Chapter 124 : The Ending Moment!
Chapter 124: The Ending Moment!
Chi Lin entered the Luoshui region and had already been through two battles in succession. Although the weakling Players didn’t pose much of a threat, the continuous slaughter of so many people had consumed a considerable amount of energy. Even after consuming recovery-type potions, he still couldn’t immediately return to full condition.
At that moment, a large-scale camp emitting the aura of the Stars appeared within his field of vision.
“This is the base camp of the Human race’s territory?”
Chi Lin stood dumbfounded on the spot. Had he not seen it with his own eyes, he would have suspected he’d arrived at the wrong place.
There was one reason.
The Human race’s territory was simply too small.
The facilities within were also far cruder than he had imagined.
It had only been around fifteen days since Hang Yu became the Abyss Lord. Although the development had been rapid and a considerable amount of labor had been conscripted to construct the territory, the current base camp as a whole gave the impression of a mere small town.
This “small town” was surrounded by a stone wall two zhang tall.
It was an upgraded Tier-One Territory Wall, evolved from the initial wall of the territory.
Inside the stone wall were a dozen or so scattered buildings of the Stars. On one side lay the residential zone, composed of over ten Abyss Barracks; on the other side was the functional zone, made up of various towers, warehouses, stables, and workshops.
The Lord’s Hall stood right in the center.
It too remained at Tier One, without any upgrades.
Additionally, there were large numbers of brick kilns, cement kilns, and logging sites nearby. Although the migrant workers had already been working hard to repair the territory’s roads and various facilities, the time was ultimately limited—no systematic infrastructure had yet formed.
As for defensive structures?
To Chi Lin, they could be all but ignored.
It was no wonder that Chi Lin wore such an expression of stunned disbelief.
After all, in Chi Lin’s eyes, although this Human Lord was undoubtedly strange—especially the Lord’s troops, who were an entire bunch of lunatics—any human capable of reaching Tier Two and cultivating Tier-Two Units must have survived and developed for at least one or two years, if not longer.
But now it appeared—
This Human Lord had likely only arrived in the Abyss for around half a year. Moreover, he looked like a Lord lacking investment in Abyssal Magic Crystals.
Otherwise, why would nearly all the buildings, including the defensive wall, still be only Tier One? What was unclear, however, was how this Lord’s ability to obtain Essence was so formidable, allowing him to nurture such a powerful force.
But none of it mattered anymore!
Humans were humans after all. Their starting point was simply too low!
Even if this Human Lord possessed unknown methods, even if he held extraordinary abilities, he ultimately could not alter that reality!
Victory was within sight!
Launching a surprise attack on the base camp was a brilliant tactic!
The base camp’s defensive capabilities probably didn’t even reach one-tenth of Shansang City’s!
If it weren’t for Green Eyes exposing himself too quickly, Chi Lin was confident he could have charged into the base camp in an instant. By the time the opposing Lord realized something was amiss, he would have lost the ability to teleport back—left only to watch helplessly as his territory was destroyed.
Of course, even if the plan didn’t go smoothly, it wouldn’t affect the final outcome!
So what if the opposing Lord reacted early and rushed back?
His elite troops were all stationed at Wo Niu Mountain. With so little development time, what right did he have to go toe-to-toe with Chi Lin in a duel?
Chi Lin had never fought Hang Yu—hadn’t even seen him before—but with the foundation built from years of accumulation and the racial advantage he held, he was still brimming with absolute confidence in his victory.
“Human!”
“Come out and face death!”
“Don’t be a coward hiding in your shell!”
Chi Lin attempted to lure the opposing Lord out.
At that moment, a near-thousand-strong Calamity Legion surged forth once again.
Chi Lin’s face darkened. It was these guys again. Their resurrection speed was far too fast—if this continued, it would become an endless cycle.
“Kill them all!”
Chi Lin had no interest in listening to the Players’ noise. He immediately issued the attack command to his subordinates at his side.
Though he had only brought a dozen or so subordinates, without exception, all of them were Tier-Two—included among them were two top-level elite Commanders at Level 12.
