At the same time, the corpses of the pterosaur monsters in the sky were raining down. Suddenly emerging Hunters launched a barrage of attacks, instantly taking down a pterosaur. Other pterosaurs, larger and stronger, had been tamed by Summon Masters and were now tearing apart their former kin. Additionally, Magic Eye Lords flying high in the sky directed beams of black light downwards. When one beam was not enough to kill, a group of a dozen or more would gang up on a pterosaur monster. The pterosaur monster was quickly riddled with holes and plunged onto the battlefield, where it was immediately crushed into powder by the "meat grinder of the battlefield."
[We're going to win.]
[That was too easy.]
[I haven't seen enough. It felt like a warm-up.]
[Are we this powerful now? I wanted to see Wei Huan perform.]
[Agreed. It feels like Wei Huan hasn't even fully displayed his strength, and it's already over?]
Just as everyone was shouting that it wasn't enough, someone sharp-eyed spotted something flickering faintly on the distant sea. It was a mass of light, initially as pale as a firefly, but as they watched, the light cluster grew larger in its pulsating, until it came into view of the camera. A huge, extremely hideous fish head, floating in mid-air, appeared almost face-to-face on the screen.
[Ah!]
[Oh my gosh, what horror movie is this?"
[What a hideous face.]
[No way? What level of siege battle is this? Why is such a seemingly powerful BOSS showing up?]
[Also, am I the only one who thinks the number of monsters in this beast tide is a bit excessive?]
At this moment, someone in the bullet comments said, [Everyone is focused on the front line, on Wei Huan, and on the blockbuster action, which is why they don't know the cause and effect. Please check the command vehicle for the explanation.]
[I was in the command vehicle earlier. I'm already furious to the point of splitting cells.]
[Aosam is inhumane! Aosam is utter trash! I'm about to explode with anger!]
[What happened? What did we do now?]
[Hehehe, discovering that we're being cursed, why am I not surprised at all?]
[I, as an Aosam citizen, am ashamed of the terrible moves those politicians pulled.]
[Why insult our hero! Please give Yake Frank justice! Let these incompetent politicians step down! We need a new leader!]
For a moment, the bullet comments in the channel became an outpouring of protest from Aosam citizens. The news of Yake being wanted broke many Aosam people. In fact, protest actions were already very intense in Aosam, and some had even thrown a "shit bomb" at the Congress Center. The whole world was watching the changes in Aosam, anticipating the final outcome. If the people who should have stepped down and relinquished power long ago won in the end, the people of the world would likely be very disappointed.
Additionally, more people, having been reminded, thought to check the command vehicle. The command vehicle was the source of the live stream; theoretically, one could instantly jump to the rooftop position. However, since most of the time the live stream content was ruin development, the one-click feature only took them to the rooftop, and then they had to navigate through the exploration area to find the people. Over time, many lost interest in the interior of the live-streamed vehicle.
This time, everyone returned to the vehicle's rooftop with the one-click feature, and then the view plunged down, into the vehicle's interior. They saw Mu Dehao, the Commander-in-Chief of the Azure Dragon Pioneer Corps, standing at the Captain's position. The man, dressed in a commander's uniform, possessed a naturally convincing aura due to his long tenure in a high position. Furthermore, Mu Dehao was handsome and refined. Even though he was nearly 50 years old, with the added gravity of his status and demeanor, it was no exaggeration to call him an "uncle-figure heartthrob."
He seemed unaware of the sudden massive influx of attention, focusing instead on the current battle situation. The large screen in front of him displayed battle footage from various angles, along with video feeds from other vehicle captains, densely covering the entire screen. It was hard to imagine how he managed to synthesize all that information. But in fact, he did. He issued commands in a composed and orderly manner. His face showed only maturity and stability, along with a depth of experience and conviction rarely seen in younger people. Instantly, his outstanding image and his role as the master strategist directing troop deployment resonated deeply, drawing countless screams from female viewers. Even many male viewers suddenly realized that the leaders of the Azure Dragon Legion, which they often mocked, were not incompetent either. To command such a large legion operation, pioneering on the front lines of humanity under immense pressure, Commander Mu must be a capable person.
Just as everyone was focused here, they quickly noticed a long-haired woman in the car, seated in the second position on the left, who was eloquently narrating the battle.
[Holy cow, there's commentary! This is amazing.]
[Why arrange this? It's kind of off-putting.]
[Ahhh, what kind of weird move is this? I thought the command vehicle was awesome just now, but not anymore.]
However, before more complaints could surface, many people in the bullet comments interjected.
[I suggest you listen to her.]
[I listened. I understand why she's there.]
[Damn it, if no one explained this verbally, I wouldn't have known Aosam was so disgusting.]
