[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-monsters-are-coming":3,"chapter-the-monsters-are-coming-monsters-are-coming-chapter-176":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Monsters Are Coming",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2250025,4069,"Chapter 176: Diverting Disaster Eastward, Shadow-Boxing Across Space","monsters-are-coming-chapter-176",176,"\u003Cp>Facing the taunts of the Earth Chanting Bully, the players, already embroiled in a bitter struggle, saw their morale shatter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>These gestures were originally used by them to mock the Earth Chanting Bully, yet they never expected the bully to turn them back on the players at this moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gazing toward the horizon where the Black Black Tide form drifted back and forth, switching between an inverted thumb and a raised middle finger, the players imagined the Earth Chanting Bully hiding in the shadows, sneering sinisterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers, ignore the bully; focus on dealing damage.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God King spoke up at this moment, attempting to reorganize their forces to resist the Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Withering Marks continued to stack, visible dark purple spirit patterns emerged on the Lord's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The rate of health loss also accelerated continuously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing the players were no longer paying attention to him, the Earth Chanting Bully condensed the Black Black Tide under his control into the shape of a giant megaphone, activating his taunt Cultivation Mode:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Oh, if it isn't the Player Clan, are you giving the monster a pedicure?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Since when did the Player Clan start offering tickling services externally? Looks somewhat interesting; when can I get a set too?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Even my low-level evil spirits tickle with more vigor than your damage output. Did you dump all your skill points into the spacebar? Can you even perform? If you need help, just call me 'Daddy,' and I'll come over to assist.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Stop hitting, stop hitting; if you keep going like this, I'm afraid the monster is going to fall asleep.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the Earth Chanting Bully's fanning of the flames and kicking someone while they were down, the players erupted in curses over the voice channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players' current predicament closely resembled the moment the Earth Chanting Bully lost his composure when he was helpless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players, already trapped in a dilemma, completely lost their composure, but the Earth Chanting Bully showed no intention of leaving, constantly performing antics at the edge of their vision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His goal was obvious: he simply did not want the players to successfully defeat the Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the eyes of the Earth Chanting Bully, he cared not whether the Lord would be killed by the players; he only cared about how to make the players feel pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such a rare opportunity must be seized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If the players were unhappy, then he was happy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing that continuing this way would inevitably lead to their defeat, the God King within the player warband decisively issued a new order:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers controlling the Shu Yan Warriors, retreat; preserve the Shu Yan Warriors as much as possible. Other players, help create space for the retreat.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In a situation where defeat was certain, preserving the lives of the Shu Yan Warriors became the primary objective.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players possessing Shu Yan Warriors acted decisively at this moment, ordering their Shu Yan Warriors, which had been rushing toward the Lord, to retreat rapidly. The remaining players charged forward fiercely, launching a death charge against the Lord to buy time for those controlling the Shu Yan Warriors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The boss-pushing operation had effectively been declared a failure at this stage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In fact, even without the mental interference of the Earth Chanting Bully, there was no possibility of victory in this battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although Withering was a god-tier skill for pushing bosses, it required time to stack layers; however, every attack from the Lord caused players to die in droves, with none able to withstand even a single strike.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The speed of stacking marks dropped rapidly as the number of fallen players increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Noticing that the ants constantly harassing it were trying to leave, the already enraged Lord began to unleash its abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It took a deep breath, then suddenly threw back its head and roared; the sound rolled like distant thunder, and a layer of earth-yellow substance plated its skin surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earth trembled accordingly; the Lord's feet firmly took root in the ground, forming huge cracks that spread outward in all directions. Wherever it passed, the land was torn apart, and stones were hurled into the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Scalding magma occasionally spurted from the underground fissures, engulfing the surroundings in a sea of fire. Nearby players were either swallowed by the cracks or covered by the molten rock.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players activated their analysis information sweep; the prefix \"Earth-Splitting\" was added before the Lord's name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, the Lord's form underwent another transformation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its skin turned azure blue once again, and a spectral ice crystal crown appeared above its head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A chill instantly permeated the air; the atmosphere around it condensed into ice crystals that drifted down in a flurry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A vast ice plain rapidly generated with the Lord at its center; the original grass and soil were covered by a thick layer of ice.