Ancient Ark: A Dark-Themed Historical Survival Game

Chapter 81 Harvest and Attack

Yesterday, he became the first person in Suiyang to reach level 8 in the game, and today he became the first person in Suiyang to reach level 9 in the game.

The speed is undeniably fast.

Each cultivation level within 10 levels can bring a 5-point increase to all basic attributes.

These increases are not much for Xiao Yu; the greater significance of improving his cultivation lies in raising the skill ceiling.

The remaining essence is 3905.

It's neither too much nor too little.

Xiao Yu continued to make the most of his time by using his vital energy.

Among his many skills is the green-grade Hundred Battles Spear, a skill that comes from the spirit of the nameless warrior.

Xiao Yu doesn't use long spears much.

But as the saying goes, having many skills is never a burden.

Moreover, practicing skills can improve attributes.

【Soul Essence - 300!】

[Your Hundred Battles Spear has broken through; the current skill level is 2!]

【Soul Essence - 450!】

[Your Hundred Battles Spear has broken through! Current skill level: 3. Permanently increase HP by 2 and Constitution by 1!]

【Soul Essence - 800】

[Your Hundred Battles Spear has reached its maximum level, permanently granting +20 Health, +6 Constitution, and +1 Agility!]

Effortless.

Level up directly to the maximum level.

Both the Hundred Battles Spear and Blood Slash are green-grade skills, and both can increase health and constitution attributes.

The Hundred Battles Spear technique is slightly more difficult to master.

The increase in attribute points is about the same.

The Hundred Battles Spear is not inferior to the Blood Qi Slash. The main difference is that for techniques of the same level and type with attribute amplification, the marginal effect will slowly decrease as the number of techniques practiced increases.

for example.

A chosen one possesses ten sets of green-grade cultivation techniques that primarily increase agility, and it is assumed that these techniques provide the same boost to strength.

When you practice the first or second set, you can increase your agility by 10 points. When you practice the fifth or sixth set, you can only increase your agility by 6 points. When you practice the tenth set, you may only increase your agility by 3 points.

This is called diminishing marginal utility.

The lower the level of the skill, the lower the cost-effectiveness of simply increasing the quantity.

Therefore, it is unrealistic to think that you can become a top-level expert by relying on a large number of white and green skills.

Of course, even Xiao Yu doesn't need to consider this issue at this stage. As long as he has the skills, he can practice them without losing out.

The third wave of impact has now arrived.

The monsters that landed during this tsunami were all level 7 or 8. At present, there are no more than twenty people in the Chosen Ones who can reach level 7.

The proportion of elite monsters is also increasing.

A rash attack by the Chosen Ones could easily result in heavy casualties. Xiao Yu decisively ordered all the Chosen Ones on the defensive lines to retreat and hold their ground. Boom boom boom!

A new wave of impact has begun.

Deep-sea energy surges into this world like a flood bursting its banks.

Hundreds and thousands of monsters exuding a polluted aura descended upon the Chosen Ones' defensive perimeter.

Xiao Yu's No. 1 defense point was the first to be affected, attracting at least several hundred monsters. There were many types of monsters, but most of them were the same ones seen in Nightmare Dungeon or in the wild.

There are twenty or thirty people in the very front row.

They were all level 8 Bloodstone Giants.

They were taller and more imposing than the ones Xiao Yu had seen in the ruins of the ancient city.

These level 8 elites were already quite strong, enough to put immense pressure on the Chosen Ones, let alone now that they have been strengthened by the aura of the deep sea.

After twenty or thirty Bloodstone Giants, there were at least a hundred more level 7 or 8 giants, plus a total of one or two hundred heavily armored demon soldiers, evil eye sorcerers, demonized cavalry, and other humanoid monsters.

When hundreds of nightmare monsters gather, the pollution they emit is enough to mutate and corrupt the land they pass through, and brings a suffocating sense of oppression.

"Oh My God!"

"They're all level 7 and 8 monsters!"

"There are way too many elite monsters!"

"This is only the third round! The difficulty has increased so much! Can we really withstand four rounds of attacks?"

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The number of people in the No. 1 defense camp is too small. Even with Xiao Yu, there are only 47 people. Even if each person summons a heroic spirit, their combat power will still not exceed 100.

