Chapter 26: Catastrophe-Level

"Go and get some rest."

"Yes, my lord!"

Zhang San took his leave, and the farmers entered their wooden huts, contentedly falling asleep.

Not a single person among them had any complaints about the two days and nights of labor.

They all understood very well,

as the lowest-ranking units in the Multiverse Battlefield—farmers—if they could not survive the monster horde, death was the only outcome.

As farmer units, being recruited by a lord,

their fates were tied to that of the lord.

There were kind lords and there were cruel ones.

Facing Su Yu, this new lord,

they felt incredibly fortunate and happy,

to be recruited by such a powerful and mysterious new lord,

which was every farmer's wish.

They believed that once the territory developed, they would become beings above all others!

The early farmers, who followed the lord to expand and build the territory,

often held much higher status than those who came later, drawn by the reputation.

Just like the founding heroes of a nation.

Offering help in times of need and adding to one's glory are entirely different concepts.

People tend to value more those who stand by them in times of hardship,

rather than those who flatter them in times of prosperity.

Every farmer in Su Yu's territory slept soundly,

without any worry about the approaching monster horde.

They had built so many defensive towers themselves and witnessed their power,

not to mention that the territory had two mythic beings.

They believed that no monster horde, regardless of its scale, could defeat this territory,

even if it was the rumored "Catastrophe" level.

Su Yu stood on the mountaintop, gazing at the setting sun,

with Silvia and Elodie standing quietly on either side.

They waited for the arrival of the monster horde.

"Rip——!"

The sky was torn open by an invisible giant hand, creating a gaping rift.

This black rift stretched for miles,

overshadowing the clouds and the sky, which was painted a deep red by the evening glow.

Looking at it up close,

it seemed as if the tear in the sky extended not just for miles, but to the very edge of the horizon.

The black fissure gradually expanded, becoming wider,

like the gates of hell slowly opening.

The red of the setting sun grew even deeper,

appearing bloodstained in contrast to the dark rift.

[New Lord's seven-day protection period has ended.]

[Your Lord Crystal has lost its invincible state.]

[A monster wave is approaching. Please protect your Lord Crystal.]

[Passing the monster wave test will allow you to become a formal Lord, affiliated with the 11520th session of the Multiverse Battlefield.]

[Your territory is detected to be too powerful, and has been matched with the highest-scale monster wave — the "Cataclysm" level.]

[Warning: The pass rate for the "Cataclysm" level monster wave is extremely low. Please consider giving up.]

[Before your Lord Crystal is breached, you can choose to give up being a Lord and return to the normal world at any time.]

[Once the Lord Crystal is destroyed, the Lord's soul will return to its body, and you will no longer have the 'resurrection' ability.]

[Giving up does not mean failure; it is simply a respect for death.]

A long string of messages filled the projection screen of the Lord terminal,

and Su Yu glanced at them casually before continuing to gaze at the rift in the sky.

Countless monsters surged out from within,

like a waterfall.

[The monster wave has officially begun!]

[Cataclysm-level monster wave test: Please prevent the 'Cataclysm' from descending!]

…

"Brothers, the monster wave has started."

"Uh, already one-third of our classmates have left the group."

"After we clear this, let's find some time to meet up back on Blue Star!"

"Good luck, let's all do our best!"

"Good luck, let's all do our best!"

In the class group on the Lord terminal, everyone was encouraging each other,

consoling themselves that they were not alone in facing the monster wave,

and that countless others were united in their efforts,

…

In the unnamed territory,

a new Lord was commanding his troops, guarding against the monster attacks.

Over a hundred monsters suddenly appeared in the forest,

surging towards the territory.

There were goblins, orcs, goblins, carrion beasts…

Watching them besiege the walls,

he was drenched in sweat from anxiety.

Even a minimal-scale "Ghost Wolf" level disaster wave filled him with despair.

…

In the unnamed territory,

the new Lord Xu Meng, trembling, placed his hand on the Lord Crystal.

Not long ago, he had lost three griffins, and even his hero had fallen.

He lacked the confidence to pass the monster wave.

Just as he was about to use the Lord Crystal to teleport back to Blue Star,

he suddenly thought of his parents,

and the hopeful look in their eyes,

and the years of hard study he had endured.

He remembered the dim light of night, under which he had memorized the school's teaching, "1000 Ways to Start with a Master," perfectly.

He remembered his dream of changing his fate.

Xu Meng's pupils trembled, and finally, he gritted his teeth,

turned around, mounted his griffin, and led the remaining griffin squad into the monster wave.

"Kill!!!"

Arrows whizzed through the air, and the walls shook precariously,

but he charged forward without hesitation, like a warrior going to his death.

The smallest scale of "Ghost Wolf" level monster horde,

consists of about a hundred monsters below level 5.

Although there are no flying units, it still brings despair.

A territory that has only developed for seven days,

how can it withstand an attack from over a hundred monsters?

If one were to randomly get a high-tier unit, that would be fine.

But if one gets a common unit, the pressure would be immense.

Especially the psychological pressure,

would make one question why they didn't sell the random unit building card

and instead seek a stable start?

Bai Bai Xiaowei, who had randomly obtained a rare unit, clearly did not have such pressure.

She was very relaxed and comfortable, lying on a wooden armchair.

Nuns on both sides massaged her,

kneading her hands and tapping her calves.

A high-level hero, the Sword Dancer, wearing a mask, stood silently beside her, guarding her.

One arrow after another whizzed through the air.

They hit the incoming monsters with precision.

One-shot kill, one-shot kill, and yet another one-shot kill.

Bai Bai Xiaowei took a bowl of water handed to her by a nun, pulled out a straw made from some unknown plant root,

and took a sip.

It was incredibly refreshing.

"Is this all there is to a monster horde?"

Bai Bai Xiaowei looked at the monsters that couldn't even approach her territory and almost laughed out loud.

Her territory's combat strength was weak, so the monster horde she faced was just the lowest scale "Ghost Wolf" level.

Now, the arrow tower outside her territory had been upgraded to level 7 using materials.

"If this arrow tower were inside my territory, that would be great."

Bai Bai Xiaowei was delighted, thinking of the more than two hundred arrow towers in Su Yu's territory, and whistled in amazement.

One arrow tower is already so formidable; what would over two hundred be like?

She believed that it wasn't because this arrow tower was special,