Chapter 120

"Brothers, smash the ships! If we don't sink these vessels, the Black Wind Clan will all escape."

"Everyone, raid the Trading Hall! Buy as many Spirit Energy Bombs as you can. Blast holes in the hulls, save the combat footage, and claim reimbursement from the Warband Management when we split the resources."

"Holy crap, the Spirit Energy Bombs in the Trading Hall are sold out in an instant? Your hand speed is way too fast."

"No bombs left. I'll use my dagger to chip away. Those with bombs, blast them quickly! Hurry up!"

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Facing the Black Wind Clan fleeing in panic, the players had no intention of letting them go.

Assassin-class players used the Twilight Shadow form to accelerate to the coastal warships, began installing Spirit Energy Bombs, and prepared to detonate them, intending to cut off the Black Wind Clan's retreat route.

Among them were many players who couldn't buy Spirit Energy Bombs; they could only use daggers to chip at the ships, trying to smash holes and flood them with seawater.

They all knew they carried the hopes of their entire village.

If they failed to destroy the ships, the Black Wind Clan's retreat would be unstoppable.

How could they bear to let the Black Wind Clan escape?

At this moment, players watching the livestream in the Small Black Room also spoke up to encourage them, hoping these assassin players would hurry up and get to work.

On the main front line.

The fierce pursuit continued.

Facing the constantly retreating Black Wind Clan warriors, the God King adopted a strategy of restriction.

He had some players protect those possessing the Painful Painful Minghun, then let the protected players use the Painful Painful Minghun to restrict the retreat of certain Black Wind Clan warriors.

At this point, Hearing Hei Yu had only two choices: abandon this batch of clansmen, or charge back to free the restricted clansmen.

And Hearing Hei Yu's choice made the God King beam with joy.

He chose to protect the retreating clansmen, counterattacking constantly during the retreat to free his people, which severely slowed down the evacuation speed.

This also bought more time for the assassin players still chipping at the ships.

At this moment, Hearing Hei Yu, who was leading his clansmen toward the coast, was holding the rear and fighting the players.

With a combat power of level 53, he could easily one-shot kill any non-Stone Statue class player, yet fear was unmistakable in his eyes.

After several rounds of combat, he discovered that these strange alien lifeforms seemed to fear no death.

After several rounds of fighting, he and his clansmen had killed tens of thousands of these alien clansmen, yet they seemed to care not at all.

He could even see a kind of fanatic emotion in their eyes, as if... it were a hunt, and the Black Wind Clan members he led were merely prey in their eyes.

Such bizarre aliens had never been recorded in the supplementary data of the sea charts passed down by his ancestors.

But regret was too late at this moment.

The easy occupation upon arrival made him think he had secured the region beneath the Colorful Mist Sea, yet he never expected to encounter a series of follow-up blows.

The abilities of these aliens also seemed extremely bizarre to him.

Unlike the vast majority of clans in the nearby sea areas, which developed a single combat power system, this mysterious clan's abilities were all over the place; they possessed both elemental output capabilities and close-quarters combat capabilities. Various systems left him dazzled, making it impossible to find a targeted tactic.

But the most outrageous thing was the death characteristic of these mysterious creatures.

The moment they died, their body structures collapsed, turning into black smoke and dissipating.

When he was young, he had once heard the elders of his clan speak of a mysterious sea creature possessing the strange ability to fight by manipulating the power of the sea; whenever they died, their body's stable structure would be destroyed, most of their bodies would merge into the seawater and vanish into nothingness, leaving only a crystal-like, brilliant core in their heads.

But such dissolution could be explained by principles, whereas these mysterious creatures before him completely vanished into nothingness, leaving not a single trace.

Still, one could barely consider this to be because the life structure of these aliens was relatively special; after death, their life structure would collapse and dissipate into the empty space.

But what was bizarre was that this disappearance also appeared in other aspects.

For instance, an arm severed from a mysterious creature by the weapon in his hand would also vanish into nothingness at the moment the main body died.

It seemed that even the arm detached from the body still maintained some unknown connection with the body in a mysterious way.

Such outrageous life characteristics made him find it hard to believe.

Watching his clansmen constantly fall beside him, Hearing Hei Yu's expression grew increasingly ferocious.

Originally, for the future of his clan, he had chosen to relocate the entire clan, hoping to find a suitable territory to rest and recuperate, yet he never expected to fall into such a desperate situation.

Facing the mad counterattack of the mysterious aliens, Hearing Hei Yu knew he must evacuate as soon as possible.

If they kept fighting like this, the casualties among his clansmen would continue to increase.