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cold winds howled, and the temperature plummeted sharply. Ice spikes shot up from the ground one after another, piercing unsuspecting players. In the blink of an eye, a winter snowfield composed of ice spikes formed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Lord's name changed again, shifting from Earth-Splitting Lord to \"Ice Plain Lord.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then, the Lord's gaze swept toward a Shu Yan Warrior that had already fled far away. Its skin changed once more, surrounded by visible white currents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In an instant, the sky became overcast with dark clouds, and fierce winds erupted, sweeping outward from the Lord as the center. Trees were uprooted by the roots, and massive boulders were blown rolling in all directions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A tornado rapidly formed at the location locked by its gaze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It swept up the fleeing Shu Yan Warrior; within merely a few breaths, the rotating blade storm ground both the Shu Yan Warrior and the player riding it into powder.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord's skin turned green at this moment, switching to the \"Forest Lord\" form, its cold gaze sweeping over the remaining players who had launched the death charge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A soft green light emanated from its body. In the turn of a thought, dense green vegetation forests rapidly grew from the earth. Thick trees shot up from the ground, their branches and leaves intertwining to form a green ocean. Branches, like tentacles, wrapped around the remaining players, dragging them into the green vastness to be strangled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With its physical strength already nearly invincible, the Lord displayed its abilities, leaving the players with absolutely no power to fight back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this point, eight customized Shu Yan Warriors had been lost, and the warband players were nearly all dead; only the God King in the rear and a few administrators beside him remained alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Also entangled by green plants and with his health bar nearly empty, the God King issued a final order to a player from the guild who had already fled far away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing the Player Clan legion annihilated by the Lord, the Earth Chanting Bully observing the battle from atop Gao Ta broke into a wide smile. He manipulated the Black Black Tide to change the inverted thumb into an upright one, giving the Lord a thumbs-up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as the Earth Chanting Bully prepared to manipulate the Black Black Tide to depart, the Lord suddenly turned around to Iron Face the surging Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>More accurately, it looked at a Shu Yan Warrior carrying a player and charging toward the Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the final order issued by the God King, demanding a player within the guild who possessed a Shu Yan Warrior to turn back, carry a player, and charge toward the Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>While running, the Shu Yan Warrior drew its bow and fired an arrow, striking the Lord's forehead with precision.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Bang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord's head lifted slightly, the fury in its eyes intensifying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Enraged, the Lord strode forward like Kuafu chasing the sun, shaking the earth with each step, and charged directly at the Black Black Tide with a fierce demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Holy shit?!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing the players intended to divert disaster onto others before dying, the Earth Chanting Evil Spirit decisively manipulated the Black Black Tide to attempt an interception.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this action was meaningless; this player had already prepared for sacrifice, merging directly into the Black Black Tide without hesitation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord, following closely behind, also launched a fierce assault against the Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing an unavoidable battle, the Earth Chanting Bully remained incredibly calm, manipulating the Black Black Tide energy to retreat continuously while generating Disaster and Rampage type troops like dumplings being dropped into boiling water.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the Lord was strong, the bully did not regard it highly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The terrifying aspect of players lay in the fact that killing evil spirits caused no backlash; every death of an evil spirit was a loss.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But this powerful monster clearly did not possess this capability.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since it had attacked proactively, then let us slaughter it!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Black Black Tide transformed into surging giant waves, pressing down heavily upon the Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wherever it passed, all life was devoured. Evil spirits of various shapes and sizes emerged from the Black Black Tide like demons, baring their claws and fangs as they pounced on the Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Forest Lord Cultivation Mode, the Lord caused forests to spread in the turn of a thought.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, all vegetation along the path was frantically devoured upon contact with the Black Black Tide, instead providing nourishment to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord clearly realized this point as well, and the color of its body surface changed once again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A layer of hard scales appeared on its body, shimmering with a cold metallic luster, resembling an indestructible armor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On its massive head, a pair of blood-red eyes burned like flames, revealing endless majesty and dominance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It waved its thick and powerful arms, and a giant battle axe appeared in its hands, mysterious runes flowing along the axe.