70: Chapter 70 The Beast Tide Arrives (1)

The battle began.

Blood Blade led everyone into the horde of zombies.

Xiao Yao stood in the back row, continuously casting magic attacks, while Xiao Xue kept a close eye on the front-line teammates' HP.

Jiang He, however, was even busier.

He had to constantly switch skills, attacking monsters while also providing healing to his teammates.

The crucial part was that he also had to constantly keep track of the status of Mumu and Li Qing.

They were the lowest-level members of the entire team, with Mumu at level 25 and Li Qing at level 26.

They were essentially fighting zombies while being at a 20-level disadvantage.

A single moment of carelessness would result in their HP being wiped out in one hit by the monsters.

On the other hand, Blood Blade's side seemed much more relaxed.

With magical support from Xiao Yao in the back row and auxiliary healing from Xiao Xue, the group had not encountered any danger for the time being.

After the battle had lasted for 3 minutes, Jiang He hurriedly shouted, "Mumu, Qingzi! You two, retreat back quickly!"

He really had no other choice.

Just a moment ago, Mumu had almost been killed by the monsters several times.

It wasn't that Mumu's operation was poor, but rather that the level gap was simply too great.

Swish, swish... Two Blood Speech Techniques were fired off.

The zombies that were engaging the two of them fell to the ground in response.

Immediately after, Mumu and Li Qing ran back, pouting.

"Brother, these monsters have 70,000 HP? I only deal a few hundred damage per hit; I can't even dent them," Mumu complained.

"Yeah, Brother Jiang, how about I take Mumu back to the city to find others to form a team and grind monsters of our level? We won't hold you all back from leveling up," Li Qing said, knowing his own situation.

Mumu being able to join their team was entirely due to Jiang He.

As for himself, he was purely there to tag along.

Being unable to provide any substantial help to the team, and instead consuming Jiang He's precious healing energy, Li Qing felt very embarrassed at that moment.

"What are you talking about? Come stand in the back row and protect Mumu well." Jiang He frowned and scolded him, then immediately charged into the zombie horde.

He understood Li Qing's feelings of guilt for being a drag on the team.

But Jiang He knew even more clearly that the responsibility did not lie with Li Qing.

It was he who had suggested coming to the Plague City.

The entire combat plan was also formulated by him.

The only oversight was not fully considering the gap in combat power between his sister and Li Qing.

Since they couldn't keep up with the rhythm, he would just have to put in more effort to make up for it.

Jiang He's participation immediately made the battle run more smoothly.

He fought in melee combat the entire time, basically taking down a zombie with three strikes.

Soon, all forty zombies were eliminated.

Jiang He, Mumu, and Li Qing leveled up on the spot.

The others also gained quite a bit of experience.

Zhao Yun and the others ran back, laughing, "Da He, the experience given by the monsters here is really a lot!"

Jiang He looked embarrassed, just about to explain the matter regarding how Mumu and Li Qing might be affecting efficiency.

At this moment, the two of them ran back after picking up the dropped equipment.

"Brother, look quickly! It's the wind whisper helmet and necklace!" Mumu shouted excitedly.

Hearing this, everyone's faces revealed expressions of joy.

"That's great! Even the mobs here can drop wind whisper gear!"

In an instant, everyone seemed to see greater hope.

Currently, what they were most worried about was that they had reached level 40 but lacked the corresponding high-level equipment.

Now, it could actually drop directly here.

This added a few more percentage points to their chances of dealing with the beast tide.

Suddenly, Jiang He scratched his head and said sheepishly, "That... my sister and Qingzi, they..."

Before he could finish speaking, he was immediately interrupted by Bai Luoyao.

"What's wrong with them? Picking up equipment is also very hard work, okay? Did you know that?"

"Yeah, Da He, you aren't trying to say they are dragging us down, are you? We don't think so at all," Zhao Yun added.

This left Jiang He with a slightly flushed face, not knowing what to say.

In fact, everyone had seen the battle just now with their own eyes.

Mumu and Li Qing had already tried very hard; they also wanted to do their best for the team.

