The War Merit Store is open, and the bloody army is mad! (5200)

Chapter 593: Battle Merit Shop Opens, The Mad Blood Legion! (5200)

"Holy shit! Holy shit! So these blood pillars are the new expansion? Fucking hell, didn't they say seven days? How did it open in less than three days!"

"Didn't you hear the system? It opened early due to unknown reasons. Something unexpected must have happened."

"Brothers, the enemy this time is called the Blood Legion. I remember someone saying earlier that the new expansion was an Undead Scourge? Where are the undead?"

"God knows! But from the sound of it, the Blood Legion seems even more terrifying than the undead!"

Meanwhile…

The second notification appeared.

[Attention all Survivors! Due to the arrival of the Blood Legion, the Battle Merit Shop and Battle Merit System have been opened.]

[Killing members of the Blood Legion will reward corresponding battle merits based on the enemy's strength and military rank (Tier *

Rank).]

[Killing a Tier 5 ordinary Blood Legion member rewards Tier * 1 battle merits; killing a Blood Legion squad leader rewards Tier * 10 battle merits; killing a decurion rewards Tier * 100 battle merits;]

killing a centurion rewards Tier * 1,000 battle merits; killing a commander of a thousand rewards Tier * 10,000 battle merits;

killing a Myriarch (Legendary) rewards Tier * 1,000,000 battle merits.]

[Battle merits can be exchanged in the Battle Merit Shop for rich rewards, including but not limited to Advanced, Expert-level Heart of Strength, Master-level Heart of Power, as well as purple, gold, and orange equipment sets, etc.—]

[The enemies are extremely powerful. Please unite as soon as possible and form large legions to have a chance of stopping them!

]

As the notification ended, the chat channel broke out into another intense commotion!

"As expected, every time a new expansion opens, new shops appear. This time it's the Battle Merit Shop!"

"Holy shit! Brothers, quickly open the Battle Merit Shop! The rewards inside are insanely rich! I even saw Epic sets and Master-level Heart of Power available for exchange!"

"What?! Master-level Heart of Power? Are you kidding me! My level is already at Level 50. Doesn't that mean I can advance to Master right away?"

"Haha! I'm already at Level 50 too! Looks like there's hope for reaching Master this time!"

"Awesome! The Dragon Shop lets us exchange for Expert-level Heart of Strength, and the Battle Merit Shop lets us exchange for Master-level Heart of Power. Doesn't this mean an era where everyone becomes a Master is coming?"

"Makes sense. Looks like you'll have to call me Master Wang from now on."

"Then I'm Master Li."

"Grand Technician Liu at your service."

The topic was quickly derailed by these Survivors once again.

At this moment, a Survivor legion commander quickly reminded them: "Don't get happy too early. To exchange for these rewards, you need a massive amount of battle merits. And battle merits can only be obtained by killing members of the Blood Legion."

"The system specifically gave a warning this time that the enemy's strength is extremely powerful, with the lowest being Tier 5 monsters. Only by uniting do we stand a chance of dealing with them!"

"I suggest everyone act immediately and take all combat personnel to those powerful legion bases, otherwise it'll be impossible to block the Blood Legion's attack."

Hearing this, the top legion commanders of various regions realized this as well. One after another, they sent messages in the chat channel:

"I am Wei Jianyi. Brothers near Eternal Frost Main City, hurry up and assemble at the Sword Pavilion legion headquarters! For the duration of the Blood Legion's appearance, our Sword Pavilion will accept you unconditionally!"

"I am Cheng Lu. The location of our Samsara Legion headquarters is—"

These billions of Survivors were all elites who had survived layer after layer of screening.

They all knew that when facing such a massive disaster, only by standing united could they survive.

And at this moment, the top commanders of the regions stepped up without hesitation, taking on their respective responsibilities.

Meanwhile, as the system notifications ended…

In the territories of those six or seven kingdoms, the 36 blood pillars piercing through heaven and earth had completely taken shape.

Within the blood pillars, countless figures clad in bright red armor gradually materialized.

Their faces were pale, their eye sockets sunken, and an endless desire for madness and slaughter seemed to burn within their pitch-black pupils!

With every step they took, crimson blood seeped out from the ground beneath their feet, polluting and changing the color of the earth!

