Lords of the Heavens

Chapter 321 Rock Giant
Just as the level 5 stone giant was unleashing its fury, and everyone was forced to retreat and temporarily avoid its wrath, there was only one exception.

That's Zhao Xuanxuan, because she truly is the nemesis of the rock giant!

There is no doubt about this.

Previously, she hadn't used a hammer, but instead used the three-star enchanted tiger-head greatsword. With enough strength, this kind of long weapon was no different from a battlefield windmill.

Of course, Zhao Xuanxuan was also aware of her own situation and did not use her full strength. She only occasionally killed one or two level 3 ability users in the corners, giving more opportunities to the free civilian soldiers and reserve members. Such training opportunities were rare!

However, when the level 5 stone giant appeared, it was her turn to take the stage. But she didn't rush in directly, otherwise, with the terrifying attack power of the level 5 stone giant, let alone getting close, she would be shaken to the point of vomiting blood.

The only way is to take a roundabout approach.

Whenever the stone giant unleashed a powerful punch at the city wall, she would immediately jump down from the wall. As various stones were hurled into the air, she would skillfully dodge them, leaping and darting about. Although she appeared somewhat clumsy, she always managed to avoid the stone giant's shockwaves perfectly.

After a difficult journey, when she finally reached the position behind the stone giant, she did not launch an attack. Instead, she took out a hammer and, like a miniature stone giant, began to smash the main city wall.

The level 5 Golem always smashes twice in a frenzy, then charges forward with its entire body to finish with a heavy blow, similar to a jump block.

Zhao Xuanxuan also kept time with this rhythm, adding a few drumbeats like percussion.

It's basically like 'boom-boom~ 'crack,' 'boom~ 'crack,' 'boom-crack~' 'boom-crack,' which is quite eerie.

The stone giant's primary target was anything that blocked its path, or perhaps due to its dulled senses, it failed to detect Zhao Xuanxuan.

They played together for seven or eight seconds, and then, unsurprisingly, a section of the four-meter-wide reinforced concrete wall collapsed, and Zhao Xuanxuan was the culprit...

However, there is one slight difference in detail. The rhythm of the level 5 rock giant smashing down the city wall is exactly at this position, so it habitually adds a block, charges forward, jumps on the spot, and strikes down heavily.

Despite its large size, the bombardment action was remarkably fluid.

However, the city wall collapsed, so the stone giant's final combo missed its target, and its heavy, massive body leaned forward and got stuck in the gap in the collapsed city wall.

It's both funny and terrifying, because that's Zhao Xuanxuan's true skill!
Although the trapped stone giant can break free very easily, it only takes about ten or twenty seconds.

But for it, this was tantamount to a death sentence!
"Ahhh!"

Zhao Xuanxuan shouted, activating her berserk bloodline. She lunged forward onto the back of the rock giant, and her enchanted hammer began its performance. First, a rapid barrage of hammer blows, like a musical performance, could be heard from afar, as if someone was singing. Who is it that is knocking on my window...?

Then, out of nowhere, a heavy blow will follow.

Throughout this process, Zhao Xuanxuan didn't even glance at the colorful stone tumor on the back of the rock giant, even though it looked like the rock giant's vital spot.

"Roar!"

The stone giant roared as it tried to get up, somewhat angry. But Zhao Xuanxuan's hammer grew heavier and heavier, its speed slowing down while becoming exceptionally steady. Each strike was like a drumbeat, even echoing the stone giant's roar.

From beginning to end, a magical rhythm continued uninterrupted and undisturbed.

From the initial drizzle to the morning breeze, then to the surging river, the howling hurricane, and even the earth-shaking tremors, step by step, section by section, it rushes towards the climax.

The roar of the rock giant could no longer be heard, nor could the sound of Zhao Xuanxuan swinging her enchanted hammer down; only the continuous booming echoes remained.

"Roar!"

In the distance, the third Level 5 ability user forcibly ended its transformation. It had previously become a giant egg with an incredibly hard shell, but now it was struggling to break free.

It wanted to save the level 5 rock giant.

But at that moment, Li Wei picked up the four-star enchanted sniper armor-piercing arrow!
It was placed on the enchanted bow, and the bow was slowly drawn. There was no murderous intent in the entire process. However, the moment the bow was drawn to its full length, it was like thunder in a quiet room, a dream shattered. Boundless killing intent tore through the air, broke through boundaries, and poured onto the battlefield.

One shot, one arrow!
It pierced through the outer shell of the giant egg, pinning the Level 5 mutant, which was about to complete its metamorphosis, and its life core inside.

At this moment, its body had already crawled out halfway, revealing itself to be a level 5 ability user that could fly and had wings.

Colorful feathers have even grown on its two wings!

The next second, Zhao Guozhu pounced down like lightning, first cutting off the head, then the wings, taking the giant egg's outer shell, and finally hacking it to death when it was no longer of any value.

These are all 5-star magical materials, and they are quite valuable.

He does have that much insight.

Almost simultaneously, Zhao Xuanxuan's bombardment came to an end. With the final hammer blow, the rock giant let out a wail, and the next moment its massive body crumbled into sandy rock fragments, as if its body had been blasted open. If there was even a single rock fragment larger than a fist inside, she would have lost!
The life core of the stone giant was destroyed at the same time.