Those who reach level 7 are few and far between.

No more than half of them are at level 6.

Most people only have a cultivation level of 5.

When faced with a fierce attack from an enemy that had an overwhelming advantage in both numbers and level, they really didn't know how to fight back, and only one thought filled their minds—like a mantis trying to stop a chariot!

This moment.

Those who are destined for greatness deeply understand this.

What is the terror of a nightmare tsunami!

Now, let alone ordinary Chosen Ones who are mostly only level 5, even elites like Lu Dahai, Zhao Gang, and Jiang Xiaoxia feel immense pressure.

"Don't panic!"

Xiao Yu waved his hand and cast the Four Symbols Spell on the level 8 nameless warrior spirit beside him.

Wind, Forest, Fire, Mountain!

Four major increases take effect simultaneously!

The nameless warrior, who was originally only a level 8 rare elite, has now been upgraded to a level 8 lord!

not only that!

"The Light of the Military Sage" triggered!

The effective range of the Four Symbols Mantra expands tenfold!

Zhao Gang, Lu Dahai, Jiang Xiaoxia, Wei Dongbing and other elites, along with the heroic spirits around them, were all blessed by the Four Symbols Spell.

Damage greatly increased!

The speed has increased dramatically!

Recovery and resistance greatly increased!

The equipment's defensive and protective capabilities have been greatly increased!

Lu Dahai: "Holy crap, my stats and fire damage have increased this much all of a sudden?"

Zhao Gang: "My protective power has increased by several dozen points, and the defense of all my equipment has increased by 50%!"

"That strong?"

"What kind of magic is that?!"

"I feel like I could take on one or two level 8 elites single-handedly!"

'

Lu Dahai and Zhao Gang were not unfamiliar with the Four Spells of the Military Saint, but Xiao Yu rarely used all four spells simultaneously, and rarely used them at the level of level 3 directly.

Now they're showing no mercy.

Four level 3 buffs are applied simultaneously.

The results were astonishing and unbelievable.

Lu Dahai and the Lava Mage Spirit couldn't wait to join forces and unleash a wave of "Lava Fire Rain"!

In an instant!

Dozens or even hundreds of lava fireballs rained down from the sky.

Each fireball is larger than a basketball, its main body being hot, flowing magma, encased in a layer of raging flames.

boom!

—201!

The first lava fireball exploded on the Bloodstone Giant, releasing a wide range of fire-attribute energy in an instant.

This force is strong enough to melt steel and can also severely damage the invulnerable body of the Bloodstone Giant. Moreover, the molten lava flames will cause continuous erosion and damage.

—38!

—42!

Boom boom boom!

Dozens of lava fireballs exploded one after another.

These evil-eyed giants, though thick-skinned and tough.

But its enormous size also made it a perfect target.

After a barrage of fireballs, the dozen or so Evil Eye Giants in the front row were severely damaged, with several being instantly killed. The damage and output were truly astonishing.

Lu Dahai has a talent that enhances damage, plus a level 6 green named equipment, and he has cultivated the blue skill Lava Fire Rain to level 2.

In terms of damage output only.

Those born in Suiyang are among the top five.

With the current buff of Level 3 Invasion Like Fire, how could the damage not be explosive, directly unleashing an astonishing area-of-effect damage effect?

However, the deep-sea monster will not sit idly by and wait to die.

The distance between the two sides continued to close.

The Bloodstone Giant in the front row glowed, and as the energy gathered in its chest eye, a destructive ray burst forth.

The Bloodstone Giant's "Blood Ray" is as powerful as a cannon shot and can severely damage defensive fortifications.

"The Holy Shield!"

Zhao Gang stood in front of the crowd.

It summons a giant shield the size of a small mountain.

Zhao Gang is currently wearing the same Fallen King of Chu set as Xiao Yu. Although it has not been upgraded or enhanced and cannot be compared with Xiao Yu, it is still enough to generate powerful attribute bonuses.

He was also equipped with a large black shield, the Resentful Mountain God Shield, which was obtained from the Resentful Mountain God Temple and had high attributes and extremely strong defense.

Zhao Gang's equipment was excellent.