They looked like humanoid creatures, yet were worlds apart from humans.

Strictly speaking, the Blood Legion was an existence similar to wights or vampires.

But even more insane and bloodthirsty!

The bloody aura filled the air, sending chills down people's spines!

As more and more figures clad in blood-red armor appeared…

The ground for tens of kilometers around had completely turned blood-red!

However, after appearing, these ferocious-looking Blood Legion forces did not immediately charge out to destroy everything.

Instead, they lined up in orderly formations.

Standing at the very front of the formation was a tall, blood-armored commander,

Light flickered in his pupils as if he could devour everything!

"After a thousand years, we, the Blood Legion's 20th Blood Corps, have emerged once again!"

"After all these years, our presence no longer exists on this land, causing the world to forget the terror of blood!"

"But soon, all living beings in this world will remember our name, our look, and our scent!"

Meanwhile, grim sneers appeared on the pale faces of the Blood Legion members behind him.

Then, the Blood Legion commander waved his massive hand and shouted loudly:

"Now, spread the blood! Let this world be stained with our color once again! Hahaha!"

The laughter seemed capable of shaking the earth!

Then, the warriors of the Blood Legion surged in all directions like a tide!

Wherever they passed, the pristine white snow and forests were covered in blood in an instant.

On the ground, viscous blood-like liquid bubbled up, gurgling blood bubbles—

And even after the Blood Legion left, these viscous liquids did not disappear, as if they had completely polluted the land!

Overlooking from high above, one could see a strange spectacle.

The Blood Legion's path of movement was like a giant red writing brush, recklessly painting across this pristine white canvas, corrupting everything.

However, the Blood Legion's march was not entirely chaotic, nor did they slaughter everything indiscriminately.

When passing through certain human villages, part of the legion would sweep straight over and engulf the village.

Another part would choose to bypass them, as if obeying a specific command.

However, when they encountered human armies or mercenary groups, the Blood Legion would unleash their true terror!

Large numbers of Blood Soldiers charged forward without hesitation, their armor flashing with bloody light, their weapons seeming capable of slicing through anything!

In an instant, these legions or mercenary groups were submerged in endless blood!

Screams, roars, and the clashing of weapons intertwined, but were quickly swallowed by the wave of blood.

Far away in the territory of the Kunad Kingdom, a blood-red teleportation pillar happened to appear near a Giant City.

Figures of the Blood Legion emerged from the teleportation pillar and swarmed out, launching a violent assault directly on this Giant City!

The soldiers of the Giant City held out for less than a few minutes before the city gates were breached.

Massive numbers of blood troops poured into the Giant City, launching a frenzied slaughter against the soldiers and even civilians.

The blades in their hands gleamed with an eerie blood light, as if carrying a type of corrosive power.

Every slash easily tore apart the soldiers' armor, leaving deep wounds that exposed bones on their bodies.

Even more terrifying was that these wounds could not heal; blood gushed out like fountains, and the flesh quickly began to rot!

"Ah!! What kind of power is this?! It hurts! It hurts so much!"

"My body is melting! Save me!"

Waves of screams rang out.

Meanwhile, the Blood Legion members sneered.

"Our blades carry corrosive Blood Poison! The Blood Poison will soon spread throughout your whole body, melting your corpse until you completely turn into a pool of blood water!"

"This process won't take long, but for you, it will be the most painful time of your lives!"

"Hahaha!"

The soldiers' cries and the Blood Legion's sneers blended together.

They fought back with all their might, but when ordinary weapons struck the Blood Legion's armor, it felt like hitting a mass of viscous liquid, meeting immense resistance.

Of course, quite a few Blood Legion members also died after being focused on by concentrated fire.

But after dying, their corpses together with their armor turned into a pool of blood water and vanished in the blink of an eye,

leaving not even a trace behind.

When the city lord of this Giant City died in battle and less than one in ten soldiers remained,

it signaled that this Giant City had completely fallen.

The mighty Blood Legion swept through like a plague of locusts, completely engulfing the entire city in a short while.

Even the civilians inside were not spared; they were swallowed up in fear, becoming part of the blood sea.

So many people died that the bloody aura inside the city condensed into physical form.

A soaring bloody aura burst from the city, shooting straight into the sky.

*Buzz!*

Another new blood teleportation pillar appeared!

