112: Fighting Zhou Mingjie again

Ye Chen's opponent didn't make any extra moves, merely arranging all of his troops to guard the Shenyu Crystal layer by layer.

His Kin were a type of savage-like creature, covered in hair.

He chose the most straightforward way to protect the Shenyu Crystal.

Several armored savages embraced each other, covering the Shenyu Crystal completely, obscuring it from view.

They wanted to protect the Shenyu Crystal with their own bodies.

Another group of heavily armored savages densely filled the space around the Shenyu Crystal, attempting to squeeze out any room for sneak attacks.

Evidently, this was a countermeasure to Ye Chen's crystal-stealing tactic in the first round.

Although it seemed a bit clumsy, it could buy crucial time.

The remaining savages stood ready, divided into professions like Shield Guards, Warriors, and Archers based on the weapons they used.

However, the strength of the Tier 2 Elites was simply too weak.

Soon, Ye Chen's Worm Army advanced in a mighty torrent.

Facing these underground monsters, the savages could only rely on their bodies to lure them into attacking, then seize the opportunity to counterattack.

The Worms weren't foolish; they didn't engage the Shield Guards head-on, choosing instead to prioritize killing the ranged units in the back.

Immediately after, the Blood Bat army joined the fray, forming a ground-air coordinated attack with the Worms.

For a moment, the battlefield was a bloody mess, and the savages retreated steadily under this double assault.

Meanwhile, the Shadow Assassins unleashed their attacks on the meat shields protecting the Shenyu Crystal.

Countless Shadow Blades flew from their sides, fiercely shooting towards the surrounding savages.

Although these savages wore iron armor, their inherent attributes were limited, and they fell in droves under the fierce attacks of the Shadow Blades.

Soon, a large number of savages heroically sacrificed themselves, and Ye Chen naturally won the match.

Although this battle was simple and lacked highlights, at least both sides fought seriously.

Subsequently, Zhou Mingjie, Xiao Xiao, Wang Tao, and Chen Jing also successfully advanced.

After a brief rest, the semifinals officially began.

Since five people advanced this time, one person would get a bye in this round.

And this lucky person was naturally Ye Chen.

The other people had no complaints about Ye Chen's bye; they also hoped to face this great demon later.

Soon, Zhou Mingjie once again defeated Xiao Xiao, advancing to the top three.

Chen Jing was also no match for Wang Tao's Ice Trolls and was directly defeated.

Immediately after, the three who advanced would each play two matches to determine the top three rankings.

Ye Chen first fought Wang Tao.

Facing an army of 20,000 ranged Elves, Wang Tao's 600 Trolls didn't cause much of a stir.

His vassal army was even worse, completely held back by the Worms and directly swept away by the Elves' successive attacks.

Wang Tao also gained no advantage against Zhou Mingjie.

Zhou Mingjie crushed Wang Tao in both quantity and quality, and after an intense battle, the fight quickly ended.

Wang Tao also knew that his strength was more than a notch below the two, and although he was unwilling, he could only accept the result of being directly defeated.

The final championship match would take place between Zhou Mingjie and Ye Chen.

Ever since his defeat at Ye Chen's hands, Zhou Mingjie had been looking for an opportunity for a rematch.

He clearly knew that Ye Chen had not used his full strength this time; at least the snake people and Banshees had not appeared.

However, he also knew his own level and didn't expect to win, only hoping to fully display his strength in this confrontation.

Soon, the finals began.

This time, Ye Chen didn't rush to attack; instead, he first spread out his 200,000 Worms as much as possible, forming a huge intelligence network.

Zhou Mingjie's strength was not weak, and if he rashly divided his troops and encountered Zhou Mingjie's main force, he might suffer significant losses.

Soon, the Worm Army had spread out, helping Ye Chen scout the situation within the arena.

Zhou Mingjie also didn't act rashly; he merely sent his 2,000 Falcons to various locations to seize energy nodes.

Ye Chen felt confident; 10,000 Blood Bats roared as they scattered, heading to snatch the energy nodes.

Immediately after, he left only 5,000 Elves and 50,000 Worms to guard the Shenyu Crystal, while the rest of his forces marched majestically towards Zhou Mingjie's stronghold.

Under Sharia's leadership, 15,000 Elves swiftly marched towards the target direction.

Looking at the agile Elves, Ye Chen recalled Xiao Xiao's Night Elves.

Their Shadow Leopards were excellent; in the second round of combat, they relied on high mobility to move flexibly around the edges of the battlefield, persisting until the end, leaving a deep impression on Ye Chen.

It seemed the only suitable mounts for Elves in his Abyss were the Magic Griffons.

However, the number of Magic Griffons was small, only 2,000, and they were currently all entrusted to the Archbishop.

Of these 2,000, 1,500 were resurrected after killing the Gryphon troops at that time, and another 500 were synthesized using Elite-level Soul Fragments.

The Elite-level Gryphon souls, after being resurrected and strengthened by the Abyss, reached Tier 3 Extraordinary-level, greatly increasing their strength.

These high-tier Kin consumed a lot of Soul Fragments, but resurrection could increase their tier, making them very cost-effective.

As more and more worlds were conquered, more and more useless souls would accumulate.

All those ordinary souls were used to create Worms, while the Elite-level ones could be saved to create Magic Griffons, which could serve as mounts for the Elves and supplement the aerial forces.

Now, the intensity of combat was increasing, and the Tier 2 Blood Bats and Banshees were already somewhat fatigued; the Tier 3 Gryphons could temporarily shoulder the banner of the aerial forces.

When Ye Chen's army set out, Zhou Mingjie also obtained intelligence through the eyes of his Falcons.

Seeing the massive army approaching, Zhou Mingjie knew very well that he couldn't stop them.

It seemed he had to go all out.

Thinking this, Zhou Mingjie also decisively divided his forces.

Over 2,000 well-equipped Centaurs separated from the main army and galloped towards Ye Chen's stronghold.

They specifically chose to outflank and march from the side, skillfully avoiding the marching route of Ye Chen's main army.

Although Ye Chen detected this movement in time, he didn't pay it much mind.

In his opinion, although heavy cavalry posed a huge threat to ranged units, for over 2,000 Tier 2 Elite Centaurs to break through a defense line of 5,000 Tier 3 Extraordinary Elves and 50,000 Worms was nothing short of a pipe dream.

Both armies buried their heads in marching, and the battlefield instantly fell silent.

At the same time, the 10,000 Blood Bat army scattered, swooping towards various energy nodes.

Upon reaching the nodes, they discovered that the Falcons had not garrisoned them after capturing them and had flown off to who knows where.

The Blood Bats captured the nodes effortlessly and then garrisoned themselves nearby.

Although the Centaurs were clad in armor, their innate racial advantage gave them far greater mobility than the two-legged Elves.

They arrived near Ye Chen's Shenyu Crystal ahead of time, and the garrisoned Elves were already standing ready, preparing for the fierce battle.

The Centaurs didn't hesitate; after a brief rest, they launched a fierce charge.

Looking at the majestic charge, Ye Chen couldn't help but feel a sense of doubt.

Could it be that he still intended to use a cavalry charge to scatter the Elves?