Chapter 456: Eagle Nation Professionals, Long Outpaced by Early Arrivals

The ground, stripped of its grass cover, became bare and exposed a slightly black‑gray soil.

At the moment the grass left the earth, Jiang Chen saw a dense swarm of monsters on the ground.

There were octopuses, crabs, and some strange fish with four limbs.

These monsters swiftly changed their body colors, blending with the earth as if they vanished instantly.

It lasted no more than two seconds.

Jiang Chen's gaze lingered on a spot less than five meters from him.

There stood a monster resembling a crab.

It was over ten meters tall, with colossal claws, looking immensely powerful.

At the moment they changed color, they emitted a faint aura.

Jiang Chen thought these monsters were at least of the Normal BOSS type, perhaps even stronger.

Their levels, needless to say, were at least Above Level 70, possibly reaching Level 80.

"These monsters won't attack on their own."

If it were elsewhere, at such close range the monsters would have attacked long ago.

But now recalling, the giant leaf dwarf trees also didn't initiate an attack.

It wasn't until Qiao Zhixin stepped onto the vines.

What a peculiar monster.

Jiang Chen lifted himself a bit higher and flew in that direction.

The grass that had just been dodged had already returned.

The ground restored to its original state.

Normally they are soft grass, but once airborne they become sharp swords.

After flying forward a distance, Jiang Chen saw both sides of the battle.

"Human Professionals."

The two sides Jiang Chen observed in the fight.

A six‑person team of Human Professionals.

They were besieging a monster whose appearance was identical to the octopus monster seen earlier.

Jiang Chen landed a step earlier, stopping at a

spot behind a slope, watching the battle like a bystander.

The octopus monster's eight Tentacles wildly twirled in the air, but the Human Professionals blocked them all.

One Knight, one healer, one support controller, two mages, and one Archer.

Each of them was a Top-tier Professional above Level 70.

But none exceeded Level 80; beyond Level 80 their aura would change.

Jiang Chen perhaps didn't understand before, but now he is clear.

For professions like Knight and healer, level Third Transfer at Level 70 grants them stronger professional skills.

Only support sees a greater change after Level 70.

Most supports, after Level 70, awaken many control-type skills, giving them powerful battlefield control.

Before Level 70, once a support applied a buff, they were basically done, spending most time idly watching the fight.

But after Level 70, with the surge of control skills, supports also became a control-type profession.

When monsters are numerous, they are responsible for large‑area control.

When fighting a BOSS, they are tasked with interrupting the BOSS's skills.

Similarly, in teams above Level 70, support is an indispensable profession.

Jiang Chen saw with his own eyes the support in the front team; the staff in his hand emitted a burst of light that swiftly struck the octopus monster.

The octopus monster experienced a brief stun.

The skill it had been preparing was also interrupted.

Although the whole stun lasted less than two seconds, its effect was very clear.

It bought the Knight some breathing room and allowed the healer to perform two extra heals.

After surpassing Level 70, battles become far more intense than before.

Two seconds are enough to do many things.

Jiang Chen didn't go over directly; this party wasn't from the Shenlong Empire.

From their attire, Jiang Chen deduced they came from Eagle Nation, making them Eagle Nation professionals.

Although Eagle Nation hasn't had a major direct clash with the Shenlong Empire, these years have been rather uneventful.

When professionals from both sides meet in the wild, they rarely greet each other, while records of outright fights are not few.

There have even been several incidents causing casualties.

Precisely because of that, Jiang Chen didn't approach to greet.

He simply watched in silence.

The octopus monster's strength wasn't far from his expectation; it should be a Normal BOSS below Level 80.

The Eagle Nation six‑person team coordinated seamlessly, especially that support who was outstanding.

He repeatedly and precisely interrupted the octopus BOSS's skills, greatly reducing the Knight's pressure.

It also allowed the rear mages and Archers to freely stand their ground and output, making the whole team fight with great ease.

However, Jiang Chen noticed the mages' output was somewhat hesitant.

They seemed reluctant to use large‑scale skills.

Jiang Chen understood that it was because of the grassland's damage‑rebound mechanism.