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The Survivors saw the number of remaining teleportation arrays on the system interface jump from 36 to 37.

This was the destructive power and hazard of the Blood Legion.

They would slaughter a massive number of living beings, summon more of the Blood Legion over, and contaminate even more land!

Without any restraints, they could even annihilate an entire kingdom in a short period of time!

The powerhouses and armies of the major kingdoms reacted one after another.

As the horn of war sounded!

The entire region entered a state of war, a large number of troops were urgently mobilized, and armed forces and mercenaries from various places also gathered one after another.

Preparing to confront this crazy army!

The line of sight returned to the main battlefield of the Vilen Kingdom.

Here, two demigods and nine Legendaries were still left confronting each other!

Survivors around the world would never have thought that it was precisely because of the battle among this group of powerhouses that the Blood expansion pack was triggered ahead of schedule!

At this moment, Cao Xing also noticed this series of system prompts,

but he had no time to pay attention to these right now, instead staring fixedly at the open door in the sky!

Including the remaining Legendaries and demigods on the field, everyone's attention was on that portal.

This was because they sensed a vast power within it, as if some extremely powerful entity was about to descend!

Unlike the Blood Teleportation Pillars in other regions, a massive amount of Blood Legion creatures did not crawl out from this portal.

Instead, a huge blood battle blade crawled out from it.

The blade of this battle blade alone was a full hundred meters long, with eerie blood patterns flowing across its body.

"Uwah——"

Drops of blood fell to the ground via the blade, each drop containing powerful corrosive force, emitting an erosion sound like concentrated sulfuric acid.

Then, a giant hand covered in bulging veins and knotted muscles reached out from the Gate of Blood, fiercely grasping that gigantic battle blade!

Immediately following that were his head, his body, and his limbs!

In the blink of an eye, a terrifying creature over a hundred meters in size appeared.

This monster merely wore a simple vest armor, revealing the explosive muscles on its double arms, and emitting a thick aura of blood all over its body!

On its pale face, a sinister smile surfaced.

"I didn't expect that among the Myriarchs of the Blood Legion, I, Fangya, would be the first to arrive in this world."

"It seems I can ask the commander for instructions later and have him hand over the first Legendary for me to devour, hahaha!"

Without a doubt, this was a Legendary from the Blood Legion!

Not only that, along with the appearance of this first Blood Legion Legendary,

more figures with terrifying auras crawled out from the portal one after another.

Every time a figure appeared, it seemed to bring up a wave of blood, and that powerful sense of oppression and bloody stench rushed forward like substance!

In the blink of an eye, a full nine people floated in mid-air.

Their sizes varied; some held bizarre weapons, while others had eerie red light swirling around their bodies!

Each figure exuded a chilling aura, as if they wanted to transform this heaven and earth into a sea of blood!

"So many Legendaries?"

A solemn expression carried in Cao Xing's eyes.

The Old King and the Yōulán Queen also raised their weapons one after another, waiting in full battle array.

Cao Xing quickly glanced at the information of these powerhouses.

Most of them were a series of question marks.

But only that big fellow who came out earliest displayed a detailed panel.

[Myriarch: Fangya the Filthy]

[Level: Level 120 (Legendary-level creature)]

[Potential: Dominator-level]

[Affiliated Faction: Blood Legion]

[divine power value: ???]

[HP: 236 million / 236 million]

[Attack Power: 1,105,218 ~ 1,149,215]

[Armor: 108,525 ~ 191,034]

[Skills: Legendary Blood Seed (including a total of 16 normal skills such as Blood Sacrifice, Blood Rage Impact, Blood Explosion, Vampire Torrent, and Commander-level skill——)]

[Dominator Domain: Blood Dominator Domain (causes all surrounding enemies' healing effects to be reduced by 30%, and blood-type damage received to be increased by 20%)]

[Legendary-level Skill: Wild Dance of the Blood Sea · Annihilation (Consumes 10 points of divine power, summoning a boundless sea of blood to shroud the surrounding 10-kilometer area. Within the blood sea, Fangya's basic attack range is increased by 300%, and it is guaranteed to crit! The more enemies slain by basic attacks, the larger the area and duration of the blood sea will be, and Fangya's attack power will be increased. Blood sea duration: 10 seconds, cooldown: 24 hours)]

[Talent: Blood Turbulence (All attacks come with seven types of curse effects such as Blood Curse and Blood Erosion——)]

[Legendary Talent: Blood Rebirth (Exclusive Legendary-level Blood Legion talent; upon death, rapidly condenses the flesh to resurrect once, restoring 20% of one's own HP. This effect can only take effect 1 time)]

After reading this fellow's attributes, a solemn expression had already appeared in Cao Xing's eyes.