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the Black Black Tide evil spirits approached, the Lord, switching to War Cultivation Mode, let out an earth-shaking roar, as if intending to shatter all the encroaching darkness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The battle axe was raised high at this moment, then slashed down violently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A massive crimson light blade flew out from the battle axe, like a meteor streaking across the night sky, heading straight for the Black Black Tide evil spirits. Wherever the light blade passed, the Black Black Tide evil spirits were sliced in two, turning into black smoke and merging back into the Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the Lord's furious assault, the Earth Chanting Evil Spirit appeared extremely composed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He lowered the evil spirit level to the Third Palace, generating large numbers of Plague and Curse type troops to pounce on the Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After brief contact, he realized that ordinary evil spirits could not penetrate the Lord's formidable physical defense; pure damage-type evil spirits offered no assistance to the battle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To counter such powerful creatures, Curse and Plague types were the main force, wearing them down by stacking negative status effects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth Chanting Evil Spirit's tactics were identical to those of the God King.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both sought to drag the Lord to death by stacking effect-based damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The difference was that, in the eyes of the Earth Chanting Evil Spirit, as long as he himself was safe, there was no opponent the Black Black Tide under his control could not defeat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the Lord, he did not even need to use backlash tactics; the dead evil spirits would automatically merge back into the Black Black Tide. He had both the time and the ability to drag the Lord to death.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under his control, the low-level evil spirits generated within the Black Black Tide pounced on the Lord even more frantically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Lord, however, clearly had not realized this issue; its mountain-sized body rotated within the Black Black Tide, the crimson battle axe swinging continuously, each slash harvesting swathes of evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>However, the number of Black Black Tide evil spirits was simply too great; they attacked wave after wave, completely surrounding the Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tactic of ants devouring an elephant was enacted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Possessing a perfect troop library, the Earth Chanting Evil Spirit had access to far more effect-stream capabilities than the players mastered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within the troop library existed special troops specifically designed to deal with single, powerful targets.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Trapped in a dilemma, the Lord suddenly plunged its battle axe into the ground. A powerful energy erupted from its body, forming a massive energy field centered on it. The evil spirits within the energy field were torn apart by the immense force, turning into black smoke one after another.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seizing this opportunity, the Lord broke out of the encirclement by the evil spirits and advanced toward the direction from which the Black Black Tide surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene, the Earth Chanting Evil Spirit's expression changed slightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only weakness of the ants-devouring-elephant tactic was him, the one manipulating the Black Black Tide from behind the scenes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If this powerful creature abandoned its struggle with the Black Black Tide and targeted him instead, things would become troublesome.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the Lord's furious assault, the Black Black Tide was utterly powerless to stop its advance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earth Chanting, the situation is wrong. This super-creature has sensed that the Black Black Tide energy originates from the high tower releasing it; now it wants to strike at the source.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\" The Earth Chanting Evil Spirit nodded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the turn of a thought, his consciousness locked onto the Tenth Palace, and the Black Black Tide energy contracted sharply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the intensity of the Black Black Tide energy was insufficient, it could only be generated by compressing the energy.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, a colossal Disaster-type evil spirit, the \"Disaster Titan,\" emerged from the churning Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When this evil spirit made its entrance, it resembled a demonic pillar rising from the abyss of hell; its height even surpassed that of the Overlord, and every breath was accompanied by howling gales. Its skin was as black as burnt coal, rough and cracked, as if tempered by countless ages of warfare, with dark red evil energy constantly surging from the fissures like flowing magma.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Black mist swirled around its body, exuding an aura of Black Black Tide evil far more surging than that of other evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the attacking Overlord, it opened its blood-filled maw and spewed a stream of black flame that rushed toward the Overlord like a torrent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Overlord faced it without fear, raising its battle axe and striking with force, splitting the black flame in two.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two massive bodies closed the distance and collided.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Boom!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the contest of physical strength, the Disaster-type Titan was clearly one notch weaker; it was knocked backward by the Overlord, and cracks appeared on the thick black armor covering its body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth-Nian Evil Spirit decisively mobilized the Curse-type and Plague-type troops from the Third Palace, launching a new offensive of stacked negative energy while the Disaster Titan and the Overlord were locked in fierce combat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The main purpose of generating this Disaster-type troop was also to delay the Overlord's advance, buying time for the Curse-type and Plague-type evil spirits to find space to deal damage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, the Evil Eye continuously collected combat data on the Overlord and fed it back to the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the coverage of its perception, every subtle movement of the Overlord was recorded by the Evil Eye, including every shift and every attack, all transformed into strings of complex data and transmitted in real-time to the node information database for integration.