Chapter 197: Dian Wei’s Abilities! The Final Battle!
Hang Yu continued observing the Xinye defensive line.
The Calamity Army was currently dividing the Essence they had just obtained.
In order to deal with the coming challenge—
They had decided to create a batch of Tier-Three experts!
Before this Essence distribution—
There were slightly over ten Level 18 players.
This level was also the highest among the entire Calamity Army.
Going from Level 18 to Level 19 required eighty thousand Essence.
Going from Level 19 to Level 20 required ninety thousand Essence.
And Level 20 to Level 21 was a major bottleneck requiring three hundred thousand Essence!
In other words—
If soone wanted to raise a Level 18 existence directly to Level 21—
Theoretically, it would require up to four hundred seventy thousand Essence.
Even if each player already had several tens of thousands of Essence inside their EXP bar—
At least around four hundred thousand Essence would still be required to accomplish this goal.
For current-stage players—
This was not a small amount!
However—
If they rely concentrated Essence into the hands of a few top-tier bigshots and legion leaders—
Then with the amount of Essence the players currently possessed—
They really could create seven or eight Tier-Three advanced soldiers.
Even calculating at four hundred seventy thousand each—
Ten people together would only require 4.7 million Essence.
Although this was certainly not a small amount—
It still remained fully affordable.
It did not even consu one-fourth of this operation’s total gains.
Hang Yu believed—
The players’ thod was aningless.
However—
He was delighted to see it happen.
It was aningless because—
The strength gap between both sides was so massive that adding ten or twenty advanced soldiers simply could not bridge it.
As for why he was delighted—
The higher the players’ levels beca—
The more Essence they would explode with later.
Which would further increase his profits!
Calculating the ti—
Dian Wei should be arriving soon.
Hang Yu himself was also impatient to witness just how powerful this legendary Ancient Evil Incarnation and peerless fierce general truly was!
At this mont—
Inside Xinye City!
Black-Eyed Rui Ge received four hundred thirty thousand Essence!
When this Essence flowed out from the unsealed contract scroll and finally surged into his body—
He imdiately felt himself consecutively breaking through several bottlenecks.
【You have reached Level 19. Health 20, Mana 20, Strength 4, Agility 6, Spirit 2, Willpower 2!】
【You have reached Level 20. Health 20, Mana 20, Strength 4, Agility 6, Spirit 2, Willpower 2!】
【You have reached Level 21. Health 30, Mana 30, Strength 6, Agility 10, Spirit 3, Willpower 3!】
【Ding! You have advanced to Tier Three. Health 200, Mana 200, Strength 40, Agility 80, Spirit 20, Willpower 20!】
“So this is Tier Three?”
“The changes are way too huge!”
Black-Eyed Rui Ge could clearly feel—
Whenever he broke through a minor bottleneck—
Although all his attributes increased to so extent—
The sensation of becoming stronger was not especially obvious.
However—
The mont he advanced from Level 20 to Level 21—
He imdiately experienced the feeling of complete rebirth!
It was practically a qualitative leap!
It felt unbelievably amazing!
Of course—
At present, he still could not fully unleash or tap into the complete power of a Tier-Three Calamity soldier.
Because although leveling up directly increased attributes and enhanced skill effects—
For players—
Equipnt also ford an extrely important component of strength.
Players possessed relatively weak growth panels.
If one only looked at base attributes—
They might not even surpass sa-level elites.
A major portion of player strength and attributes ca from skill cultivation, equipnt bonuses, and various enhancent thods including attribute dicines.
Among these—
Equipnt was undoubtedly one of the most important factors.
After Black-Eyed Rui Ge reached Tier Three—
He could finally equip Tier-Three equipnt.
And he had long prepared several pieces of Tier-Three gear.
He had also prepared Upgrade Forging Stones to raise equipnt ranks.
The problem, however—
Was that upgrading and forging equipnt both required ti.
Right now there were no Artifact Forgers nearby.
Moreover—
The Tier-Three equipnt had not yet been strengthened.
Its attributes and power still fell short of the equipnt currently on him, all of which had already been enhanced to at least 6 or above.
So for now—
He could only continue making do with his current gear.
And it was not only Black-Eyed Rui Ge.
This ti—
Midnight Pig Slaughterman, Artist Pai Zong, Ye Li ng, Lone Boat, Mad Blade Old Wang, Little Bell, and Chira Wraith among many other experts—
Had all advanced to Tier Three in one breath.
