didn't expect that after a thousand years, I would still be able to see the shadow of the Ascalon Legion on this land."

"And it seems that these warriors are even stronger than they were a thousand years ago."

At this moment, many among the Ascalon Warriors behind recognized Duke Baradin.

They exclaimed one after another.

"Lord Duke, we have always kept the glory of the kingdom in our hearts."

"Lord Duke, we are willing to fight for the kingdom…"

But Duke Baradin waved his hand and said.

"You don't need to do this; the past is already past."

"The glory of the kingdom no longer exists; we are all just remnants of the last era."

"It is your luck to be able to come to such a territory and fight for Lord Cao Xing."

"I am proud of you!"

The warriors nodded solemnly one after another, and expressions of pride appeared on their faces, while they couldn't help but recall the scenes from a thousand years ago.

Cao Xing, seeing that the atmosphere between them had become a bit sentimental.

Smiled and interrupted: "Your Grace, everything is ready now."

"So next, let's discuss the tactics."

But Duke Baradin waved his hand and said: "No need to discuss, Lord Cao Xing. For this operation, we will follow your command throughout."

"Including the undead army behind me, they will also follow your command!"

The nearly ten thousand undead behind him also had no objections.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye could see how terrifying the legion behind this Otherworld Lord was.

A legion of just a hundred people coming out could scatter their army of ten thousand undead.

It was truly that any single person could manage to fight one against a hundred; it was terrifyingly strong!

Cao Xing was slightly stunned.

He didn't seem to expect that Duke Baradin would be so easy to talk to.

However, this made things much easier.

Cao Xing said readily, "No problem, then let me first explain my train of thought."

"Next, I will lead all the warriors into that ancient battlefield first."

"Then, I will negotiate with that group of undead."

"If the negotiation goes well, everything will be easy to handle."

"If the negotiation fails, then we will switch to another method of negotiation."

Duke Baradin's expression shifted slightly.

He also knew what the other method Cao Xing mentioned was.

However, he did not refuse.

After all, it had already been stated before that for this operation, they would follow Cao Xing's command throughout.

After briefly explaining the operational plan, Cao Xing waved his hand and said.

"Now, everyone follow me."

After saying this, Cao Xing jumped directly onto Dabai's back.

Then he said, "Everyone, follow me and set off!"

Hearing the command, Dabai immediately strode forward with its elephant hooves, charging out with heavy footsteps.

The snow beneath its feet was sent flying by the impact!

And behind him, over a thousand combat personnel, plus tens of thousands of undead, marched in a mighty force!

Including the newly tamed Griffin Legion, Wild Boar Warriors, and so on, all were brought along.

In the territory, only three Tier 5 War Ancient Trees and one Vine-Head Turret were left behind.

With the power of these creatures, it was already enough to deal with some small-scale attacks.

Plus, there were so many Elemental Arrow Towers in the territory, so even if they encountered a charge from an army of tens of thousands, they could hold out for a period of time.

That ancient battlefield was not far away, so even if they encountered danger, they could rush back in a short time.

In the blink of an eye.

This large group of figures disappeared at the edge of their vision.

At this moment, the old man Cao Yi, who was watching this scene from the city wall, had a look of deep emotion in his eyes.

Thinking back to when he first arrived at this territory, the entire territory had no more than a dozen combat personnel.

Now, just a few months later, it had already reached such a massive scale.

At this moment, the old man sighed with emotion, "What a truly magical territory."

"Presumably in the near future, the territory of a kingdom will not be able to contain the Lord's pace of development."

"The name of this territory will surely spread across the entire continent…"

About ten minutes later.

Cao Xing had already led the army to the vicinity of that familiar ancient battlefield.

Upon approaching, they saw many weapon wrecks and fragments covered by the snow.

However, because there had been a medium snowfall and two light snowfalls during this period, the snow here had become even thicker.

Cao Xing saw that many high-level undead were already wandering around.

All were above level 50 or 60.

However, compared to the undead power on the Ascalon Undead, which was ghostly blue.

The undead fire on these undead was a sickly green.

Furthermore, the undead in this ancient battlefield appeared to lack sentience, and even their movements were slightly sluggish.

Cao Xing glanced at their attributes.

[Ancient Undead]

[Race: Undead]

[Level: 54 (Tier 6 Common Creature)]

[HP: 418762 / 418762]

[Attack Power: 5518 ~ 5589]

[Armor: 959 ~ 1082]

[Skills: Expert-level Sword Mastery, Undead Slash, Unyielding Rage]

[Talent: Undead Body]

(Description: Warriors from a certain era; over ten thousand years have passed since their death. The passage of time has stripped them of their sentience, leaving only the instinct to kill.)

Seeing the description above.

