Chapter 166

"Xiao Feng, bro, are you okay? Our people are all ready and waiting for you at the headquarters on the Ashen Plains."

Xiao Feng left Stormwind City and received a message from Candle Dragon.

"Coming right away."

He teleported to War City, then from War City teleported to the Ashen Plains.

The Ashen Plains is the highest-level of the three major Abyssal Battlefields, and the only connected Chengshi is the War Capital.

The monsters in this battlefield are on average over 20 levels higher than those in Long Xue Cheng's Hero Forest and Stormwind City's Coldwind Ridge, and there are basically no easy opponents.

Xiao Feng paid the teleportation fee and arrived at the destination.

The scenery shifted before his eyes, and he found himself in a huge military camp.

Ashen Plains Headquarters—Firekeep Fortress.

This fortress is a key stronghold where humans resist the Abyssal demons, garrisoned with 800,000 expeditionary troops from War City, covering an area comparable to a level-4 Chengshi.

The towering walls stand 120 meters high, like a heavenly moat, keeping the Abyssal creatures at bay.

Inside the walls is a square where the Teleportation Array and Resurrection Array are located, with players gathering here, numbering at least ten to twenty thousand.

"The liveliness here is no less than that of the main city," Xiao Feng exclaimed.

Possibly because the battlefield gameplay has just started, many players have come to experience it.

The number of people in the fortress square is only one percent of the total; outside the walls, over a million players have already been fighting on the Ashen Plains countless times.

The Resurrection Array constantly spits out figures, as many people are killed by Abyssal creatures and sent back.

But players have countless lives; they don't fear death, dust themselves off, and jump back in.

"Xiao Feng, bro, over here!"

A shout came from afar; all members of the Demolition Squad guild were present, and many teams from the Dragon Soul, Gods, and Conquest guilds were also waiting for him.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting," Xiao Feng said, hurrying over.

"No problem, your mission is important; we've only waited a few minutes," Candle Dragon laughed.

Shen Di said from the side: "Xiao Feng, we're now in the same guild, so the mission we took in Isben can be done together as a party."

They accepted a small-scale team mission that only requires killing a hundred-man squad; with the current number of people gathered, it can be easily completed.

Moreover, we can hitch a ride on Xiao Feng's vehicle, which is certainly more convenient.

"No problem, let's set off," Xiao Feng nodded.

Candle Dragon invited him to join the team.

The Demolition Squad guild has two teams, each with 50 people; besides the three guild leaders, teammates like Old Li and Old Zhang are also present.

The team is also attached to a legion named 'Sweep the Abyss'.

The largest player organization on the battlefield is the legion; a legion can hold up to 100 teams, and there are currently 72 teams enrolled, though not all are nearby.

Nearby teams include the second team formed by the other half of the Demolition Squad, 16 teams from the Gods guild, 14 from Dragon Soul, and 17 from Conquest.

Meanwhile, other teams have already been fighting on the Ashen Plains for a long time.

This legion model is fundamentally different from teams and squads.

On the battlefield, the various teams within a legion basically don't communicate much; they usually only shout for help in the legion channel when facing a monster they can't handle.

Additionally, legion members' coordinates are shown on the map; before setting out, you can check others' positions, and if you don't want to compete for monsters, you can keep your distance to avoid bumping into each other.

On the battlefield, teams and squads may disband after a while, but the legion is long-lasting, with members constantly rotating while the legion itself remains unchanged.

"Xiao Feng, bro, you've been busy since you logged on; you probably don't know the battlefield rules yet, so we'll explain some of its features as we walk."

The legion set off, with over two thousand people heading toward the fortress gate.

Candle Dragon and the others explained to Xiao Feng the differences between battlefield gameplay and regular monster grinding for leveling.

The monsters in the Abyssal Battlefield are all of elite quality or higher, with high defense and health, and they appear in groups, making them tough to deal with.

Killing Abyssal monsters yields no equipment or item drops, only experience and War Contribution.

Of course, there is also a small chance to drop 'War Intel'.

Submitting 'War Intel' to the fortress NPC increases contribution points, which can be traded between players, equivalent to tradable War Contribution.

War Contribution is extremely useful; it is the highest-quality points currency currently appearing in 'The Heavens'.

Once accumulated to a certain extent, it can be exchanged for high-quality gear, large recovery potions, scrolls, and military ranks.

Gear tiers are every 25 levels, starting at level 50, then 75, 100, 125, 150, with the maximum being level 200.

The quality is also not low; there are no white or green items, they start at blue, with the highest being red mythic.

Players call the gear exchanged for War Contribution 'Battlefield Gear'.

Battlefield Gear's base stats are about 3% higher than comparable gear, and when you collect 4/6/8-piece sets, different set effects are activated.

Battlefield Gear does not produce weapons or necklaces; those must be obtained through other channels.

Military ranks are directly used to boost the player's own base attributes.

From low to high, they are: Elite Soldier, Centurion, Commandant, Commander, General, and Demon-subduing Marshal—six grades.

Each rank grants a full-attribute boost of 5/10/15/25/35/50.

The Abyssal Battlefield also has a points leaderboard.

War Points and War Contribution are different; Contribution can be earned not only through combat but also via war missions and some honorary rewards—for example, the earlier announcement for 'Sword Slaying the Heavens' granted an extra 100,000 Contribution points.

Points, however, can only be accumulated by killing monsters yourself.

Contribution is deducted when used to redeem items, while Points keep accumulating unless the season is refreshed, otherwise they are not cleared.

The War Points leaderboard has two types: an individual points leaderboard and a guild points leaderboard.

Currently, the individual leaderboard's top rank is Sword Slaying the Heavens with a total of 21,803 points, about 20,000 points ahead of second place 'Iron Blood Red Heart'.

Seeing that name, Xiao Feng couldn't help but feel somewhat moved.

That guy Sword Slaying the Heavens is strong, but his temperament is weird.

The first time we met, he was showing off like crazy, and as a result he got beaten up by him, and fled in embarrassment.

The second time we fought, he didn't get to unleash his ultimate move before being killed, and his mindset collapsed.

The third time we fought, however, he seemed to have undergone a transformation, as if all his previous problems had been kicked.

Now Xiao Feng only hopes not to run into this guy again.

Otherwise, if we fight again, who knows what the opponent will turn into!

The competition on the guild points ranking has become more intense; the Gods Guild, Dragon Soul Guild, Conquest Guild, World Guild, Prosperity Guild, Big Banner Guild, Misty Rain Guild, etc., have point differences that are not large.

The top ten guilds of Dragon Country and the newly risen Conquest Guild are large organizations each with over 100,000 elite members; their total membership each exceeds 300,000, and they are adding over 10,000 new members every day.

With such enormous membership numbers, individual point differences become insignificant in the grand scheme.

Now the top of the guild points ranking is World Guild.

Under the leadership of Sword Slaying the Heavens, World Guild, with Zhan Chang open for only two hours, already captured an advanced outpost of the Abyss Camp, reaching a total of 2,440,000 points.

The second-place Gods Guild, although lacking notable battle achievements, thanks to its numerical advantage, also reached 2,300,000 points.

Afterwards, Conquest Guild, Dragon Soul Guild, and Prosperity Guild also exceeded 2,000,000 points each.

Xiao Feng flipped through the ranking.

The entire guild points ranking displayed the top 100 guilds.

Even the 100th-place leisure guild, at the bottom of the list, has over 400,000 points, showing how terrifying the number of players in Dragon Country is.

By comparison, the Demolition Squad Guild, which currently has zero points, looks especially tiny.