They could rank among the top few among those destined for greatness.

The innate skill, Divine Shield, is directly related to equipment defense and personal attributes, and at this moment it directly withstood the bombardment of eight or nine rays.

Everyone felt the ground shaking.

The Holy Shield was not broken; instead, a portion of it bounced back, ultimately causing new casualties among the monsters.

"That's awesome!"

"This offensive and defensive capability is unmatched!"

"As expected of Fatty and Gangzi!"

When Zhao Gang and Lu Dahai took action to quell the situation, the morale of the other chosen ones immediately soared.

Xiao Yu continued to activate the Military Saint's Curse.

The Four Symbols Mantra of the Military Sage is superimposed with the Light of the Military Sage.

Within seconds, it took effect on all the main members and main heroic spirits, directly increasing their combat power by one or two times!

"My attack, speed, and defense have all increased significantly! What kind of skill is this? It's invincible!"

"What an outrageous increase!"

"No wonder Fatty and Gangzi suddenly became so powerful; it turns out they've received the boss's blessing!"

"Say no more!"

"Long live the boss! The boss is awesome! I'm going to take on ten of them now!"

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Morale soared!

Shock and ecstasy!

It's unbelievable.

Among the chosen ones, there is no shortage of talents skilled in support roles, but no one has ever seen such a powerful buff skill.

Is this the method of the number one chosen one in Suiyang? It turns out he's not only the strongest expert, but also the strongest support!

Logically speaking, such a powerful skill should not only be extremely difficult to master, but its consumption should also be astonishing, and its cooldown time should be very long.

but.

In just a few seconds.

Xiao Yu enabled thirty targets to achieve an increase.

Does this skill have no cooldown? What kind of divine skill is this?!

How much mental energy would that take? Just how deep is Xiao Yu's foundation?

Unbelievable!

Incomprehensible!

Xiao Yu's ability to use such a powerful collective buff skill means he possesses the ability to turn the rotten into the miraculous, transforming a weak force into an elite one in an instant.

Previously, everyone only knew that Xiao Yu was very powerful, but they had no idea why he was so powerful. Now, after seeing a glimpse of him, they finally understand what a true god-level master is!

"The Military Sage's Formation!"

Xiao Yu summoned an array with a radius of several hundred meters, instantly identifying dozens of assassin monsters with stealth abilities who were attempting to launch a sneak attack.

The Military Strategy Formation also possesses a suppressive effect.

Although the number of suppression attributes is not large, when the attributes of hundreds of enemies decrease at the same time, even if it is only a slight decrease, it is enough to significantly weaken the overall strength.

"attack!"

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

The chosen ones, their morale soaring, launched an attack.

Xiao Yu and the heroic spirits kept drawing their bows and shooting arrows. With their dense and powerful firepower, plus the frenzied attack of dozens of people, the monster could not cross the line.

Whether it's a level 8 Bloodstone Giant or other powerful level 8 elites, they will be quickly killed as soon as they get close, and one loot orb after another will be released.

The battle lasted for about ten to twenty minutes.

The third wave of the tsunami has ended, and rewards for this round are being distributed.

Xiao Yu heard the prompt.

He also breathed a sigh of relief.

This wave of impact has finally passed.

The three rounds of fighting have taken a toll.

The Ash Warbow's durability is down to one-third.

Despite possessing the light of the God of War, Xiao Yu could use the God of War's incantation multiple times, which also brought his mental energy to the brink of exhaustion.

Fortunately.

We held on.

My subordinates are very capable.

This round of battle eliminated at least four hundred level seven or eight monsters. Although there were also casualties and losses of heroes, the total number was less than ten, which is not a big deal.

The group quickly gathered the loot that had fallen from the scene and then rapidly divided the soul essence according to their contributions.

Xiao Yu gained a total of 8531 points of Soul Essence!

They account for approximately 30% of the total.

One person having such a proportion is already very high. The remaining less than 70% of the essence is also a considerable income for the other 46 people who share it.

after this war.

In these people's minds.

Xiao Yu's status has undoubtedly been completely elevated to godlike status.

The impact of the third tsunami has been assessed!

[You have accumulated 10786 Soul Essence points in this round of battle!]

