The monster siege begins, rush to the maximum level! (5200)

Chapter 577: Monster Siege Begins, Charge Straight to Max Level! (5200)

Time quietly passed.

In the blink of an eye, it was 00:00 at night.

A system notification appeared.

[Attention all Survivors! The third round of the Monster Siege is about to begin. This is the final round of the Monster Siege during the development phase. Please do your utmost and challenge higher levels.]

At this moment, the chat channel erupted into an uproar once again.

"Woohoo! The Monster Siege has begun. I wonder if any new territory can make it past the eighth round this time."

"Unlikely. Across the entire server, there are barely any territories that can pass the seventh round, let alone the eighth."

"Yeah, apart from Great Lord Cao Xing, I haven't seen anyone from any major region clear the eighth round. Even those who dared to challenge it were harshly taught a lesson by reality. Their territories were even destroyed by those resurrected army, and several large legions have already been wiped out."

"Great Lord Cao Xing is truly monstrous. He's on a completely different level from the top powerhouses of other major regions. I feel like this Monster Siege is going to be turned into a speedrun by him again!"

"Speedrun? More like farming treasure chests. Clearing the tenth round directly—how many treasure chests would that yield!"

"Yeah—and it's been a month since the last Monster Siege. In such a long time,

Great Lord Cao Xing must have improved considerably."

Whenever the Monster Siege is mentioned, Cao Xing is inevitably brought up.

After all, he is the only lord across the entire server to have cleared the tenth round.

For a moment, not only the four major regions but even Survivors from other major regions were somewhat anticipating Cao Xing's performance this time.

Meanwhile, Cao Xing was not paying attention to the chat channel. He remained focused, watching outside his territory, waiting for the battle to begin.

Just then, on the territory's city wall, the Arctic People Du An, along with another Arctic People, pushed out a large drum nearly two meters tall.

It was the legion treasure he had recently obtained—the Inspiring Drum.

In front of this large drum stood a tall Centaur, holding two drumsticks, eager to try.

In the blink of an eye, a system notification appeared.

[The first wave of the Monster Siege has begun. Please prepare.]

When patches of white shadows emerged from the snow, Cao Xing immediately looked over.

And at a glance, he recognized those familiar figures—the Snowfield White Bears he had encountered in the second Monster Siege. But this time, a full five hundred fourth-tier Snowfield White Bears appeared.

Cao Xing thought, "The difficulty has increased this much?"

"Compared to last time, the number has increased by about four times."

However, he did not feel the slightest fear. Instead, he was somewhat looking forward to it!

After all, the more monsters there were, the more experience points they would yield.

He did not do as he had last time, letting Malenia go up and finish off the enemies with a single sword strike.

What needed to be done now was to make good use of every monster's experience and strive to maximize the benefits.

So Cao Xing ordered, "Now, all combat personnel who have not yet reached the max level for their current tier, step forward!"

Hearing the command, Liu Muxue, Sarah—

Assam and his Frost Wolf, the Dragon Speaker's dragon Seraphis,

Green Snake Lana, and Holy Light Priestess Isabelle and others all stepped forward.

Including Cao Xing, there were a total of eight Hero-level beings who had not yet reached max level.

After that came the newly recruited Dragon Blood Warriors and the Elf Clan warriors.

Cao Xing said, "Leave the first few waves of battle to us. Strive to let every warrior deal some damage."

"Now, begin the battle!"

Upon hearing the command, the Centaur Kandaer on the city wall immediately struck the Inspiring Drum.

"Dong! Dong dong! Dong dong dong!"

The drumbeats, imbued with powerful strength, resounded across the battlefield. Each beat carried a momentum like overturning mountains and seas, completely igniting the fighting spirit in the warriors' hearts!

On the other side, the Centaur Sage also blew the Horn of War.

"Doo—" The two war items were activated simultaneously.

All the warriors felt their blood surging madly through their veins, as if they possessed endless power!

[You have been buffed by the drumbeats of the [Inspiring Drum]. Stiffness increased by 30%, movement speed increased by 30%. Affected by the talent [Eternal Power], this effect has become permanent—]

Instantly! Everyone's movement speed surged dramatically once again!

The dozens of people he had named had already charged forward like fierce tigers!

Even the new member Bifer Blackheart, who had been recruited only a few days ago, charged forward as well.

His fighting style was somewhat brutal.

