SWDnovel Chapter 291 Mutant Zombie Wolf, a brand new resource!
Chapter 291 Mutant Zombie Wolf, a brand new resource!
Chapter 291 Mutant Zombie Wolf, a brand new resource!
The Ark ordered Olaf to command the dozens of skeleton warriors who still had combat capabilities to try to surround and intercept some of the demon chapters that were trying to escape.
Given the current battle situation, it seems impossible for him to annihilate the entire demonic warband that swarms across the mountains with his remaining forces.
However, in order to improve the combat rating as much as possible, Fangzhou still ordered Lu Renjia, Lu Yiyi, and Olaf to lead the sweeping army composed of skeletons and shelter guards to hunt down the fleeing demons as much as possible.
He also mustered his strength, unleashing the Skeleton Wings skill to chase after large groups of demon warbands, constantly unleashing the Death Ripple skill.
At this moment, Ark finally got to enjoy the exhilarating feeling of a turret mage's furious output.
In an instant, the fleeing abyss demons were left in a bloodbath, leaving behind many corpses.
The chase lasted for nearly ten minutes, until the demons had run a certain distance away, at which point the scene froze.
Fangzhou breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that this difficult battle to defend the shelter had finally been won.
Sure enough, the simulated battlefield system quickly sent a notification.
"Task completed, time taken 30 minutes, completion rating: [Perfect], reward: 18 contribution points."
"First clear of the Abyss difficulty of the [Defense of the Shelter] dungeon, earning 24 contribution points as a first-clear reward."
"Congratulations, Ark Sergeant! Your team is the first in this grade to clear the Abyss difficulty of the [Shelter Defense] dungeon. You have earned the grade's first-clear ranking reward of 60 contribution points and received the achievement blessing: Simulated Battlefield loot drop rate +1%"
(Cumulative 12%).
"Congratulations, Arkworld user! You have completed the [Sanctuary Defense] Abyss difficulty in 30 minutes, ranking 1st on the all-time speedrun leaderboard. You are expected to receive 36 contribution points as a ranking reward this month."
"Triggered a loot drop, obtained [Apprentice-level Combatant Set]*1, which can be exchanged for 80 contribution points."
"You can repeat the challenge after 5 minutes."
A series of pleasant notification sounds rang in Fangzhou's ears, leaving him somewhat overwhelmed.
First place in the grade!
First in history in speed!
Seeing the result he wanted, Fangzhou breathed a sigh of relief, and his previously tense mind relaxed.
This Abyss difficulty shelter defense battle is putting a lot of pressure on even the Ark.
The demons in the abyss surged forth like a tide from the depths of hell, crashing wave after wave against the defensive line of the human and undead alliance.
Fortunately, with the combat support provided by Lu Renjia, Lu Yiyi, and other elite NPCs, Fangzhou was able to command his summoned skeleton army to withstand the fierce offensive of the elite demon legion.
Although they failed to completely annihilate all the demons, under Ark's skillful command, this makeshift team demonstrated extraordinary combat power.
Working closely together and supporting each other, they not only defended their position but also earned a "perfect" rating from the system and broke the all-time speedrun record by completing the game at an astonishing speed.
The battle ended, the smoke cleared, and Fangzhou let out a soft breath.
He turned and left the simulated battlefield, heading to the team-up area.
Not long after, Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi also came out, feeling dizzy.
Their faces showed fatigue, but even more so, an undisguised excitement and pride.
Lu Renjia shook his slightly dizzy head. When he saw the ark, he immediately quickened his pace, his eyes revealing deep admiration and gratitude.
Lu Yiyi, on the other hand, was more direct. She practically pounced on Fang Zhou, grabbed his leg, and beamed with happiness.
"Ark, please take us one more time!"
That was such a fantastic experience!
This is the first time the members of the Disaster Squad have successfully completed the Abyss difficulty level of the Sanctuary Defense Battle.
According to the rules of the simulated battlefield, the first completion will not consume a student's daily challenge attempts.
