Building a Perfect Territory in the Mist

Chapter 58: Chapter 53: Battle Breakthrough, A True Genius

Half an hour later, the party of nearly ninety arrived at the bank of the Black Water River, the same place Shen Xing had been hunting monsters before.

The black shallows were now covered in footprints and drag marks, but the Naga corpses were gone.

"It seems the Naga from yesterday went back into the water," Xia Wanyin said softly after carefully sensing her surroundings.

Shen Xing nodded. "Put the bait out again. Let’s see if we can lure them out."

"If they don’t take the bait, we’ll just go hunt somewhere else."

With that, he had a Beastman step forward and place the bait, wrapped in oilcloth, on the shallows.

Less than a minute after the bait was placed...

SPLASH... SPLASH...

A series of sounds erupted from the river, as if a great number of creatures were emerging from the water.

Immediately after, a group of imposing, fierce-faced Dark Naga stepped into the firelight.

Leading them was the same Dark Naga Priestess—the one with the stark white skin and ferocious demeanor!

"Wretched humans, you dare step foot in the domain of the Black Water River again!"

A cold voice issued from behind the Naga Priestess’s mask. "Today, you will all be buried at the bottom of this river, becoming nothing more than silt to nourish the riverbed!"

As she spoke, she abruptly raised her Magic Staff, and a vast Power of Darkness began to surge.

An orb of black water materialized, spinning at high speed and rapidly expanding in size.

And being so close to the river, the power emanating from the orb seemed even more terrifying than yesterday’s.

"Who dares harm my Lord!"

An furious roar echoed from the sky, and all the Naga instinctively looked up.

They then saw a green figure descending from the sky, a flaming War Axe held high in both hands, cleaving downward with devastating force.

Sensing the terrifying power of the attack, the Naga scattered instinctively, their skin crawling with fear.

Even the Naga Priestess was forced to interrupt her spell, dashing more than ten meters away with a powerful flick of her tail.

BOOM!!!

A second after she moved, it was as if a comet had crashed onto the riverbank.

The violent shockwave sent more than a dozen Dark Naga flying and kicked up a cloud of dust dozens of meters high.

When the dust settled, a massive crater had formed on the riverbank. At its bottom stood a green figure, slightly hunched, holding a Double-Bladed War Axe and radiating a ferocious aura.

The Naga Priestess’s eyes narrowed. She could feel the enemy’s strength; his aura was nearly as strong as her own.

"I’ll deal with him! The rest of you, eliminate those humans!"

As she spoke, the skin under her armpits writhed. With a wet pop, a second pair of pale white arms burst forth.

The Power of Darkness surged, and a harpoon about one-and-a-half meters long rapidly materialized in her new hands.

Now, with four arms wielding two weapons, she charged toward Hellish Roar at incredible speed, propelled by a flick of her massive tail.

Undaunted, Hellish Roar raised his War Axe and met her charge head-on.

CLANG!

A heavy clang rang out as their weapons collided, and the two top-tier Tier One experts were locked in combat.

The other Dark Naga swarmed toward Shen Xing and Xia Wanyin.

A legion of over a hundred Naga surged forward, their advance bringing with it an overwhelming sense of pressure.

"Charge! Crush them!"

Shen Xing was completely unafraid. ’After all, I’m not the same man I was yesterday.’

’I’m a Grand Lord now, in command of an army of dozens!’

At his command, over a dozen Beastmen and Xia Wanyin’s Light Elf swordsmen charged out together to meet the advancing Naga legion.

SQUELCH! SHLUK! SHLUK!

The moment they clashed, a fierce melee erupted.

More than a dozen Dark Naga were instantly cut down, only to be finished off by a flurry of blades from the other Light Elf swordsmen and Beastmen.

On Shen Xing’s side, a few Beastmen were sent flying by spears. Some even had their chests pierced through—a truly gruesome sight.