As for others such as Mad Slash One Street, Dawn, Raising Cup Toward the Moon, and over ten other top experts or major figures—
Although they had not imdiately reached Tier Three—
They had generally leveled up twice consecutively and reached Level 20.
The upper echelon of the Calamity Army experienced a major collective breakthrough.
The overall strength of the army visibly increased.
Ye Li ng burst into loud laughter.
“Never thought I’d enter Tier Three this quickly! I feel like I can now casually solo three to five sa-level elite monsters!”
Midnight Pig Slaughterman also said:
“My summoned Thunderhorn Eagle also evolved from Tier Two to Tier Three. Its power and performance have both improved significantly now… huh?!”
He suddenly cried out in alarm.
Salted Fish Thrust asked:
“What’s wrong, Old Pig?”
Midnight Pig Slaughterman closed his eyes and sensed for a mont.
“My Thunderhorn Eagle discovered an even larger dark tide!”
The so-called dark tide—
Was actually Abyssal mist ford from Abyssal aura!
When the Day of Ultimate Darkness erupted—
The Abyssal energy throughout the entire space intensified.
When large numbers of Abyssal creatures moved simultaneously—
The Abyssal aura they released ford mist.
As this mist moved—
It resembled surging dark-red tides or tsunamis.
Thus—
It was also called the Dark Tide.
Little Bell stiffened her small face and seriously warned:
“Everyone be careful. The main force of Old Wan City has probably arrived!”
Ye Li ng lifted the warhamr at his feet onto his shoulder.
“Hahaha! Is the main course finally being served? I’m seriously looking forward to this!”
Mad Slash One Street also laughed loudly.
“The appetizers were already absurdly luxurious. I can’t even imagine how extravagant the main course will be!”
Black-Eyed Rui Ge warned:
“Don’t get careless. Dian Wei isn’t Cao Ang. He won’t be easy to deal with.”
Mad Blade Old Wang said:
“Whether he’s easy to deal with or not, we have to face him eventually. At this stage, being a bit optimistic isn’t a bad thing!”
“That’s true!”
“Everyone get ready!”
“Let’s use the old strategy and push the battle line outward!”
“Yeah, exactly. That way we’ll at least have strategic depth and room for testing!”
“This is the final battle!”
“Everyone perform well!”
“……”
The two thousand Calamity Army soldiers quickly regrouped and once again arrived outside Xinye City’s ruins.
They intended to increase the strategic depth of their defenses this way—
To buy as much additional ti and opportunity for this mission as possible.
Not long afterward—
A massive dark-red tide appeared ahead.
This ti—
Its scale exceeded Cao Ang’s appearance by at least eight to ten tis!
The Calamity Army had not even clearly seen the Abyssal army beneath the Dark Tide yet—
When the surging Abyssal mist instantly enveloped the surroundings from all directions.
【You have been affected by “Abyssal Aura.” All attributes -1!】
【You have been affected by “Abyssal Aura.” All attributes -2!】
【You have been affected by “Abyssal Pollution.” Lose 1 Health per second!】
【……】
The battle had not even started yet!
rely the influence of the aura and pollution already made the Calamity Army feel extrely uncomfortable.
Mad Slash One Street tightly gripped his twin battle blades while maintaining full vigilance.
“Damn it! In this thick fog we can’t even see our own hands in front of our faces. We don’t even know where the enemy is. This is way too passive. Why not just attack first?”
Black-Eyed Rui Ge said:
“Don’t act recklessly. Observe first!”
At this mont—
The dense fog around the Calamity Army suddenly began thinning.
From a nearly black dark-red state where visibility was nonexistent—
It gradually transford into a thick crimson haze.
When visibility sowhat recovered—
The players finally saw the nearby situation.
“Oh no!”
“We’ve been surrounded!”
“Damn it, when did that happen? So fast?!”
“……”
The two thousand Calamity Army soldiers discovered in shock—
That countless sinister silhouettes were standing within the thin fog in every direction.
Without question—
This was the main army of Old Wan City they had to face this ti!
【Nightmare Survivors of Old Wan City】Level 22 Elite Unit…… Description: These Wan City survivors were once ordinary civilians. After becoming polluted, they mutated, then fused together throughout endless nightmares, ultimately becoming what they are today.
This was a higher-level undead ford from over a hundred fused immortal civilians.
Its body alone stood nearly ten ters tall.
Dozens or even hundreds of heads existed simultaneously upon its form.
Its appearance was both horrifyingly grotesque and nauseating.