The dozen Dragon-Lizard People charged forward without hesitation toward the enemies before them who outnumbered them by hundreds of times, like a handful of heated knives slicing effortlessly into a slab of butter. Wherever they passed, Players dropped their weapons, collapsed, and fell to the ground in droves.
Chi Lin sneered coldly. “No matter how many times this trash revives, it’s meaningless. If this mob is your last line of defense, then let me give you a word of advice—don’t waste your strength for nothing!”
“Damn it!”
“Dare to look down on us!”
“Let’s show them what we’re made of!”
The Calamity Legion soldiers fired blazing arrows and volley after volley of arrow shots, raining down madly upon the Dragon-Lizard People. In the end, they really did manage to accumulate some actual damage.
Level 1 Players weren’t completely incapable of killing Tier-Two beings!
Twisted Three Kingdoms was not the same as a purely numerical computer game.
There was no such thing as absolutely impenetrable defense.
Even if a Tier-Two being wore top-tier equipment with very high full-body damage reduction, it didn’t mean they were entirely immune to attacks.
The essence of so-called damage reduction attributes, at the end of the day, was a type of protective energy released by extraordinary equipment. Since it was protective energy, it could be depleted.
This type of energy typically refreshed once per second. In other words, if continuous attacks were launched before the energy refreshed again, it could fully neutralize the damage reduction effect provided by the equipment.
Moreover, frequent depletion of protective energy rapidly wore down the durability of the equipment. Once the durability was gone, the related attributes would disappear.
Furthermore, a change in quantity could trigger a qualitative change.
In short, ants could indeed bite an elephant to death—provided there were enough ants attacking the elephant at once, and the accumulated attack intensity was strong enough.
The dozen high-level Dragon-Lizard People did feel pressured by the counterattack from the multitude of Players, but it was merely pressure—not yet a threat. Who would’ve expected the unexpected to occur right then?
A figure suddenly appeared behind one of the Dragon-Lizard Commanders.
“Not good!”
Chi Lin spotted the assailant but was too late to stop him.
Lone Boat had already activated all buffs, and the Bloodstained Sword flashed forth with a white slash of qi like a lightning bolt.
“Qi-Slash!”
The Dragon-Lizard Commander, whose strength was not bad, died without even knowing what happened. His confused head fell straight to the ground.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge likewise Shadowstepped behind another Dragon-Lizard Commander, dual-wielding two swords to launch a sneak attack—one piercing the heart, the other the neck.
Clean and decisive!
The two most threatening Commanders were eliminated!
Only now did Chi Lin realize there were Calamity Legion elites mixed within the crowd.
Why had this force returned to the territory? Weren’t they supposed to still be at Wo Niu Mountain?
Before he had time to think—
Flame arrows, thunder strikes, and volleys of arrows came flying in.
Attack after powerful attack surged in from all directions.
These strikes weren’t targeting Chi Lin, but instead were all aimed at Chi Lin’s Ground Dragon mount.
45!
36!
32!
28!
The damage wasn’t high individually, but as they accumulated, the total damage soon reached several hundred points!
“Hahaha!”
“We’re back!”
“Bet you didn’t see that coming!”
“Your strategy was doomed from the start!”
“Because you underestimated our great Lord, and you knew nothing of the might of the Calamity Legion!”
“……”
Ye Li Meng led a squad of elite warriors who burst forth from the crowd. Catching Chi Lin off guard, he slammed his war hammer onto the Ground Dragon and activated Earthshock Wave.
226 (Critical Hit!)
The strike triggered a stun effect.
The Ground Dragon, just about to unleash its fire breath, had its attack interrupted. Other Players swarmed in, multiple Qi-Slashes cutting down several hundred more HP.
Chi Lin swept out his spear.
One strike skewered Ye Li Meng—the greatest threat—killing him instantly.
Just then, Street Slayer leaped out from the other side, wildly hacking his dual warblades into the Ground Dragon’s body, inflicting several deep wounds down to the bone.
Chi Lin had already begun to think about retreat. The Calamity Legion elites were not weak, and compared to the last time, it was clear they now understood the correct tactics. All attacks were focused on the Ground Dragon.
Once the mount died—
The defensive bonus would vanish!
Under siege by more than a hundred Calamity Legion elites, Chi Lin was under real threat.