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

"Undead from over ten thousand years ago, isn't this era too distant?"

"In other words, the time of their death was even before the Invasion War?"

"Good heavens, then who were their enemies?"

Questions arose in Cao Xing's mind, and he even wanted to catch an undead on the spot to ask.

However, just as the system description stated.

The passage of time had already caused this group of undead to lose their sentience, unable to communicate like the Ascalon Undead.

They now only had the instinct to kill.

Just like now.

After sensing the aura of Cao Xing and his group, these dozen or so undead, knowing they were not a match, still charged over regardless.

Seeing this, Cao Xing did not want to waste time outside.

After all, the undead in that ancient battlefield were the main priority.

So he said directly, "Finish them off."

After he spoke, the Holy Light Priest Isabelle quickly raised her staff.

"Hum!"

From her staff, a powerful force of Holy Light condensed.

Then, a huge Holy Light ball appeared above the undead's heads.

The moment this Holy Light ball appeared, not only did the few undead rushing forward feel it.

Even the Ascalon Undead army behind Cao Xing felt a series of stinging sensations on their bodies.

"Sizzle… Sizzle…"

As the huge Holy Light ball fell, terrifying damage numbers appeared.

[ – 73854 ]

[ – 74821 ]

[ – 72952 ]

[ – 85927 ]

These Tier 6 or 7 common undead generally had HP around 400,000 to 500,000; they were still quite durable.

However, because Isabelle was a Holy Light-type mage, she had an innate suppression over these undead.

For the same magic, the damage dealt was about 50% higher.

So, just one Holy Light ball skill took away nearly half of their HP.

Even after Liu Muxue transformed into her Angel Form, it only increased her output by about 30%.

However, there was a rather absurd thing…

After Liu Muxue transformed into [Angel Form], because she was using melee weapons, the effect of Holy Water still persisted.

In other words…

She had a full 70% additional damage bonus against these undead creatures!

This was the true bane of the undead, even more absurd than a Holy Light Priest like Isabelle.

Meanwhile.

After those undead were blasted to low health by Isabelle's Holy Light ball.

The Wild Boar Warriors immediately raised their dual blades and charged up, howling.

"Puff! Pshhh!"

"Sizzle~ Sizzle~"

[ – 13742 ]

[ – 12624 ]

[ – 14735 ]

[ – 16733! ]

(PS: Actually, there would be two damage numbers here, namely physical attack + extra damage from Holy Water, but now they are combined together.)

Every slash made a sound like the sun scorching skin.

And it brought up damage numbers that broke ten thousand.

These Level 50 Wild Boar Warriors had base attack power mostly above 2000. After Liu Muxue's Blessing of Courage + Blessing of Strength, their attack power could reach 7500, comparable to Leader-tier creatures of the same tier.

Plus the 40% extra Light-attribute damage from [Holy Water], and the 10% attack power bonus from Command.

Every attack could easily break ten thousand damage!

And the most absurd thing was that these Wild Boar Warriors used dual blades.

In other words, their attack speed was absurdly fast.

They could slash three or four times in one second.

Their DPS reached over fifty thousand.

In no time at all, they wiped out all these undead.

[Your territory member: Rabb killed Ancient Undead Lv54, Tier 6 Common Creature, gained EXP: 3564]

[Combat personnel gained EXP: 1782]

[Your…]

After a dozen consecutive combat messages, the undead wandering outside the ancient battlefield were all cut down.

And Cao Xing also gained quite a bit of EXP.

"These undead give quite a lot of EXP."

"Looking at it this way, even if I can't subdue them, killing all the undead in the ancient battlefield below will allow me to level up once or twice."

Of course, this is the method with the least profit.

Killing these undead, besides EXP, doesn't give Heart of Strength or souls, which is very not worth it.

The best way is still to convert this group of undead into our own people.

Meanwhile, Rabb had already walked over and said respectfully.

"Lord, these are the items dropped by those undead."

Cao Xing took them.

[Obtained: Soul Sand (Gold) * 3]

[Obtained: Undead Crystal * 17]

[Obtained: Expert-level Heart of Strength * 2]

[Obtained: Large Spirit Book * 5]

[Obtained: master-level elemental crystal * 7]

"Do these undead also drop Soul Sand?"

"That's not bad."

After all, this kind of material is still very useful.

It can be used on the King's Altar to resurrect Leader-tier beings who have fallen in the territory.

However, currently, none of Cao Xing's subordinates of Leader-tier have fallen, so he hasn't used this resurrection function yet.

After dealing with this group of undead, Cao Xing continued: "Wild Boar Warriors, go ahead and clear the way, we are going in directly."

Hearing the Lord ask them to clear the way, this group of warmongering Wild Boar Warriors were all extremely excited.

They raised their dual blades and charged forward all the way.