In this round of operations.

A total of 19317 points of essence were gained.

This brings Xiao Yu's current total soul essence value to 21672 points.

Another record broken.

This is the first time I've been pregnant with over 2 units of essence.

It has to be said that this event is really amazing. After three rounds, the spirit gain has exceeded that of clearing the level 7 Nightmare "Shadow Corridor" by several times.

Xiao Yu stabbed the shadowy corridor.

It's aimed at maximizing profits.

He not only triggered two challenging bosses, but also thoroughly explored every hidden area. Combined with the first kill of the Corrupted and the bonus rewards for clearing the content, even this is still far from comparable to this event!

After the third wave of attacks.

There was half an hour for recovery and adjustment.

Xiao Yu went into the rest room to rest.

The fourth wave of impact is the last wave that the Chosen One can withstand, and this wave of impact is several times more difficult than the third wave!

If we don't use Heroic Spirits.

Xiao Yu couldn't hold on either.

They immediately seized the time to upgrade their Heroic Spirits.

The first hero to receive an upgrade is the ace hero Sun Tzu.

【Soul Essence - 13000!】

[Your heroic spirit "Sun Tzu, the Sage of War" has leveled up; current level is 7!]

In just two or three days.

This epic-level hero has been promoted two levels.

At this moment, there are very few entities in Suiyang that are qualified to rival it.

【Soul Essence - 2150!】

Your Heroic Spirit "Zheng Dan, the Stunning Washerwoman" has leveled up; her current level is 6!

【Soul Essence - 4550!】

Your Heroic Spirit "Xi Shi, the Beauty Who Could Topple Kingdoms" has leveled up! Current level: Level 6!

This is the monster siege event.

Xiao Yu not only leveled up himself, but also maxed out his first blue-grade spell, and raised all four heroic spirits by one level.

The harvest was very fruitful.

A huge improvement!

The fourth wave of tsunami impact will arrive soon. The chosen ones will succeed as long as they can withstand this wave, but it will undoubtedly be the most difficult wave.

The fallen have now been resurrected.

They removed the cooldown restriction of their descent by consuming Soul Stones, and then immediately replenished the front line via teleportation buoys.

The soul stones lost during the resurrection of the chosen ones can be reimbursed, and the lost cultivation will also be compensated after the battle, thus reducing the worries of the participants.

Xiao Yu also received battle reports from the seven strongholds and made some adjustments to the personnel based on the battle losses and the actual situation in order to better cope with the challenges.

"Has the death toll already surpassed 100 in the third round?"

After receiving the casualty data for the Chosen Ones, Xiao Yu frowned slightly; the situation was more serious than expected.

"The other Chosen Ones are still too weak!"

"There are too few capable fighters!"

This is why Xiao Yu has always been willing to share information about nightmares and has not actively suppressed the competitive attitude shown by Wang Yang and Su Qingmeng.

On the one hand, Xiao Yu was confident enough. He believed that there were countless heroes in the world, but he also believed that no one could be stronger than himself.

One reason is for long-term interests.

Those destined for greatness are stronger, and everyone is like a dragon. The more resources and wealth they acquire from the past, the more fertile the soil becomes, naturally replenishing their heads.

If a chosen leader becomes extremely selfish and relies entirely on squeezing or vicious competition to grow himself, he may enjoy temporary glory, but that is not the way to rule!

The other leaders of the Chosen Ones.

They had already realized that the situation was not good.

Wang Yang: "The intensity of the third wave of monsters far exceeded expectations. At this rate, withstanding the fourth wave will be extremely difficult!"

Su Qingmeng: "We have to hold on even if we can't, otherwise all our previous efforts will be in vain, and the mission evaluation will be greatly reduced!"

"But the casualties would be too great, making it a losing proposition!"

"Retiring at the peak of one's career is a wise move."

"Yes, as long as the green hills remain, there's always hope for a future resurgence!"

"We have greatly relieved the pressure on the Suiyang direction. Perhaps it would be wiser to preserve our strength and retreat to the main city to join forces with the Suiyang Legion and the experts of the four races."

The leaders disagreed; some felt they had to hold out until the end, while others felt continuing the fight was pointless.

