The Fourth Disaster: People become gods through high martial arts and gaming

Chapter 313 The Great Victory at the Mountain of the Dead

Two lines of crimson text flashed continuously, plunging everyone in the command cabin into silence. Even the seasoned members of the Dragon Hunter Legion looked solemn.

Normally, they wouldn't even consider martial artists at the Refining Organs Realm or experts at the Bone Forging Realm of this size a threat.

However, after the battle with the gray-clad disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts School in the Dead Mountain Range, many members of the Dragon Hunter Corps knew that the gray-clad disciples of the Obsidian Martial Arts School could transform.

A martial artist can unleash the power of a high-level Bone Forging Realm cultivator, and a Bone Forging Realm cultivator can unleash the power of a low-level Blood Condensation Realm cultivator.

Currently, there are 6186 martial artists and 262 experts at the Bone Forging Realm. Even by the worst-case scenario, this is equivalent to 6186 high-level Bone Forging Realm martial artists and 262 low-level Blood Coagulation Realm experts.

The 6186 experts at the Bone Forging Realm are manageable; many major powers can offer that. But the 262 experts at the Blood Condensation Realm are a number comparable to the top powers in the Four Domains. Even the Red Moon Chamber of Commerce has to treat this with caution.

"That old bastard Kui Lang is really good at causing me trouble. What does he mean by saying there are only fifty-odd disciples with strength comparable to the initial stage of the Blood Condensation Realm? That's utter nonsense. Don't they ever do any proper investigation before attacking a force?" Rhine Manster frowned as he looked at the numbers on the screen and couldn't help but curse. "Jena, notify Team One and Team Four to come and provide support. Everyone, come with me to meet the enemy!"

"Yes!" Captain Jenna looked at the commander Rhine Manster who had stood up, and her eyes showed a hint of excitement. She quickly notified the people on the other two sky ships to come over.

"Is the captain planning to take action personally?" The vice-captain, Silent Hunter, looked at Rhine Manster as he walked out of the ship's gate, his face also full of excitement.

As the commander of the Dragon Hunter Legion, Rhine Manster hadn't taken action for several years, mostly focusing on commanding battles. The last time he did so was against a high-level Cataclysmic monster.

What the outside world knew was that Rhine Manster was still at the peak of the Blood Condensation Realm, but only the captains and vice-captains knew that their leader, Rhine Manster, was already a half-step Celestial Being, and was incomparable to any martial artist at the peak of the Blood Condensation Realm.

The high-level limit of the Blood Condensation Realm is simply the limit of physical growth, but to step into the Celestial Realm, there is still a huge gap.

To break through to the Celestial Realm, one must pass two trials.

These two challenges can be said to have blocked 99.9% of experts in the Blood Coagulation Realm. The first challenge is to break through the limits of the body, and the second challenge is to complete the full enhancement of the brain.

The first challenge requires a physical strength of 400 tons, while the normal limit of strength at the high level of the Blood Coagulation Realm is only 180 tons. Even if a sequence of extraordinary martial arts reaches the third level of perfection, the actual strength is only about 250 tons, which is far from the bottom line of 400 tons.

Those who reach the first stage of the Blood Condensation Realm are called half-step Celestials by everyone. Their strength is far beyond the limit of the high-level Blood Condensation Realm. As long as they take that step and complete the first complete enhancement of their brain, they can become a Celestial Grandmaster, an existence that the domain cities of the four regions must treat with caution.

The actions of those at the Celestial Realm are extremely rare in the Four Domains. As the leader of the half-step Celestial Realm, Rhine Manster, although he is not yet comparable to a Celestial Realm Grandmaster, as the deputy captain of the Dragon Hunting Legion, he has never personally witnessed what a half-step Celestial Realm is like. He only knows that the leader, Rhine Manster, is a half-step Celestial Realm from the captain of the first team.

Now that the leader, Rhine Manster, is planning to personally take action, being able to witness the strength of a half-step Celestial being in person is an absolute dream come true.

Outside the giant ship in the sky on the other side.

"There are really a lot of people gathered here this time." Fang Zhen couldn't help but marvel at the number of players gathering around him.

In the past, a major battle would have been considered remarkable if it involved a thousand people. Now, more than six thousand people have gathered at once, which has truly exceeded Fang Zhen's expectations.