This means that Fangzhou still has the opportunity to lead Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi to challenge this difficult mission again.
Fang Zhou nodded slightly, looking at his two comrades with gentle eyes.
"Then let's get ready."
Hopefully, this time the difficulty will be slightly lower, and our completion time will be faster.
Upon hearing Fang Zhou's words, Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi suppressed their barely suppressed joy and quickly entered a state of preparation.
Three minutes passed quickly.
With a burst of teleportation light, Fangzhou and his Cataclysm squad once again stepped into the simulated battlefield.
In this Abyss difficulty challenge, Ark and his team seemed to be favored by the goddess of fate, randomly assigned to a shelter with almost perfect fortifications.
Despite this, the shelter's internal resources seemed somewhat weak.
Only a few weak NPC guards remain, including a handful of elite members such as the punitive ranger Li Guang, a middle-aged warrior, and a one-armed female warrior.
Their combat strength is clearly much weaker than that of the powerful allies they encountered last time.
However, for Ark and his team, the existence of the shelter itself was their greatest asset.
Because with this solid barrier, they can make up for the lack of manpower on their own.
As Ark looked at the sturdy walls of the refuge, he felt a sense of relief.
He knew that as long as Olaf was in command, his army of skeletons could quickly deploy defenses, making every line of defense impregnable and ensuring there were no loopholes.
The difficulty in completing the defensive mission lies in how to properly deal with the ranged demons led by the Flame Demon Leader.
If they were allowed to get close to the city walls, they would not only start a fire, but also make the defense extremely difficult.
However, Fangzhou was not worried.
Because he possesses two magical treasures.
First, there are elite skeleton archers with extremely long range. These skeleton archers are not only numerous, but also extremely accurate.
Secondly, there's Lu Yiyi in the team. Although she only rose through the ranks as an apprentice, her archery skills are the team's killer, and every arrow can produce unexpected results at crucial moments.
Before the battle began, Ark carefully deployed his army of skeletons.
He set up multiple sniping positions on the city wall to ensure that every corner was covered by sufficient firepower.
After a bloodbath, at the cost of some skeleton troops, the Scourge successfully repelled the invading elite demonic chapter and protected the safety of the shelter.
When the final wave of attacks ended, the sky returned to calm, and Ark and his crew won this somewhat easy battle.
The system once again gave them a "perfect" rating, and they completed the task two minutes faster than before.
After exiting the simulated battlefield, Fangzhou stepped out of the simulation pod and stretched slightly.
It is now late at night.
Despite this, many second-year students still gathered here, watching the battle of the Scourge Squad in the Abyss difficulty shelter defense via live stream.
When they saw Fang Zhou and the others appear, the second-year students couldn't help but show a mixture of amazement and envy in their eyes.
What is astonishing is Ark's extraordinary command skills and the formidable strength of his skeleton army.
Those who envy them are the lucky couple, Lu Renjia and Lu Yiyi.
Because they are able to fight alongside the Ark and share in that glory.
Seeing Fang Zhou approaching, the second-year students naturally didn't dare to stop him and consciously made way for him to leave.
The mage student who had previously wanted Lu Renjia to introduce him to the Ark gripped his apprentice staff, repeatedly trying to muster the courage to volunteer.
However, when he thought about the huge gap in strength between himself and Fang Zhou, he really couldn't make up his mind to try and show off his skills in front of Fang Zhou.
Finally, as the ark gradually receded into the distance until it completely disappeared from sight, the mage student awoke as if from a dream.
He stomped his foot, a wave of regret washing over him.
All he had left was his pitiful self-esteem.
Meanwhile, news of Fang Zhou's breakthrough to the Apprentice rank and his subsequent breakthrough of four levels in a short period of time, securing the top spot on the eight major ranking lists, was spreading at an astonishing speed within the Haicheng Military Academy.
Both the trainees and the instructors were shocked by the news, and everyone's discussion focused on Fangzhou.
However, Fangzhou himself remained unusually indifferent to all the discussions and praise.
