14: Strong soldiers and brave generals, fighting against the monster tide

The magnificent transformation of the three captains was like three powerful stimulants, thoroughly igniting the passion and desire of all the soldiers below the stage!

Seeing this, Su Jin decided to press his advantage and initiate another round of Sublimation.

"Those with outstanding merits, step forward and receive your orders!" Su Jin's voice echoed across the entire training ground.

Soon, based on the merit points accumulated from previous battles and training, a group of the most outstanding soldiers from various branches, whose merit points met the standard, were quickly selected, and with excited and expectant hearts, they stepped onto the Sublimation platform one by one.

The light of Sublimation, like brilliant stars, continuously flashed and rose on the high platform; each time the light receded, it signified the birth of a group of even more powerful elite warriors!

Elite ★ Strong Bow Soldier (Bronze - Upper) * 15

Skills: Cloud Piercing Arrow, Rapid Fire, Hurricane Arrow (Arrows are enveloped by a compressed cyclone, creating a 3-meter radius Adsorption vortex upon impact)

Elite ★ Heavy Shield Guards (Bronze - Upper) * 13

Skills: Copper Wall Iron Wall, Shield Reverse Impact, Resonance Shield Strike (After charging, releases a shockwave, dealing 50% of defense value as blunt damage to enemies within a 10-meter straight line)

Elite ★ Halberd Warrior (Bronze - Upper) * 10

Skills: Sweep Across the Army, Armor-Piercing Halberd Technique, Earth Split Wave (Halberd blade smashes the ground, releasing three forward-moving shockwaves that disrupt enemy formation stability)

Currently, only one person has achieved the merit for Bronze to Silver Sublimation, a Halberd Warrior named Huang Wei, who advanced to Zhenyue Halberd Guard under the watchful eyes of the crowd.

Elite ★ Zhenyue Halberd Guard (Silver - Lower) * 1

Level: Tier 3

Skills: Sweep Across the Army, Armor-Piercing Halberd Technique, Earth Split Wave, Halberd Blade Storm

Description: An unmoving Guardian of the pass, a battlefield expert at breaking formations and shattering armies. His presence is as steady as a mountain, and when he wields his halberd, the earth shakes, enough to cut off a rushing torrent of cavalry.

In just half an hour, 38 Elite Bronze-tier units were born, and one Halberd Warrior even broke through his shackles, advancing to Elite ★ Zhenyue Halberd Guard. The entire territory's combat power achieved an astonishing leap in an extremely short period!

As the afterglow of the Sublimation ceremony had not completely faded, Su Jin slowly walked down from the high platform, followed closely by Bai Xiao and the three captains.

Su Jin surveyed the territory, then spoke: "As far as I know, monster sieges usually arrive when dense fog covers the land. Are you all prepared?"

"Lord, please rest assured. With us here, no enemy will be allowed to step half a foot into the territory," Bai Xiao and the others responded in a deep voice.

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Su Jin nodded with satisfaction: "Good! Then proceed according to the battle readiness plan!"

With Su Jin's command, the entire territory immediately entered a state of battle readiness.

Elite troops were swiftly dispatched to various key positions, while regular soldiers formed layers of defensive formations according to the predetermined plan. All non-combat personnel were relocated to relatively safe areas in the center of the territory.

With all preparations complete, evening quietly descended.

As the last ray of twilight disappeared below the horizon, a strange, dense fog, without any warning, surged up from the distant sky.

The mist was not the common milky white found in mountains, but a heart-pounding grey-black, as thick as unmixed ink, rolling and writhing, obscuring the sky and sun.

In the blink of an eye, it swallowed the last trace of light from the sky, plunging the world into darkness.

The fog spread at an astonishing speed, like a silent, constantly advancing massive wall, bringing with it a suffocating sense of oppression, crushing directly towards Infinite City.

As far as the eye could see, it was quickly engulfed by this dense fog, visibility sharply decreased, and even the air seemed to become stagnant and heavy.

The outlines of the distant towering ancient trees completely disappeared, leaving only the nearby city walls, shimmering with a cold metallic light, and the upright figures of comrades beside them.

The sound of wind, the chirping of insects, all sounds seemed to be absorbed by this dense fog, leaving only an unsettling silence.

Su Jin stood on the high steps in front of the Lords Manor, his hands behind his back, his face calm as he gazed at the rapidly approaching grey-black wall of fog.

The surge in strength brought by Sublimation was indeed a stimulant, but facing a monster siege for the first time, to say he felt no ripples in his heart would be self-deception. However, this hidden emotion was well concealed by him.

His gaze slowly swept over the unmoving soldiers on the city wall, over the weapons and armor that still glowed with energy in the dim light, finally settling on the endlessly approaching, unfathomably deep dense fog.

"Woo—!!"

A sharp, urgent alarm suddenly blared across the entire territory!

"Enemy attack! Everyone, pay attention! Prepare for battle!" Mu Yang shouted loudly.

At this time, the dense fog was less than a hundred meters from the city wall. It slowly stopped, no longer advancing, and then, from within the rolling, writhing mist, came a low, grating roar and chaotic footsteps, as if something was impatiently trying to burst out.

The next second, the edge of the dense fog ripped open like tattered cloth, and countless dark figures swarmed out!

Leading the charge were wolf-like monsters, larger than ordinary wild wolves, with dirty grey-black fur, their eyes glowing with bloodthirsty red light, and saliva dripping from their sharp fangs, emitting a roar full of frenzy.

These were the most common Tier 1 Rot Wolves.

Following closely behind were some even larger figures.

Some resembled upright walking lizards, covered in rough scales, waving clawed forelimbs; others were like bloated lumps of flesh, writhing forward, covered in pustules.

These monsters varied in size, but without exception, they all exuded the oppressive aura of Tier 2 creatures.

The monsters, like a breaking dam, were densely packed, stretching as far as the eye could see, launching their first charge towards the walls of Infinite City.

The fishy wind they kicked up while running, even from a distance, was faintly discernible.

Before the monsters could approach the city wall, the territory's Frozen Arrow Tower was the first to unleash its power!

The magic runes on the tower's top spun rapidly, humming, and the moisture in the air instantly condensed, forming a colossal ice-blue arrow, thicker than a man's arm.

"Buzz—"

With a muffled twang of the bowstring, the frozen arrow, carrying bone-chilling cold, trailed a long blue wake, soaring over the city wall and striking the densest area of monsters.

"Thud"

The giant ice arrow exploded in the center of the monster horde! A terrifying cold current spread wildly outwards from the point of impact. Dozens of Rot Wolves and two Tier 2 Scale Armor Lizards, caught in the initial blast, were instantly frozen into ice sculptures before they could even scream, then shattered into countless ice crystal powders with a "crack" in the subsequent shockwave, their flesh and blood dissipating with them.

The extremely cold domain created by the exploding frozen arrow quickly spread, and within its range, all monsters were covered in a thick layer of white frost, their movements instantly becoming sluggish and stiff, as if they had fallen into a quagmire.

Some monsters on the periphery, grazed by the edge of the cold, also had icicles hanging from them, their running speed greatly reduced, and their formation immediately fell into chaos.

On the city wall, the soldiers who witnessed this scene, especially the new recruits, couldn't help but let out a low gasp of surprise.

"Goodness... this arrow tower is powerful!" A young Heavy Shield Guards widened his eyes, subconsciously tightening his grip on his shield.