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the high-speed computation and analysis of the Evil Eye, these data rapidly outlined the opponent's vague combat trajectory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As time passed, more and more data were collected, and the vague combat trajectory became increasingly clear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was like pieces of a puzzle gradually coming together to form a complete picture.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Evil Eye's combat assistance then took effect; it delved deep into deducing the patterns within the combat data, attempting to predict the Overlord's next actions based on its previous behavioral performance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What appeared in the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit's mind were multiple virtual images of the Overlord, yet these were analytical predictions of its next movements several seconds into the future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every movement was marked with a probability value.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this time, the Overlord attempted several times to bypass the Disaster Titan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit could always manipulate the Titan to intercept one step ahead based on the Overlord's movement trajectory, keeping it entangled with the Disaster Titan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As more and more combat information was collected, the precision of the predictions improved accordingly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Titan suddenly switched to the Icefield Overlord form.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth-Nian Evil Spirit had also generated a Disaster-type troop with ice-resistance effects several seconds in advance, creating a giant shield that stood horizontally not far in front of the Overlord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The cold surge swept through, but it was all blocked by this giant shield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding it difficult to advance, the Overlord let out a low roar and switched forms again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This time, after switching back to its War Form, the Overlord launched a frenzied charge, attempting to tear open the Black Black Tide defense through sheer force.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the enraged Overlord, the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit actively yielded space and retreated a distance, avoiding a round of attacks from the Overlord in its rage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, it skillfully pulled the Disaster Titan into the Black Black Tide for backlash decomposition, and the compressed Black Black Tide energy began to reshape the Titan's massive body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Overlord, which appeared nearly invincible in the eyes of the players, was completely controlled before the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although the powerful Overlord was still constantly pressing the Black Black Tide forward, everything remained under control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One hour later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The God King came online at the resurrection point in Emperor Tomb Village.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He immediately began organizing the guild players, preparing to launch a retaliatory strike against the Earth-Nian Bully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As players, they always settled scores whenever they had a grudge.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Since the Earth-Nian Bully had provoked them, it should pay a heavy price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, even if the Earth-Nian Bully had not provoked them, they would still fabricate reasons to carry out retaliatory strikes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Summoning his contact list, the God King opened the \"Peak\" player chat group, then sent a coordinate for the exit of Emperor Tomb Village, indicating that everyone should quickly lead their respective guild brothers to gather at that location to prepare for going out and causing trouble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Salted Fish That Can't Turn Over: \"Coming right over. What a pity; we lost eight Shu Yan Warriors in this battle. That bill... we'll get Shu Yan to reimburse it later.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>May the Imperial Prince Bless You: \"No big deal. First, we'll have a little 'heart-to-heart' with the Earth-Nian Bully, then I'll organize the brothers to go restock at Shu Yan's place. Sooner or later, we'll capture the protagonist from his book too.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Chaotic Fourteen Methods: \"Bringing people over now. First, we need to restock on some medicine from the Mall. Later, we must teach the Earth-Nian Bully a good lesson and let it know what the consequences of mocking us are. It's just unclear whether the Overlord and the Bully are fighting yet; we can't see anything.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cat Little d Le: \"The Earth-Nian Bully says: 'Whether I mock you or not, you will still attack me. So what will be different about this offensive? Does it just add one more emotion, anger? So what is the significance of this emotion?' (Slippery.jpg)\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the God King formed a warband and sent invasion invitations to the guild masters of the major guilds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, a warband composed of fifty thousand players advanced toward the Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, an Assassin player at the front shared a video in the warband channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the footage, the Overlord they had previously fought was engaged in fierce combat with the Black Black Tide; in War Cultivation Mode, the Overlord was constantly advancing toward the Evil Eye Tower under the siege of Black Black Tide evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was evident that after they had all been wiped out and sent to the Little Black Room, the Overlord had indeed turned its guns around, drifting back and forth toward the distance to target the Black Black Tide that was pulling stunts from afar.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning this news, the warband's voice channel was instantly filled with joyful laughter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Overlord had already advanced to the Emperor Tomb Mountain Range region; one could imagine how immense the pressure on the Earth-Nian Bully was at this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this scene, the God King could not help but laugh.