Once the clansmen's casualties reached a certain level, it would almost sentence the clan to death.

The Cangxing Sea Area has always been a place where the strong prey on the weak; even if the remaining clansmen could later find a relatively safe land to establish a clan territory, they would have to tread on thin ice during development, needing to guard against other sea-area plundering forces arriving. This battle consumed the Black Wind Clan's foundation and future.

Thinking of this, Hearing Hei Yu let out a war cry and charged at the attacking players again, using his physical body to withstand the players' assault, trying to turn the tide.

His powerful physical constitution allowed him to charge into the crowd of players while enduring their full output, slaughtering players at will.

Although the high-level players on the scene had the Painful Painful Minghun attribute buff of over level 30, there was still a significant gap compared to Hearing Hei Yu's level 53 hunting level.

The evolution points required to raise the Painful Painful Minghun level followed an upward curve; for every level up, the required evolution points would increase by a segment.

A gap of 20 levels seemed small, but in reality, there was a huge disparity in strength.

This was also the reason why Hearing Hei Yu could withstand the players' frenzied output, move back and forth on the main front line, yet the players could never do anything to him.

Facing Hearing Hei Yu's constant surprise attacks, the God King issued a new order at this time:

"Players with Taunt, form a team and take turns tanking Hearing Hei Yu's output. Other players, ignore him. He wants to buy time for his clansmen; what we want to keep is his clansmen. Let him kill if he wants; we just focus on hitting his clansmen who are still retreating... Players with Painful Painful Minghun, drink potions and prepare for the next round of collective restriction."

Through the Eagle-Head Demon's perception perspective, the God King, who saw through Hearing Hei Yu's thoughts, had no intention of paying attention to Hearing Hei Yu at all, continuing to order the Warband players to output damage against the Black Wind Clan warriors.

Discovering that the charging alien players completely ignored him, and were even attacking his clansmen right in front of him, Hearing Hei Yu went completely mad.

The violent consumption of stamina made him pant heavily, yet he dared not stop.

In the midst of the fierce clash, they arrived at the white sandy beach.

Realizing they had entered the coastline where the warships were located, Hearing Hei Yu shouted without looking back:

"Hei Ying, lead the warriors of your branch and prepare to board the ships..."

Before Hearing Hei Yu could finish speaking, a clansman appeared behind him, his Face Grew Solemn as he said:

"Clan Leader, several warships have been smashed and sunk. Behind them, many alien lifeforms capable of turning into shadowy figures are destroying the hulls."

Hearing the clan members' urgent warning, Hearing Hei Yu felt as if struck by lightning, a chill rising from the depths of his heart.

He never expected this group of mysterious aliens would, without his knowledge, attempt to cut off their retreat route.

In this desperate situation, Hearing Hei Yu struck out fiercely, sending all attacking players flying, then shouted loudly:

"Negotiation! I wish to negotiate with your Clan Leader!"

"If you are willing to let us leave, we can gift you half of the resources our clan carries as an apology... Continuing to fight will only cause more deaths among our two clans."

Facing Hearing Hei Yu's compromise, the players paid him no heed.

Inside the voice channel, voices of contempt arose one after another:

"Haha, he thinks too highly of himself. Although my math isn't good, I understand this: letting them go means we get only half, but killing them all means we get everything. Why negotiate when we hold absolute advantage? Brothers, keep charging, crush them!"

"Still trying to run? Dream on! I want revenge for the half spirit fish I didn't finish eating!"

"Back then you charged ashore and slaughtered us; now that you can't win, you're backing down? Do you think this is your home? Coming and going as you please? Kill them all!"

"Keep going! I'm not even satisfied yet. Negotiate your xxxx, just die!"

Facing Hearing Hei Yu, who wanted to compromise, the players paid him no heed.

For this battle, many players abandoned their ongoing hunting activities and rushed over in haste.

For instance, players who were fighting the Black Tide, the Insect Tide, or in the Shuijingdian region all voluntarily risked death to come and support.

They were about to win; how could they be willing to stop?

As resurrected players from the rear continuously joined in, the player army's advancing front line kept widening, forming a pincer movement pressing against the coastline, sealing the Black Wind clan members on the shore.

After several futile shouts, Hearing Hei Yu, acting like a madman, issued orders in a hoarse voice:

"Hei Lie, lead the warriors of your lineage to protect the warships and slaughter all the aliens destroying the vessels."

"Hei Ying, lead the warriors of your lineage to lower the gangways and escort the clan members onto the ships."

"Hei Jin, lead the warriors of your lineage to the flanks to open a passage for boarding the ships."