When running, he used all four limbs, like a leopard clad in black armor, transforming into a black lightning bolt as he rushed to the side of a Snowfield White Bear.

Then he extended his metal claws, instantly pouncing the white bear to the ground, and used his claws to pierce through its heart!

"Pfft!"

He directly gouged out a bright red bear heart, simultaneously instantly killing this fourth-tier white bear.

This kind of fighting style, directly ripping out heart and lungs, truly made one's scalp tingle.

The other combat personnel's attacks also had instant-kill effects, but they remembered Cao Xing's warning, so they tried their best to control their strength and did not use skills.

Basically, they all attacked non-vital areas like the monsters' legs or backs, allowing everyone to land a few hits,

and gain some experience.

It took about 2 minutes and 42 seconds. The first wave of battle ended.

[The first round of battle has ended. Time taken: 2 minutes 42 seconds. Current ranking: 75]

In the chat channel, a large number of Survivors were watching the Monster Siege leaderboard.

When they saw that Cao Xing did not crush the enemies as easily as before, ending the battle in a fraction of a second, they were somewhat disappointed.

But they also knew that the first wave definitely posed no difficulty for him.

The reason it was slower than last time was most likely because he had changed his tactics.

Cao Xing did not know what they were thinking.

Instead, he continued according to the old rules, having all the Arctic People come out to drag the corpses of these Snowfield Berserk Bears back for decomposition and processing.

Before long, the second round of battle began.

The same original combat squad appeared and steadily killed the enemies.

Then came the second wave, third wave, fourth wave—they charged all the way to the seventh wave!

In these seven rounds of battle, the total number of resurrected army that appeared had already exceeded two hundred thousand.

Apart from the few people Cao Xing had named, the other combat personnel did not make a move from beginning to end. Even the Arrow Towers were never activated.

And they had also gained a massive amount of experience by killing two hundred thousand resurrected army, and their levels had risen again!

Currently, Liu Muxue's level was rising the fastest. In seven waves of the Monster Siege, she had charged straight to level 99, just 1 level away from reaching level 100, the max level for the tenth tier.

Then there was Sarah. Her level had already reached 95, having risen about 5 levels in a row.

Green Snake Lana followed closely, her level reaching 94.

The new member Bifer Blackheart had also charged to level 70, the max level.

Cao Xing and Isabelle were equally fierce.

One had soared to level 89, the other had charged to level 84.

In addition, Assam's mount Winter had reached about level 78.

The Dragon Speaker's mount Seraphis had already directly reached level 100, the max level!

Seeing this, a smile appeared on Cao Xing's face!

"Very good. According to this calculation, there are still three waves of the Monster Siege."

"A conservative estimate for the remaining waves is at least four hundred thousand more resurrected army."

"If controlled well and benefits maximized, it might really be possible for all of us to reach level 100, the max level!"

Thinking of this, he quickly commanded, "Combat personnel, attention. The eighth round of the Monster Siege will attack from four directions."

"Now, all combat personnel who have reached max level, split into four groups to defend the four directions. But you still must not make a move."

"The original squad will still fight. When they let monsters slip past and those monsters are about to attack our territory's city walls, then you act."

They all understood their lord's meaning and nodded solemnly.

Cao Xing continued, "Next, I will be responsible for guarding one direction."

"Isabelle, you go to the north gate. When you see monsters appear, directly use a forbidden spell."

"Sarah and Green Snake Lana, responsible for the west gate!"

"Assam and Frost Wolf Winter, responsible for the east gate."

"Everyone else, just follow my instructions!"

"Yes!"

As soon as the words were spoken, over two thousand combat personnel quickly split into several teams and headed to different directions of the territory.

Even the unruly Green Snake Lana now completely obeyed his commands.

Are you kidding!

In one night, she had risen seven or eight levels in a row, and judging by the trend, she might even charge straight to level 100, the max level!

This kind of power surge experience was something she had never had before!

In addition, before the Monster Siege began, Cao Xing had all personnel with status effects cast a blessing on her.

The surge in power also made Green Snake Lana feel a trace of excitement!

It was an emotion craving battle and slaughter!

Soon, everyone was in position.

After waiting for a moment, a system notification appeared.

[Survivor Cao Xing, attention! The eighth wave of the Monster Siege is about to begin.]

[Number of monsters in this wave: 320,000. Monster level: 70]

Seeing this monster number, Cao Xing pondered, "In the last Monster Siege, the number in the eighth wave was 240,000. This time it directly increased to 320,000?"

