Chapter 1286: The Trampled Commander Rank

First, ignoring the Huaxia support high‑level player who displayed great power to the Beibang players, they felt at ease.

But those servers that have already had their cities breached, watching the livestream of the northern side, were filled with envy. If they could also have Huaxia's resources, Guozhan zhucheng would surely be unbreakable, right?

And precisely because of the Huaxia Players' performance, those servers, each with different mindsets, became even more restless.

Waiting…

Waiting for an opportunity for a Demon Siege on a Huaxia server!!

In an instant, players from almost all servers tacitly came up with this idea.

What the players from the other servers were up to, Su Sheng naturally didn't know; Su Sheng was at the front, and the battle had already reached a fever pitch.

These Demon Race soldiers were constantly held back at the outermost layer, unable to advance even a step!

But that was nothing; what delighted Su Sheng most was that, with a flash of golden light, Su Sheng leveled up.

Level 85!!

The experience granted by these Demon Race soldiers was still high, and although this period was during the National Battle Map event, the number of Dungeon runs hardly paused.

After the Demon Race expansion arrived later, Su Sheng kept grinding Demon Race enemies, and the experience was quickly pushing toward a level up.

As for the other players who were basically stuck in place, they only flopped on the National Battle Map, but Su Sheng didn't flop.

Ding~

Congratulations, player level has reached 85, triggering the profession skill trial: Unstoppable Courage!

Awaken the lion, charge forward without hesitation!

Trial mission: finish killing 1,000 normal units.

BOSS units: 3

Poof~

The mission just popped up, and before Su Sheng could examine it closely, the Hunting passive triggered, instantly executing the front Demon Race soldier.

Mission:

Normal units: 1/1000

BOSS units: 0/3

Seeing this, Su Sheng couldn't help but stare blankly; this is a bit…

Normal units are easy enough, but this BOSS unit is rather troublesome.

Can't do anything, let's kill monsters first.

Su Tong looked up at the front, seeing what seemed to be endless Demon Race soldiers ahead.

Estimating that the first‑stage mission could be completed directly during this Demon Siege.

As for the later BOSS units, there is no specified level; go back to find a few Normal BOSSes, grind their HP down to 10%, then switch weapons, use high‑frequency attacks, and see if it can be completed.

After all, the execution effect of the Hunting Skill on BOSS units has a truly moving probability.

Putting the thought aside, Su Sheng faced another full‑HP Demon Race soldier.

…

Time slipped by, little by little.

In the blink of an eye it was 12 a. m. in game time, and the second wave of Demon Siege on the National Battle Map was already drawing to a close.

The once endless stream of Demon Race soldier units could now be seen reaching its end.

At this point, the Demon Race soldiers still hadn't broken through the melee players' lines, but every melee player showed a hint of fatigue; after all, these soldiers are strong, and even when they fight they must maintain intense focus.

Su Sheng glanced at his trial mission.

404/1000

Sure enough, judging by this progress, the third wave of Demon Siege would let him finish the normal unit mission goal.

These Demon Race soldiers are about to be cleared; next should be the BOSS appearance, right?

The first wave featured an Elite Boss; what about now?

Su Sheng tightened his grip on the Demon God Lightning Spear, looked toward the rear of the Demon Race soldiers, unsure if luck would favor him, hoping this BOSS would let him complete a wave of the mission.

Su Sheng felt hopeful!

Boom Boom!!

Whoosh whoosh~

On the rear wall, successive ranged attacks rained down, coordinated with a wave of melee players' charge; the last Demon Race soldier fell, and thus the normal units of the second wave of Demon Siege were completely cleared.

The many melee players exchanged glances, then refocused.

Although this wave of Demon Race soldiers was fully repelled, the players weren't unscathed; estimating that Beibang lost nearly two or three thousand people, all of whom were removed from the National Battle Map, making it impossible to re‑enter the map today.

It must be said, at this stage they've fully entered the 80‑level Fourth Rebirth, and many players can still access the National Battle Map; a loss of several thousand isn't trivial, but it's not unacceptable.

As for the Huaxia side, roughly a hundred people have used the Priest's resurrection skill; only about ten unlucky ones were sent out.

Those who used the resurrection skill were immediately queued to retreat, leaving the battlefield, and new Huaxia support players took their places… unlike the Beibang players, they barely held on, and because they were under Shen Wang leading the support of the universe, they could not withdraw.