"The attributes of these Legendary-level Blood Legion members are truly perverted!"

In addition to a dozen or so blood-type skills, this fellow also had a powerful Legendary battle skill!

However, the most terrifying among them was his Legendary talent, [Blood Rebirth].

To actually be able to resurrect once was truly somewhat perverted!

At this moment on the battlefield, the situation had changed once again.

Originally, only one demigod and three Legendaries were left on the Watchers' side; in terms of the number of powerhouses, Cao Xing's side had more.

But now, with the addition of this group of Blood Legion Legendaries, it directly turned into one demigod and 12 Legendaries.

In terms of the number of powerhouses, they instantly crushed his side.

The Gray Mist King and the Kunad War King had already adjusted their positions, ready at any time to deal with the enemy's attack!

Even Cao Xing privately had all territory members enter the undead state, ready to run away at any time.

However, after these Blood Legion Legendaries came out, they didn't make a move immediately, but were still waiting for something.

During this time, the other Watcher had already perished because the duration of [Blood Burning] had ended.

The corpse fell directly into the ruins below like a kite with a broken string.

"Boom!!!"

A patch of blood-colored dust rose.

A trace of grief appeared in the eyes of the Watchers Leader.

But very quickly, he concealed the emotions in his eyes and continued staring at the blood-colored portal before him.

At the same time, an unprecedented vibration appeared within that Blood portal,

"Boom——"

as if the sky itself was trembling.

Then, everyone saw that portal begin to expand and deform as if squeezed by some kind of force!

The edges of the originally stable portal began to twist, as if even space could not withstand the power about to descend!

Following closely after, a more terrifying, more gigantic figure slowly stepped out from the portal!

His body was as majestic as a mountain, and his entire body was covered in thick blood armor. Blood flowed across the armor like a living creature, emanating a heart-palpitating pressure.

These nine Legendary Myriarchs of the Blood Legion knelt on one knee simultaneously, then shouted loudly: "Welcome the descent of the Blood Commander!"

The voice resounded through heaven and earth like thunder, carrying incomparable reverence and fanaticism.

A vast aura erupted; this newly appeared Blood Legion powerhouse was completely no inferior in strength to the Watchers Leader and the Lizardman Chieftain on the field!

In other words, this was yet another Demigod-level powerhouse!

This was the strength of the Blood Legion. As soon as they descended, a demigod and nine Legendaries appeared.

Coupled with the massive amount of Blood Legion troops appearing in the Blood Teleportation Pillars of other regions, this force could even annihilate several kingdoms in a short period of time.

Coupled with the fact that they would only multiply the more they fought, summoning more blood troops,

an enemy like this was a disaster for the entire continent.

At this moment, as soon as this Demigod-level Blood Commander came out, he turned his head to the side.

His deep pupils landed on the Watchers Leader, and the corners of his mouth curled into an arc.

"Luo, how did you mess up and end up in such a sorry state?"

"If I hadn't come out, would you have ended up biting the dust here this time?"

The Watchers Leader's expression remained unchanged as he snorted coldly: "Cut the crap."

"In order to let you descend into this world, I sacrificed three elders and eight core members this time, paying a huge price!"

Hearing this, this Demigod-level powerhouse also gradually withdrew his smile.

His pitch-black pupils scanned around, and then gradually looked at everyone present on the field.

Through the battle situation below, he quickly understood the cause and effect of the matter.

"It's somewhat interesting that you actually gathered so many Legendary-level powerhouses to block the descent of our blood, and you almost succeeded."

"Among them, there are even a few old acquaintances."

His gaze respectively landed on that old woman of the Orchid Kingdom and the dwarf of the Gray Mist King, the corners of his mouth curving into a cold smile.

"Long time no see, you two little fellows. A thousand years ago, I let you narrowly escape a calamity, but this time I will once again make you feel the terror of blood——"