【Corpse Demon Soldiers of Old Wan City】Level 22 Elite Unit…… Description: Forr soldiers who died in battle or corpses that perished amidst chaos. Revived under the influence of the Abyssal Will and reborn in inhuman forms.
These were red mutated skeleton monsters covered in rotting flesh.
Although they sowhat resembled human skeletons—
The details differed enormously.
They possessed two heads, four arms, and stood three to four ters tall.
【Pain Spirits of Old Wan City】Level 22 Elite Unit…… Description: Wraiths born from the souls and suffering of Wan City’s inhabitants. These are powerful spiritual monsters.
These floating ghosts all possessed humanoid forms.
Although their exact appearances could not be seen clearly—
Their spiritualized nature alone made them nearly the bane of all physical classes.
They could only be dealt with using magical thods.
【……】
Aside from these—
There were even more grotesque, terrifying, and advanced existences present.
Old Wan City possessed not only nurous troop types—
But also astonishing numbers!
The players’ vision and perception were heavily restricted.
They still could not clearly determine the exact scale and number of nearby monsters.
However—
Judging from the increasingly powerful Abyssal aura surging from every direction—
The size of this Abyssal army was likely far more terrifying than imagined!
“There are too many!”
“We can’t possibly win!”
“Looks like we can only delay as long as possible!”
“……”
Standing within such an environnt—
Facing such a lineup—
It felt as though they had entered a terrifying hell.
The players had no ti to think about tactics or counterasures—
When suddenly roaring lightning flashed within the mist.
Imdiately afterward—
A mountain-like pressure approached directly from the front.
About eight or nine Abyssal Corrupted beings with wildly different appearances slowly erged from the divided army!
Corrupted beings!
And not just one!
The players’ eyes widened like bull eggs.
If these were ordinary Corrupted beings—
Then even large numbers of them would not be especially surprising.
The reason everyone was currently so shocked—
Was because among these Abyssal citizens—
There existed one utterly different presence.
Nearly all the pressure and aura radiated from him alone—
Making everyone feel as though their blood had frozen solid in terror.
Judging from appearance—
This Corrupted being stood nearly five zhang tall.
Although undoubtedly a giant—
His body was not incomprehensibly enormous.
Yet he gave people a pressure akin to towering mountains stretching ten thousand zhang high.
Compared to ordinary Abyssal creatures—
At first glance he lacked especially twisted or bizarre features.
Even so—
He was long no longer flesh and blood.
A material neither stone nor tal composed a mighty titan-like body.
The surface of this body was covered in flowing crimson energy patterns and irregular markings.
He possessed six thick, imnsely powerful arms.
Every arm was covered in crack-like stone patterns.
That disproportionately small head compared to his body was buried mostly within his chest and neck.
Only a pair of crimson eyes remained visible.
At first glance—
He resembled a headless giant.
Yet upon closer inspection—
He looked more like a gigantic warrior wearing an overly massive ancient suit of armor so huge that even his head sank into it.
Although less grotesque than ordinary Abyssal creatures—
The pressure he emitted was overwhelmingly intense.
And beyond that—
Within this seemingly stable and heavy body—
There raged an utterly violent and savage aura.
Like a volcano suppressed for hundreds of millions of years—
Ready to erupt in the very next second.
【Dian Wei】Level 30 Overlord Unit…… Description: Once the fiercest general of this world. During his destined death, he was noticed by the Abyssal Will and ultimately obtained rebirth from nightmares, gaining a body and strength comparable to a demon god!
It was Dian Wei!
The level was absurdly high!
Although the players could not view detailed information—
They could still see his na!
Inside the main city—
Through the Lord’s Vision—
Even Hang Yu involuntarily revealed a shocked expression after seeing Dian Wei.
Although he had already guessed Dian Wei’s level would be extrely high—
He never imagined it would be this outrageous!
Level 30 Overlord!
This was no joke!
Although Cao Ang was the second-in-command of Old Wan City and Dian Wei was the true number one—
The difference between boss and subordinate here—
Could truly be described as heaven and earth!
Hang Yu’s decision not to personally participate this ti was indeed correct.
Although he might not necessarily lose against Dian Wei—
One thing was certain:
With his current abilities—
Defeating Dian Wei was extrely unlikely.
Once battle began—
Victory or defeat could not possibly be decided quickly.
Even if he managed to endure until the Day of Ultimate Darkness ended—
The process itself would expose massive openings.
Allowing New Wan City led by Zhang Xiu to exploit the situation.