Of course, if it were only this level of threat, Chi Lin wouldn’t necessarily be afraid. What truly made him wary was the Human Lord hiding in the shadows—who, from beginning to end, had never stepped onto the battlefield.
98!
Salty Fish Charge stabbed the Ground Dragon’s neck with the Crimson Snake Spear.
Though this strike didn’t deliver a fatal blow, it triggered the bleed effect of the Crimson Snake Spear. The Ground Dragon’s wound couldn’t heal in a short time and its HP kept leaking away.
However, the Ground Dragon had already recovered from the stun by then. Due to the massive HP loss and looming threat of death, it entered a berserk state.
A fiery breath spewed out.
Dozens of Players nearby turned to charred ash.
Among them were Street Slayer and the adjacent Salty Fish Charge.
Chi Lin raised his war spear, calling down a bolt of lightning to strike at Lone Boat, Rui Ge, and the others. Although they dodged the blow, it disrupted them momentarily, preventing them from closing in.
The Ground Dragon was about to retreat.
At that moment, Chimera Wraith raised her left hand. On her finger was a blood-red ring—one of the top-tier equipment pieces obtained from slaying a Crimson Follower: the Crimson Ring.
As her mana steadily gathered—
A crimson Blood Spear condensed in her hand.
Chimera Wraith hurled the Blood Spear with mana, shooting it forth at lightning speed. It struck the Ground Dragon squarely, landing precisely in one of its existing wounds.
With a boom.
The Blood Spear exploded.
A massive hole was blasted through the body of the Flame Earth Dragon Beast. The tenacious War Beast let out a miserable wail before collapsing lifelessly to the ground.
Chi Lin was flung off his mount due to inertia.
In the next moment, dozens to hundreds of Players swarmed in, each one yelling in desperation to claim Chi Lin’s head in exchange for a large amount of Merit and Contribution Points!
"Just a group of incompetent and deranged rabble. Today, let me show you what real power is!"
The Earth Dragon War Beast had lost all combat ability.
He himself had been thrown straight to the ground.
Chi Lin knew his situation was dire. Without the defensive enhancements provided by the Earth Dragon, any incoming attack could be fatal. He could only strike first and eliminate these threats!
“Crimson Lightning Form!”
Chi Lin burst into a flash of crimson lightning, like an armored glow covering his entire body. On the spot, he blasted to death several Players who had been attempting to sneak attack him.
“What’s happening?!”
“BOSS is going berserk!”
“Don’t give him any chance to fight back!”
“His HP is low—kill him quickly!”
Faced with overwhelming attacks, Chi Lin turned into a crimson bolt of lightning, instantly dodging most of the attacks. At the same time, he shot through the crowd, causing dozens of Player casualties in an instant.
“Holy crap!”
“Can’t keep up at all!”
“What the hell is that speed?! That’s ridiculously f***ing fast!”
After activating a new battle form, Chi Lin’s speed increased severalfold. His attack power and area of effect were also enhanced—wherever he went, Players either died or were severely wounded!
He charged in and out several times.
Player casualties were heavy.
At least a hundred Players fell.
Among them were many high-level Players.
If this pace continued, it wouldn’t even take a minute for the Players to suffer total annihilation again.
But Chi Lin suddenly stopped—mainly because he was running low on both mana and stamina. He couldn’t maintain this ultra-high-speed combat state for long, or he would collapse before the fight even ended.
“Look quickly!”
“This guy’s out of juice!”
“Bro, your stamina is trash!”
“Haha, killing us felt good huh? Now you’re running out of gas!”
‘Good chance—don’t let him recover! Everyone, go! Time to earn massive merits!’
“……”
The Players thought Chi Lin was finished, so they rushed him in a frenzy. All sorts of attacks landed on him, pushing his HP even lower!
“Ants like you all deserve death!”
Chi Lin raised his War Spear, and bolts of lightning descended from the sky, all converging onto the Blood Spear. A tremendous energy gathered on the weapon, and in the next moment, he thrust it into the ground beneath him.
Boom!
Countless streaks of lightning—
Like venomous snakes—were released.
Spreading out in a 20-meter radius with Chi Lin’s feet as the center!
