Mist Lord

Chapter 19 Beginner's Trial

"You little rascal, it's up to you now."

Looking at the swarm of black scorpion-tailed flies, Xia Yuan broke out in a cold sweat. Satir was even more on high alert; she had suffered at the hands of scorpion-tailed flies yesterday and knew all too well how terrifying these monsters were.

"Woof woof~~"

The simpleton, however, was quite arrogant, rubbing against Xia Yuan's trouser leg to indicate that he felt no pressure. Only when the swarm of scorpion-tailed flies was almost upon the gatehouse did the fly's fur stand on end, and it roared to the sky with a deafening howl.

"Woof woof~~~"

Xia Yuan was speechless. This voice sounded so cute, how could it be dangerous?

some.

The voice is cute, but it's also really fierce.

The howling of the dogs transformed into terrifying sound waves, engulfing the swarm of scorpion-tailed flies. In the next instant, they began to fall like rain.

The simpleton's roar stunned them all.

"Wow, that's amazing!"

Xia Yuan had to give his son a thumbs up; his son, the simpleton, truly had the bearing of an emperor. Having dealt with the scorpion-tailed flies flying in the air, the trouble was reduced by half, and Satir's fighting power was completely unleashed.

"Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The thorny vines near the gatehouse seemed to have smelled some delicious food, so they stretched out their branches wildly and devoured the scorpion flies that fell to the ground like a whirlwind.

"Remember to spit out the bud crystals!"

There are over a hundred of them; we can't let the thorny vines eat them as snacks.

"Splash! Splash!"

While the thorny vines were busy feeding, a huge herd of beasts, consisting of gray mist rats, gray mist wolves, gray mist mantises, and gray widows, was also rapidly approaching the city gate.

And then... they fell into one trap after another.

The ground thorn grass shows no mercy. When faced with prey that is offered to it, it fiercely sticks out sharp thorns and frantically absorbs the blood and flesh energy, having an extra meal on the spot.

It's unclear how Satir calculated it, but almost all the traps she set up along the way were triggered, and in just one encounter, the size of the beast horde was reduced by a third.

That's what it means to kill monsters without them even realizing it.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The remaining beasts continued to approach, and it was finally Satir's turn to shine as the sharpshooter, her targets all being the Gray Mist Mantises within the horde. It wasn't that the Gray Mist Mantises were the most formidable, but rather that their massive blades posed the greatest threat to the thorny vines.

"preparation!"

The javelin array behind the wooden wall, under Xia Yuan's personal command, was making final adjustments to its positions, its target clearly set on the gray widow in the herd of beasts.

The Grey Widow is a large target with weak back defense. Unlike the Grey Mist Rat or Grey Mist Wolf, it is not as agile as the Grey Mist Mantis, nor does it have the hard keratin of the Grey Mist Mantis. Naturally, it has become the best target for the Javelin team.

Furthermore, the Grey Widow is not only skilled at spinning silk, but also possesses venom. Once you get close enough to her and she climbs over the wooden wall, killing her will come at a great cost.

"Third from the left, get ready!"

"shoot!"

At a command, more than twenty javelins rose into the air, aimed directly at the Gray Widow.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Several gray widows were hit by javelins on the spot, leaving several large holes.

"Snap! Snap!"

The Gray Mist Mantises, targeted by Satir's concentrated fire, were also suffering, falling one after another. It should be noted that Satir was using armor-piercing arrows that Xia Yuan had specially purchased at a high price; their power was not easily underestimated.

"Hiss~~~"

Seeing his men fall one after another, the mantis leader was enraged. He quickened his pace and charged straight at the arrow tower where Satir was, determined to avenge himself. The mantis leader leaped into the air, his body soaring high, his pair of mantis blades gleaming coldly in the sunlight, exuding a murderous aura.

"Whoosh!!!"

Satir was not afraid at all, and fired another arrow, piercing the chest of the mantis leader.

"Uh~~"

The mantis leader, its eyes filled with resentment, fell awkwardly through the air. Before it could react, another arrow shot down, pinning it to the spot. With her combat level increased, Satir's archery skills had become significantly more lethal; ordinary third-tier warriors were no match for her.