[I'll just say it directly. Aosam sent someone to open the Gold Treasure Chest, lured the monster to Black Tortoise City, and now Black Tortoise City is destroyed.]
[My primal energy is about to lose control. That was humanity's first city in the Tier 5 world, unconditionally accepting Challengers from all over the world. Aosam shows no gratitude, but instead betrays them. Is this a human thing to do?]
[No way?]
[Seriously?]
[I'm already furious just hearing this.]
[The big fish that just appeared is the Gold Treasure Chest Monster, and it has been lured to the Azure Dragon Legion's supply point. Aosam's intentions are clear. They are traitors to humanity!]
[Aosam should just be annihilated!]
[Huh? What? I just realized, is Aosam trying to use others to kill?]
[Black Tortoise City is destroyed. The Azure Dragon Legion's supply point cannot be destroyed as well. I pray they get through this.]
[A beast tide plus a Gold Treasure Chest Monster, this battle is too difficult. I can barely bear to watch.]
[If humanity fails, it's all Aosam's fault!]
For a time, the bullet comments in the live stream were filled with curses against Aosam. Even a large number of Aosam citizens were cursing their own country's leaders, shouting for them to "step down." What the Aosam high-level officials thought about this scene is currently unknown. The more pressing concern now was this difficult battle. The inherently brewing small beast tide, appearing alongside the Gold Treasure Chest Monster with summoning capabilities, instantly reached the size of a medium beast tide.
But what made people hold their breath even more was that the Gold Monster's own strength was equivalent to a King-tier monster. Combined with the sea beasts it summoned, the intensity of this siege battle was unprecedentedly high.
Humanity seemed currently unprepared to handle a battlefield of this magnitude, especially since this was merely a supply point. The radar map of the vehicle was densely packed with flashing red warning lights, seemingly endless and terrifying.
[What do we do? Call for reinforcements!]
[Oh god, I can't bear this. I'd be heartbroken if any hero of the pioneer army dies. I beg for a miracle.]
[With Wei Huan here, it should be fine.]
[I don't doubt his strength, but even if Captain Fang came, he couldn't guarantee victory against a beast tide of this magnitude, could he? Wei Huan's Undead army was almost defeated just now. He's still too low-tier and doesn't have an advantage in this world.]
[Only a divine one can save them now.]
As more prayers were offered, the Gold Treasure Chest Monster swayed over the sea, looming like Mount Tai, and arrived at the front line of the battlefield. Contrary to what everyone expected, it did not immediately join the battle upon arrival. Instead, the light on its head began to flicker with increasing intensity. Gradually, staring at the light for too long caused a dizzying sensation.
[What's wrong with this BOSS? Watching it feels terrible.]
[I thought it was just me.]
[No way, even if its light has offensive capabilities, the effect shouldn't transmit all the way to Blue Star.]
[I think it's the light frequency, which causes extreme discomfort to humans. If we feel this bad just watching the live stream, imagine how terrible it must be on the battlefield.]
That was indeed the case. The attack method of this Gold Treasure Chest Monster had already been deciphered when it reached Black Tortoise City. It seemed to use a special flickering light frequency to cause a dizzying, stunning effect on humans. Furthermore, though the monster looked ferocious, it was actually a Psy-element monster. This stunning effect would directly affect the brain, even with eyes closed. Unless one was in a place where the light and the fish's silhouette could not be seen, even the light frequency seen through the camera was extremely uncomfortable.
When the Gold Treasure Chest Monster arrived at the front of the battlefield, the first to be affected were the Ranged Professionals, especially the Hunters, who required precise aiming. Ding Qi was only Tier 3. After staring at the light for a few seconds, she bent over and threw up with a "wah." Wei Huan knew Ding Qi well. He knew she was a very strong-willed person, capable and willing to endure hardship more than the men. But after vomiting, she collapsed on the floor and did not get back up, falling into a semi-comatose, dizzy state. Tier 4 Challengers were not immune either. Several Tier 4 Archmages in Wei Huan's vehicle also looked pale and left their output positions.
The only person in their car who could still stare at the Gold Monster was Mu Zirui. But even he looked terrible, and having already used his Forbidden Wind Blade once, he had little output left. True to its Gold Monster status, doing nothing but hovering over the battlefield was enough to virtually dismantle Wei Huan's ranged combat power. While no melee fighters had been deployed yet, it was likely that even if they had slightly stronger tolerance, they would be extremely vulnerable and their combat effectiveness greatly reduced due to their inability to look at the light.
In the connected video feed, the Chief of Staff said, "It's activating a skill with a time limit. During this time, block the beast tide, try not to let them near the city walls. Let the AI control the electronic weapons, output blindly, and hold on!"