But the level gap was too large; they were truly willing but unable to do more.

However, no one had any intention of blaming them.

Putting aside the relationship between Mumu, Li Qing, and Jiang He, just for now, these two really brought a lot of joy to the team.

Without this pair of lively characters, the entire grinding process would be much more monotonous and boring.

After that, Jiang He didn't bring up the matter again and led the team to focus on clearing monsters.

Although the Plague City looked like a village from the outside, its internal area was quite vast.

Every time they advanced a certain distance, they would encounter a new group of zombies.

The subsequent battles were all led by Jiang He.

Just like that, without realizing it, they had spent three full days grinding monsters in the Plague City.

In addition to mutated zombies, they also cleared out groups of level 47 plague rats.

But they had not touched the boss in the deepest part.

This was Jiang He's decision.

Their core purpose for coming here was to level up, and challenging the boss would inevitably involve risks.

If an accident occurred, the experience they had worked hard to accumulate over these past few days would be wasted.

Today was a day worth celebrating.

Zhao Yun, Old Demon, Xiao Yao, and Xiao Xue had all successfully reached level 40.

Jiang He had also reached level 35.

Mumu and Li Qing were still two levels away.

Two sets of the wind whisper set had also been collected.

They were given to Zhao Yun and Old Demon respectively.

Xiao Yao and Xiao Xue were still wearing the level 35 star set for the time being.

This was because when the beast tide arrived, Zhao Yun and Old Demon would be responsible for holding the front line.

Equipping them with stronger gear could better ensure their survival.

Just as the group was preparing to keep up the good work and grind Mumu and Li Qing's levels up as well, Jiang He's friend list suddenly flickered.

[Qingming Yushang]: The beast tide is here.

These four simple words instantly made Jiang He feel his scalp tingle.

The beast tide is here?

But there should clearly still be one day left?

Jiang He immediately told his teammates the news, and the others also became nervous instantly.

Although their levels had all improved over these past few days, they were still filled with dread regarding this unknown and dangerous beast tide.

"Let's go. What must be faced will eventually have to be faced," Jiang He sighed and was the first to turn and walk toward the outside of the village.

On the other side, outside Chang'an City.

At this moment, tens of thousands of monsters of various shapes and sizes had already gathered outside the city.

The lowest-level Ghost Monsters, skeleton soldiers, fallen beasts, zombies, fox demons, man-eating bats... there was a huge variety, everything one could imagine.

Even in the back row of the monster army, more powerful high-level monsters with even stronger auras were lurking.

On the city wall, the Empress frowned deeply and asked Gu Qingming, who was beside her, "Has the Viscount returned?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, the Viscount is on his way back."

"It's too late."

Just at this moment, the monster army below the city let out a heaven-shaking roar and began their charge.

At the same moment, a huge and eye-catching 30-minute countdown appeared in the sky.

Everyone understood that this was the first wave of fierce attacks; the time limit was 30 minutes.

If they survived it, they could continue to the next round; if they couldn't, Chang'an City would fall directly, and everyone would be forcibly kicked back to the Novice Village.

The Empress turned around and shouted loudly to the countless players gathering inside the city: "Warriors! The challenge that belongs to you has arrived! Pick up the weapons in your hands and go defend our land!"

The system announcement then resounded across the world: [Chang'an City · Beast Tide Attack Officially Started]

Accompanying the system announcement, all players immediately raised the weapons in their hands and erupted with shouts like a landslide or tsunami: "Kill!" "Kill!!" "Kill!!!"

Seeing the players' morale was high, the Empress fiercely waved her arm and ordered: "Open the city gates! Engage!"

In an instant, several soldiers behind her blew the loud charging bugle.

Following that, the heavy gates of Chang'an City were slowly pushed open.

Gu Qingming, on the city wall, held his staff high, his voice piercing through the battlefield: "Brothers, kill with me!"

Before the words had even faded, he had already leapt off the city wall.

Behind him, the surging crowd of players, like a tide, shouted and charged out of the city gates.