It will arrive in an instant.
The swarms of ghost crows transformed into countless streams, crashing into the enemy's brain.
Those enormous jaws that were about to bite down, those claws that had already grabbed the neck, seemed to be imprisoned by invisible air.
"ah--!!"
Lin Xu raised the giant axe in his hand and cleaved the lizardman in two from head to toe—a lizardman so close that he could smell the stench of its breath.
"Pfft!"
The foul-smelling blood gushed out, but he only felt pleasure.
His eyes, brimming with hatred and filled with tears, shifted his gaze, twisted his body, and swung the giant axe in his hand in another horizontal slash.
"Pfft!"
Another lizardman had his head chopped off by him with an axe.
"Brother Qiang! Boss Wei! Hahaha! Brother Qiang, we're alive! Boss Wei is here!!"
From the simple, stiff words squeezed out, to the surge of passion in his eyes, in that extreme joy and sorrow, Lin Xu also became manic and bloodthirsty for the first time, reaping lives one by one with each axe blow.
Even those four or five-meter-tall ghouls, facing their ferocious three-headed, six-armed bodies, he dared to attack.
Such great courage came from Boss Wei and from the team.
He loves this team, he loves everyone in it!!
"Brother Qiang, I'm here to save you!!"
Lin Xu has gone berserk.
In fact, he wasn't the only one who went on a killing spree.
As soon as the ghost crows appeared, they took control of the enemies around them, and the precarious situation instantly turned into a one-sided massacre.
The fear of being chased and nearly killed transformed into overwhelming rage. Every person here, every move they made, was filled with intense killing intent.
Kill them!
The time for revenge has come!
They pushed back, leaving a trail of corpses in their wake, and the air was filled with the cawing of ghostly crows.
Then, about a minute later...
Another earthquake shook the ground.
A group of Romans came rushing in from the east.
A group of perfectly intact, in top condition, the Roman Empire.
They were even imbued with bloodlust, like black arrows shot by a master archer, hurtling straight to the enemy's heart.
"boom!"
With tremendous speed and force, it crashed into the area where the Dark Beast Legion had the largest number of troops.
That was the spot where Xu Qingqiang was surrounded.
The bloodthirsty ghouls numbered fifty, each body growing to a height of ten meters.
With its bulging muscles and powerful, sharp strength, it smashed the stone giant to pieces with a single claw, then caught the rhomboid stone before it hit the ground with its other hand and crushed it with ease.
The stone giant then died completely.
Even the same kind of Shura Roman Dark Beast Lord, the moment they met, was inevitably grabbed by the six arms of the bloodthirsty Shura Roman and torn to pieces, or sliced into fragments by sharp nails.
The Dark Beast Lord is dead; a system notification appears on the virtual screen in front of you.
But at this point, who cares about these things?
A mind consumed by anger, hatred, and lingering fear leaves only killing.
Wei Huan's ghost
From this point onward, troops poured into the battlefield in droves.
Sometimes it was a pack of wolves, sometimes it was the Demon Eye Lord, and soon even the fallen Point Mom returned to the battlefield with her dog.
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Wei Huanren had not yet arrived, but he had already joined the battle.
Driven by the undead army and the crowd, the front line advanced rapidly and soon reached the position where Xu Qingqiang was surrounded.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, the Dark Beast Lord had no choice but to recall all the troops he had sent out.
In the middle of the battlefield, only Xu Qingqiang, emitting white smoke, stood there with a murderous look on his face.
His eyes had transformed into demonic vertical pupils, burning with green flames, devoid of human reason.
"Brother Qiang."
Lin Xu breathed a sigh of relief when their eyes met.
Xu Qingqiang merely glanced at him indifferently before chasing after the fleeing Dark Beast army, charging towards the territory's city walls.
"Brother Qiang!" Lin Xu stomped his foot in anger. "He's gone berserk again! Brother Qiang, come back! Are you going to die?!"
Zhou Yong was relatively calmer than him, because Wei Huan's undead army had already caught up.
"There."
Zhou Yong grabbed Lin Xu, who was about to rush forward, and pointed to a spot in the sky, saying, "Boss Wei is here."
Lin Xu followed his finger and saw the "Undead - Demon Eye Lord" flying in the sky.
Unlike the living Eye Lords, the dead Eye Lords are, after all, resurrected zombies, appearing dull and sluggish. Only the Eye Lord possessed by Boss Wei will remain fixed in the sky, looking down without moving.
When Lin Xu saw the strangely shaped Demon Eye Lord, he felt a sense of emotion, as if he were seeing a family member.