The Chief of Staff had long collected information on this Gold Monster and prepared a corresponding plan, and he had issued the warning immediately. But this was, after all, a battlefield involving a Gold Monster plus a beast tide. The intensity had probably reached the level of a large beast tide. With vision compromised, blocking the beast tide army would be incredibly difficult. Many people were preparing for close-quarters combat.
But at that moment, the first explosion sounded.
"Boom! Boom! Boom!"
Green flames erupted in the middle of the beast tide and on the body of the Gold Monster, like blooming flowers on blood. When the first one blossomed, in the blink of an eye, the green flames connected into a continuous sheet. The Ghost Crows, deployed earlier, carrying the Nether Flame Bombs, had finally attacked. Tier 4 bombs were far less powerful than a Forbidden Spell Master's strike, and the damage they dealt to a Tier 5 monster was limited. But there was an overwhelming quantity, and the explosions were non-stop.
More importantly, once these green flames appeared and lit up a part of the sky, the Gold Treasure Chest Monster's light pollution was broken in a miraculous way. Aside from those who were initially demoralized by the mental attack, almost all the uncomfortable ranged Challengers instantly recovered and returned to the fight.
Watching her comrades return to their combat positions, Ding Qi, who was lying on the ground and receiving treatment from a Divine Healer, felt her eyelashes tremble and tears roll down. She felt ashamed of her incompetence and her lagging behind. More and more Tier 5 Challengers were in this Vehicle, yet she was still at Tier 3 Sequence, though she enjoyed the treatment of a manager and was trusted and nurtured by the Boss. Why am I so stupid? Why can't I level up faster? Why? Why?
Under the surging tide of unwillingness, a certain opportunity suddenly arrived. The initial feeling of advancement she had recently gained instantly intensified, and the power of the Hunter's Summoner descended. The Divine Healer responsible for her treatment noticed her impending breakthrough and immediately exchanged for the Tier 4 Summoner Advancement Potion. The Tier 4 potion was practically dirt cheap and was immediately administered to her. Ding Qi's already overflowing power finally found a breakthrough point. It was like a seed that, after struggling to grow, finally reached the surface and then leaped out into the sunlight.
She stretched her body, and her thoughts regained their calm. Her eyes looked at the pterosaur monsters flying in the sky. The Summoner's power began to take effect, combined with her own unique talent. They saw the three pterosaur monsters closest to the human city wall suddenly fly up, as if their heads had been struck by something, struggling fiercely. A few seconds later, when they descended from the dark sky, they surprisingly turned to attack their own kind. The three pterosaur monsters ganged up and killed one pterosaur monster in less than half a minute, completely shredding it. The successful pterosaur monsters then uniformly flew towards the next target.
This scene drew everyone's attention. Although no one knew who had done the summoning, the ranged attacks avoided these three pterosaur monsters. The beast tide that had pushed into the bottleneck position stopped again.
Wei Huan's Nether Flame Bombs had earned their merit. In fact, there were many explosive weapons on the city wall's defenses, but only a fraction could hit the target a mile away. The power was not weak, but compared to Wei Huan's Nether Flame Bombs, the quantity was pitifully small. Three minutes had passed, and Wei Huan's Nether Flame Bombs seemed endless, still being dropped continuously. After three consecutive minutes of bombardment, combined with the shells fired from the city wall, the waist of the beast tide had been cleared out a significant distance without anyone noticing exactly when.
Even more encouraging was that the Gold Treasure Chest Monster, also targeted by the Nether Flame Bombs, seemed to finally be suffering from the sheer number of explosions. It let out a mournful cry, and the lantern light on its head shook erratically, losing its stunning effect.
[Are the green bombs all Wei Huan's?]
[That many? Isn't that a bit excessive? How are they supposed to fight back?]
[Tier 4 Nether Flame Bombs have average power, but the quantity has caused a qualitative change. Even the Gold BOSS is panicking.]
[They deserve it. They should bomb Aosam too.]
Someone from Aosam spoke up, saying, [When the strength of an individual is too great, who can restrain them? Their morals and conscience?]
A reply immediately followed.
[Get lost!]
[Stressed, stressed! I can see those conservative politicians in Aosam turning red with panic.]
[It's strange. Why do I think the stronger Wei Huan is, the better? It would be best if he could easily kill the Dark Beast King. I can't stand this precarious life for another day.]
[The common people hope for the emergence of a powerhouse, a hero. Only those in power are trembling, afraid of change. Hehe.]
Upon seeing the effect of the Nether Flame Bombs, Wei Huan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. For some time, he had been considering how his semi-sealed self should cope with the intensity of the Tier 5 world.
Summoning?
Summoning what? Summoning the most combat-effective Shura Horse? But without Mu Zhong's blessing, it would take seven or eight Shura Horses to take on a single Tier 5 monster. This attrition ratio might be useful most of the time, but in case of a special battle, such as besieging a powerful Tier 5 Sequence monster, or a massive beast tide like this, including confronting a high-level Treasure Chest Monster, there were situations where victory could not be achieved just by sheer numbers. When the combat power gap is too wide, quantity cannot change the situation.