After issuing the orders, Hearing Hei Yu charged straight at the players, hoping to buy as much time as possible for the clan members behind him to retreat.

At the same time, the God King issued a new round of orders:

"All magic users, attention! All magic users, attention! Stop smashing the ships! The warships carry resources belonging to the Black Wind clan. Wait to distribute the rewards based on contribution later. If you throw fireballs again, don't blame me for cursing... I'm saying it again: magic users, direct your fireballs at the Black Wind clan members, not at the ships."

"If any more fools like this appear, nearby players should deal with them immediately!"

Seeing some magic users start throwing ink-flame fireballs at the warships, the God King was so angry he nearly cursed loudly in the voice channel.

In his view, his side already held absolute advantage.

From now on, they only needed to slowly devour the Black Wind clan's strength. Even if some warships managed to escape, most would be left behind, and the resources on board would belong to them.

If they allowed magic users to throw fireballs at the warships, the loss would be to everyone's shared interests.

This mission notification explicitly stated there were no fixed rewards; how much they could earn depended entirely on the amount of resources on the ships.

After issuing the orders, the God King used the Eagle-Head Demon's perception to scan the environment ahead, observing changes in the Black Wind clan's battle line, then directed players to adjust their tactics.

Upon discovering the Black Wind clan was preparing to board the ships, he decisively ordered the Monster-Path players to launch a charge, attempting to disrupt the Black Wind clan's battle formation.

Facing the players' frenzied assault, the Black Wind clan began their final struggle.

During this time, sea beasts chained up kept leaping from the sea. Driven by Black Wind clan warriors, they roared and launched fierce attacks on the approaching players.

Targeting these blocking sea beasts, the Monster-Path players took the initiative to engage and counter them.

A brutal slaughter of giant beasts unfolded on the coastline.

In front of a warship on the right that resembled an island, a blocking sea beast stood like a moving mountain, its body covered in thick gray-black skin, overgrown with seaweed and barnacle-like arthropods, and marked with deep scratches from battles, the wounds already turned white.

At this moment, Black Wind clan warriors blew conch shells, controlling the giant beast to try and resist the players' assault, buying time for their clan members to board the ships.

At that moment, a twenty-plus-meter-long black-armored snake burst from the crowd of players, charging straight at the blocking sea beast. The struck beast roared in pain, stepped on the black-armored snake player's abdomen with one foot, then opened its massive jaws to bite the player's head, intending to exert force and tear it apart.

Just then, another black-armored snake attacked from the side, slamming hard into the sea beast, causing it to stumble several steps. It then bit into the beast's spine, its body skillfully coiling and winding, activating the Great Snake Coiling mode.

Subsequently, more and more black-armored snake players joined the siege, attempting to strangle the sea beast through combined effort.

On the other side, the Roaring Giant Bear and the Deep-Sea Iron Rhino clashed and tore at each other continuously.

The confrontation between the giant beasts brought intense visual shock; as massive bodies collided, sand and water splashed everywhere, the roars of monsters rose and fell in waves, and the blood flowing from the slaughter stained the sea surface red.

Throughout this process, support from the player army continued to arrive, while the Black Wind clan's combat strength constantly dwindled with the passing time.

By this point in the great battle, the outcome was clear.

The remaining Black Wind clan members were, in the players' eyes, merely a dying struggle, with no possibility of turning the tide.

Three hours later, Hearing Hei Yu, the Black Wind clan's Clan Leader, exhausted his stamina and collapsed with a thud.

Immediately, enthusiastic cheers erupted within the voice channel.

Although two warships managed to escape during the process, they had already won the victory of the battle.

"So satisfying! After fighting all night, we finally won. The feeling of struggling together to defeat opponents is truly addictive."

"I checked the Battle Group Contribution Board; I rank 1823. I wonder what reward I'll get. This time it doesn't seem to be system-assigned; we need to count the resources on the warships ourselves and distribute them. I hope the leaders of the major guilds won't embezzle."

"No, they won't. These guilds are also famous in other games; they wouldn't do such a stupid thing. If they lose their reputation, who would follow them? Besides, they don't lack money in reality."

"Haha, they don't lack money in reality, but they lack Shou Shou Jili in the game! However, I trust them. Hurry up and count, distribute rewards according to contribution."

"There are 32 warships in total. I wonder how many resources we'll be able to count."

"Human friends are so strong! Fighting in a group all night, I leveled up 2 times. So happy~."

After a night of fierce fighting, the player army welcomed victory. At this moment, the morning light slowly lifted the curtain of night, waking the world from its slumber.

A golden wheel rose at the horizon, draping the coastline in a layer of golden gauze.