Just then, a volley of arrows flew from the rear as the Skeleton Archers and Light Elf Archers let loose!

FWOOSH! FWOOSH! FWOOSH!

A dense volley of Dark Arrows and Bright Arrows rained down, piercing through swaths of Dark Naga.

Some were struck in vital spots, killed instantly as arrows pierced their hearts.

The Beastmen, now in their Frenzy Form, immediately pressed their advantage, pushing the battle line forward.

The two sides were quickly locked in a chaotic brawl, and the entire shallows became a fierce battlefield.

Shen Xing wheeled himself behind a large boulder, flanked by two Light Elf Shield Guards for close protection.

It was his first time witnessing such a large-scale battle, and the sight made his blood boil with excitement.

He promptly took out some sunflower seeds and peanuts—no, that is, he took out his [Mechanical Crossbow]. Aiming for the ranged attackers among the Naga, he continuously fired potshots to harass them.

There was still a significant disparity in numbers, but the quality of Shen Xing’s and Xia Wanyin’s Soldier Types was far superior.

Between the two of them, they had over thirty Elite Level units alone!

Furthermore, thanks to the buff from Hellish Roar’s [Tribe’s Soul] Talent, all Beastmen gained one Level during combat.

Although they had sustained some injuries, not a single Beastman had fallen yet.

Meanwhile, seeing how ferocious the enemy was and how their lines were being constantly pushed back, one of the Elite Naga grew anxious.

It raised its Magic Staff and began an ancient chant.

"დიდი ტალღა, დაჭამს დედას!"

The next second, a group of staff-wielding Naga all began waving their Magic Staffs as Dark Magic Power surged around them.

ROAR... ROAR...

The Black Water River churned violently, the waves swelling higher and higher until they formed a colossal wave dozens of meters tall!

The massive black wave crashed toward the shore with overwhelming force, threatening to swallow the entire Beastman Legion.

This was the Naga’s legion Skill—Dark Wave!

Xia Wanyin sensed the terrifying power of this large-scale Magic. Her brow furrowed, and her right hand went to the pack at her waist, as if she were about to unleash her own brand of pay-to-win power.

But just then, waves of scorching heat washed over them from the rear of the battlefield.

WHOOSH—WHOOSH WHOOSH—!

One after another, ghastly green Fireballs shot into the sky, tearing through the thick mist and hurtling toward the Naga legion with destructive force!

Two of the Fireballs were exceptionally large, almost three to four times the size of the others.

Clearly, Shen Xing’s Inferior Demon Squad had finished charging their Magic.

Before the Naga could react, more than a dozen Fireballs rained down upon them, moving even faster than the Dark Wave.

BOOM! BOOM! BOOM!!!

Each exploding Hellfire Ball was like a heavy bomb, sending the Dark Naga within a five- to six-meter radius flying in all directions.

The two oversized Fireballs were even more terrifying, their explosions covering more than half the battlefield.

The scorching temperature at the center of the blasts incinerated several Naga on the spot, turning them to char!

This coordinated bombardment killed at least twenty Naga on the spot and wounded another forty to fifty, drastically reducing their overall combat effectiveness.

Their legion Skill was cut short, unable to be completed.

’Excellent! My bombing squad was well worth the fortune I spent on it.’

’That’s some serious firepower!’

Shen Xing was extremely satisfied with the Inferior Demon Legion’s performance. Those few hundred Soul Stones had been well spent!

The firepower of eleven Inferior Demons was even more terrifying than that of a hundred Skeleton Archers.

Even Xia Wanyin, standing to the side, couldn’t help but stare, amazed by the sheer destructive power of this Soldier Type.

After that bombardment, the Naga legion’s morale plummeted. The Beastmen, on the other hand, were completely fired up, roaring as they pounced on the enemy.

The battle line pushed forward once more, and swaths of enemies were cut down.

At this rate, annihilating all the Naga was only a matter of time.