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had originally intended to strike the Earth-Nian Bully, but now he suddenly had an idea, and subsequently issued an order in the warband voice channel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The player warband continued to advance toward the tower.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the tower platform, the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit also noticed the approaching players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But at this moment, his full focus was on the Overlord, and he had no mental capacity to deal with the players. In the blink of an eye, Black Black Tide energy below the tower surged toward the player warband, rapidly generating Disaster-type and Plague-type troops to form a player-specific firewall, preparing for a war of attrition.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was just that, contrary to his expectations, the player legion had no intention of joining the fight at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the perception perspective, the players advanced to the area near the Overlord, then took out barbecue grills, meat platters, and various other tools; some even excessively set up sun umbrellas, beginning to leisurely brew tea and grill meat, adopting the posture of a sightseeing tour group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Facing the player legion's retaliatory spectating, the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit chose to ignore them and continued to manipulate the Black Black Tide to attack the constantly approaching Overlord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the players clearly had no intention of letting it off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, a large batch of melee players closed in and, within a safe distance, released their Crimson Gang Qi characteristics, generating crimson energy that shot straight into the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To the stunned shock of the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit, the crimson air currents condensed into a tightly clenched crimson fist, and a middle finger, several times thicker than the other fingers, slowly rose up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Fuck!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Subsequently, this middle finger, formed from converging crimson air currents, continued to expand as if being inflated, becoming twice as large as the entire fist, pressing down and rising up in the air, moving back and forth repeatedly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this time, the God King in the voice channel was directing the condensation of the Gang Qi:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Brothers, let's put on a big show. I'll mark several points in space; you follow the composition map I've given based on your groups, and work together with divided labor.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As soon as his words fell, the God King began marking positions in the air.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players below, organized into groups, released their Gang Qi and converged toward the corresponding marked nodes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before long, a figure composed of Gang Qi appeared in the air; although there were some slight flaws in its appearance, one could still tell at a glance that it was the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>What followed was the generation of the Evil Eye.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The scene began to move following the God King's directions: the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit was held in the embrace of tentacles extended from the Evil Eye, weeping, while several drops of air masses formed from Gang Qi fell from the sky.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Earth-Nian Evil Spirit, who had originally remained calm, now felt like vomiting blood upon seeing this energy animated image.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Earth-Nian, don't look; your emotions are losing control.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I know.\" The Earth-Nian Evil Spirit nodded viciously and continued to focus on the Overlord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although filled with rage in his heart, he knew clearly that he must kill the Overlord as soon as possible; otherwise, there was a risk of the tower being destroyed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Whether to vent his anger or to confront a powerful enemy, he knew very well what he should do.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Towering fury was vented upon the Overlord; various evil spirit troops constantly threw themselves at the Overlord, merging into the Black Black Tide upon death to be reshaped and fight again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The tactic of ants gnawing at an elephant seemed to result in the continuous death of evil spirits, but the losses incurred, in the eyes of the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit, were far less than what would result from engaging in a fierce battle with the players.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To resist the Overlord, another Disaster Titan was generated from the Black Black Tide to engage in a frontal collision with the Overlord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Discovering that the Earth-Nian Bully was no longer paying attention to them, the stunt-playing players returned to the warband; one after another, they took out tables, chairs, benches, and even various delicacies from their Spatial Bags, critiquing the great battle between the two sides, adopting the posture of onlookers completely unrelated to the affair.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Overlord was still continuing its advance toward the tower, but its condition was getting worse and worse.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Already having lost a significant amount of health due to players stacking Withering Marks, it was subsequently subjected to the constant stacking of various negative statuses under the endless offensive of the Earth-Nian Bully.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the players, the generation of Black Black Tide evil spirits had no cooldown time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It achieved true endlessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The negative energy applied by the Curse-type evil spirits was like invisible ropes, tightly binding the Overlord's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its skin, originally tough as iron, had now become dry and rough; black spiritual rune marks of various shapes spread across its surface. This was precisely the negative characteristic applied by the Curse-type troops, constantly draining the Overlord's vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Secondly, the plague infection raged within the Overlord's body like a surging Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Overlord's eyes no longer burned like flames; they had become cloudy and lifeless. Players could even see exhaustion in them, and even the breath exhaled from its mouth carried a rotting stench; the plague energy was gnawing away at its vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Roar!