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"Based on this calculation, with four major battlefields, a whopping eighty thousand of the resurrected army will appear in each direction!"

Thinking of this, an excited look appeared in his eyes.

After all, this was a massive pile of experience points!

He flew in mid-air, waiting for the monsters to appear.

*Clatter clatter~!*

With the sound of breaking soil, withered arms stretched out from the snow one after another, transforming into resurrected army soldiers.

As the massive army of monsters from all directions grandly appeared on the southern gate battlefield and rushed toward the territory, Cao Xing had already activated [Ice Spirit Soul], putting all his basic skills into a no-cooldown state.

He quickly raised his staff and cast Ice Wall ten times in a row.

The next moment, a system prompt appeared.

"[Ding! You have cast ten spells in a row. The passive skill 'Ice Crystal Fury' has taken effect. The damage of your next skill will be doubled!]"

Seeing this prompt, Cao Xing waved his staff without hesitation and cast the Forbidden Spell—Doomsday Ice Star!

*Whoosh~!*

The active ice elements in the air were mobilized by him, and the surrounding temperature instantly dropped by a large margin.

Compared to the last time he used this Forbidden Spell to blast the resurrected army, when Cao Xing was only a Level 64 Tier 7 Frost Mage,

now, his level had risen to Level 89, making him a Tier 9 Frost Mage!

Not only had his strength increased significantly, but his Spirit attribute had also reached eight thousand!

Calculated as Spirit * 10, the number of Doomsday Ice Stars summoned was eighty thousand.

Doubled by [Ice Crystal Fury], that was a whopping one hundred and sixty thousand giant Doomsday Ice Stars!

*Buzz!*

One after another, giant frost-blue meteors suddenly appeared in the sky, blotting out the night sky above, presenting a scene like the end of the world!

Summoning such a massive quantity all at once instantly drained Cao Xing's Spirit power on the spot.

Without the slightest hesitation, he directly took out ten drops of Top-grade Tree Sap from his backpack and tossed them into his mouth.

Instantly, his mind felt a wave of clarity, and his Spirit power was replenished.

Meanwhile, the eighty-thousand-strong resurrected army had already advanced more than five hundred meters, about to reach the attack range of the Arrow Towers.

There was not a single ripple of emotion in Cao Xing's eyes. Grasping the Astrological Staff, he pressed down violently!

In an instant, one hundred and sixty thousand Doomsday Ice Stars rained down in unison, staging an apocalyptic scene at this very moment!

*Boom! Boom! Rumble!!!!*

Violent explosions resounded continuously!

Like meteors crashing into the ground, they caused violent tremors!

The entire territory was also shaking constantly.

As more meteors crashed, the erupting energy fluctuations covered everything.

Everyone's vision was stripped away; they could only see the violent explosions continuously erupting before them, filling everything!

The range of the tremors expanded continuously, even spreading out over a hundred kilometers!

Even Yao Yiming and the others, who were fighting over a dozen kilometers away, couldn't help but stop what they were doing, looking at Cao Xing's territory in utter shock.

Even from such a distance, they could see the meteors falling from the sky, triggering earth-shattering explosions.

Everyone's mouths were wide open, looking as if they had seen a ghost!

"So… so terrifying… How did so many meteors appear?"

"Is this some kind of ultimate move? How can it be so abnormal? I feel like if just a few meteors landed on us, it would cause us heavy casualties!"

"Yeah… the number looks to be at least over a hundred thousand. It's truly terrifying!"

About thirty seconds later, the commotion from the explosions subsided.

All the noise fell into silence.

Everyone could only see a desolate wasteland covering seven to eight kilometers appearing ahead.

Massive hundred-meter craters were densely distributed across the ground, with a powerful cold air still lingering on them.

As for the resurrected army, they had already vanished without a trace.

At the same time, a system prompt appeared in front of Cao Xing.

"[In this battle, you successfully killed Level 70 resurrected army x 80,000, gaining 435,800,000 EXP (Pale Lead +1)]"

"[Combat personnel gained EXP: 217,900,000]"

Eighty thousand monsters had contributed over four hundred million EXP to him!

Cao Xing's EXP bar instantly reached 100%, and white light continuously flashed over his body!

"[Your level has increased. Current Level: 90.]"