His tense muscles relaxed at that moment, and he took a quick breath. Before the tears could fall, he said, "It's good that Boss Wei is here..."
Yes, it's good that Boss Wei is here.
This idea is strange.
His closest relative is Brother Qiang. As long as Brother Qiang is around, he feels a sense of security and belonging. It's a feeling of support from family.
But he didn't know when it started, but by the time he realized it, Wei Laoda's place in his heart had become infinitely important.
He gave him a different kind of strength: courage.
When Wei Laoda's undead army appeared, he seemed to be given courage, daring to wield his giant axe and charge forward fearlessly.
The elder brother said: You must find your place in the army of the dead.
He thought, this is what Boss Wei told him to find.
And he found it.
When Wei Huan and Mu Zhong arrived late, the war had already entered the next phase.
The undead army that appeared on the battlefield was not only endless in number, but each one was also blessed by Mu Zhong, and finally, it was combined with Xu Qingqiang's frenzied attack.
The three of them, as the "iron triangle" on this vehicle, are not only exceptionally capable individually, but most importantly, they have a high degree of synergy with each other, which allows their combined strength to reach three, five, or even ten times the original power!
"Boom!"
The first section of the city wall collapsed in just three minutes.
Even a pseudo-level 5 territory couldn't withstand the attack of the undead army, let alone this territory that hasn't even fully upgraded to level 4.
It's obvious.
This lord has been working overtime to upgrade.
Wei Huan possessed the body of the Demon Eye Lord and looked down at the city walls and houses that were being upgraded. Only these two buildings were missing from the upgrade of the territory, and then the Lord's Hall could be upgraded to officially upgrade the entire territory to level four.
But it still falls short in the end.
A level three territory simply cannot withstand the relentless bombardment of the undead army.
In order to save Xu Qinghuan, another batch of Xiu Romans were sacrificed and entered bloodlust mode. In order not to waste these Xiu Romans, he ordered them to attack the city walls without stopping.
The bloodthirsty Shura and the insane Xu Qingqiang are simply the Dark Beast Lord's nightmare.
If the Dark Beast Lord hadn't upgraded his watchtowers and densely deployed a large number of high-level watchtowers directly in front of his territory, the battle would have ended much faster.
Even so, the bloodthirsty Shura Empire withstood the pressure and, before its last head fell, managed to tear open a breach in the city wall.
The city walls collapsed with a roar, and the army of the undead filed in.
The watchtowers inside the city couldn't withstand the claws and scratches of the undead army. The hero units and the loyalist beasts on the city walls were all pounced on and reaped by Xu Qingqiang, who tore them apart with a single claw.
The tide of battle turned in the blink of an eye.
The constantly flashing notifications on the virtual screen indicated that the Dark Beast Lord had indeed made thorough preparations and posed a real threat to Xu Qingqiang and his group.
However, they were ultimately no match for the overall strength of Wei Huan's team and were defeated instead.
This wave killed over a hundred dark beasts.
Finally, after they killed the two-headed demon and destroyed the lord's core, a final notification popped up.
Congratulations to Wei Huan's racing team...
[Gained 10 points...]
[Chain Kill Mission]
[Next stage: 702br1000 mission points, reward: 1 Golden Treasure Chest]
From the moment Xu Qingqiang started the battle to Wei Huan's arrival, and then to the breaking of the lord's core and the end of the battle, the entire process took less than 20 minutes, yet he still managed to gain 127 points.
In theory, it's a very good deal.
But whenever they think back to that near-death experience, they realize it's not something to be happy about.
After the battle, Xu Qingqiang forced himself to return to his unit. He wanted to say something defiant, but before he could even open his mouth, he collapsed to the ground and lost consciousness.
The twins, Ding Qi, Zhou Yong, Lin Xu, and others were also injured and exhausted, unable to fight for a short time.
Wei Huan gathered them together, and the mother beast of the cave carried them to rest. He also asked Liu Chengzhi and Mu Tangge to take care of the two of them.
They set off again from here.
But this delay lasted for an hour.
Mu Zhong asked Wei Huan, "Do you think it's worth it?"
Wei Huan looked at the group of cave beasts walking behind them, like a camel caravan, with people lying or sitting on their backs, and said, "It was worth it, but I was the one who was wrong. Knowing that the dark beasts had this characteristic, I still split up and almost caused everyone to sacrifice themselves. It was my fault."
Mu Zhong said, "Collecting and organizing the battle situation is my job. I did not tell you the danger warning, so my responsibility is greater."
Wei Huan shook his head: "I am the train commander."
