Zone 2243
Ning Xingxue summoned ten elite magic skeletons and positioned herself inside the Sanctuary barrier, continuously outputting damage.
After long periods of training, she could now command these skeleton mages with ease—practically hitting whatever she pointed at.
Not only that, she had gathered a large amount of equipment that enhanced undead creatures, strengthening her summons.
She had even acquired a summoning skill capable of calling forth a Lord-tier monster, which she now used to summon a Magic Overlord for damage output.
Her main offensive force consisted of one Lord-tier monster and ten elite monsters—all built for pure damage.
Taking down a single Lord-tier enemy only required one focused round of attacks.
Meanwhile, Zhao Daqiang, acting as an archer, relied on a century-old Thorn Willow Tree to rapidly farm monsters and level up.
He summoned the willow inside the safe zone, allowing its branches and roots to create traps across the ground, intercepting large numbers of elite and normal monsters.
At the same time, he himself had become like an experienced hunter, constantly improving his trap-making and crafting abilities.
By now, the entire perimeter outside the safe zone was filled with his traps and devices—effectively preventing any monsters below Lord-tier from getting through.
This significantly reduced the pressure on the Sanctuary barrier, allowing those inside to output damage safely.
As for Huang Qi, he had undergone the greatest transformation among the three.
Ever since waking up last time, he had been relentlessly grinding monsters and honing his sword intent.
Now at level 26, he wore a full set of customized C-grade equipment, all upgraded by blacksmiths and other Supporters in the safe zone.
In terms of equipment strength, he was already very close to Bai Qiu—excluding the Heavenly Battle Armor.
At the same time, he had become the strongest individual in both combat power and level within Zone 2243.
Of course, his rapid growth was also due to the support of Ning Xingxue and Zhao Daqiang.
They helped him gather resources, manage weapons and equipment, and deliberately funneled resources toward him—allowing his strength to skyrocket.
Now, while everyone else remained safely inside the Sanctuary outputting damage, Huang Qi alone stepped outside to face the Hydra Serpent.
His sword light was sharp and relentless, each strike dealing more damage than the last.
The Hydra Serpent was being worn down miserably—the human was too fast, impossible to hit, and his movement technique was incredibly elusive.
And so, after over twenty minutes of continuous chipping damage, the Hydra Serpent finally ran out of strength and collapsed unwillingly.
Its body was covered in tens of thousands of wounds of varying sizes.
Clearly, while Huang Qi’s attacks were gradual, they were fast enough that the Hydra couldn’t regenerate in time—ultimately being worn down to death.
After killing the Hydra Serpent, Huang Qi returned directly to the safe zone and drank potions to recover his condition.
“How many points do you have now?” Ning Xingxue asked.
“…”
“Still a bit short?” Zhao Daqiang walked over as well.
“We’ve already cleared most of the Lord-tier monsters. Getting to 100,000 points before the wave ends might be difficult.”
Since Zhao mainly handled normal and elite monsters, he had the lowest score—just over 30,000.
Ning Xingxue, leading her undead army and focusing on Lord-tier targets, had just over 50,000 points.
Although they had safely survived this wave, it seemed unlikely that Zhao Daqiang and Ning Xingxue would make it into the top 50 rankings.
“Sigh… it is what it is,” Huang Qi sighed.
It was a pity, but at least they had done their best.
At that moment, Ning Xingxue raised an eyebrow and said, “Not necessarily. There’s still one way—Zone 2244 still needs help, doesn’t it?”
Zhao Daqiang frowned.
He didn’t believe Huang Qi still had the strength to defeat another Hydra Serpent alone.
Even Huang Qi himself shook his head. “If we waste someone else’s Support Card slot and fail to turn things around, we’ll just become liabilities…”
Ning Xingxue smirked slightly. “Who said you’re going alone? We’ve all been to Zone 2244 before—there’s a nearly straight path. It’s only about 20 kilometers.”
“At full speed, a Cavalry Overlord can cover 20 kilometers in about ten minutes.”
After saying that, she dismissed her Magic Overlord and summoned a Cavalry Overlord instead.
However, after doing so, her face turned slightly pale—it was clearly not easy for her to pull this off.
“Hmph, what’s with that look? Rest properly for now. Later, you’re going to farm points like crazy—let’s aim for that 100,000-point reward and a top 50 ranking!”
“Alright!” Huang Qi nodded firmly.
The three of them mounted up and set off straight toward Zone 2244.
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Zone 2218
With A’Yuan backing them up, the players fought like they were on adrenaline—faces flushed, shouting and charging forward, everyone going all-out.
The scene quickly descended into chaos.
“Damn it! Kid, can you stop stealing my last hits? I’ve worked my ass off and don’t even have 200 points yet!”
“Check the damage stats after the wave!”
“Check your *ss! You think you’re fighting the Hydra? If you steal my last hit, I get ZERO points!”
“Then check the points ranking!”
“F*** it, I’ll blast you with my Noble Phantasm before I farm monsters!”
“Bro, chill! I’ll let you take a few last hits, okay? No need to go that far!”
The player who had been kill-stealing immediately backed down when he saw the other guy getting serious.
Even though everyone was fired up, there still wasn’t anyone capable of properly dealing with Lord-tier monsters.
Meanwhile, the outer shell of the Sanctuary barrier had already shattered, and cracks were beginning to spread across the protective light under the relentless assault of the Lord-tier creatures…
The [Sage] sighed.