“That’s normal. After version 2.0 was launched, the maximum number of players increased to eight thousand, and another five hundred are added every day. If it weren’t for the fact that many people don’t dare to come because they don’t have the strength of a martial artist, there would be even more players now.” Ragnarok Gods sighed, “In the past, we were always the ones being ganged up on by NPCs. I never thought that one day we would be ganging up on NPCs. Times have really changed.”

"Indeed, this game is getting more and more competitive." Yi Ye Fuyun glanced at the Bone Forging Realm players present and sighed, "I thought it would be good if there were more than a hundred Bone Forging Realm players in this period of time, but I didn't expect so many people to reach the Bone Forging Realm. Sure enough, many people are secretly competing. It's simply unbearable for everyone."

Those present, including Luo Wushang and Lu Fanchen, who came from major guilds, were not surprised at all; on the contrary, they thought the number was quite normal.

Advancing from a martial artist to the Bone Forging Realm is indeed difficult, but those who can enter now include many gaming experts and individuals with exceptional talent. Not to mention the current 262 people, it's not impossible for the number to exceed 500 in a few days. After all, they have seen many familiar faces after this 2.0 version update, and these people are from many well-known guilds.

These people are not much worse than these top-notch experts. In this era of explosive growth in martial arts school resources, as long as one is willing to die, one can improve very quickly, far beyond what they were when they first entered the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

As everyone gathered around the Dragon Hunter Legion, discussing how to deal with them, figures moved on the deck of the Sky Giant Ship, and a large number of Dragon Hunter Legion members emerged, leaving all the players in awe.

"So many NPCs at the Blood Coagulation Realm?" Yi Ye Fuyun stared at the astonishing figure on the deck, his mouth almost agape.

The reason they chose to gang up on the BOSS this time was because they felt there were quite a few Blood Coagulation Realm NPCs on the Sky Giant Ship. More than twenty of them had appeared in the video before, which was equivalent to more than twenty Blood Coagulation Realm BOSSes, which was already quite exaggerated.

Now it's even more outrageous, with more than thirty people, and each one of them is of a high level, including many mid-stage Blood Condensation Realm martial artists. Even if they gather more than two hundred Bone Forging Realm experts, it won't be an easy task to take down this nut.

"Look! That old man looks like the final boss!"

"Holy crap! I can't move! This final boss's blood energy is so strong, it feels much stronger than other Blood Condensation Realm bosses. What level is it exactly?"

As the leader of the Dragon Hunter Legion, Rhine Manster, appeared, the players present all felt a sense of oppression, especially the martial arts players. Even though they were hundreds of meters away, they were still easily suppressed by the leader's blood and qi, unable to move an inch. He was incredibly strong.

Even many players at the Bone Forging Realm present felt that their physical movements had become somewhat difficult.

"You insects, die today!"

Without further ado, Rhine Manster unleashed his full power, and a gigantic Vajra phantom, over two hundred meters tall, appeared. The Vajra clenched its fists and unleashed a barrage of punches at the area below the giant ship in the sky.

bang bang bang...

Each punch was like a missile strike, blasting the ground into a small crater with a radius of over twenty meters. He threw countless punches, causing the entire earth to shake and completely altering the terrain.

"Is this the strength of a half-step Celestial Realm cultivator?"

The Silent Hunter was also greatly shocked as he watched the captain, Rhine Manster, frantically throwing punches with his phantoms.

Other experts at the Blood Condensation Realm, even a super genius like him, can only condense a phantom when using martial arts techniques. However, he can sense that the phantom condensed by the leader, Rhine Manster, is not any martial arts technique at all. On the contrary, the leader, Rhine Manster, has made the phantom a part of himself. Every punch thrown by the phantom is as if he himself has actually thrown a punch.

The normalization of phantoms!

The phantom attacks that were like ultimate moves for Blood Coagulation Realm cultivators were nothing more than ordinary attacks in the hands of Captain Rhine Manster. Other Blood Coagulation Realm cultivators were no different from infants in Captain Rhine Manster's eyes.

However, after Rhine Manster controlled the phantom to unleash a frenzied barrage of attacks, although the earth shattered and thousands of players died, these players were all martial artists, and none of them were at the Bone Forging Realm.