Besides that colorful stone tumor, there was also a golden card that shone brightly and was incredibly versatile!
The battle ended there, as the remaining Level 3 ability users were either shot to death or escaped and are now waiting to be hunted down.

The second-tier spellcasting witch Alice never appeared.

Well, they only sent over three 5-star universal gold cards.

What a kind person!
Li Wei made a hand gesture on the rooftop of the building, and Zhao Xuanxuan accepted the three gold cards for him. At the same time, several lines of information appeared.

[You have won this brief battle, but the war continues, and you can now initiate pursuit.] [You have obtained three 5-star gold cards (Note: The magical energy inside is the same; the only difference is that some magical zombies have grown to their full potential, while others have not yet fully developed.)]

【please choose! 】

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Without much hesitation, Li Wei directly chose to sell and hand over two cards, obtaining 4000 standard gold coins, and at the same time increasing the total number of universal gold cards handed over to 68.

Meanwhile, the total number of standard gold coins in his vault is once again approaching the 50000 mark.

This is mainly because Liang Yuzhi has not applied for settlement and has not paid taxes yet. As long as Li Wei does not apply for settlement, he will not have to pay taxes for the time being. He can wait until the end of the three-year mission. If he can obtain a true noble status at that time, he can reduce his tax burden to a certain extent.

As for the last universal gold card, he exchanged it for a silver-quality pass token, at the cost of increasing the mission difficulty by an additional 60%.

Some of the free civilian soldiers performed exceptionally well in this battle and may be promoted accordingly.

In addition, Zhao Xuanxuan can also be promoted to a four-star blacksmith within a few months; she needs a black iron token.

He needs to prepare the team members for the special boss fight next November.

Although Liang Yuzhi thought it was unnecessary to trigger the difficulty level, Li Wei believed that it was still necessary to take a chance in the second year.

Without being given any orders, Superintendent Nelson of the Free Citizens had already begun overseeing the aftermath, including treating the 387 people with secondary infections.

They were too weak. Even if the Plague Witch Alice increased the dosage, she couldn't complete the mutation and it would only cause direct death. For example, in just a short while, five people died and three became level 3 ability users.

The territory has a wealth of experience in dealing with these level 2 infected individuals.

First, quickly administer three to five doses of one-star blood resistance potion to everyone, then isolate them, and internally acquire one-star profession cards. Yes, these days, those veteran free citizens can accumulate one or two different profession cards through their daily work.

Under normal circumstances, they would most likely be reluctant to donate, so Li Wei decided not to test their humanity and would simply buy it for one gold coin!
Wow, we received 300 orders in less than ten minutes. We made up the rest with our existing stock.

Thus, these 387 individuals were brought under the coverage of the Prestige Card.

Li Wei's territory population increased from 362 to 752, which also includes Li Wei, Liang Yuzhi, and Zhao Xuanxuan, who are also counted as part of the territory population.

From any perspective, this is a win-win situation.

However, Li Wei still did not leave the rooftop. The last four-star enchanted sniper armor-piercing arrow was placed in front of him. He was still waiting for his distinguished guest to arrive.

It wasn't until around 3 p.m. that day that Liang Yuzhi hurriedly appeared. Upon seeing Li Wei, she laughed and said, "This bitch is more troublesome than I imagined. I didn't even manage to stop her. However, she is definitely seriously injured. She has lost at least fifty units of standard magic power this time and is no longer able to come back."

"After this battle, you have dealt with those troublemakers and also deterred Zhao Kewu and Socrates. No one should come looking for trouble again."

"Second Aunt, are you alright? This time, it's all thanks to your brilliant plan. I couldn't have come up with such a solution." Li Wei said sincerely. Indeed, this was a plan that Liang Yuzhi and he devised, not particularly ingenious, but enough to fool the witch Alice.

It's very simple.

It's simply that Li Wei is here, using his +5 perception to determine the presence of plague mice, and thus to determine the methods Alice might use.

So, once Alice makes her move, Liang Yuzhi will set off from the port camp. If she encounters Thomas and the others unharmed along the way, it means the plan is feasible.

If Thomas and the others were ambushed, it means Alice has other plans.

In short, Li Wei is sitting on his laurels.

With his +5 Perception in place, four Destiny Resonance, and Enchantment Bow, he wasn't afraid of Alice causing trouble. As long as he could hold her off for a moment, Liang Yuzhi could launch a surprise attack from behind.

However, even the already formidable Liang Yuzhi couldn't keep Alice, which shows how difficult she is to deal with.

"Second Aunt, things have come to this. Please stay and oversee the territory. I'll go to the port camp. Next spring, we can practice the Farmer's Fate. As for this silver token, Second Aunt, please give one piece of black iron to Zhao Xuanxuan, and distribute the rest as appropriate rewards."

"In addition, you will also need to take good care of the Samsung Tavern."

"it is good!"

Liang Yuzhi was decisive, while Li Wei simply handed over the prestige card and left without looking back.

Nowadays, there's no need for month-end summaries or family meetings, so his departure won't have any impact.

That's the advantage.

What follows will be a long period of consolidation. As long as no one else causes trouble, he won't bother making any moves since he's already ranked number one!
His opponents are no longer these people.

His most important goal is to maximize his profits within the bounds of the rules.

(I've been quite busy these past few days, so I'll only be updating twice a day for now.)

(End of this chapter)