19: Chapter 19 The Giant, Slaying

The military operation to clear the 6th Layer Void Land began immediately.

As for which of the four Void Lands to attack first, Lin Xiao did not really care.

Starting from the 6th Layer Void Land, regardless of whether there were wild monsters inside, monster races definitely existed, and there would even be monster nests—more than one, at that.

Therefore, no matter which one was attacked first, the last Void Land to be cleared would certainly be the most difficult, as it would have the highest concentration of Void Monsters.

"Let's hit the north side first."

Lin Xiao said casually.

Leading his army, he soon arrived at the north side of the territory.

"As expected, it's Orcs again."

Lin Xiao shook his head indifferently and immediately ordered the army to advance.

Led by Wang Wu, 20 Black Armor Soldierss were the first to enter the Void Land.

"Charge with me."

This time, they acted uncharacteristically, charging directly toward the area with the most monsters.

In any Void Land, low-level monsters were always the most numerous.

In front of the already Tier 2 Black Armor Soldierss, the Orc laborers were as insignificant as ants. With a wave of their great shields and a swing of their long sabers, large swathes of Orcs were sent flying, either breaking their bones and tendons or being smashed to pieces.

Despite being saber-and-shield soldiers, they fought with the impact of heavy cavalry.

In the blink of an eye, the Black Armor Soldierss opened up the situation and cleared out the Orcs on the edge of the territory.

The Frost Giants entered the fray rapidly. Following them, Frost Burst Stars, trailing long streams of cold air, exploded amidst the monster horde, claiming countless Orc lives while simultaneously dividing the battlefield into different sectors.

Tu Lie led the Dragon Cavalry into the battlefield, moving through it as if there were no one there, and began a massive slaughter.

Under the protection of Jiang Yao, Lin Xiao entered the Void Land last.

Seeing his army swiftly reaping the Orcs with overwhelming force, a look of gratification immediately appeared on his face.

The 6th Layer Void Land was far stronger than the 5th Layer.

Not only was the number of monsters greater, but the strength of the monsters had also increased significantly.

In just this short while, the number of Tier 1 Elite Monsters Lin Xiao saw was no less than a hundred, and even higher-tier monsters had appeared.

Tier 2 monsters that were three meters tall: Orc Warriors.

Although their numbers were small, their strength was far greater than Tier 1 Elite Monsters, their equipment was better, and the great axes in their hands could easily reap lives.

Yet in front of Tu Lie and the Frost Giants, they were still as weak as infants. Even the Black Armor Soldierss and Dragon Cavalry, despite having lower stats than them, could easily slaughter them.

Especially Tu Lie, who was practically a Vicious Beast in human form. With a single swing of his axe, monsters within a radius of twenty or thirty meters—whether they were Orc Warriors or Tier 1 Elite Monsters—were all turned into shreds of flesh and blood, brutal to the extreme.

In front of such a terrifying army, no matter how high the strength of the monsters in the 6th Layer Void Land was, or how many there were, it didn't mean much.

It was nothing more than taking a little extra time.

[Congratulations on being the first to kill a Tier 2 Void Monster. Reward: 1 million Source Crystals, one Rare-grade treasure chest.]

The moment the first Orc Warrior was killed, the first-kill reward immediately arrived.

Jiang Yao stood beside Lin Xiao, occasionally firing an arrow to kill any missed Orcs.

Now, she could unleash the greater power of the wind feather bow; a single arrow would blow everything apart, and her attack range was even wider.

With her constantly guarding Lin Xiao's side, there was basically no need to worry about encountering danger.

The vast majority of the Orcs in the north side's Void Land had been killed, and Tu Lie and his team subsequently found a monster nest.

With their current strength, that monster nest couldn't last ten seconds before being completely blown apart.

However, the monsters inside didn't disappear, and no regional treasure chest appeared.

It was very simple: there was more than one monster nest.

Although this Void Land was not small, it had no complex terrain. Even with the gray fog obscuring it, it couldn't remain hidden for long under the carpet-search of the Dragon Cavalry.