"Did they dodge it?" Rhine Manster looked at the Bone Forging Realm players moving in mid-air with slight surprise. He hadn't expected that Bone Forging Realm players could fly.

However, this flight only puzzled Rhine Manster. The movement of controlling the giant phantom did not slow down. The phantom threw a punch, and a player who had just transformed and was unable to dodge was hit in mid-air. He was not only smashed directly to the ground, but also died on the spot, turning into a lump of mud.

"As expected of the guild leader, his strength is comparable to a master at the early stage of the Blood Condensation Realm, yet he couldn't withstand a single punch." The Silent Hunter gasped as he watched the player fall to the ground, dead instantly. Although he was confident he could kill a player at the early stage of the Bone Forging Realm, it would take him quite a while. But Guild Leader Rhine Manster finished him off with a single punch. He felt that dealing with him would only take two punches at most, making him inhumanly strong.

It even felt like they didn't need their help; Captain Rhine Manster alone could wipe out the Obsidian Martial Arts School.

"die!"

After taking down one player, the guild leader, Rhine Manster, turned his attention to the leading group of players. He controlled a giant phantom to deliver another punch, as if his health had no limits. The giant phantom was Rhine Manster himself.

Just as Rhine Manster was about to kill another player at the early stage of the Bone Forging Realm, a tall figure stepped in front of him and punched the incoming air cannon.

"Vice President Luo, are you crazy?" Fang Zhen looked at Luo Wushang, who took the initiative to fight back, with surprise.

The phantom controlled by Rhine Manster could be said to have punches that were just as powerful as those he used when he used the ultimate superhuman-level martial art, the Railgun Type 2 Mod.

If you try to take the hit head-on with your fists, even if you're in a superhuman state, you'll probably get blown apart.

boom!
A sound like thunder echoed through the Dead Mountain Range. Luo Wushang took three or four steps back before regaining her balance, but her expression remained calm, clearly indicating that she had not suffered any serious injuries.

"Who... are you?" Rhine Manster looked at Luo Wushang with surprise in his heart.

His phantom attacks may seem ordinary, but in terms of power, a single strike is comparable to a sequence-level extraordinary attack. And he uses them as if they were ordinary punches from a phantom, allowing him to use them continuously without being affected.

But Luo Wushang withstood his attack without any harm, which was simply unbelievable.

"Commander of the Heavenly Might Guard Regiment under the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy!" Luo Wushang blurted out instinctively as she looked at Rhine Manster, who was questioning her.

As for being able to block the phantom's attack, Luo Wushang herself was also surprised. She thought that the Ghostly Hand technique that came with the training method would at least ruin her arm and take some time to recover. She did not expect that after the secret technique reached the second level in all aspects, her transcendence would be enhanced so much.

"The commander of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's garrison?" Rhine Manster couldn't help but laugh, nodding as he said, "You're qualified to make me take this seriously. Jenna, you and all the captains and vice-captains, go and clear out those bugs. I'll deal with this little girl!"

"Yes!" Jenna quickly noticed that two giant sky ships had arrived, namely Team One and Team Four, and now the Dragon Hunter Legion was complete.

In an instant, the captain and vice-captain of the Dragon Hunter Legion, along with a large number of Blood Condensation Realm experts, charged towards the players. Players who could transform also chose to transform, and they all joined the battle, fighting in mid-air.

The nine captains of the Dragon Hunter Legion unleashed their signature martial arts techniques, each at the third level of the Sequence Extraordinary Martial Arts. The nine vice-captains also used Sequence Extraordinary Martial Arts, though their techniques were not yet at the third level.

Suddenly, eighteen enormous phantoms, each over a hundred meters tall, appeared in mid-air and bombarded the crowd. Each strike was like a volcanic eruption, something that players in the Bone Forging Realm who hadn't mastered advanced extraordinary martial arts techniques couldn't possibly withstand.

Just as the eighteen enormous phantoms were about to strike their target, a woman wielded a spear and spun it around, creating a giant phantom over three hundred meters tall. Then, she raised her hand, and three hundred giant sword phantoms, each tens of meters long, appeared around her, blasting down at the eighteen enormous phantoms.

The two forces collided instantly, creating a deafening roar that could be heard for dozens of kilometers around.