"No refunds!"

Xiao Yu would not allow the morale of the army to waver.

He immediately made a firm statement and boosted morale.

"Please rest assured, everyone. Although it will be very difficult, we still have reserves. I am confident that we can withstand the fourth wave of attacks together!"

Xiao Yu is the supreme commander of this event, and his personal reputation has enough influence to make a decisive decision when others disagree.

"Even the great Xiao Yu is holding the line!"

"Then we'll risk our lives to accompany you!"

"Let's give it our all!"

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Time is of the essence!

We must prepare immediately.

Xiao Yu immediately made the following arrangements.

He separated members of the pre-formed rapid reaction squad and assigned them to reinforce the fourth through eighth battalions to stabilize the flanks.

As for the defense lines of the Second and Third Battalions, which are under the command of Wang Yang and Su Qingmeng, the pressure they face is second only to the Head Goose area, which is under Xiao Yu's own command.

no doubt.

In the ensuing battle.

They will face immense pressure.

Xiao Yu needs to mobilize reinforcements, and right now, the only one with spare capacity is himself.

He retrieved the spirits of the nameless warriors, whose heroic power had been more than half depleted in the battle, calling out, "Sun Tzu, Xi Shi, Zheng Dan!"

The three core Heroic Spirits appeared simultaneously.

Xiao Yu has the ability to summon two heroic spirit units, while Xi Shi and Zheng Dan, as a combination, only count as one, so he can use three heroic spirits to fight at the same time.

Named heroic spirits have the ability to act independently.

This is the source of Xiao Yu's confidence in dealing with the fourth wave of attacks!

Xiao Yu quickly explained the current situation and said, "The fourth wave of monsters will definitely include multiple lord units. Given the defensive configuration of this small village and the abilities of the other chosen ones, it will be difficult to withstand them."

Sun Tzu immediately said, "My lord needs to support three strongholds at the same time. The best way is to divide our forces into three groups: you, my lord, will lead one group; I will lead another group; and Xi Shi and Zheng Dan will lead the third group."

Xiao Yu nodded and said, "I will have Lu Dahai, Jiang Xiaoxia, and Zhao Gang form a team, which you will lead to actively hunt down lord units and relieve the pressure on the defense line."

Sun Tzu: "Yes, sir!"

Passive defense.

It's better to take the initiative.

On the one hand, taking the initiative can quickly eliminate threats one by one before monsters gather in force, so as to prevent multiple lords from banding together and becoming difficult to deal with.

On the one hand, the lord was well aware of the importance of keeping his identity and abilities hidden, and he did not want too many people to know about his identity and abilities too early, so as to ensure that the information would not be leaked.

Sun Tzu highly approved of Xiao Yu's arrangements.

"Xi Shi and Zheng Dan!"

The two beauties immediately bowed their heads and obeyed the order.

Xiao Yu ordered, "I will send you to Outpost No. 3 when necessary. Your mission is to assist the Chosen One, Su Qingmeng, in defending the outpost."

Xi Shi nodded: "I will obey my master's arrangements!"

Zheng Dan apologized, "Please rest assured, Master, my sister and I will definitely be able to complete the mission together!"

Xiao Yu nodded in satisfaction.

The three heroic spirits are not yet at a high level.

But they've already become indispensable right-hand men.

Not long after.

The fourth wave of monsters has begun.

Sun Wu was ordered to lead Zhao Gang, Lu Dahai, and Jiang Xiaoxia, three familiar chosen ones, to ambush monsters in the wild.

Jiang Xiaoxia: "Sir, I didn't expect that my senior would send you to lead the operation."

Sun Tzu's spirit can indeed act independently of its contracted chosen one, but once the distance exceeds a certain range, the spirit—

The rate at which spiritual power is consumed will naturally increase.

So we need to bring Xia Xia along.

Her combat strength is weak, but she and Meng Ying possess the skill to restore the power of heroic spirits, making her importance as a "power bank" for heroic spirits self-evident.

Lu Dahai and Zhao Gang were somewhat uneasy.

The two of them were well aware of the power of the heroic spirit before them.

The problem is that the monsters in the fourth wave of the Nightmare Tsunami will most likely be level 8 or 9, and there will be a large proportion of elite monsters, and even some bosses.

