Chapter 2745

After Su Xiao continued for four more deathmatches, his comprehensive combat power remained stuck at B. As for the monster's enhancement, that would have to wait until the deathmatch ended.

Putting the monster into sleep mode, Su Xiao closed the deathmatch terminal. This game was quite good; it could kill boring time and also get some benefits along the way. He had already won five matches in a row, and he would have to wait until he returned to Reincarnation Paradise to receive the prizes.

Before exiting, Su Xiao saw a system message: after accumulating 100 victories, one would be eligible to participate in the Deathmatch Tournament.

When the Deathmatch Tournament would be held depended on the situation. It was a knockout tournament; as long as one reached the top 50, one could unlock new modes.

One of them, called Deathmatch Chariot, involved monsters driving chariots. It was a somewhat silly entertainment mode, very popular with the audience, and the profits were higher.

It could be said that the early deathmatch ring was for screening and training, training players' ability to control monsters so they could perform better in subsequent modes.

Or rather, the deathmatch game company didn't want to share the profits with players who had no ability.

The early stage is bloody and murderous, the middle stage gradually becomes joyful, and the later stage even starts to become a bit silly. This is the interesting part of deathmatch; how you want to play is entirely up to the player's mood. If you want to have ring deathmatches in the later stages, there are as many cruel ones as you want.

If you want to get benefits through deathmatch, being able to fight is one aspect, but more importantly, it's points. The number of points depends on the size of the audience.

Putting away the deathmatch terminal, Su Xiao sat cross-legged on the bed and pondered. The deathmatch game was certainly interesting, but he couldn't delay his main business. Dealing with the Elf race was the primary priority now.

The reason Su Xiao was attacking the fortresses one by one was not only for war merits and titles but also to avoid having a large enemy force attack from the rear when he invaded the Aier Great Forest.

After he captured a fortress, he couldn't hold it, but he could have the War Ents dismantle these fortresses. For example, the "Yan Valley Fortress" had previously been razed by the War Ents. Capturing a fortress is difficult, and dismantling it from the inside is not simple either; it's manual labor.

After Su Xiao left Moonlight Fortress, this fortress would also be dismantled. This way, he would have no worries behind him when he invaded the Aier Great Forest.

The next fortress was the Elf race's "Ancient Tree Fortress." According to Baja's reconnaissance last night, the Elf race had already mobilized a large number of troops to march toward the Ancient Tree Fortress.

It could be said that after capturing the "Ancient Tree Fortress," Su Xiao would have the qualifications to invade the Aier Great Forest. As for the "New Moon Fortress" behind the "Ancient Tree Fortress," that was just for show; a fortress without spell reinforcement equals a supply depot.

After breakfast, Su Xiao took Bubu Wang, Am, and Baja and walked out of the two-story building. Rain fell, wetting his black feather cloak, and the cool air he inhaled into his nasal cavity was very fresh.

The army had already assembled inside the fortress. Su Xiao walked onto the back of the Demon Flame Dragon, Barbato. After a dragon roar, the fortress gate opened, and 510,000 wolf cavalry charged out of "Moonlight Fortress" in a grand procession, splashing mud and water everywhere.

As for the 1,200 War Ents inside the fortress, they had already transformed from war monsters into a demolition team, specializing in dismantling the fortress.

Just as Su Xiao left the fortress, dozens of kilometers away, signal flares rose into the sky, spreading toward the distance in a relay fashion.

Between "Moonlight Fortress" and "Ancient Tree Fortress," there were at least 30,000 reconnaissance troops constantly watching the movements of "Moonlight Fortress."

Eighty kilometers away, a fortress made of trees was located here. The entire fortress was about 90 meters high, and the city walls were entirely formed by intertwined trees.

Originally, the "Ancient Tree Fortress," like many other fortresses, was a rock structure. For some reason, the spells on the city walls had changed, and this fortress had come alive.

At first, several Elf warriors disappeared mysteriously, which caught the attention of an Elf elder. Through investigation, he learned that the problem was with the fortress itself.

If it were any other faction, they would have had to dismantle and rebuild the fortress, but the Elf race lived in the forest and was very good at coexisting with trees. Not only did they not dismantle this fortress, but they also fed it a large number of gems with life characteristics.

Over time, the characteristics of the Ancient Tree Fortress coming alive became more and more obvious. In the end, it developed a vague consciousness and chose to coexist with the Elf race, helping them defend against foreign enemies.

Today's weather was not good; it was still raining, and the wasteland was muddy.

On the ramparts of the Ancient Tree Fortress, Elf Elder Ruth looked into the distance. His mental state was very good; he couldn't imagine how he could lose this battle today.

After learning from the previous lesson, the civilians inside the "Ancient Tree Fortress" had all been evacuated. This wasn't out of fear, but as a precaution.