Even after the explosions stopped, the eighteen members of the Dragon Hunter Legion were all pale-faced, some even vomiting blood due to the backlash of the force. In contrast, although the woman's face was also as pale as snow, she did not suffer from the backlash of the force, and her injuries were much lighter than those of the eighteen members of the Dragon Hunter Legion.

"Who are you?!" Second Captain Jenna stared at the woman, her heart filled with disbelief.

Who would believe that their nine captains and nine vice-captains of the Dragon Hunting Corps could fight to a draw with a gray-robed disciple from the Obsidian Martial Arts School in a single move?

"Deputy commander of the Sky Guard Regiment under the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy." Ye Qinglu didn't hide anything, but while speaking, he quickly regulated his breathing, taking the opportunity to recover from his injuries.

"You? The deputy commander of the garrison?" Jenna looked at Ye Qinglu, completely shocked, feeling that Ye Qinglu was playing a trick on her.

The deputy commander of the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's guard regiment was able to fight against eighteen of them. Just how monstrous is the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy's guard regiment?

Whether they were members of the Dragon Hunter Legion or martial arts players, everyone present was awestruck by the grand and astonishing scene.

Especially for players who have only recently started playing the game, seeing this scene gave them goosebumps.

Such battles are like a war between gods and demons; every frame is a true work of art, unmatched by any other game.

"Is this what battles in Martial Arts Descent are like?"

Sky Traveler's Broken Blade Like Snow watched as Ye Qinglu subdued the eighteen enormous phantoms in mid-air, which resembled gods and demons. He was filled with excitement, but secretly resented his low level. He was only a beginner-level martial artist and had not yet learned the transformation technique, so he was unable to participate in the battle.

On the other side, Rhine Manster's giant Vajra phantom was also completely overwhelmed by the torrential attacks. However, with the terrifying defense and regenerative ability of a superhuman life form, Luo Wushang was several times more difficult to deal with than ordinary catastrophe-level monsters. Rhine Manster had no way to help the other members of the Dragon Hunter Corps for a while. Fang Zhen, Chen Ya, Li Ranxing and others used the Electromagnetic Cannon Type 2 Modified to attack from a distance, making it impossible for him to deal with the others.

As time went by, the casualties on both sides became increasingly staggering, especially among the members of the Dragon Hunter Legion. They were already far outnumbered by the players, and with the main fighting force of the Dragon Hunter Legion tied down, the squad leaders and ordinary members were no match for the other Bone Forging Realm players.

In just two or three minutes of battle, the Dragon Hunter Legion was reduced to less than half its original size, while the players only lost a few hundred martial artists and a few Bone Forging Realm cultivators.

Seeing the Dragon Hunter Legion dying more and more, Rhine Manster had no choice but to order a retreat, having the Dragon Hunter Legion gather on a giant skyship and fly rapidly toward the area of ​​the Smiling Skull.

As Rhine Manster and the others left, the players cheered.

Although it was a pity that the BOSS was not defeated, they obtained two sky behemoths and a large number of flying transport vehicles, which would undoubtedly allow everyone to step into a new era.

On the other side, as the Dragon Hunter Legion retreated, the atmosphere inside the command center of the Sky Giant Ship was extremely oppressive.

"What's the casualty situation?" Rhein-Manster asked.

"According to the statistics just now, 358 people were injured and 636 died. Among them, 16 squad leaders, 5 vice-captains, and 2 captains died," Jenna said with great sorrow. "Should we report this to our superiors?"

“We can’t hide it, so let’s report it ourselves.” Rhein Manster shook his head.

This time, in order to help Kui Lang, he caused his Dragon Hunter Legion to suffer heavy losses. It was impossible to hide it from the Chamber of Commerce headquarters. After all, the Dragon Hunter Legion had never lost so many people before. The replenishment of personnel and resources had to go through the Chamber of Commerce headquarters. Unless the Dragon Hunter Legion stopped replenishing personnel and stopped using resources, the Chamber of Commerce headquarters would definitely find out.

Soon, news of the Dragon Hunter Corps' crushing defeat not only reached the headquarters of the Red Moon Merchant Guild, but also the great victory of the Obsidian Martial Arts School, which caused a great stir among the major forces in the Fog Mountain region.

(End of this chapter)