117: Chapter 117 Why did you hit me, a passerby?

Xu Qin opened the reconnaissance report sent back by the Skeleton Sand Rat.

[Alien Territory Reconnaissance Report] [Race: Merman Tribe] [Lord Level: Approx. 12-15 (Estimated)] [Core Building: Coral Nest Level 4] [Troop Size: Approx. 3800] [Main Troop Types: Merman Tide Guard × 2000, Merman Archer × 1200, Deep Sea Armored Crab × 400, Merman Priest × 200]

Xu Qin scrolled down.

[Merman Tide Guard] Attack: 45 (Physical - Piercing/Melee) Defense: 28 HP: 320 Characteristics: Tidal Armor (15% chance to reduce damage by 40% when hit), Scale Spike Counter (Reflects 12 damage when attacked in melee)

[Merman Archer] Attack: 38 (Magic - Water/Ranged) ...

The toughest troop type on the opposing side was the Deep Sea Armored Crab, with 800 HP.

After reading it, Xu Qin closed the command panel.

"Is it really this weak?"

He reopened the command panel and looked at the stats of the Bone Dragon.

[Bone Dragon +200] Attack: 8800 Defense: 2990 HP: 485000

Calculating a single Dragon Breath at 8800 damage with a 20-meter radius coverage. Even if the Deep Sea Armored Crab's 35% damage reduction were to activate, the actual damage dealt would still be 5700. A Deep Sea Armored Crab with 800 HP. It would be gone in one breath. Not to mention the Bone Dragon itself. A Level 103 Mythical Hero, plus an additional 30% from the racial suppression passive.

Xu Qin stood before the Watchtower, hands clasped behind his back.

"Tian Ming."

"Present."

"Take the Bone Dragon and continue farming Guardians on the third level of the Combat Readiness Platform."

"Yes, Master."

Xu Qin had changed his mind.

The Bone Dragon was Level 103; fighting these things was a pure waste of time.

He would just go himself with twenty dragons.

Xu Qin opened the Floating City control panel and entered the coordinates.

Ding!

[Target locked. Estimated flight time: 28 minutes.]

"Depart."

Vroom!

The Floating City's engines started, accelerating toward the southeast.

...

Twenty-three kilometers away.

Merman Tribe territory.

The lord, named Mork, was a Merman standing 2.3 meters tall, covered in gray-blue scales.

He was at the edge of the coral pool in the center of the territory, feeding the Deep Sea Armored Crabs.

"Eat up, eat up. Tomorrow I'll take you to the north to sponge off that Rock Demon Tribe..."

Hum!

A low sound came from the distance.

Mork looked up.

He saw a black dot on the northwestern horizon, slowly enlarging.

He squinted his eyes and stared in the direction of the black dot for a few seconds.

Then, the entire Merman froze.

That wasn't some bird.

That was a city.

A city flying in the sky.

"W-what is that?!"

Mork jumped up from the edge of the coral pool and opened the command panel.

Within the detection range of the Watchtower, a huge red mark appeared.

[Unknown Force "Floating Building" Hostile]

[Threat Level: Unable to Evaluate]

Unable to evaluate?!

Mork's scales instantly pressed tight against his body.

He had been mixing in the Ten Thousand Races Conflict Zone for three months.

During that time, he had encountered Stone Giants from the Rock Demon Tribe and vine sieges from the Thorn Tribe, but he had never seen a city flying in the sky.

"All minions! Prepare for battle!"

With Mork's command, the entire territory sprang into motion.

Mork stared at the growing black shadow, carefully analyzing the situation.

A building that could fly meant the opponent's technological level was extremely high.

But...

"What's so great about flying in the sky?"

Mork said viciously,

"I have Merman Archers! Forty-meter range, high-pressure water bullets, twelve hundred archers firing at the same time—no matter how high you fly, I can still shoot you down!"

He immediately made a decision.

Don't wait for the opponent to land; strike directly.

First-move advantage!

"All Merman Archers, move to the northwest! Set an ambush one kilometer outside the territory!"

"Deep Sea Armored Crabs, hide behind the rubble and Charge after the opponent lands!"

"All Priests, prepare Water Curtain Barriers!"

Orders were issued one after another.

Within three minutes,

1,200 Merman Archers had all transferred to a location one kilometer northwest of the territory.

There was a patch of black rock layers here, very suitable for dispersed ambushes.

Mork had defeated many opponents here before.

Seeing the troops assembled, he stood in the formation, holding his coral trident, and looked up at the increasingly clear silhouette in the sky, saying,

"Come on. My food."

Five minutes later.

The dark purple city structure became clearer and clearer.

That bony outer wall, the protruding turrets, and a few things flying around the city structure... with huge wingspans.

"Hmm? What is that?"

Mork had never seen those big bones flying in the sky.

But he had no time to think about it now.

Because the Floating City had approached to within three kilometers.

Noticing that the speed of the big thing was slowing down,

Mork hurriedly gave the order.

"Hold! Wait for it to enter range!"

Two kilometers...

One kilometer.

The flying building entered range.

"Fire!!"

"Shoot that thing down for me!"

Upon receiving the order, the 1,200 Merman Archers simultaneously raised their arms, and high-pressure water bullets condensed in front of them.

Boom, boom, boom!

1,200 fist-thick water jets traced parabolas and poured toward the Floating City.

Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang!

Dense water bullets covered the front and bottom of the Floating City, all hitting their mark.

-0! -0! -0! -0! -0! ...

Ripples of light purple appeared on the surface of the shield and then quickly smoothed out.

What? Zero?

Mork watched the shield where not a single damage number had popped up, and the entire Merman froze.

"Keep firing! Concentrate fire on one point!"

Boom, boom, boom!

1,200 water bullets gathered again, this time all aiming at the same position on the shield.

Boom!

The water converged into a huge pillar-like impact, slamming into the shield.

-0.

However, the shield didn't even flicker this time.

At this moment,

Mork finally realized that this thing floating in the sky was not something he could handle.

"H-how is this possible! This, this is unfair!"

...

Inside the Floating City.

Xu Qin sat on the bone throne, the command panel in front of him displaying the shield status.

[Shield Durability: 999847 / 1000000]

Two rounds of concentrated fire had knocked off a total of 153 points of shield.

"Huh? Why are you attacking me? I'm just passing by?"

Xu Qin pretended to frown, looking puzzled.

"Damn it, this is bullying!"

He stood up, walked to the Watchtower, and looked down.

At this moment.

The Merman Archers below were still shooting desperately, round after round.

Xu Qin watched the shield value on the command panel, which had just dropped by 300 points but had already recovered by 120.

At this rate, these Mermen would have to fight for a few years to break it.

"Very good, I like this kind of opponent who doesn't blabber and just gets straight to it."

Yes, those lords in the Human Zone, they have to curse a few times in the channel before fighting, and cry a few times in the channel before losing.

The alien races are much more straightforward.

See an opponent and just attack.

Can't break through?

That's another problem.

Xu Qin sighed,

"Since you struck first, don't blame me for fighting back!"

"Bone Dragon Legion!"

Xu Qin opened the troop deployment panel of the Combat Readiness Platform.

From the eighty Bone Dragons, he selected twenty that were +200 enhanced.

"Attack! Wipe them out!"

Ding!

The bone gate of the Combat Readiness Platform opened.

Twenty Bone Dragons filed out.