Wei Huan could only seek a more lethal attack method to get through this "semi-sealed period." The higher-tier undead could not be summoned yet, and even if it could, the consumption would likely be enormous. With too few in number, it could not be the main combat force. So, accumulating Nether Flame Bombs became Wei Huan's only choice. Nether Flame Bombs had always been Wei Huan's strategic reserve. Their explosive power was higher than Shura Horse's attacks, and the key was the area damage. Tests on the assessment highway proved that even a Tier 5 Sea Beast King could not completely withstand the explosion damage. For Wei Huan, fighting a powerful monster with tough skin was pointless if he couldn't break its defense. But if he could break its defense, the Undead, having found a breach, would not hesitate to dive in and cause chaos. Attacking from the inside is definitely easier than attacking from the outside.
The current result proved that Wei Huan's choice was correct. The first wave of Nether Flame Bombs not only interrupted the Gold Monster's skill but also left large and small burn marks and bleeding wounds on its body.
The Magic Eye Lord seized the opportunity and air-dropped the Kobolds. The Gold Monster, unaware of the impending crisis, ignored these small creatures, no bigger than a human palm. It simply roared and relit the lamp on its head, urging any monster belonging to the Challenger World to fight for it. The Sea Beasts that lagged behind and were not killed by the Nether Flame Bombs rushed forward again, summoned once more. However, after one bomb carpet-bombing, the number of Sea Beasts was significantly reduced, and the dense red dots on the map's edge began to show empty spaces. The Forbidden Spell Masters, who had recovered, returned to their combat positions and began a new round of attacks.
But at this moment, almost everyone's attention was focused on that big monster. To be honest, the sight they witnessed up close was both bloody, brutal, and chilling, but also immensely satisfying. Over thirty Kobolds, completely undisturbed, easily landed on the Gold Monster's broad back. All the Kobolds opened their mouths simultaneously: "Tui!"
In an instant, over thirty Shura Horses appeared directly on the Gold Monster's back. One second later, they heard a neat and uniform, "Tui!" In another blink, thirty more Shura Horse appeared. The previous batch of Shura Horse had already found the Gold Monster's weak point. The sharp claws on their six arms, infused with Geng Metal energy, fiercely dug into the flesh. What followed was a scalp-tingling digging frenzy. Soon, the small wounds became huge holes, and half of the seven-meter-long bodies of the Shura Horse were buried inside. At this moment, if Facehuggers had burrowed in, the efficiency would have been even higher. Unfortunately, since Dot Mom became the Queen of this branch, her weakness meant the entire hive was dormant. While Dot Mom could reproduce and resurrect Burrow Beast Mothers for combat without consuming Wei Huan's Nether Power once she recovered, this timing was inconvenient. It was hard to say whether this was a good or bad thing.
Moreover, the number of Shura horses was also very limited, and their size was too large. The Gold-level monstrous fish was only about 50 meters long, unable to accommodate many more Shura horses.
When the Kobolds emitted their third "Tui!"
The creatures that emerged were the much smaller Swift Wolves. Furthermore, there were ten elites among them. As soon as they appeared, they quickly leaped into one of the excavated bloody wounds, burrowing in to dig deeper.
The frenzied digging caused the big fish to bleed profusely, its body trembling uncontrollably, and then struggling violently, flipping and rolling in the air. Some Undead were flung off, and a pile of Kobolds fell down, but the mission of internal destruction was complete. Their location no longer mattered. Besides, the Kobolds that fell down could continue to teleport the Undead army in the middle of the beast tide, which was another form of internal disruption.
As Wei Huan executed his skillful combination of attacks, coupled with the long-range attacks from the legion, the threat of the beast tide was gradually diminishing. The Gold Monster ultimately fell from the sky to the ground, rolling and struggling, accidentally killing many of the sea beasts.
The ranged units, which had been clearing the beast tide approaching the city, now shifted their focus to the Gold Monster. Who wouldn't kick a dog while it was down? Even when it tried to save itself by relighting the light on its forehead in its final moments, it was such a massive target that they could hit it even while shooting blindly with their eyes closed. Stationary output was absolutely exhilarating!
Next, under the unified, collective attack of the Azure Dragon Pioneer Corps, the Gold-level monster finally succumbed to the damage and died.
When it fell, even though there were still many sea beasts pushing forward on the battlefield, and some had even reached the city wall due to the concentrated fire on the Gold-level monster, they were no longer a problem.
They had won.
With the defensive power of a supply point, they had defeated a beast tide that had almost reached a large scale. Most crucially, not a single person had died.
An unprecedented great victory!