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Overlord let out a roar, switched to the Icefield Overlord form, and released a blizzard to sweep across the Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit also switched troops accordingly; Disaster-type tank-type troops with ice-resistance capabilities were rapidly generated.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With the support of the full-series troop library, there were simply no powerful enemies that the Earth-Nian Evil Spirit found difficult to deal with in its eyes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this excluded those damn players who could decompose evil spirits.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the fierce offensive of the evil spirits manipulated by the Earth-Nian Bully, the Overlord's legs began to tremble, as if they could no longer support its massive body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From then on, every step it took was accompanied by heavy panting, and the ground trembled slightly due to its footsteps.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its once majestic white beard had now become sparse, drifting away with the wind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its vitality, under the dual assault of curses and plagues, had already approached its limit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its legs, which could once shatter the earth with a single lift, had now become sluggish and powerless, unable even to leave marks on the hard ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, the Overlord let out a low roar, its voice filled with pain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Growing increasingly weak, it attempted to struggle, trying to break free from the erosion of the curses and plagues, but all its actions were in vain.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Its state of life was like a candle flickering in the wind, liable to be extinguished at any moment.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The advance slowed increasingly, yet Di Nian Bully's assault grew ever more ferocious; three Cataclysm Titans surrounded the Lord, unleashing blow after heavy blow.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Plague-type troops resembled parasitic barnacles on a whale, adhering to the surface, their released plague energy constantly seeping into the Lord's body.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even holding an absolute advantage in strength, the Lord remained unable to withstand the Black Black Tide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Victory lay less than 200 meters away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet those mere two hundred meters had already exhausted the Lord's vitality.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Realizing that continuing thus meant certain death, the Lord let out a roar of grief and rage, switched into War Form, spun around violently to shove one Cataclysm-type Titan flying, then strode away with great strides.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just as Di Nian Evil Spirit was about to command the Black Black Tide to pursue and kill, he heard Evil Eye's voice ring out in his mind:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Di Nian, this is a Primordial Monster; killing it yields no absorbable energy. There is no need to pursue; doing so will only waste Black Black Tide energy.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There is a need.\" A ferocious smile curled Di Nian Bully's lips:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Evil Eye, stop measuring gains and losses solely by profit. Sometimes one must consider emotion. I am determined to kill this monster.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What do you mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I dislike relying excessively on the scales of reason, measuring every decision by maximum profit. My future is not merely a string of data representing profit acquisition. I wish to leap beyond the framework of interests constructed by numbers, weighing pros and cons while also granting my own emotions the respect they deserve.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Evil Eye offered no reply, seemingly pondering the meaning of these words, before nodding:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Di Nian, I will always support your decision.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Good eye.\" With that, Di Nian Evil Spirit commanded the Black Black Tide to raise massive waves, charging straight after the Lord.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At this moment, only one thought filled his mind: since the monster had taken the initiative to attack, it must leave its life behind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just then, Di Nian Evil Spirit suddenly noticed the Player Legion moving as well; various vehicles sprang up like bamboo shoots after rain, advancing toward the Lord alongside the Black Black Tide under his command.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Di Nian Evil Spirit commanded the surging, advancing Black Black Tide to condense a giant black hand extending its middle finger, displaying it toward the Player Legion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The players, unwilling to show weakness, formed a giant hand of condensed Gang Qi under the God King's command, which also appeared above the Warband, its extended middle finger even larger in volume.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Black Black Tide energy shifted, condensing into an inverted thumbs-down; the players followed suit, altering their Gang Qi energy pattern to generate an inverted thumbs-down.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two waves pursuing the Lord exchanged friendly greetings across the distance, frequently switching between various insulting gestures throughout.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was as if they were playing a game of finger-guessing, back and forth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>(End of Chapter)\u003C\u002Fp>",5083,"2026-06-19T09:20:35.554Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","33e1e2d4c0819023351b03c5cdd08b72ba22d46e26cec024afbe63ed64791b6c","monsters-are-coming-chapter-177","monsters-are-coming-chapter-175",393,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmonsters-are-coming-cover.jpg"]