Everyone had already done their best—it was just that he himself was no longer strong enough.
He walked up to A’Yuan, bowed slightly, and said, “The barrier won’t hold much longer. Please… lend us your strength.”
A’Yuan nodded, raised its head, and began gathering energy.
Very quickly, a massive water cannon formed and fired toward the area with the highest concentration of Lord-tier monsters.
“——”
At maximum range, the water cannon instantly wiped out four Lord-tier monsters in one shot, shocking all the players.
“As expected of Boss Bai Qiu! Even his pet is insane!”
The crowd erupted in excitement.
No one expected that A’Yuan—who had just been lying around boosting morale—was actually a powerhouse capable of casually one-shotting multiple Lord-tier enemies.
Once they confirmed that A’Yuan had the strength to handle all the remaining Lord-tier monsters, everyone completely let go of their worries.
Even the previously injured warriors, who had been carried away earlier, had mostly recovered.
Seeing this, they quickly geared up and rushed back into battle to farm points.
The [Sage], seeing morale surge again, was overjoyed.
He immediately took out the potions Bai Qiu had left behind, pulled out the stoppers, and fed them to A’Yuan.
After that, the wave monsters in Zone 2218 were completely wiped out by the highly energized players.
Some were injured, some even died—but those who survived gained something far more valuable: courage.
After this wave, they would undoubtedly take monster farming and every battle much more seriously.
As for A’Yuan, after firing that one water cannon, it curled itself into a ball, looking forward to the moment Bai Qiu would come back to pick it up.
With that thought, it drifted into a peaceful sleep.
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Zone 2214
Bai Qiu forced out the Hydra Serpent’s Enhanced Regeneration, and just as he was about to draw another arrow, he realized—his spatial ring was completely out of arrows.
He let out a helpless sigh.
It couldn’t be helped.
The base material of the Darksteel arrows was only D-grade.
It was only through enhancement by Fallen Dragon’s Bow and the infusion of his magic power that they gained the strength to instantly kill Lord-tier monsters.
When he fully drew the bow and fired those “double-powered” shots, the arrows were overloaded beyond their limits—no matter the target, they would always be destroyed upon impact and couldn’t be recovered.
The Flame Orb had long since run out of energy.
Fortunately, Bai Qiu had been periodically drinking mana potions, keeping his mana recovery roughly on par with his consumption—if not slightly ahead.
Still… he needed to speed things up.
With no arrows left, it was time to switch weapons.
He put away Fallen Dragon’s Bow and took out the Purgatory Darkflame Spear.
After throwing it, his magic power surged explosively.
The Heavenly Battle Armor flared with light as he shot forward at incredible speed toward the Hydra Serpent.
The violent gusts he kicked up made it hard for nearby players to even open their eyes.
“Holy crap… I feel like I’m about to get blown away!”
Sensing Bai Qiu’s overwhelming momentum, the Hydra Serpent didn’t dare take it lightly.
It opened its mouth and spewed out a mass of dark green venom.
That’s right—its venom came directly from its body, so it expelled it in a disgusting, vomit-like manner, making for an extremely nauseating sight.
Bai Qiu charged straight in—his face nearly colliding with the torrent of venom the Hydra Serpent had just spewed.
From it came an extremely nauseating stench, and he could clearly feel the sheer potency of the toxin.
In terms of poison alone, even the King Cobra of the pseudo-chimera might not surpass it.
But it was too slow.
Bai Qiu’s agility had already reached C++, and with the enhancement from the Heavenly Battle Armor, it had climbed even higher—placing him at the very peak of King-tier agility.
With a light leap, he instantly appeared above the Hydra Serpent’s head.
Extending his hand, he caught the Purgatory Darkflame Spear, which had already returned to him with its passive fully stacked.
As he poured magic power into it, the Hellfire of the Abyss erupted instantly.
“Pfft!”
The spear pierced through the Hydra’s head with ease.
Bai Qiu increased his mana output—
“Whoosh!”
The entire head of the Hydra Serpent was engulfed in raging flames.
By the time the other players reacted, Bai Qiu had already retreated back into the safe zone.
Looking again at the Hydra, they saw its head split open, writhing in agony within the blazing fire—howling, thrashing, and biting at everything nearby.
A few unlucky lesser monsters were bitten clean in half, only to be burned to death by the abyssal flames immediately after…
After struggling for about a minute, its head was completely charred black.
With a system notification, the head finally disappeared.
Bai Qiu glanced at one of the players.
After seeing the other party give a slight nod, he immediately headed to the next pre-selected area and teleported away.
This was the 12th safe zone he had handled, excluding Zone 2233.
Among them, 10 zones were like this one—there were still players empowered by Sanctuary Blessings who retained enough combat strength to deal with everything except the Hydra Serpent.
So all Bai Qiu needed to do was eliminate the Hydra, and leave the rest to them.
Of the remaining two, one was Zone 2218, which had suffered severe damage—he had left A’Yuan behind to help guard it.
The other wasn’t so fortunate.
Since Bai Qiu was short on time, he directly killed the Hydra Serpent along with all the Lord-tier monsters there, ensured the area’s safety, and left in a hurry.
After all, out of the 51 safe zones during this wave, fewer than 15 were actually capable of handling the Hydra Serpent on their own…
— The end of the Chapter–
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