If they took advantage of Hang Yu being unable to disengage while fighting Dian Wei and launched a sneak attack against the main city—
Then with the current defensive capabilities of the main city—
It almost certainly could not withstand the Old Spear King’s fierce invasion.
anwhile—
The players completely exploded with excitent!
“Holy shit!”
“He’s here! He’s here!”
“So this is Demon Dian Wei?”
“This design looks sixty to seventy percent similar to Kozilek, the Great Distortion!”
“Kind of, but our Dian Wei is way more majestic and absolutely overflowing with dominance. Truly worthy of being the ultimate final boss of this map!”
“Take photos and screenshots first!”
“What level is he?”
“Can any bigshots see it?!”
“What? Even Boss Ye and Boss Rui can’t see it? Then he’s at least a Level 26 Overlord!”
“……”
All fantasies—
All lucky hopes—
Vanished entirely.
The ending had already been decided.
This was an enemy absolutely impossible to defeat at the current stage!
Yet despite knowing they were dood—
Not only were the players unafraid—
Every single one of them was actually thrilled and excited.
【You have been affected by “Abyssal Gaze.” You have entered a Stiffened state for 5 seconds!】
【You have been affected by “Gazing into the Abyss.” Lose 5 Health per second for 10 seconds!】
The mont Dian Wei’s gaze swept across the Calamity Army—
Every player could clearly feel an overwhelming spiritual force enveloping them.
Many people on the scene instantly lost the ability to move—
Their health also plumted wildly.
“So it was you… who defeated Cao Ang?”
Dian Wei’s voice rumbled deeply like muffled thunder.
Throughout the process—
Lightning continuously descended around him.
So bolts even directly struck Dian Wei’s gigantic body—
Creating layer upon layer of ripples.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge exchanged glances with several nearby companions.
They first used Soul-Calming Heart-Protection Talismans on themselves.
Under the effects of the Soul-Calming Talismans—
Everyone’s ntal resistance rose dramatically.
Otherwise—
Let alone fighting an existence like Dian Wei—
rely maintaining sanity in front of him for prolonged periods would already be difficult.
“What do we do?”
“There’s no way we can win this fight!”
“Let’s just think of ways to stall him first!”
“……”
Several player representatives rapidly discussed things privately.
After recognizing victory was impossible—
They decided to use the delay tactics they had prepared beforehand.
Whether through bluffing, deception, or mysterious theatrics—
As long as they could buy ti, it was enough!
The Calamity Army had prepared several such plans beforehand.
Now was finally the ti to use them.
However—
Before they could step forward and begin speaking—
Sothing completely unexpected happened.
A crimson bone hand halberd radiating overwhelming aura suddenly materialized!
One of Dian Wei’s hands grasped the halberd.
Without even giving the players an opportunity to speak—
He hurled it directly toward the Calamity Army with lightning speed!
BOOM!
The crimson hand halberd transford into a red lightning bolt tearing through the air with a deafening howl!
“Shit!”
“Why doesn’t this guy follow common sense?!”
“Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t a final boss make a few grand speeches to show off first? Why’s he attacking us imdiately without a word?!”
“That’s called a ruthless man with few words!”
“……”
This attack was far too fast!
The overwhelming majority of players could not react at all.
Upon seeing this situation—
Mad Blade Old Wang could only activate Army-Breaking Charge and step forward to block the attack head-on.
Relying on the multiple layers of defenses covering him—including a Taiping Protection Talisman, Telekinetic Barrier, and various other defensive asures—
He attempted to stop this strike for everyone.
Mad Blade Old Wang’s defensive power ranked among the very top within the Calamity Army.
Even while still Tier Two—
He could already block attacks from Tier-Three Commanders.
Now that he had beco a Tier-Three warrior—
His attributes had increased trendously.
Naturally—
His defensive capability had also greatly risen.
Yet in the very next instant—
His shield shattered.
There was almost no resistance whatsoever.
Like paper—
It was effortlessly cleaved apart.
Mad Blade Old Wang’s body was also instantly torn into halves!
-5434 (Fatal Critical Hit!)
There was absolutely no room for resistance!
This existence ranked among the top defenders of the Calamity Army—
Even after going all out—
Could not block even a casually thrown hand halberd from Dian Wei.
However—
It did not end there!
This was rely the beginning!
That hand halberd ford from crimson bones continued advancing like a boorang—
Sweeping through the players like harvesting wheat.
Wherever it passed—
Players dropped dead one after another.
-7633 (Fatal Critical Hit!)
-8533 (Fatal Critical Hit!)
-8882 (Fatal Critical Hit!)
