Chapter 168

An hour quickly passed.

Xiao Feng's team marched straight ahead, already deep into the Ashen Plain, arriving at an area with fewer players.

Thus for "Ashen Plain", we output {"raw_term":"Ashen Plain","original_term":"Ashen Plain"}.

But we need to check if "Ashen Plain" appears elsewhere? Only line 2.

Also, "player" is a generic term meaning "players", not a named entity.

This area is a zone where demon soldiers frequently appear, and patrols of ten-person squads can often be seen passing through.

Moreover, the monsters' levels have increased from 100 to between 120 and 140.

In the distance, a small demon outpost sits on a little hill, overlooking the surroundings.

Seeing this, Xiao Feng's eyes lit up as he said, "Finally, a decent contribution! Let's go wipe them out!"

Then, with a burst of speed, he charged out of the team and headed straight for the outpost.

The rest of the group quickly followed.

Soon, they came within 300 meters of the outpost.

A demon soldier on guard spotted the invading humans and immediately shouted, "Enemy attack!!"

He then raised his bow and fired a volley of arrows at Xiao Feng.

: "-1532" numeric.

: "-1688"

: "-1801"

Against Xiao Feng's formidable defense, his damage appeared utterly insignificant.

Before he could unleash his second skill, a thick-as-a-thigh lightning bolt struck down.

Boom!

-85.29 million

The terrifying damage instantly cleaved the demon soldier into ashes, merging with the dark gray earth.

Human adventurers have arrived—kill them!

Other abyssal creatures around the outpost also noticed the situation and rushed out to attack.

One of the monsters leapt onto the watchtower and began chanting a spell, muttering incoherently.

He then waved his hand, unleashing a sheet of purple fire rain upon the crowd.

Bang bang bang

The purple fire rain's impact area exactly covered the entire group, with each person taking over 5000 damage per hit.

Some were hit twice, their health nearly depleted.

Fortunately, Lucky Cat unleashed a team-wide heal, pulling the group's health back up.

「Lao Xiao, Epic boss! 」

We'll decide later.

Zhang Fan rushed to the front, saw the boss's information, and exclaimed excitedly.

Xiao Feng checked the monster's info, and indeed it was a leader, making him overjoyed.

【Abyssal Centurion (Epic Leader)】

Level: 130

HP: 1,235,000/1,235,000

Attack: 8940

Physical Defense: 1500

Magic Defense: 2300

Skills: Demon Flame Technique, Weakness Technique, Summon Hellfire, Dark Fire Rain

「Sea of Fire Technique! 」

Seeing the boss, Xiao Feng's DNA was instantly triggered; he unleashed a group attack that enveloped the entire camp.

Red flames blazed fiercely, and within just one second, all the monsters were dead.

The battle had barely begun when it was already over.

【You have defeated the Abyssal Centurion, experience +407,000, war contribution +45, war points +45.】

Everyone on the team simultaneously received a notification: contributions surged, and Xiao Feng's own points quickly rose.

At the same time, Xiao Feng and his four teammates instantly gained over 80 kill notifications, and war contributions skyrocketed by over 100!

「Damn, that fast! 」

Li Li, who had been thrown into another team, shouted.

He then let out another wail: "Lao Xiao, slow down a bit! At least let us poke the small fry before attacking—now we get no contribution at all!"

Everyone burst out laughing.

The ownership of the battlefield monster's rewards depends on who made the first attack.

Out of the 100 monsters on the field, only a dozen or so had been initially attacked by other teams; Xiao Feng's Sea of Fire Technique took out over 80 of them with first strikes, leaving the other teams unable to claim contribution from those small monsters, only able to get the boss's.

Xiao Feng sheepishly said, "Sorry, sorry, I can't control my hands. Next time, let you guys strike first, and I'll just clean up."

To ensure steady growth of contributions for all team members, this big damage dealer had to suffer a bit.

