72: Chapter 72 The Beast Tide Arrives (3)

On the battlefield, Jiang He and the others charged to the front lines to fight.

Old Demon and Xiao Yao held their ground below the city walls.

Soon, only two minutes remained.

Jiang He shouted, "Brothers, hold on, there are only two minutes left!"

This shout made the eyes of the players present heat up with emotion.

In these 30 minutes, they had experienced countless moments of life and death.

Although it was just a game, it allowed them to feel the atmosphere of a real battle.

A warrior player brandished his sword, hacking fiercely at the Ghost Monster beside him.

"Damn it, I'm going to chop you up, you cursed thing!"

This person was now level 22.

When the battle first started, he had been a level 32 great warrior.

But now, he had been reduced to a low-level character who seemed like he had just come out of the Novice Village.

The timer officially entered the final countdown.

The horde of monsters collectively let out roars, their charging speed becoming even more ferocious.

The players on this side were not to be outdone, each shouting loudly, competing with the beast horde to see who had the louder voice.

10... 9... 8... 2... 1, time was up.

A bell chime echoed from above.

The beast horde suddenly stopped attacking, turning to leave with looks of reluctance.

Seeing this, the players behind them burst into tears, roared, and cursed.

"Damn it, come back! I want to fight you for three hundred rounds!"

"Wuwu... they're finally gone..."

Just as everyone was excited, a system announcement arrived.

[Congratulations to the players of Chang'an City for successfully defending against the first wave of the beast horde.]

[The system will provide triple experience points feedback based on the number of monsters killed on the battlefield.]

In an instant, the entire battlefield was enveloped in white light.

Many players who had lost levels recovered nearly half of their experience points at once.

Although their levels were still quite a bit lower than before, no one complained at this moment.

Immediately after, another announcement sounded.

[All participants receive the Defense Badge. After wearing this badge, you will not lose levels directly upon death, but 20% of the experience required for your current level will be deducted as a penalty. At the same time, all attributes will be increased by 1%.]

In an instant, the area outside the city erupted in excitement.

This reward was simply too important.

According to calculations, previously dying once meant losing a level, but now it would take five deaths to lose one level.

"That's great, finally I don't have to worry about being killed back to the Novice Village, wuwu..." Some players hugged their companions on the spot and wept.

At this time, Jiang He and the others returned to the city walls; they had also killed quite a few monsters just now.

Jiang He had leveled up to 36.

Just as they were chatting, Gu Qingming walked over, cursing and swearing:

"Damn, I can't play like this. These guys don't listen to commands at all, they just do whatever they want when fighting. My throat is about to go hoarse from shouting."

When everyone looked at him, they couldn't help but chuckle inwardly.

When they returned just now, they happened to see Gu Qingming surrounded by monsters.

His roaring, his desperate fighting style—he was practically using every ounce of strength he had.

But the surrounding players were only focused on their own fighting, and no one went to help him out.

Jiang He walked over with a smile: "Alright, getting angry is useless. Everyone here is just an ordinary player, not a well-trained soldier."

"Screw you, don't talk coolly. Do you know I almost died just now?"

"I know, I know, you're the toughest." Jiang He nodded repeatedly.

At this moment, he actually didn't dislike Gu Qingming that much anymore.

Although Gu Qingming was a bit arrogant, on the battlefield, he truly showed a fearless spirit.

After being trapped in the monster encirclement, not only did he not try to break out immediately, but he also intended to attack the BOSS a few more times before dying. This determination was enough to make one admire him.

Suddenly, Zhao Yun walked over and asked suspiciously: "Huh, have you guys noticed that someone seems to be missing?"

At this moment, in a luxurious conference room in the Demon Capital.

"Young Master, the first wave of the beast horde has ended."

Zhang Zixuan sneered: "How is it? How many players died?"

"At least one hundred thousand players were killed back to the Novice Village."

Zhang Zixuan nodded, looking smug.

At this time, a subordinate on the side asked with hesitation: "Young Master, are we really not going to arrange for some people to log in and just make a show of it?"

"Make a show? Hmph, there's no need for that. Notify our people to rest for these few days. They should only log in when the beast horde is completely over."

"But... what if Chang'an City falls?"

Zhang Zixuan leaned back in his chair, his face showing no worry: "If it falls, it falls. It's not like we don't have anywhere else to go. It's better if it falls; then that group of people won't really pose a threat to us anymore."

It turned out that before the beast horde began, Zhang Zixuan had ordered all his personnel to log off.

He also issued a notice within the company that no one was to log in without his orders.

Firstly, he didn't want to waste his own forces on this beast horde.

Secondly, he also hoped that Gu Qingming and Bai Luoyao's forces would suffer heavy losses in the beast horde.

That way, when he returned, the faction with the most people in the entire Chang'an City would belong to him.

Of course, if Chang'an City fell, he wouldn't be afraid either.

Because he had already contacted the people from the Eye of Creation in advance.

They had guaranteed that once Chang'an City fell, they would find a way to secure his safety and take him to another major city.

Therefore, he didn't care whether they won or lost this beast horde battle.

"Alright, let's just watch the show quietly. I'd like to see if this group of people has the ability to survive the seventh wave of the beast horde."

Outside the main hall of the Chang'an City imperial palace.

All the players gathered here; this was decided upon by Jiang He and Gu Qingming after discussion.

Given that the previous battle exposed coordination issues, in order to welcome the next wave of the beast horde, they decided to conduct a pre-battle reorganization of the Chang'an City players.

Jiang He walked forward, cleared his throat twice, and tried to speak loudly: "Um... are there any players in our Chang'an City who have served in the military? Or perhaps worked in security?"

This was a suggestion made by Gu Qingming.

They would prioritize selecting players with experience in collective collaboration, such as soldiers or bodyguards.

At this time, they weren't considering classes; in such large-scale battles, team coordination was crucial.

As soon as Jiang He finished speaking, his face felt a bit hot.

He really felt a bit like he was commanding thousands of troops now, which actually made him feel a little embarrassed.

It was fine to shout a few things to the brothers in his own squad, but to really command so many people, it was inevitable to feel a bit reserved.

At this moment, someone in the crowd suddenly shouted: "I am! I'm the captain of the Third Squad of the Kyoto Defense Force, an active-duty soldier."

Then he walked out step by step. He was a level 34 warrior, ID: Li Dabiao.

Jiang He was stunned. Were there really soldiers?

But the next moment, the few people on the platform were completely shocked.

They saw over a hundred people walk out one after another behind Li Dabiao, standing neatly behind him and shouting:

"We are too."

"Kyoto Defense Force, Third Squad, ID: Wu Feng..."

Immediately following that, another team of more than 20 people walked out.

"Shanghai Flying Eagle Security Company."

Immediately after, people continued to walk out one after another.

"Retired special forces soldier, ID: Tie Niu."

In total, several thousand people had walked out, and Jiang He and the others were left stunned on the spot.