If a mage uses a large‑area Skill, a huge number of attacks inevitably land on the grassland.

He estimated that the countless blades of grass that just flew away were because the mage employed a large‑area Skill.

Mages are the most powerful damage dealers; once they cannot fight at full strength, efficiency inevitably drops.

After about thirty minutes of fighting, they finally cut down the Octopus Boss.

The Knight dissected the octopus with his sword and extracted a water sphere from its body that was far larger than a human head.

Then he took out several bottles and

poured the water from the sphere into the bottles.

Jiang Chen didn't understand why they were taking that water.

At that moment a whistling sound rose in the sky.

A multitude of black dots appeared in the air; a large contingent arrived, numbering over a hundred people.

They were all professionals from Eagle Nation, dressed in identical attire, presumably from some Eagle Nation guild.

The leading Knight exuded an immensely heavy aura; Jiang Chen judged from the aura that this person must be above level 85, a top‑tier professional.

He was the highest‑level among everyone present.

He wore splendid armor, his gaze sweeping over the dead octopus, "Is the purification water collected?"

Several Knights responded in turn, "It's already complete."

They each took out the bottles of collected water.

Jiang Chen then realized that the water obtained from the Octopus Boss was called purification water.

Moreover, this hundred‑person squad hadn't only killed one octopus monster; they had split up and killed many Octopus Bosses.

Each Octopus Boss can provide only a limited amount of purification water, just five or six bottles or so.

At present, they have at least over a hundred bottles in hand.

Giving each person one bottle would still be abundant.

The leading Knight nodded, "Good, distribute one bottle to each. With this, we can greatly reduce the threat of the poisonous Jiao. This time our Eagle Guild must kill the poisonous Jiao and erase our past shame."

Jiang Chen was slightly stunned; these guys actually intended to kill the poisonous Jiao.

It seemed the purification water in their hands should have detoxifying properties.

"If they discover that the poisonous Jiao has already been slain, I wonder what they'll think."

"What a pity, you arrived a step too late."

Jiang Chen found it amusing, this group prepared so

thoroughly, they were probably going to return disappointed.

The leading Knight said a few more encouraging words, then waved his hand grandly, "Let's go, head to the Poison Snake Land."

The group sped like the wind, howling toward the Poison Snake Land.

Jiang Chen stood on the back of a small hill, watching them depart.

He knew the other side had probably already spotted him.

He hadn't deliberately suppressed his aura; he shouldn't be able to hide from the leading Knight.

However, the other side clearly didn't care about him and paid him no attention.

Jiang Chen didn't mind either; he looked toward the direction from which those Eagle Nation people came.

"That should be the direction we can leave."

"The terrain here is completely different from Cemetery Thunder Canyon; after leaving this area, we can ask around."

Determined, he swiftly flew forward.

The green grassland is much safer than the Poison Snake Land; the monsters here don't attack proactively, and there are no World‑Class Bosses.

As long as you don't go out of your way onto the grassland, there'll be no danger.

Still, Jiang Chen remained curious about the green grassland.

Why is there a bottomless ice layer beneath the meadow?

How did the ice layer form?

After experiencing many things, Jiang Chen formed his own views and various speculations about everything.

He even wondered whether beneath the ice layer lies the sleeping realm of the Water God.

It's just that he currently lacks the ability to break the ice layer; when the chance comes in the future, he must go down to see.

An hour later, Jiang Chen had already flown over a thousand kilometers.

He encountered another team of professionals again.

"Divine Dragon People?" the other side proactively flew over, greeting Jiang Chen.

Jiang Chen nodded, "Yes, are you from the Blue Leaf Guild?"

Jiang Chen recognized the emblem on their clothing

The Blue Leaf Guild's emblem was also on Qiao Zhixin; Jiang Chen found it familiar.

The other party was tall and broad, over two meters tall, with a massive build.

His speech matched his appearance, very hearty, "Exactly, Huo Lieyang, level‑82 Holy Word Knight."

Huo Lieyang?

It seemed he had some connection not only with the Blue Leaf Guild but also with Huo Yuyao.

Suddenly, Huo Lieyang showed a surprised expression, "Little brother, why are you only level 52?"