But on the Huaxia side, Su Sheng was at the front, giving Huaxia players ample time to calmly adjust their formation.

Anyway, Huaxia is supporting Beibang, doing their best; there's no need to say that supporting Beibang caused heavy losses on their own side, so those who had already used the resurrection skill simply left the field.

Roar Roar!!

"Kill!! Kill! Kill kill kill!!"

At that moment, a murderous roar echoed within the black aura behind.

A massive silhouette slowly walked forward.

A knight!

Clad entirely in black armor, mounted on a pitch‑black unknown battle beast, also wearing black armor, with two sharp, long spiked horns.

In his hand, he was carrying a huge long-handled hammer!

Whoosh—

An arrow streaked through the void from afar!

Roar—!

The Demon Race BOSS swung the long-handled hammer upward, and the arrow was knocked away.

However, the BOSS's stat panel also appeared.

Demon Race War General (Commander-level BOSS)

Level: 86

……

……

Everyone's expression hardened.

The second wave of Demon Siege brought out a Commander-level BOSS!

Logically, with so many high-level players present, the Beibang players plus the Huaxia players make for a lot of high-level players.

Under normal circumstances, a Commander-level BOSS is nothing to worry about.

But this is a Demon Race BOSS unit on the National Battle Map!

It's almost a BOSS unit stacked with all kinds of positive buffs, definitely not that easy.

"I'll top the threat; after stabilizing the aggro, you all follow up with damage."

The one who displayed the attribute panel is a Beibang player, only level 80, unable to see the BOSS's detailed stats.

Su Sheng stepped forward directly!

He tossed a Taunt over!

The BOSS's detailed panel appeared right before Su Sheng, and his expression couldn't help but grow serious, and he also shared the panel.

The attack, defense, and HP were all ridiculously high, but for Su Sheng, that was no problem at all.

Especially, he was also bearing the full-state Feng Wu Jiu Tian Buff.

Su Sheng immediately charged forward!

The opening move was an Armor-breaking Slash!

Then came a Divine Dragon Sight!

He petted the seated mythic lion with his hand; the Critical Hit Aura hasn't fully activated yet, so it's a matter of luck—borrowing the lion's fortune!

Obviously, the luck was quite good!

Domineering Fierce Lion 5.0 damage multiplier! Combined with Divine Dragon Sight's weak point detection and critical hit, it's directly a fourfold Weak Point Critical Hit!

The Armor-breaking Slash combined with Demon God Lightning's divine armor penetration made the BOSS in front of Su Sheng essentially paper-thin, pierced through with a single thrust!

The BOSS's HP was directly cleared by a chunk!

Then, Su Sheng directly activated Magic Snake's deadly poison, and it got awkward…

Immune!

Su Sheng forgot this round; Magic Snake's deadly poison has no effect on most Demon Race units!

But it's not a big problem; a long spear Sweep, Fang!

Puff—

Rend didn't trigger…

Screech—

At that moment, a Fire Phoenix descended!

Boom!

While exploding magical damage, a red flame instantly covered the BOSS entirely.

Li Wenwan's Phoenix Flame! The BOSS's healing was immediately suppressed.

The others were still waiting for Su Sheng to establish stable aggro.

However, Li Wenwan and the group of Yanhuang masters had coordinated with Su Sheng many times; after Su Sheng made a move, they already understood the aggro was stable.

So, Li Wenwan decisively acted!

Following closely were Huan Jie's various arrows.

The remaining ranged players only then, as if waking from a dream, began to act.

Almost at first glance, the BOSS's HP was immediately reduced to 90%!

There's nothing to do; more than half of the Huaxia high-level players were present, and the ones capable of suppressing the BOSS's HP recovery were not only Su Sheng and Li Wenwan.

After they started acting, Su Sheng discovered that the BOSS's various abnormal statuses meant its HP never recovered at all.

Even the threat meter was pushed to a high value, and aside from the BOSS's own mechanics, Su Sheng nearly OT for the first time.

What can we do?!

Su Sheng immediately increased his damage output, and the seated mythic lion wasn't idle either; Su Sheng rode on its back, wildly thrusting his long spear, while the lion's claws kept digging repeatedly!

Take damage!