He was not distracted by the noise from the outside world; instead, he focused even more on his cultivation path.
At this moment, he is heading towards the skills training ground, preparing to continue honing his Soul Vision skill.
In tonight's simulated battlefield, Ark deeply appreciated the value of this skill.
The Soul Vision not only provides crucial information at critical moments, helping him gain the upper hand in battle, but it is also his discerning eye when facing enemies, enabling him to remain clear-headed and make accurate judgments in complex battle situations.
Therefore, Ark decided to raise the skill level of using Soul Vision to instinctive proficiency as soon as possible.
Under the ominous red light of the blood moon, the desolate land seemed to be shrouded in a deep red mist, as if even the air had become thick and heavy.
Hills piled with corpses stand jaggedly in this desolate land, like demons from ancient legends.
Among these hills, dozens of skeleton servants with strength reaching the mid-level of Black Iron were slowly wandering around.
These skeleton warriors moved cautiously, using their keen sense of sight to detect every fluctuation in the surrounding air, trying to discern potential threats or killable targets.
However, even a powerful being like Tryndamere, the mutated decapitation giant sword skeleton, has its perception range greatly limited in this world filled with decay and thick fog.
Everything around it became blurry and chaotic, and even its sharp gaze could not penetrate this mist.
After more than ten skeleton squads had been sweeping through this desolate land for a full half hour, most of their prey consisted of low-level skeleton warriors or slow-moving zombies; not a single powerful mutated undead was found.
"It seems that the low-level undead in this area have been hunted down to the last bit; we need to go further and deeper."
The increasingly massive skeletal clone brandished its skeletal spear and vanished into the darkness.
For safety reasons, Ark has been active in this area dominated by mid-level undead creatures in the Dark Iron region for the past week.
With each hunt, the number of undead creatures in this area gradually decreased.
Those creatures that were originally suitable prey have now been almost completely devoured, becoming part of his own strength.
So this time, the Ark led its loyal minions into the unknown depths.
They groped their way forward under the blood moon, and after about an hour of exploration, they finally arrived at a completely new region.
However, just as they were preparing to continue their exploration, the Ark suddenly stopped.
A hint of doubt and wariness seemed to flash in his bloodshot eyes.
At that moment, he keenly sensed that the necromantic energy contained in this area was far more concentrated than in other places.
"Strange, is there something special nearby?"
The ark turned to look at the enormous head, with light swirling around it.
The surroundings were eerily quiet; not even a shadow of an undead creature could be seen.
This unusual silence made the skeleton clone extremely alert, preparing to face all the unknown challenges that were about to come.
In that instant, Fangzhou's gaze suddenly fixed on the left front.
A huge, fast-moving black shadow swept across the area, leaving deep craters in the ground with each leap.
This sudden surge of power caught Ark's attention.
interesting!
He frowned and quietly retreated behind a group of skeleton minions.
He then raised his arm, made of bone and muscle, and silently commanded his loyal followers to pursue the direction in which the mysterious black shadow had moved.
Fangzhou was full of confidence.
With the addition of a series of new skills, he was able to easily deal with even mutated undead creatures whose strength had reached the mid-level of Black Iron.
What reassured him even more was that he not only had powerful allies like Olaf and Tryndamere by his side, but also dozens of skeleton servants who were sworn to serve him to the death.
Soon, the ark arrived at the edge of a low hill.
Just then, a faint light appeared in the distance.
The ark immediately became more cautious, slowing its pace and slowly approaching the source of the light.
As the distance decreased, a strange sight appeared before his eyes.
It was a small hill that resembled a volcanic crater.
Strangely, instead of magma erupting from the crater, it was filled with strange red and blue minerals.
These minerals emit a soft and captivating blue-red glow, like stars dotting the night sky in the darkness, adding a touch of mystery to this gloomy area.
Around this small hill, a pack of about twenty undead zombie wolves roamed.
They are enormous, some measuring two, three, or even five meters in length, and are currently swimming slowly, their huge mouths slightly open as if swallowing or spitting something out.