"[This level up grants attribute increases: Strength +104, Agility +124, Spirit +153, Physique +112, Attack Power +1000, Skill Damage +10%]"

"[Your level has increased. Current Level: 91]"

"[This level up grants attribute increases—]"

"[Your level has increased. Current Level: 98!]"

The massive amount of EXP raised his level directly to Level 98.

He was only two levels away from reaching the maximum level of 100!

At this moment, an uncontrollable look of joy appeared on Cao Xing's face.

"Hahaha! This is so damn satisfying!"

"Searing through nine levels in a single skill, who else can match this leveling speed?"

The massive monster army at the southern gate was completely wiped out by Cao Xing in this single wave.

It had to be said, the feeling of a Forbidden Spell destroying everything was simply too exhilarating!

Meanwhile…

Isabelle, who was guarding the northern gate, saw the eighty-thousand-strong resurrected army rushing over grandly, and a holy light appeared in her eyes.

She also raised her staff and chanted softly.

"Source of shining light, glow of the heavens…"

"Where light gathers, the great waves surge…"

"This is—Blazing Light Torrent!"

The moment the chant ended, the entire northern gate area erupted with an unprecedented light!

It illuminated the surrounding area of over ten kilometers brighter than daytime.

Yao Yiming and the others had not yet recovered from the shock of Cao Xing's Doomsday Ice Star just now, when they suddenly saw this scene, and looks of confusion appeared on their faces once again.

"What's going on… Is it daytime already?"

"I don't know, it seems to be coming from Great Lord Cao Xing's side again."

"Holy cow… what on earth is the Guild Leader doing over there?"

Most of them were Tier 4 or 5 Survivors and had not yet witnessed the mighty power of Hero-level powerhouses, so they did not associate this with the effect of a Forbidden Spell at all.

Meanwhile…

Isabelle's spellcasting had also reached its final stage.

All the light elements condensed together, forming a river of light elements nearly two kilometers wide and seven to eight kilometers long.

*Splash splash~!*

It was as if the sound of flowing river water echoed in everyone's ears.

The eighty thousand resurrected army soldiers at the northern gate were all enveloped by this holy river of light.

And while the river seemed holy, it was filled with a dangerous aura.

All the resurrected army soldiers inside, the moment they came into contact with the light elements, emitted bursts of white smoke and made sizzling sounds.

Terrifying light element damage numbers also appeared above their heads.

[-318,626!]

[-328,971!]

[-394,810!]

[-405,268!]

[-349,152!]

Within the range of [Blazing Light Torrent], the health of these resurrected army soldiers plummeted like flowing water.

In the blink of an eye, their health dropped to zero, and they turned into pools of black water and disappeared.

And even more terrifyingly, this skill could last for 5 seconds.

By the start of the third second, even the elite and Boss-level creatures among them could not hold out, turning into pools of black water and disappearing on the spot.

When the five seconds ended, only a few Commander-level resurrected monsters barely managed to survive.

However, Blazing Light Torrent had one final burst of damage after it ended.

The moment the river was about to disappear, an unprecedented light erupted within it.

And then exploded on the spot!

*Boom!*

[-1,917,526!]

[-1,945,377!]

[-1,929,841!]

At this moment, the surviving Commander-level resurrected army soldiers were also killed on the spot.

The monsters on the northern gate side were completely cleared.

"[Your territory member: Isabelle Gospel used the Forbidden Spell – Blazing Light Torrent, killing Level 70 resurrected army x 80,000, gaining 421,570,000 EXP (Pale Lead)]"

"[Combat personnel gained EXP: 210,875,000]"

The massive amount of EXP caused bursts of white light to appear over the heads of both Cao Xing and Isabelle simultaneously.

System prompts sounded continuously.

"[Your territory member: Isabelle Gospel's level has increased. Current Level: 88]"

"[This level up grants attribute increases: Strength +195, Agility +181, Spirit +243, Physique +212, Attack Power +1000, Skill Damage +10%]"

"[Your territory member: Isabelle Gospel's level has increased. Current Level: 89]"

"[This level up grants—]"

"[Survivor Cao Xing, your level has increased. Current Level: 99]"

"[This level up grants attribute increases: Strength +106, Agility +117, Spirit +162, Physique +122, Attack Power +1000, Skill Damage +10%]"

"[Your level has increased. Current Level: 100]"

"[Congratulations! Your level has risen to Level 100, reaching the current level cap!]"