25: Explosive Mosquito

【Novice Assessment Leaderboard】

First Place: Li Feng [Calamity Controller], Points: 800

Second Place: Fang Song [Earth Bear God], Points: 570

Third Place: Sun Yun [Elf Super Cute], Points: 540

...Li Feng's first place remained unchallenged.

Even the top ten saw no changes.

【District Announcement: The Novice Protection Period has officially ended. The true struggle for dominance is about to begin. Destroying other Lords' altars will grant you all of that Lord's assessment points!】

As soon as the third day ended, the voice of the Heavenly Dao echoed in the minds of all Novice Lords.

Li Feng stood on the watchtower.

Under the moonlight, he could see the protective shield, located one kilometer away, gradually dimming, completely disappearing a minute later.

This meant that without Li Feng's permission,

any creature could enter his territory.

Most Lords found this outcome unacceptable, their faces showing worry.

Even the Chosen Ones who had awakened Tier 4 and Tier 5 Troops looked extremely solemn.

After all, while their Troops were strong, they were not at the pinnacle of the pyramid.

If they were targeted by a powerful figure, it would be very dangerous.

For a time, Lords became actively engaged in private channels, eager to form alliances and find warmth in numbers.

Li Feng noticed that the school's chat channel was exceptionally active at this moment.

xxx: "Are there any powerful figures in the plains area? The main monsters here are Gray Shadows, Brown Dogs, and Goblins."

yyy: "Save me, children! There are over a hundred Gray Dwarves hidden near my territory. Now that the protective shield is gone, they have surrounded me. My coordinates are xxx, yyy. Which kind powerful figure can save me?"

Yang Lin, Grade 1 (Class 7): "Classmates in the plains area can private message me. We can compare coordinates. If we're close, we can form an alliance. My awakened Troop is a Tier 4 Flame Mage."

Wang Chen, Grade 1 (Class 1): "Classmates whose surroundings are mountainous can private message me. I don't need to introduce my Troops further."

"..."

Li Feng watched for a while, then silently closed the chat channel.

Almost everyone was huddling together for warmth, even the Chosen Ones who had awakened Tier 4 and Tier 5 Troops.

No matter how strong the Troops were, if they faced an encirclement by dozens or hundreds of Lords, they still couldn't hold on.

Such was the Novice Assessment.

Lords not only had to face wild monsters but also had to guard against other Lords.

Without absolute strength, it was best to form an alliance.

Li Feng did not surface.

For this Novice Assessment, he had no intention of allying with anyone.

He possessed absolute strength, and the Mist Tower could interfere with enemy vision.

Even if hundreds or thousands of Lords simultaneously attacked his territory, he could handle them perfectly.

Afterward, he checked his gold coin balance.

He had about 50,000 left, enough for him to mass-produce Troops.

Li Feng was not in a hurry to mass-produce Troops. He took out the reward for first place in this monster siege.

It was exactly the same as the previous two days: 10,000 gold coins, one Tier 4 gem, one Troop blueprint, and one Hero Recruitment Order.

This time, the Troop blueprint was for the Beast Race's Rock Bear, which was a magic-based tank.

Its skill was Rock Armor, making it very difficult for even Tier 5 Troops to damage it, making it a very popular front-line Troop.

Based on the pattern he had previously summarized,

if the Rock Bear were transformed into an Insectoid Troop, it should also be a front-line Troop.

Li Feng thought about his current Troops.

His only front-line Troop was the Tier 3 Ironclad Ant, and its low tier meant it couldn't tank much damage.

The Mist Earth Ant he encountered during the day instantly killed it in a few hits.

If it were the Rock Bear, it could stand still and let the Mist Earth Ant attack for a long time without any issue.

Thinking of this, Li Feng directly transformed it into an Insectoid Troop blueprint.

【You have obtained Buzzwole Troop Blueprint * 1!】

【You have successfully built the Buzzwole Altar, consuming a total of wood * 2000, stone * 2000, iron block * 2000, Tier 4 gem * 1】

The Buzzwole Altar was very strange, a two-meter-high spatial wormhole.

【You have produced Buzzwole * 200, consuming a total of gold coins * 10000!】

From the spatial wormhole, Buzzwole, with bodies like steel and explosive muscles comparable to bodybuilders, flew out.

These Buzzwole stood upright, subtly taller than the 1.8-meter-tall Li Feng by half a head.

Their steel-like red bodies gave off a feeling of mechanical beasts.

【Buzzwole】

Race: Insectoid

Tier: Tier 4 Troop

Health: 6000 (+3000)

Attack: 420 (+220)

Defense: 1200 (+600)

Skill: Explosive Muscles: Buzzwole possesses explosive muscles, with no fat, only muscle, doubling its defense.

Bloodthirst: Buzzwole will become extremely Bloodthirsty. After dealing damage to an enemy, it will absorb a portion of the damage as health, converting it into its own health.

Looking at the Buzzwole's information, Li Feng was stunned.

This was simply overflowing with a sense of security!

The Buzzwole's most exaggerated feature was its defense.

Its base defense was as high as 300 points, already at the ceiling for Tier 4 Troops.

After being boosted by its passive skill [Explosive Muscles], it directly surged to 600 points, comparable to top-tier Tier 5 Troops.

And that wasn't all; with the double enhancement from the castle and epic hero, its defense completely broke through the sky!

1200 defense points—even regular Tier 6 Troops might not be able to break through!

"As expected of a Troop transformed from the Rock Bear, it truly has reached the pinnacle of tanking."

Li Feng couldn't help but exclaim, patting the Buzzwole's explosive muscles, hearing a "clang, clang, clang" sound, like striking steel.

Hmm, very solid, full of security.

With 40,000 gold coins remaining, Li Feng planned to divide them in half.

Half for summoning Flying Mantis, and half for summoning Fire Centipede.

Flying Mantis was his strongest Troop currently, so it naturally had priority for summoning.

And Fire Centipede was his only ranged Troop, also needing priority for summoning.

In his previous life, a professor once said: "Truth lies only within the range of a cannon!"

On the Endless Continent, this saying also applied.

Ranged Troops, especially powerful ranged Troops, were cannons!

【You have produced Fire Centipede * 400, consuming a total of gold coins * 20000!】

【You have produced Flying Mantis * 100, consuming a total of gold coins * 20000!】

【You have produced Beedrill * 150, consuming a total of gold coins * 150!】

By then, almost all of his gold coins were spent, with only a few dozen remaining.

At the same time, a vast swarm of Troops appeared before him.

"Very good, I'm increasingly looking forward to the days ahead."

Li Feng's lips curved into a meaningful smile.

He wasn't afraid of other Lords attacking him; he was only afraid of no one attacking him.

Attacking other Lords could earn him their points.

He believed that the Chosen Ones who had awakened Tier 6 Troops would definitely launch large-scale attacks on other Lords to plunder points.

If he didn't plunder points and merely relied on monster sieges for points every day, he would surely be surpassed.

Therefore, he hoped that Lords would attack him, the more the better!

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