Twenty minutes later, the second monster nest was discovered.

It had already sensed the crisis and was frantically gestating Orcs, but in such a short time, how many could it gestate?

These gestated Orcs were killed by the Dragon Cavalry in the blink of an eye, and subsequently, under their attack, this monster nest was also crushed.

A regional treasure chest emitting golden light appeared on the ruins and was opened by Lin Xiao, who had arrived.

[Congratulations on obtaining the following items: 240,000 Source Crystals, 20,000 units of food, 18,000 units of wood, 20,000 units of stone, 2,000 units of iron ore, Frost Bright Pill (Tier 1) × 20, Red Refining Saber (Excellent).]

He also casually opened the Rare-grade treasure chest from the first-kill reward, obtained a piece of armor, and immediately equipped it to his army.

"Continue the slaughter."

This great battle was merely a warm-up for the army, and Lin Xiao did not delay, immediately leading his army to slaughter toward the Void Lands in other directions.

The Void Lands on the west and south sides were successfully breached.

The regional treasure chests that were opened, apart from providing a huge amount of resources, were nothing to write home about; the equipment and items provided were either Common or Excellent grade.

This was also normal.

The drops from regional treasure chests were related to the strength of the monsters.

In the 6th Layer Void Land, the monsters were at most Tier 2, so the items from the regional treasure chests were mainly Excellent and Common grade. To obtain higher-quality items, one needed very good luck.

Finally, only the Void Land on the east side remained.

At the very beginning, the clearing went very smoothly; however, just as Lin Xiao's army was slaughtering wantonly...

Suddenly, the ground shook violently, and immediately after, a massive entity rushed out from the depths of the gray fog, charging madly toward the direction where Lin Xiao was.

This Void Monster was a full ten meters tall, like a mountain of flesh, yet its speed was not slow. As it charged, it was like a small mountain rumbling toward them, its momentum terrifying to the extreme.

The other monsters on its charging path only reached the shins of this terrifying monster and were mercilessly crushed underfoot.

"Giant Monster."

Seeing this terrifying monster, Lin Xiao could not help but change his expression slightly.

This kind of Giant Monster, also known as a BOSS monster, belonged to the top-tier mutated individuals among Void Monsters.

Their bodies were extremely massive, and their strength far exceeded that of Elite Monsters.

Although their stats also could not break through the tier limit, their conversion coefficients were astonishingly high, possessing super-high attack, defense, and health—proper BOSS-level big monsters.

Starting from the 6th Layer Void Land, there was a certain probability of Giant Monsters appearing.

If Elite Monsters were relatively common, then Giant Monsters were very rare.

This was only the 6th Layer.

A Giant Monster had already appeared; Lin Xiao's luck was clearly not very good.

"And it's a Tier 2 Giant Monster."

Lin Xiao quickly determined the tier of the Giant Monster.

The strength of a Tier 1 Giant Monster was far stronger than a Tier 2 normal monster, let alone this one being Tier 2.

Even before seeing a Tier 2 Elite Monster, he had first encountered an over-spec Tier 2 Giant Monster.

It was no exaggeration to say that this Tier 2 Giant Monster suddenly attacking could, if caught off guard, even cause the lord's army clearing the Void Land to suffer heavy losses.

Unfortunately, it ran into Lin Xiao.

In Lin Xiao's territory, it was hard to say for others, but the strength of the two heroes, Tu Lie and Jiang Yao, was definitely above this Tier 2 Giant Monster.

"Take it down."

A fierce look flashed in Jiang Yao's eyes, and she was just about to make a move, but she was a step too late.

"You wicked beast, die for me!"

Accompanied by a heaven-shaking roar, Tu Lie leaped from his horse, his giant axe slashing out a streak of unstoppable bloody light that cut this Giant Monster from head to toe into two halves. Following that, the axe light danced, instantly dismembering it into countless pieces, dead beyond repair.