Mu Zhong said, "The deputy commander should take on the responsibility of reminding us. Wei Huan, listen to me first."
This incident was our shared responsibility, and we won't be so lucky next time. But the worst thing we can do now isn't blame ourselves, but rather take it more seriously, be more vigilant, and ensure that something similar never happens again.
Wei Huan was silent for a few seconds, then finally nodded, "I understand."
This time, after regrouping, the team walked forward for more than an hour without encountering the Dark Beast Territory again.
The speed of the mother cave beast is about 300 kilometers per hour, but considering the carrying capacity of the people on her back, the speed is usually controlled at about 150 kilometers per hour.
In other words, they traveled more than 150 kilometers, and even with the crows scouting around, they found no territory.
"I'm afraid the dark beasts that originally thrived here have all been called away by higher-level dark beasts to serve the king."
"Our route has been detected by the dark beasts, and there are probably even more powerful territories ahead."
"Looking at it this way, the dominance of high-level dark beasts over low-level dark beasts in the Dark Beast Civilization is truly terrifying. For example, the wolves and bears are merely food-level creatures."
"Should we hurry up and let that dark beast in front continue to siphon like this? It might be too difficult to fight it now."
Mu Zhong and his cousin Mu were chatting when they suddenly sensed that the Earth Beast Mother had stopped moving.
The two looked ahead nervously at first, but after finding that there was no city wall, they looked at Wei Huan.
Mu asked, "Have you discovered the territory?"
Wei Huan said, "Let them continue to gather together, and we'll wait for Xu Qingqiang to wake up."
Mu Zhong reacted quickly: "You want to do it like last time? I'm just worried that there might be overly advanced territories ahead, like level five."
"No, in the third-level world, the territory of that Spirit Beast is already the limit that we can encounter at this stage. There will be no one stronger than it."
Wei Huan refers to the final boss of the Level 3 highway assessment, which had just ended not long ago.
That battle was indeed extremely intense; if it had only been Wei Huan and his 12-man convoy, they certainly wouldn't have been able to win.
However, such a territory is not the norm.
First and foremost, those who can be assigned to carry out special missions must be the strongest and most talented individuals from both sides. The Spirit Beast they encountered was extremely skilled at territory management, and it even brought resources that might have been found in a level four or even level five world, which is why it achieved pseudo-level five status in such a short time.
This is merely the assessment world for a level three territory.
Given the mechanisms of this world, there should be no higher-level resources.
Even if there are many more dark beasts loyal to the king, the resources they bring are only the overflow of basic resources. Reaching level four is already the limit; it is impossible for them to reach level five.
Of course, there is another very important point.
Xu Qingqiang is currently unconscious, and Wei Huan's undead have largely entered a weakened state due to attribute blessings. Rather than risk rushing over and engaging in battle with a lord whose strength is unknown, Wei Huan hopes to play it safe this time.
The reason Xu Qingqiang encountered danger earlier was ultimately due to their carelessness.
Thinking they had overwhelming strength, they split the team into two groups, resulting in a dispersed fighting force and this unexpected incident.
As the train conductor, he must be responsible for his decisions.
After much deliberation, he concluded that this time it was not advisable to act rashly or impulsively.
Wei Huan briefly explained himself
Both Mu Zhong and Mu's cousin supported her idea.
"That's right. We're just a bunch of wounded soldiers right now, and my spiritual energy isn't at its peak either. Since we know that the next battle will be tough, we need to be even more vigilant." Mu nodded, then looked in the direction where Xu Qingqiang had collapsed and was resting, and said, "But we still need to find a way to locate the next city first so we can gather intelligence."
Wei Huan said, "Okay."
The undead army, which had stopped, advanced again, with ghost crows swooping forward and the few remaining wolves protecting them on the perimeter.
The surrounding area was filled with zombie bears and facehuggers; there were no Shura or Demon Eye Lords in sight, as they were all in a weakened state, waiting to recover.
Now is the time when Wei Huan has suffered heavy losses and his fighting strength has been greatly reduced.
During his journey, Wei Huan took a moment to visit the large tomb.
A quick glance revealed that his undead army already numbered nearly 7,000.
However, more than half of them, especially high-level combat forces like the Shura, are in a weakened state after their bloodlust.
The battles I've been participating in lately have been too frequent, like constantly stacking debuffs. Wei Huan himself can feel the occasional feeling of being overwhelmed.
Looking back now, everyone around him was right to advise him to rest and reflect.
I should indeed listen to advice and slow down a bit.
At least, I need to recover to 80% of my strength for the upcoming battles.