The eldest brother isn't around.

Can they really handle this on their own?

It's no wonder the two were worried. The last time they saw Sun Wu make a move was at the Demon Mountain in Gusu, when Sun Wu was just a level 4 Heroic Spirit.

Furthermore, because Sun Tzu possessed the secret art of concealing his breath, it was almost impossible for other chosen ones to understand his specific cultivation level through perception or reconnaissance.

Based on Sun Tzu's performance at the time.

Lu Dahai and Zhao Gang naturally assumed that Sun Wu was at least a level six or seven heroic spirit, but little did they know that Sun Wu had already improved by three levels compared to before!

Not only did his cultivation level increase by 3 levels.

Furthermore, he began to awaken the destiny of the "Supreme Sage of Military Strategists".

Furthermore, the Heroic Spirit Technique has made great breakthroughs, successfully cultivating the Four Symbols Technique of the Military Saint, making its overall strength and attributes incomparable to what they were before.

At that moment, a powerful aura descended in front of them.

"There's a monster!"

"Quite a few!"

Although Lu Dahai is not good at reconnaissance skills, as a sorcerer-type chosen one, his mental attribute is relatively high, so he is more sensitive to auras.

"At least a dozen monsters have appeared, most of them level 9—and there seems to be a boss monster among them!"

The voice just fell.

A violent aura swept over everything.

Fatty, Zhao Gang, and Xia Xia all felt suppressed and involuntarily took two steps back.

They then saw a ferocious, terrifying, towering figure that exuded an extreme sense of oppression.

This is an evil-eyed giant.

Unlike the Bloodstone Giants I've encountered before.

This giant was made of flesh and blood, standing a full ten meters tall, with skin that looked as if it were stitched together from dozens or even hundreds of human skins.

It wore tattered armor and had a very large head with two large eye sockets the size of lanterns, densely packed with eyeballs the size of a normal person, so much so that at first glance it looked like a honeycomb or insect compound eye structure.

This giant monster's weapons are two enormous bone hammers, the heads of which are the size of a small car and are made of dozens or even hundreds of skulls.

None of them had any reconnaissance skills.

Unable to obtain information about the monster's level.

There was no need for reconnaissance at all; just by the aura emanating from this monster, it was almost certain that it was a level 9 lord.

"Mental Fireball!"

Lu Dahai immediately unleashed a mental fireball, which exploded on the giant with a bang.

—89!

Although it caused some damage, it was a drop in the ocean and was merely a superficial injury to this being.

"Oops!"

All three realized how terrifying the monster was.

Moreover, behind this lord BOSS were a dozen or twenty powerful monsters, many of which were level 9 Bloodstone Giants.

"A volley of arrows!"

Sun Tzu opened his military treatise and immediately launched an area-of-effect attack.

A swirling cloud of blood appeared above, followed by hundreds and thousands of arrows raining down, covering all the monsters with overwhelming force.

In the blink of an eye.

Apart from lords.

Everything collapsed and vanished into thin air.

"This—" Lu Dahai was completely stunned.

Not long ago, with the blessing of the Level 3 Sage of War and the Four Curses, he joined forces with the Lava Mage Heroic Spirit to unleash lava flames. After a wave of attacks, he only managed to kill two Bloodstone Giants.

With a simple gesture from Sun Tzu.

A dozen or twenty of them were completely wiped out!

Many of these giants are level 9!

The sheer size and power of the attack were beyond Lu Dahai's comprehension.

"For the sake of—Lord Wu Zixu!"

The lord BOSS was also severely injured by the barrage of arrows, but he was not killed in one go. At this moment, he raised two giant hammers and launched an attack.

"Swords and spears!"

Sun Tzu activates his second skill.

The crowd heard several loud and stirring neighs of warhorses.

That's right.

Not a sound.

There were several voices!

Three powerful generals, armed with golden armor and riding iron horses, charged out from behind Sun Tzu in one breath, rushing towards the lord BOSS with the force of thunder.

A few seconds before and after.

Several rounds.

The battle was over.

A dignified level 9 lord BOSS.

They were powerless to fight back against Sun Tzu's attacks!