Damage!

Su Sheng steadily ranked first on the BOSS contribution leaderboard!

…

The BOSS's HP had already been reduced by 10%, and some Beibang players hadn't reacted yet, recalling that the first wave's Demon Race elite BOSS they fought, although orderly, was worlds apart in comparison.

Huaxia!

So terrifying…

…

Roar!!

"Die!!"

The Demon Race BOSS here was obviously stunned; just after making a majestic entrance, it was immediately hit with such a heavy blow.

The Health Axis Skill triggered directly, and the hammer in its hand gathered terrifying Demon Energy, smashing down hard at Su Sheng.

A group of newly approaching Huaxia melee players reacted quickly, promptly using various positions to retreat and create distance.

Su Sheng stayed in place, motionless, Shield Raise!

Overhead!

Defensive Stance!

Plus the greaves' passive.

Not only that, the newly equipped shoes' rock-solid passive was also active; Su Sheng watched his various stats, rising by 2% per second.

However, time was limited, so he couldn't stack for the full 10 seconds; it only stacked for two or three seconds, but any increase helps.

At the same time, Su Sheng also equipped a Suanni Fireworks Blessing Shield.

It's just a normal HP Axis Mechanism with 90% health; since he was already Shield Raising to defend frontally, Su Sheng naturally wouldn't use any Prayer Power to strengthen this Flame Blessing Shield.

But…

Swish swish swish~

Su Sheng was instantly covered by layer upon layer of shields, and his health bar became completely invisible.

Ugh…

Su Sheng glanced at the system combat prompt.

Player Feng Wu Jiu Tian applied Holy Words! Guard! Gained… shield value.

Player Judgment Angel applied Judgment Holy Shield, gaining… shield value.

Player Bu Tui Jushi applied Starlight Guard, gaining… shield value.

Player I Am a Great Writer applied Yin-Yang Barrier…

Player…

Player……

……

Su Sheng pursed his lips, feeling his actions were somewhat redundant.

Boom!!

The massive, terrifying war hammer, with a thunderous momentum, smashed hard onto Su Sheng's shield.

Then…

Su Sheng didn't lose a drop of blood; a thick layer of shield value still covered him.

Tsk…

Su Sheng cleanly moved the shield aside, and the spear in his hand flashed with skill effects again, thrusting toward the Demon Race BOSS's head.

Commander-level BOSS!

When it first appeared, these Beibang players were all startled, including some players watching the live stream, who were also frightened.

But the current battle situation left them all stunned.

The Commander-level BOSS is indeed powerful, but Su Sheng is also a pervert.

Furthermore…

How many players are present?

There is only one BOSS.

The result was already predetermined!

Of course, if these Huaxia high-level players weren't present, it would be a different scene.

A large number often represents an advantage, but quality also matters!

Not every quantitative change can cause a qualitative change.

Thus, under the stunned gaze of the Beibang players and the live-stream audience,

the once majestic Demon Race BOSS was suppressed and beaten throughout!

80%, 70%, 60%.

Health kept dropping to 50%, triggering Little Frenzy! Before that, as the main tank, Su Sheng's health had barely decreased.

After all, the ones tossing shields at Su Sheng were Huaxia high-level players; after the initial chaotic stacking, they realized many shield skills were wasted.

Consequently, they even devised a combo during the fight, causing Su Sheng's shields to hardly ever stop.

And that created this situation!

At first, the melee Beibang players wanted to come up and help, but found that after Huaxia swarmed, it was none of their business.

Thus, the melee players on the northern side silently retreated.

Only the ranged players on the city wall remained, coordinating with Huaxia's side for frenzied output.

So satisfying!

The ranged players on the Beibang side also experienced for the first time what it's like to enjoy hitting a BOSS like driving a stake.

Throughout, there was no need to worry about OT issues; just mindlessly cast skills.

"Damn bug!!"

Health reached 50%, entering Little Frenzy stage, and the BOSS's Little Frenzy skill activated.

The other nearby melee players had already retreated completely, leaving only Su Sheng on the field.

But this time, the terrifying great hammer didn't strike Su Sheng; instead, it raged madly, smashing the ground in every direction!

Boom— Boom— Boom—

Each time the great hammer struck the ground, a ring of terrifying black Demon Energy pillars shot up from the earth around it…