With this thought in mind, Wei Huan's mind stirred, and green flames rekindled in the eyes of a large number of dead spirits.
Unfortunately, due to their weakness, they could only remain in the tomb to rest.
In addition, after Wei Huan opened his eyes again, he calculated the time and took out a flying saucer-shaped object.
He held the disc-shaped object in one hand and three green flames in the other.
With a thought, the power within the disc-shaped object visibly surged into the flames. The size of the flames remained unchanged, but they instantly became brighter and more dangerous.
Having finished filling the Netherfire for the day, Wei Huan put away the "energy canister," got up again, walked to the front of the cave beast's shell, and looked into the distance.
Another hour passed, and the territory of the Dark Beast Lord was still nowhere to be found.
It seems there really is a huge creature ahead. We must be fully prepared before we can take action against something so massive.
The new territory was discovered around 2:30 p.m.
The Ghost Raven was the first to discover the most common resource gathering unit outside the Dark Beast territory.
Humans, or humanoid beings, with dark skin, wearing exploration helmets, and carrying shovels and drills, are entering and exiting a mineral vein.
The semi-automated mining method delivers the ore directly to the washing plant, where it is then unloaded onto transport vehicles via tracks and hauled back to the territory.
The mining is considered complete only when the ore is inside the territory's city walls, and the amount is added to the lord's system panel.
This vein must be very valuable. The mined ore is red, like agate, and ranges in size from as small as a finger to as large as a basketball.
Humans have been deciphering the levels of various resources and buildings in the Dark Beast Territory, and this red vein has been named Agate Mine by humans.
Agate mines are a resource unlocked only in level 4 territories, and territories where agate is mined will be vulnerable to fire-based attacks. Occasionally, you might encounter lords who can recruit special units, and elemental attacks may also occur.
The Fire Giant is a combat unit.
Once an agate mine is discovered, it's practically guaranteed that a level four territory lies ahead. Furthermore, mining this rare mineral vein will increase the territory's attack power by at least 10%.
This discovery has made everyone even more vigilant.
Since Xu Qingqiang was still asleep, Wei Huan chose to retreat a mile to rest and conduct intelligence gathering.
Ghost Crow was sent out, along with Wei Huan's vision.
The Demon Eye Lord ascended into the sky, but instead of rushing towards the airspace above the territory, he lingered at the edge, where he soon discovered a large number of "loyal" dark beasts.
These dark beasts were at least level three, like the Earth Cave Beast Mother Beast. Unable to refuse the orders of the higher-level dark beasts, they voluntarily abandoned their territories and came here with only the Lord Core.
These dark beasts came from seven or eight directions, and although they did not converge, their goal was exactly the same.
Moreover, the bloodline hierarchy within the Dark Beasts is insurmountable; it's common for high-level Dark Beasts to scratch low-level ones when they're in a good mood.
The low-level dark beasts dared not resist, hiding far behind and not daring to approach, yet they could not refuse the summons of higher-level beasts.
Currently, only those with such appeal are at least nobles among the dark beasts, and only dark beasts with bloodlines of the seventh rank or higher possess such abilities.
"It's like a harvest under an emergency mechanism." Mu Zhong said after listening to Wei Huan's analysis. "Most of the time, let the low-level dark beasts develop freely. It would be better if they could be cultivated into higher-level lords. In case of crisis or special circumstances, these lords below the rank of noble must hand over all their resources and even their lives."
Wei Huan nodded, agreeing that this was indeed the case.
"What are your plans? To cut them off? Or what?" Mu Zhong asked Wei Huan.
Without a second thought, Wei Huan said, "Don't cut them off. The more dark beasts that come, the better."
"I knew it." Mu Zhong smiled.
Mu Tangge was a little worried: "Although the upper limit of the territory level is limited, if it continues to collect resources like this, there may be a situation where the inside and outside of a territory's city walls are densely packed with watchtowers."
The dense array of watchtowers, coupled with the dark beasts carrying their own food and supplies, will also lead to a qualitative change from quantity to quality.
It's not a fifth-tier territory, but it's better than a fifth-tier territory.
The final boss of the Level 3 Highway assessment world taught them a good lesson.
Mu nodded: "This situation is very likely to occur, and there are many similar examples. We also have many good strategies, one of which is to trap the lords and let their management system collapse on its own."
Within the territory, both population units and building units will refresh a certain amount of resources daily.
"I know," Brother Mu nodded, "but doing it this way makes the time unpredictable and could take a long time."
"The problem now is that even if we take action now, we probably don't have the strength to flatten this city."