"Squeak squeak~~~"

"Awoo~~~"

In just a short while, the surviving rats and wolves had reached the foot of the wooden city wall, their eyes bloodshot as they climbed up, determined to tear their enemies to shreds.

"Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!"

The thorny vines were no pushovers; they frantically entangled the gray mist rats and gray mist wolves, then burrowed into the enormous flower buds, treating them as a delicious feast.

The thorns on the bramble vines carry a paralyzing poison, rendering their prey unable to even struggle. This is no mere wall of vines; it's a wall of death, a wall of sighs, relentlessly reaping the once-arrogant beasts like fish on a chopping block.

The few who escaped were all killed on the spot by Blade & Shield One and his men.

"This…"

Looking at the scene before him, Xia Yuan felt somewhat dazed.

In just half an hour, the seemingly invincible beast tide was decimated by the war machine meticulously deployed by Mingguang Village.

Is this the art of war?

Fortunately, he was a man of experience, and immediately ordered Blade & Shield Number One to lead his troops out of the gate for the final haul. Then he sent Black Armor away from the gatehouse to confront the giant worm at the peak of the third tier.

This is the final battle.

.........

The progress in Mingguang Village is going smoothly, but the situation in other territories may not be so good.

Especially for those new lords who drew Tier 1 units but hadn't found a backer yet, even if they chose the normal mode, their territories were still ravaged by the beast horde, resulting in heavy casualties.

Especially for those who were afraid of danger and did not go out to take risks, the consequences came immediately.

Without venturing out on adventures, we cannot acquire enough resources, let alone upgrade our troops' combat levels. Some territories haven't even built wooden fences yet, so how can we defend against the beast hordes?

The result can be imagined.

In contrast, rising stars like Wu Qianqian, Xiao Xiong, and Zhou Kui are in a much better situation. However, in order to improve their rankings, they all chose the hard mode, resulting in significant losses as well.

The soldiers and supplies provided by the great lord were almost entirely exhausted after the battle.

This shows how cruel war can be.

As for Song Jing, who was hailed as the new king, he was also struggling to survive in the hell mode.

Both are in Hell Mode, but compared to Mingguang Village, Song Village has neither wooden city walls for defense, nor powerful weapons like ground spikes and thorny vines, nor warriors like Black Armor.

They could only rely on the superior defense of the heavy infantry to cower near the Blackrock Altar and passively withstand wave after wave of beast tides.

It's a bit ugly, but at least it's been preserved.

The formidable strength of the heavy infantry was fully demonstrated in this battle. Although there were only four of them, they managed to defend the Blackrock Altar impenetrably. With the assistance of archers, they continuously wore down the beast horde until they finally achieved victory.

It truly makes one's mouth water.

However, faced with the most terrifying giant worm, Song Village inevitably suffered casualties, with one heavy infantryman being swallowed whole by the giant worm.

The giant worm's acid spray attack caused heavy casualties among the vulnerable archers.

The battle was quite fierce.

Song Jing, who was firmly protected behind a group of archers, was so frightened that his face turned pale.

I almost died here!!!

Congratulations on passing the Hell Mode Beginner Trial! Final rating: A+

Having survived the ordeal, Song Jing breathed a long sigh of relief. Although he didn't get an S-rank rating, the highest possible rating in hard mode was only A-, so first place was already his. Besides him, no other newcomer would dare to challenge hell mode.

If it weren't for Yunyang City temporarily sending a third-tier archer and a dozen second-tier archers, Song Village might not have been able to hold out in this battle.

While the heavy infantry is formidable, its combat endurance remains a major challenge.

The armor is too heavy; it might not last until the end.

And those damned scorpion flies! Even Song Jing got a huge welt on his head from their bites, which was quite unsightly.

Fortunately, we won!

[The beginner trials have all concluded. Congratulations to the following ten new lords!]

[1st Place]: Xia Yuan (S+)

[2nd place]: Song Jing (A+)

[3rd Place]: Xiao Xiong (A-)

[4th Place]: Wu Qianqian (B+)

[5th Place]: Zhou Kui (B+)

[6th Place]: Zhao Zihao (B)

[7th Place]: Xiang Yu (B)