Inside the "Ancient Tree Fortress" were 300,000 Elf warriors who had already prepared a large number of arrows, and on the left and right sides outside the fortress, there were 100,000 Elf warriors each; these were elite warriors skilled in close combat.

Inside, and on the left and right sides, there were already 500,000 troops. This wasn't all; at the front were 100,000 Morning Glow Elf warriors. As the Elf race's most elite unit, they would have absolutely no problem holding off the wolf cavalry's charge.

300,000 archers + 200,000 elite warriors + 100,000 Morning Glow warriors—this lineup could be called unsolvable. What made people even more at ease was that the Ancient Tree Fortress itself was a super-giant war weapon. Wolf cavalry climbing the walls? It didn't matter; no matter how many came, they would all die.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Ruth's face. The rain in the sky gradually lessened, and a ray of sunlight shone down.

The sky cleared, the rain stopped, and Elf Elder Ruth stood up again.

"Warriors, today will be a memorable day!"

"Roar."

The Elf warriors roared in unison. Two fortresses had been captured in a row, and a fire was burning in their hearts.

A black wave rapidly approached from the distance. Seeing this scene, a horn sounded from inside the "Ancient Tree Fortress."

"Ha!"

The 100,000 Morning Glow warriors at the front shouted in unison. They each held a brown wooden shield in one hand and a battle blade better suited for hacking in the other, each 1.2 meters long, prepared specifically to deal with cavalry.

As for asking the Elf race to hold spears or lances, don't even think about it; the Elf race despised that kind of "rude" fighting style.

"Prepare to intercept the charge."

Ruth shouted. His hands were trembling imperceptibly. The day to wash away the shame had arrived!

Just as the 100,000 Morning Glow warriors at the front were preparing to intercept the wolf cavalry's charge, all 510,000 wolf cavalry changed direction, bypassed the Ancient Tree Fortress from ten kilometers to the right, and charged toward the rear of the Ancient Tree Fortress.

Seeing this scene, Ruth and an Elf prince beside him both changed color.

"New Moon."

"New Moon Fortress is in danger."

The Elf prince beside Ruth was about to give an order, but was stopped by Ruth. It would be very unwise to pursue now; the wolf cavalry's marching speed had reached the highest in the history of the Canglong Continent.

An hour later, Ruth received a battle report: New Moon Fortress was under attack, besieged by hundreds of thousands of wolf cavalry, and the situation was precarious. A black dragon was wantonly burning the fortress. Because there was no spell reinforcement, the city walls were almost being burned into magma.

Upon receiving this battle report, Ruth steadied himself. He decided to remain still.

Half an hour later, Ruth received another battle report: the 100,000 reinforcements sent by other units were ambushed on the way. A total of 150,000 wolf cavalry launched a charging surprise attack on the reinforcements on the plains.

Encountering cavalry on the plains, the result was predictable. That reinforcement unit was beaten into a rout, with 70% killed in action.

The subsequent six reinforcement units, without exception, were all beaten to a pulp. While the enemy was besieging New Moon Fortress, they were also ambushing the surrounding reinforcements.

Now, whichever unit went to reinforce "New Moon Fortress" would be out of luck. In plains warfare, the wolf cavalry were unreasonably strong.

An hour later, Ruth received another battle report: New Moon Fortress... had been captured.

Seeing this battle report, Ruth felt a wave of dizziness in his brain. Previously, everyone thought that the decisive battle would be between the Ancient Tree Fortress and the wolf cavalry legion. As a result, the two sides didn't fight, but the New Moon Fortress in the rear was gone. The mobility of the wolf cavalry left the Elf race with no options.

Soon, another battle report that raised Elf Elder Ruth's blood pressure arrived: the enemy's wolf cavalry legion was heading straight for the Aier Great Forest, seemingly not intending to bother with their "Ancient Tree Fortress" anymore.

At this time, two other people felt the same way as Ruth: the Gray Gentleman and the Moon Apostle, because of the changes in the war merit leaderboard.

【Prestige ranking has been refreshed, current ranking is as follows:】

First place: Bai Ye (Reincarnation Paradise), 1,030,000 war merit points (due to the excessive amount of war merit obtained, it will be counted in units of ten thousand).

Second place: Moon Apostle (Apocalypse Paradise), 294,700 war merit points.

Third place: Gray Gentleman (Reincarnation Paradise), 285,000 war merit points.

Fourth place: Gulu (Reincarnation Paradise), 21,500 war merit points.

Fifth place: Firework Master (Sanctuary Paradise), 19,215 war merit points.

Sixth place: Mu Xiao (Holy Light Paradise), 8,190 war merit points.

Seventh place: Huang Hai (Watchman Paradise), 998 war merit points.