On the other main battlefield, Level 8 Hellish Roar was facing the Level 9 Naga Priestess.

Although Hellish Roar was one level lower than his opponent in both Level and Potential, thanks to the dozens of extra agility points from [Sacrificial Evolution], he wasn’t losing ground in the slightest.

The two titans clashed, Double-Bladed War Axe and spear colliding again and again. Their battle raged to the edges of the cosmos, grinding the very laws of existence to dust.

But just then, the Naga Priestess suddenly straightened up, a dense, dark aura erupting from her body.

She gripped the spear, now wreathed in a dark aura, with both hands and thrust it upward with explosive force!

With a sickening crunch, Hellish Roar was sent flying more than ten meters, crashing heavily onto the shallows.

"Wretched humans!"

The Naga Priestess’s eyes turned red with fury as she saw her kin being slaughtered on the other side of the battlefield.

"Awaken, my people!"

As she chanted in a low voice, the Black Water River behind her began to churn violently. Dark shadows shot up from the riverbed!

Then, a huge number of Dark Naga broke through the surface, rapidly closing in on the battlefield.

Among them was a giant Naga, nearly three meters tall, with a powerful aura and wielding a pitch-black War Axe.

[Dark Naga Combat Puppet]

[Level: 9]

[Potential: Boss ★]

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’Holy crap, another Boss Level powerhouse?’

Shen Xing was startled. He hadn’t expected the Naga to have such a powerful trump card.

’But it’s a good thing I came one hundred and thirty percent prepared, or I would’ve been caught completely off guard.’

"Blood Roar, this Boss is yours. Think you can handle it?" Shen Xing asked.

Blood Roar, who was in the middle of carving a path through the Naga legion, heard the order and immediately pounded his chest. "No problem! If Hellish Roar can do it, so can I!"

With that, he spurred his Elite Two-Star Warg into a sudden burst of speed, charging toward the Naga Combat Puppet.

He held his massive long-handled axe at the ready and, at the moment of approach, swung it in a vicious arc!

CLINK!

The Naga Combat Puppet instinctively raised its axe to block but was still sent flying by the sheer momentum of the charge, knocked clear out of the main fray.

Blood Roar accelerated again, pouncing on the Boss Level powerhouse, and the two became locked in combat.

Elsewhere, the Beastman Legion and the Light Elf forces met the second wave of Naga head-on, reigniting the battle.

Meanwhile, Hellish Roar, who was fighting the Dark Naga Priestess, was now in a bitter struggle.

After entering her Frenzy Form, the snow-white Naga’s speed and Power had both increased dramatically.

Her pitch-black spear struck like a deadly rain of blows, each thrust faster and more vicious than the last!

Even Hellish Roar couldn’t withstand such a ferocious assault and soon had several bloody holes pierced through his body.

Watching the fight, Shen Xing shook his head. ’He’s only an Elite Three-Star, after all. The gap between that and a Boss Level creature is just too vast.’

But he wasn’t disappointed. The fact that Hellish Roar could fight an opponent above his rank and hold out for so long was already proof enough of his strength.

Any other Elite Three-Star Soldier Type would have been defeated in just a few exchanges.

Just as Shen Xing prepared to intervene, he heard the Beastman’s resolute voice.

"The Lord said that a true Warrior must possess a heart that never stops improving!"

The Blue mark on Hellish Roar’s brow began to glow, his eyes filled with grim determination. "I will not lose! I will fight on and lead the Beastmen to victory!"

As his voice fell, a completely different aura erupted from his body.

[Ding! Your territory’s Soldier Type, ’Hellish Roar,’ has achieved Satori in battle, activating a new Talent: ’Heart of the Strong.’]

[Heart of the Strong: For every Beastman on the field, ’Hellish Roar’ gains a 1% increase to his Four-dimensional Attributes, up to a maximum of 30%.]

This is a growth-type Talent.]

(Note: You can never strike me down, for the entire tribe stands behind me.)

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