Chapter 678 - 208: Climbing the Peak, Shifting Offensive and Defensive Formations
Where the eye points, the Black Tide arrives.
In the corner of the perception screen, inky blackness surges, engulfing the last remaining totem pole amidst the ashes of a race.
The traces belonging to this race now cease to exist.
The Black Tide continues to flow, never pausing.
The generous and passionate journey of dream pursuit, the adversities faced head-on, the epic rise from tragic and valiant sacrifices... all traces of the Spirit Bone’s struggle are buried in the surging Black Tide.
Just as the Evil Eye said: We care not for their former glory, only for the weight they provide as nutrients in their withering.
After devouring the Shouxu Clan, a massive amount of information appeared in the Earth Thought Evil Spirit’s mind.
It discovered that the Black Tide energy yield from the entire race was less than that of the pseudo-rule mirror that was decomposed.
This shows that the Shouxu Clan’s rise was almost entirely dependent on the Light Mirror.
According to the Evil Eye’s analysis of the information recorded in the Light Mirror, 87.3% of it was through external aids, with 12.7% effort, which constituted the inspirational rise of the Shouxu Clan.
The Black Tide continues to advance.
At this moment, the Evil Eye’s voice echoed in the Earth Thought Evil Spirit’s mind:
"Earth Thought, stop; proceeding further poses risks."
The Earth Thought Evil Spirit nodded, and the surging Black Tide halted in a region far from the Golden Ocean Domain, splitting into multiple forces wandering outside the Golden Ocean Domain, gathering information.
It was clear that this Golden Ocean Domain harbored a massive energy reserve.
If it could be consumed, the strength of its controlled Black Tide would increase by 2-3 levels.
But with its current strength, it couldn’t manage that alone; it must rely on the Player Clan and Combat Insect Clan’s assistance.
Before that, it needed to gather enough intelligence on the Golden Ocean Domain.
Then, it would formulate specific combat units, no longer centered around the Catastrophe and Plague Series as the main force units.
When the strength is lacking, bring in the units.
In terms of combat strength, the Black Tide can fight against the wind, but in the confrontation of unit systems, it always holds an absolute advantage, without exception.
Perception tendrils then entered the Golden Ocean Domain, gathering information about the giant beast species.
Part of the Black Tide Energy also infiltrated the Golden Ocean with the perception tendrils, condensing into Catastrophe Series soldiers, actively approaching the golden beasts to test the combat strength.
The first target of the Earth Thought Evil Spirit was a group of giant beasts nearly a hundred meters long.
Shortly after, an initial entry of information on this golden giant beast formed in its mind.
[Basic Attributes]:
Length: 89-105 meters
Skin Hardness: Black Quality 9.5 (Black Tide value unit)
Moving Speed (Combat Moving Speed - Normal Moving Speed), Bite Force, Attack Mode, Ability Collection (Breath), Wound Healing and Regeneration Speed...
Weakness Analysis (Initial Analysis): A vulnerable area with a diameter of 4.8 meters exists below the neck, with no hard skin defense, no element resistance detected.
...
With a simple understanding, the Earth Thought Evil Spirit directed the Black Tide species towards other golden giant beasts.
In this way, it gathered more data on the giant beast species for the upcoming war.
A marked "Giant Beast" strategy library was then generated in the database, storing information on the combat system within the Golden Ocean, which could be accessed and reviewed at any time.
The investigation continued.
During this period, the Earth Thought Evil Spirit began pondering a question.
How to draw the Combat Insect Clans and Player Clan into war, to fight against the Golden Ocean Domain together.
"Earth Thought, do you have any ideas?" inquired the curious Evil Eye hovering behind.
"Those foolish insects are easy to manipulate. Once we initiate the war, the mindless insects will surely follow, even serving as our cannon fodder during the process, as they only charge brainlessly, easily utilized."
"The Player Clan, however, requires careful consideration on how to get them to join in as well."
To solve this issue, the Earth Thought Evil Spirit fell into deep thought, with information provided by the Evil Eye continually surfacing in its mind.
Within the Player Guide Library, a wealth of player clan members’ behavioral logic, as well as much event information, was recorded.
It could be noticed that the Player Clan seemed very interested in Primordial Monsters and Domain Nodes.
This was obviously a weakness that could be exploited.
"Evil Eye, check if there are any Primordial Monsters in the Golden Domain."
The Evil Eye did not respond, releasing tendrils that danced in the air, and the perception view continued to delve into the Golden Ocean.
As for when to launch the war, the Earth Thought Evil Spirit was in no rush.
Facing an enemy of overwhelmingly superior strength, launching a war without enough intelligence would only pose risks.
It was not like the Player Clan, a group of fearless lunatics, having no second chance when they fail.
...
The Primordial Altar.
Qi Sheng hovered above the altar, surrounded by innumerable symbols and light points.
Information from the Challenger System continuously flashed in his mind.
Through the feedback of guidance, Qi Sheng learned that the Earth Thought Evil Spirit intended to target the "Giant Domain," and he opened his eyes.
He had been paying attention to the Giant Domain for quite some time.
In the ocean scene made of golden liquid, besides Domain Nodes, there existed a rule power outside the Monster World: Giantification.
If it could be taken, it would greatly assist the construction of the Player Corps.
He had expended sacrificial power to conduct a detailed decomposition of the Giant Transformation Rule.
The analysis content obtained was that it was a rule that granted extra strength through size growth.
Theoretically, once the Giant Transformation Rule was purified and embedded into the Challenger System, Monster Stream Players would witness a significant combat strength increase.
A version’s epic enhancement would be received.
But obtaining the Giant Transformation Rule was no easy task.
The disparity in combat strength between players and the Giant Domain was too vast.
Within the Giant Domain, combat units were all generally above Hundred Level Hunting Levels.