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Chapter 173 Outrageous Iteration [Seeking Monthly Tickets]

"Give me a rough estimate of the quantity," Fang Ge asked.

"A lot... well, about 40,000."

Zhan Lan gave a rather alarming figure, adding, "His physique is not much different from that of ordinary people, but he is vaguely surrounded by some kind of special energy... in terms of quality, it is similar to the power of the God of Set."

According to the backstory, the oasis and the monkeys were manifestations of Anubis's divine power.

As the number of monkeys decreased, Anubis's dispersed divine power became more concentrated. The remaining monkeys thus became stronger.

Normally, reincarnators need to pass through this forest to reach the Dark Pyramid and kill the Scorpion King.

When the Scorpion King dies, the Dark Pyramid will collapse, and the Amshe Oasis should sink into the depths of the earth as Anubis's divine power fades.

However, Fang Ge's Scorpion King questline was abnormal from the very beginning. He directly killed the Scorpion King, causing the pyramid to collapse, while the oasis was preserved.

Perhaps because... these monkeys had not yet "neglected their duties," Anubis did not punish them.

It's also possible that the main god simply preserved the facilities for training those who undergo reincarnation as much as possible.

They are undoubtedly excellent whetstones. This "I am strong, the enemy is strong" nature is indeed suitable for reincarnators whose combat power has just been iterated, to practice here.

"Forty thousand, one reward point for each, that's forty thousand points in total."

Fang Ge gave everyone a look, "Those closer to the front are easier to obtain. They will get stronger and stronger."

When it comes to mowing the lawn and crushing the plants... there's a professional here.

Zhao Yingkong silently entered Sage Mode, then clapped her hands together, even releasing the Yin Seal above her head. A special curse mark extended from it to her entire body, and then a massive amount of Sage Chakra poured out from it.

"Sage Art: Wood Release - Descent of the Flower Tree Realm!"

"boom!"

The moment the spell was cast, dozens of towering trees in front of her were brought under Zhao Yingkong's control.

A large-scale annihilation operation that proceeds gradually from the outside in!

They grew rapidly, expanding ever forward, sweeping towards the dense forest before them!

The massive tree branches that rose from the ground were powerful enough to sever the earth's veins and pierce through rocks! Countless monkeys were crushed to death, and those that didn't die immediately were drained of their life force by the Wood Release technique.

The life force absorbed will promote the growth of Wood Release, achieving an effect similar to stepping on one's own foot with the other.

In just a few breaths, these giant trees blocked the view of the group from Zhongzhou, but in Zhan Lan's perception... the extension had not stopped.

Moreover, large flowers are constantly growing on the huge tree trunks that are more adaptable to different terrains!
Under Zhao Yingkong's control, the flower buds quietly bloomed, releasing poisonous pollen!

In the original Naruto manga, even Kage-level ninjas would faint from paralysis after inhaling pollen. Even Madara Uchiha, who was as strong as he was, experienced a state of confusion after inhaling pollen.

To deal with these low-level monkeys, one dose of poison is enough to kill a whole bunch of them!

Zhao Yingkong just wanted to block out the notifications from the main god. The "+1, +1" sounds were really annoying her.

"hiss……"

The Yamata no Orochi was released by Zhan Lan. This was the first time everyone had seen the seventh head. It was over a hundred meters tall, and a powerful aura emanated from it, clearly indicating that it had reached the legendary level.

"Get more energy crystals!" she messaged Fang Ge privately through the mind chain, her tone slightly coquettish.

Fang Ge smiled helplessly. A long slit stretched out beside Ms. Zhan. Through this slit, one could see mountains of energy crystals. 144 crystals were collected each day, and over 200,000 crystals could be condensed in 1,500 days. Even if the vast majority were consumed, there would still be around 10,000 crystals.

With such an ammunition depot, Zhan Lan became quite unreserved.

The seven snake heads roared to the sky, and then began to spew out a total of seven elements—fire, lightning, water, poison, wind, ether, and mud—at maximum output mode without restraint!

Just like seven elemental rivers, they washed over this forest, indiscriminately taking away the monkeys' lives.

"If this continues, before long, not only will there be no monkeys, but the forest will also disappear!"

Upon seeing this scene, Zheng Zha gasped in shock.

He suddenly realized that he didn't have any "weed-cutting" skills at all; he was just a pure weakling! Even if he used the "one punch, two pancakes" technique, he couldn't kill many monkeys in one hit!
Almost as soon as the cleanup began, the number of dead and injured monkeys had reached several thousand.

Their evolution was instantaneous; one moment they had a flintlock pistol in their hand, the next they were like a large-scale World War II army, rampaging through the jungle.

In terms of kinetic energy alone, the difference between the mechanical artillery of this era and the present world decades later is... very subtle.

After all, modern weaponry is primarily used against people.

Since it's aimed at people, the power doesn't need to be too high. The specific differences lie in accuracy, cost, and quantity, but at the individual soldier level, there won't be much change.

At best, it has simply evolved from rifles and cannons into 21st-century assault rifles and rapid-fire cannons with higher accuracy and faster rate of fire.

To be honest, these things weren't even enough to penetrate Zhao Yingkong's Wood Release, let alone cause any damage to Orochi!

Before the number of native monkeys eradicated reached the threshold of 20,000, their military equipment underwent a leap forward.

Hundreds, even thousands, of low-precision rockets, accompanied by streaks of intense heat from lasers. This indicates their weaponry has advanced to a science fiction level…

However, this level of output is only enough to break through the scales and inflict some minor scratches on the Yamata no Orochi. When energy is plentiful, it's practically negligible.

Around the time the kill count reached a little over 30,000, the monkey's armor underwent an iteration, resulting in items such as [Power Armor] and [Shield Belt].

At the same time, the weapons they wield are also beginning to develop towards single-molecule swords, high-frequency knives, and pulsed lasers.

It has to be said that at this stage, ordinary lawn mowing skills become insufficient in terms of efficiency.

Fine beads of sweat began to appear on Zhan Lan's forehead. The threat posed by the Gauss machine gun to the Yamata no Orochi was rising sharply. As energy consumption surged, she had to use a higher concentration of breath to cause high-efficiency damage, which made the burden on her to control it increasingly heavy.

Iteration, continuous iteration.

The total number of monkeys has dropped to below three thousand. They... are finally no longer confined to the concept of "lone wolf combat".

From Radiation-based power armor to the CMC 400 power armor from StarCraft, and then even Stormtrooper armor from Star Wars, the monkeys' equipment list gradually appeared.

The weapons that appeared in the hands of the monkeys gradually changed to Gauss firearms, depleted uranium weapons, and even the figure of the "King of the Veins" appeared!

"What a joke!" Zhan Lan finally felt a chill run down her spine.

The "Vein King" represents a qualitative leap. Even though their ammunition capacity is extremely limited, with each "Vein King" firing for a maximum of three seconds...

That would be enough to overwhelm Orochi!

"It's time! Suppress their numbers to below five hundred at once!" Fang Ge shouted.

Zhao Yingkong clasped her hands together and shouted, "Sage Art: Wood Release - True Several Thousand Hands!"

(End of this chapter)