「Yo, this boss even dropped a blue piece of intel! 」

Zhang Fan spotted loot dropped on the watchtower and went up to pick it up.

【A Small Intel】: Blue quality; submitting it to the Fortress Guard Officer yields 25 war contribution points, and using it directly grants one nearby enemy intel.

The blue-quality intel is a complete letter that can not only be exchanged for contribution but also used directly.

Xiao Feng looked at its attributes and immediately said, "Let's use it and see—maybe we can track down more monsters!"

「Good! 」 Zhang Fan directly used the intel.

He then glanced around the surroundings to determine direction.

"Southwest direction 2.7 km, traces of demon army activity 7 minutes ago!" he said, relaying the information he had obtained.

"Go!"

Everyone immediately rushed toward the southwest without hesitation.

2.7 kilometers isn't far; at full speed we'll arrive shortly.

Xiao Feng walked at the front, saw the empty ahead, frowned and said, "Where are the monsters? They ran off in just a few minutes!"

The information is usually correct; not finding monsters can only mean they have already marched away quickly.

"Damn, wasted 25 contribution points!" Zhang Fan said glumly.

Just then, a loud arrogant laugh suddenly rang out from all around.

"Stupid humans, you're already surrounded by us—prepare to die!"

Accompanied by the laughter, figures suddenly emerged from the surrounding plain.

"What's going on? Group invisibility technique?" Xiao Feng stared in surprise.

This is plain terrain, at most with some rolling hills; setting up an ambush would be very difficult.

But who would have thought the monsters could also turn invisible!

Obviously this is a legion skill!

Figures appeared one after another; in no time, the surroundings were filled with Abyss Demon soldiers, numbering no less than 800!

Seeing so many monsters above level 120, many people instinctively felt a bit panicked.

And Xiao Feng, after a brief surprise, burst out laughing happily.

"Awesome, Old Zhang! Trading 25 contribution points for over a thousand—this round is a huge profit!"

"Huh? You can still laugh even with death upon you! Brothers, kill them!"

The leader of the Abyss Legion, seeing Xiao Feng so arrogant, waved a hand and issued the attack order.

Xiao Feng glanced at the opponent's information.

【Abyss Commandant (Legendary Leader)】

Level: 140

HP: 5250000/5250000

Attack: 16300

Physical Defense: 4500

Magic Defense: 3200

Skills: Thousand Army Slay, Bloodthirsty Frenzy Kill, Battle Spirit Armor, Ground-Shaking Consecutive Strikes

Then he shouted loudly, "Brothers, grab the first kill! I'll only wait ten seconds for you!"

Hearing this, the teammates all snapped out of their panic.

"Damn, with Xiao Feng the god here, what do we have to fear?"

"It's just a few hundred monsters; a sea of fire will clear them!"

"Charge, charge, charge! Quickly grab the first kill, don't miss out on contribution points again!!"

A group of people howled loudly, like starving wolves seeing a white rabbit, waving their weapons and charging at the monsters.

Mage and archer players also immediately used ranged skills to attack the enemy.

The priests couldn't be bothered to cast buffs, directly smashing punishment strikes and arrows of light onto the monsters' heads.

"Huh? Are these humans crazy? Even adventurers shouldn't be this fearless!" the Abyss Commandant looked bewildered.

In these three hours, he has already led his troops to kill no fewer than 200 human adventurers on the battlefield.

Timid humans, to avoid losing experience, upon seeing his army, immediately scared witless, fled with their tails between their legs.

But how could they escape the demon race army's encirclement?

Those 200-plus people died horribly, torn apart by the demon soldiers' random blades!

These guys before us surely haven't witnessed the Abyss Demon race's brutal tactics, which is why they're so excited!

"Ignorant humans, accept the punishment of Abyss power!"

The Abyss Commandant laughed cruelly, a serrated battle blade appearing in his hand, as he charged toward the male mage at the forefront of the human team.