Most of the Players present were caught in the blast, taking massive damage and dying on the spot. It nearly wiped out the entire Player crowd in one go.
“Damn it!”
“This guy is a total monster!”
“We can’t stop him at all!”
“Shit, he’s trying to escape!”
After clearing the nearby Players, Chi Lin pulled out his War Spear and retreated calmly. Though the battle had failed once again, he still had eight hundred subordinates—enough to launch a fresh assault on the Luoshui Base Camp.
The victor had yet to be decided!
It was still unclear who would laugh last!
Just as Chi Lin was thinking this, a high-pitched tiger roar rang out.
A tiger’s roar? How could there be—
Before Chi Lin could figure out what was going on—
A blazing, majestic Fiery Tiger, seemingly composed of flame, suddenly charged out of the territory and closed in on the rapidly retreating Chi Lin, forcing him to respond with full force.
In the next moment—
The Fiery Tiger rammed into the War Spear!
Chi Lin felt an overwhelmingly powerful force rush in. At the same time, a torrent of Blade Qi exploded outward. He finally realized—this wasn’t a spell, but a wildly destructive slash of immense power!
It was Zhou Ji’s blade technique!
But the power far surpassed Zhou Ji’s by more than tenfold!
Had he been in peak condition, he could’ve blocked it.
But at this moment, Chi Lin was extremely weakened and couldn’t fully defend. Not only was he sent flying by the Fiery Tiger, suffering heavy damage, but one of his arms was also torn apart. His condition hit rock bottom!
“It’s you!”
Chi Lin’s pupils narrowed slightly.
At last, he locked onto the figure of a man standing atop the stone wall.
This man was none other than Lord Hang Yu. Judging from the motion of sheathing his blade, that Fiery Tiger Roar Slash had clearly been unleashed by him personally—fully proving his strength.
So strong!
Unbelievably strong!
Chi Lin had estimated Hang Yu had been a Lord for about half a year—but that estimate was absurdly wrong. Even so, he couldn’t understand how a Human had climbed to this level in such a short time.
At the same time—
Dozens of powerful auras emerged from the surroundings.
Zhang San, Li Si, and other Personal Guards finally made their appearance on the battlefield.
Chi Lin’s gaze swept across the seventy Tier-Two Unit Types before him. His expression shifted from shock—into a dull stupor!
He was well aware of how costly it was to cultivate a Tier-Two Unit. Hang Yu already commanded over eighty Tier-Two Units under his control. Even with his own high-grade troop types, he had far from that many.
And the Humans started from an even lower base.
Their cultivation consumed even more Essence.
At the same time, Chi Lin also realized—
From the very beginning, there had never been a chance of success.
The truly powerful force under this Human Lord wasn’t the hundred or so Players, but rather the elite Personal Guard Squad that served as the final line of defense for the territory. And now, that unit had finally emerged, led by the Lord himself.
There was no hope left!
This was a battle of egg against stone!
Hang Yu had personally led his Personal Guards to the field primarily to control the situation—on one hand, to prevent Chi Lin from escaping, and on the other, to create a better combat environment for the Players, buying them more time!
"The Lord is here to help us!"
"Kill!"
"A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!"
"Whoever kills the Dragon-Lizard Lord will definitely receive even greater rewards!"
Once the Players resurrected, they once again launched a fearless offensive. Meanwhile, Chi Lin, already too drained, could no longer unleash any major skills. His body was riddled with arrows of all sizes, his expression had turned extremely grim, and his HP was dropping rapidly.
"Damn it! I refuse to accept this! How could I possibly lose to lowly humans?!"
Chi Lin roared in fury and swept his weapon, killing over a dozen high-level Players.
Then, he stopped in his tracks. "You must possess an extremely special and unspeakable relic!"
Hang Yu calmly said, "Unfortunately, you’ll never get the chance to learn the truth behind it. As for that secret—please, do help me keep it safe forever."
As he spoke—
Hang Yu raised his hand and released a Flame Arrow.
The strike hit Chi Lin, wounding him even further and pushing him into a critical, near-death state.
The other Players seized the moment to launch their final siege. Under the flurry of attacks, Chi Lin’s life finally came to an end. This powerful Lord, full of unwillingness, collapsed upon the land.
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