At this point, Mu Zhong and his cousin Mu both looked at Wei Huan.
Because of their weakened state, Wei Huan's spirits were as if they were sealed away, and they no longer had the troops to flatten the city. Therefore, they had to resort to tactics.
in addition...
Give me some time.
How can a man say he can't do it?
Even if it were true, Wei Huan still insisted that he could definitely stand up for himself.
Isn't it just about restoring combat strength? Another week or so should be enough. By then, not only will we be able to recruit another legion, but the first batch of bloodthirsty and weakened undead can also return to the battlefield. Even if there are only 28 Shura, they will still be an important supplement.
Yes, the trapped Dark Beast Lord will become increasingly insolvent and weakened over time.
They were the opposite. If Wei Huan stayed in this world indefinitely without considering anything else, his army of the undead could probably fill the entire world.
Once the tactics were determined, they were first communicated to the others. Seeing that no one had any objections, they were put into practice.
Of course, not attacking the city is only temporary. The ultimate goal of the tactics is to achieve victory, so no preparations can be neglected at this stage.
The first thing to do is attack the supply points.
It's impossible to let the Dark Beast Lord continue mining indefinitely. Even the ancients knew that war is all about supplies, and modern people, with their broad knowledge, understand the importance of resource supply even more.
Wei Huan's first task was to send the undead to raid the nearest agate mine.
The capture of the mining site ended quickly; the team didn't even notice it before the battle was over.
Only when Wei Huan ordered the Earth Beast Mother Beast to move forward and passed the agate mine did everyone realize that there was a resource mine there. Not only had the mining and transportation units been cleared out, but the vein had also been hit by several level-one Netherfire bombs, causing it to collapse into ruins. It would be difficult to mine it again.
The subterranean beast mother continued forward. Liu Chengzhi glanced at the receding ruins and asked, "Aren't we leaving some soldiers to guard them? If we leave like this, the Dark Beast Lord will definitely send people to mine them again, and we'll have occupied them for nothing."
"I don't think our efforts were in vain," Lin Xu said to his assistant. "Putting aside the fact that the Dark Beast Lord's territory is vast and the boss's undead summoning range is insufficient, just consider the gathering and transport units we killed, and the mines we destroyed. To resume mining, the lord will have to invest a huge amount of resources. Wasn't the strategy to surround them without attacking? That's the right approach, isn't it?"
"Of course I know." Liu Chengzhi was unhappy, as if he was the only stupid one. He was just regretting that the mine had taken away the resources that could not be used by humans. Killing the lord could not plunder the resources. Destroying their resource points would also cause him to lose troops and generals and he could not occupy them. Overall, it was a loss to fight against the lord!
The cave beast mother seemed to walk slowly, but she was actually very fast, and in the blink of an eye, the mineral vein disappeared from sight.
Wei Huan observed through the ghost crows that there were no more supply points within a three-mile radius. After passing this somewhat barren mountain, Wei Huan saw a large forest area again.
Through the eyes of the Demon Eye Monarch, Wei Huan saw a large number of human lumberjacks, but seeing these humans here, Wei Huan felt no emotion, neither anger nor pity.
He dispatched an army of the undead to surround the entire forest first, making sure they all escaped before he began his attack.
As soon as he made his move, the lumberjacks dropped their weapons and fled to the logging hut.
Lumberjack huts provide shelter and offer high defense. Furthermore, high-level lumberjack huts can increase lumberjacks' gathering efficiency.
Furthermore, Brother Mu's worries have come true.
The Dark Beast Lord had no shortage of resources, and in a fit of madness, he built four level-three watchtowers next to the lumberjack hut.
Wei Huan's army suffered some casualties at the watchtower before they finally demolished the logging hut and killed all the lumberjacks inside.
As they passed the forest farm, Liu Chengzhi said again, "The mine can be blasted, but how can the forest farm be destroyed?"
This time, the person beside him was Ding Qi. As a college student from Northwest Challenge University, Ding Qi knew more than him: "The mine is not destroyed. The cost of rebuilding the forest farm is the same as that of the mine. Without logging huts, loggers will not come to work. Whether it is rebuilding logging huts or recruiting, it is a considerable expense."
Not far from the logging camp, they continued onward, and at the same time, they saw more and more gathering points of various kinds surrounding the territory.
These are all important resource points for the Dark Beast Lords to build their territories, just like treasure chests opened by the humans. Without these resource points, the territory cannot be upgraded.
There are also some special resource points, such as the "wild soldier nest" that they've seen for the first time since entering the challenge world!