The players gazed at the rising sun, opened their arms, and let out excited cheers.

Just then, the Challenger Notification sounded:

【Challenger Notification (All Channels): The special battle has ended. The temporary space teleportation function (teleport out of the Novice Village) is cancelled.】

Accompanying the notification sound, the Glory Album slowly opened, recording this battle into history, eternally etched in memory.

The voice of the God King, the supreme commander of this battle, also rang out within the battle group's voice channel:

"Brothers, we have won... No need for long speeches. Now, the leaders and management of all major guilds, gather at the shore. Everyone, go live-stream under everyone's supervision to count the spoils of war."

"Additionally, to avoid issues of uneven distribution in the statistics, all spoils of war obtained this time shall be sacrificed to Beneath Di Zhao. No matter how precious the resources, no one is allowed to take them at market price. Finally, contribution rankings and rewards will be distributed based on the Shou Shou Jili received after the sacrifice. Secondly, the assassin players responsible for destroying the warships just now, take your recorded videos to the battle group administrators. Once the spoils of war statistics are finished, we will settle the fees for your Spirit Energy Bombs first."

"Other brothers who are free, go help dismantle the ships. Take down all valuable materials from the hulls. When the statistics are done later, sacrifice them all together and distribute the Shou Shou Jili."

"One last thing, brothers are truly awesome, we have won!"

Hearing that rewards would soon be distributed according to contribution, the players at the shore cheered and jumped for joy.

During the wait, many players opened the Glory Album to flip through the battle records, all wanting to see if their heroic deeds were recorded in the highlights.

On the vast sea.

Two warships, dragged by sea beasts, were sailing rapidly.

On the warship, Hei Ying's body trembled. His crimson eyes gazed at the colorful misty coastline gradually shrinking in his line of sight, his teeth grinding together making a sound.

Floating in his mind were the words left to him by the Clan Chief before his death:

"Hei Ying, take the last seeds of our clan and leave. I will hold the rear for you."

Bang!

A fist smashed onto the warship's railing, leaving a concave fist print. Endless grief and indignation rose in Hei Ying's heart.

Facing the hatred of his clan's extermination, he very much wanted to turn back and kill his way through, even if it meant dying in battle.

But thinking of the Clan Chief's dying entrustment, he chose to suppress his surging emotions, knowing he had shouldered the responsibility of continuing the clan's flame.

Gazing towards the direction of the colorful misty coastline, he gritted his teeth and said:

"This grudge, my Black Wind Clan... will definitely be avenged!"

But Hei Ying knew clearly in his heart that when revenge could be exacted was entirely unknown.

Only two shiploads of clan members remained from their generation. He did not know when they could recover to their peak state, nor when they could possess strength surpassing that of the mysterious clan.

But it certainly would not be in their generation.

Restoring the clan's strength would require the efforts of several generations.

Thinking of this, grief and indignation filled Hei Ying's heart.

The vast sea stretched endlessly, with no home to be found. He could not think of where to lead his clan next.

Just then, a clan member came to his side:

"Brother Ying, I have an idea."

Hei Ying slowly turned to look at his clan brother standing beside him, asking in a hoarse, deep voice:

"Speak."

"We return to Black Wind Island and wait for an opportunity to take revenge."

"Returning is a dead end; how can we fight the Ancient God Clan..."

Halfway through his words, Hei Ying suddenly paused. The look in his eyes as he gazed at his clan brother changed:

"What do you mean?"

"Divert the disaster eastward. Since the Ancient God Clan wants to capture Arena Warriors, let us inform the Ancient God Servants about the situation on the colorful misty coastline."

"Good, good, good, this plan is excellent." A look of joy appeared on Hei Ying's face.

"Brother Ying, this method has one problem: how can we meet the Ancient God Servants? When they capture fighters, they never give us a chance to communicate."

Seeing the worry in his clan brother's eyes, Hei Ying said without hesitation:

"This problem, I have a way to solve."

"How to solve it?"

"As long as I am captured and taken to the Ancient God Arena, I will naturally meet the Ancient God Servants there."

"Brother Ying, you want to..."

"No need for more words. My mind is made up. In the future, you will serve as the Clan Chief of the Black Wind Clan!"

After his clan brother departed, Hei Ying gazed towards the direction of the colorful misty coastline, a ferocious smile appearing on his face.

In his view, no matter how strong the alien race on the coastline was, what could they do?

Once targeted by the Ancient God Servants, it was destined that this clan would gradually march towards destruction.

Thinking of this, Hei Ying could not help but laugh heartily, though his laughter was filled with deep resentment.

(End of this chapter)