……
In the blink of an eye—
This single halberd harvested roughly twenty players before finally losing montum and embedding itself within the center of the Calamity Army formation.
Too terrifying!
Too monstrous!
A casual strike instantly killed Old Wang!
And ripped open a massive gap through the Calamity Army’s formation!
Throughout the entire process—
The players had absolutely no ability to resist!
This power…
Was simply absurd beyond reason!
Before the players could recover from their shock—
Sothing even more unbelievable occurred.
The ground suddenly trembled slightly.
That crimson bone halberd previously embedded in the center of the Calamity Army—
Suddenly changed again.
【Blood Magic Skeleton】Level 26 Commander Unit…… Description: A powerful monster summoned by Demon Dian Wei after harvesting living beings with the Crimson Bone Halberd. Possesses formidable combat strength and can absorb the abilities of its victims!
“What the hell is this thing?!”
The Calamity Army watched in horror—
As the hand halberd casually thrown by Dian Wei—
After harvesting dozens of companions—
Actually transford into a Level 26 Commander-class monster directly in the center of the Calamity Army!
This monster’s entire body consisted of crimson bones.
It possessed three heads and six arms—
Wielding longsabers, longswords, shields, staffs, bows, and various weapons simultaneously.
An overwhelming aura radiated from its body—
Like the legendary Asura itself!
“ROAR!”
The magic skeleton monster released a deafening roar capable of stunning minds.
Imdiately afterward—
It unleashed a Fierce Tiger Roaring Slash followed by an Army-Breaking Charge—
Charging directly toward nearby players.
Because it had appeared in the middle of the Calamity Army—
This location mainly contained fragile monks and warlocks.
Caught completely off guard—
Dozens of warlocks and monks were harvested instantly.
Only then did Ye Li ng, Black-Eyed Rui Ge, Lone Boat, and the others hurriedly rush back for support.
This summoned monster not only possessed Commander-level strength—
It was also an extrely capable Commander-class creature.
Not only did it possess unique abilities of its own—
It also continuously used various Calamity Army player skills!
After a chaotic battle filled with panic and confusion—
The Calamity Army paid over a hundred casualties before finally eliminating the monster.
From beginning to end—
Demon Dian Wei rely watched silently.
The other Abyssal creatures had not received orders—
So they also remained completely motionless.
After all—
To them—
This surrounded Starsea army had absolutely no possibility of escape.
“Too weak!”
Dian Wei’s thunderous voice echoed again.
Six arms simultaneously condensed crimson hand halberds.
The mont Black-Eyed Rui Ge saw this—
His pupils instantly contracted.
“N-no way… Are you kidding ?!”
The next instant—
Six halberds flew simultaneously!
Like six bolts of lightning!
Like six falling teors!
Wherever they passed—
Flesh exploded and bodies shattered!
Completely unstoppable and devastating!!
After the six halberds struck the ground—
Six magic skeletons were summoned!
Every single one of these six magic skeletons possessed the strength of a Level 25–26 Commander!
“This isn’t what we imagined at all!”
“Wasn’t Dian Wei supposed to be an invincible close-combat monster?!”
“How did his combat style suddenly beco ranged thrower plus summoner?!”
“This just proves Dian Wei hasn’t even used his full strength! He can’t even be bothered personally entering battle against us!”
“Holy shit, this is disgusting! Instantly summoning six Commanders—how are we supposed to fight this?!”
“Help!”
“Stop them already!”
“……”
A single magic skeleton commander was already horrifying enough!
Now—
Six magic skeleton commanders launched simultaneous assaults!
The Calamity Army instantly descended into chaos and suffered catastrophic casualties.
“This level of strength is nowhere near enough to defeat Cao Ang!”
Dian Wei clearly had no intention of wasting ti here.
At this point—
He suspected the Starsea Lord was inside Xinye.
Thus—
He imdiately coldly issued the attack order.
“Leave none alive!”
“Yes!”
The Corrupted beings accepted the command.
The Abyssal army began moving.
The Calamity Army was already struggling desperately against six magic skeleton commanders.
Now—
The massive Abyssal army began closing the net.
Without question—
This was a completely hopeless dead end.
From beginning to end—
Dian Wei himself had not even personally entered battle once!
……
At this mont—
Inside the fortress.
Zhang Xiu received new intelligence.
“City Lord, Dian Wei has arrived!”
Wen Ping quickly said:
“The Starsea forces have likely already engaged Old Wan City by now. The battle situation must be at its fiercest. Our army should also begin taking action!”
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