88: Chapter 88 Wild Mountains, Speedrun Performance

It was finally my turn.

Su Yang stretched his neck.

Although this body was merely a projection of his consciousness, floating for an entire day still made him feel fatigued.

The moment the Dragon Kingdom appeared on the screen, he could feel dozens of gazes shooting toward him.

These gazes were no longer filled with the suspicion or disdain from before, but rather expectation mixed with hostility.

"Good luck," Elizabeth said.

"Big Brother Su Yang, I believe in you!!" the Lord of Spain shouted.

Ever since he had seen the combat power of the Armored Elite Soldiers, he had changed how he addressed Su Yang from "buddy" to "Big Brother."

Su Yang nodded slightly, his consciousness flashing as he selected 16 Armored Elite Soldiers and 12 Armored Crossbowmen.

Once again, he had selected the exact number of personnel down to the single digit; this was the result of his careful analysis based on data from the higher-ups.

The only two types of Xenomorphs in the Level 2 Wild Mountains were Pigmen and Werewolves, with the Xenomorph swarm numbering between 30 and 50.

This configuration was simply incomparable to a bug nest, which could reach 150 units at Level 2.

With the reinforcement of the city walls, Su Yang actually felt that sending out so many troops was a bit excessive.

But considering that he was participating personally, he prioritized stability.

A light shone, and Su Yang saw his body turn into a phantom once more, immediately followed by a suction force.

He felt as if he were being flushed down a toilet as he was sucked into the Arena.

The scene before his eyes switched rapidly, soon becoming a grassland terrain.

An endless prairie and countless tall mountains in the distance; it was clearly a plateau terrain.

Seeing the familiar grassland, Su Yang suddenly felt a sense of intimacy.

Facing those strange crystal spores all day, he had almost forgotten what normal plants looked like.

After landing, he did not delay, immediately summoning his soldiers and beginning to build the city walls.

Although the enemies were not strong, he still had to take it seriously.

In the Forbidden Ground, everything required stability.

Rumble—

Very quickly, a ring of 12-meter-high, three-layered bronze city walls rose from the ground.

Four giant ballistas were positioned at the four corners of the city walls, and a Sonic Detector was in place at the center of the city.

The Imperial Armor Troops quickly ascended the city walls via steam-powered elevators, lining up and taking their positions.

Su Yang did not ascend the city walls with the soldiers; instead, he stood leisurely beside the lords residence and activated vision sharing.

He selected a Crossbowman, and the moment the sharing activated, a vast and clear field of vision instantly spread out before his eyes.

The Crossbowman's powerful vision was comparable to a sniper scope, actually allowing him to clearly see small stones on the ground hundreds of meters away!

He didn't need to move himself; he could just switch between different perspectives to obtain detailed information from any direction!

This ability was simply Heaven-Defying!!

Su Yang exclaimed in his heart.

...

On the viewing platform, the various Lords began to question their lives again upon seeing Su Yang's territory.

"If I remember correctly, shouldn't the city walls be uniform? This thing is almost twice the height of my city walls; is no one going to do anything about it!"

"This city wall construction technology is too professional; battlements, firing ports, and watchtowers—all the configurations are complete!"

"Their soldiers can even ride steam elevators! I feel like I'm the one in the Bronze Age!"

"Using low-level Materials to create high-tech products—is this Qin Dynasty cheating!"

As the Qin Dynasty's technology was displayed one by one, the expressions of MacArthur and Tojo Injin became increasingly grave.

They were clearly using primitive Materials and primitive combat methods, yet they could create such powerful technology and combat strength?

What exactly was the civilization characteristic of this Qin Dynasty?

...

Roar—

With the roar of the Pigman army, the Orc attack wave began.

The general height of the Pigmen was around 2 meters, their bodies covered in thick fat.

A larger Pigman leader stood on a hillside and roared.

Its roar granted all the Pigmen a speed-up buff, and they charged madly toward the base.

The Orcs' combat style was to crush enemies by relying on their formidable Physique and various buff bonuses.

They almost never used tactics; they just violently steamrolled everything they encountered.

The Pigman leader roared crazily, its entire body turning red from head to toe.

Although the wall looked a bit high today, it believed that as long as the roar was loud enough, the Pigmen could flatten everything.

"Pigmen, never slaves!!!"

The Pigman leader shouted angrily and was just about to continue activating its skill when it saw a black shadow flash in the distance.

Roar...

Boom—

The giant ballista bolt struck, and the entire hillside where the Pigman leader stood was overturned.

Soil and turf flew everywhere, and the powerful impact sent all the surrounding Pigmen flying.

Instant kill with one strike!!

The Lords on the viewing platform widened their eyes again.

"This is a ballista? If you hadn't told me, I would have thought it was a missile!!"

"The Pigman leader is definitely one of the toughest units in the early game, yet it was instantly killed!"

"I remember this monster has a low-health berserk skill, but who knew Su Yang wouldn't even give it the chance to reach low health."

...

The mud and sand kicked up by the ballista bolt settled, and the Pigmen that had been sent flying stopped rolling and stood up.

They scratched their heads and looked around, not knowing what had happened, and after a brief pause, they resumed their charge.

Was that Pigman talking just now?

Su Yang watched the moment the Pigman leader was shot and killed through the Crossbowman's perspective.

These creatures were terrifyingly stupid, with no strategy and no tactics.

Twenty or thirty Pigmen just charged straight over, making strange noises, and attacked the city walls with their bare hands.

Their only advantage was their formidable Physique; on average, they had to be shot five times by the Crossbowman before they would die completely.

However, Physique could not compensate for intelligence; the Crossbowmen just attacked a few more rounds and shot all the Pigmen to death.

After defeating the Pigman attack wave, it was time to leave the city to annihilate the Werewolf troops in the forest.

Werewolves were slightly smarter than Pigmen, knew how to cooperate in groups, and had decent melee combat abilities.

However, the time Su Yang entered was not at night, so they could not get their bonuses.

Their attacks were indeed sharp, and their individual combat power was harder to deal with than Stinger Bugs.

But their attacks landed on the Elite Soldiers wearing Alligator Bone Bronze Armor, which felt somewhat painless and ineffective.

In the end, the Werewolf troops were wiped out by the Armored Elite Soldiers even faster.

Challenge completed.

From being selected to completing the challenge, Su Yang only spent 15 minutes.

It was almost three times faster than other Lords!

Such a fast and efficient slaughter made all the Lords feel ashamed.

When Su Yang came out of the Arena, the eyes of many small-nation Lords looking at him turned into awe.

"Is this, is this some kind of New Game Plus speedrun performance?"

"Fifteen minutes, are the Level 2 Wild Mountains really this trash?"

"It was simply a crushing-level battle; fighting those soldiers in melee combat is a guaranteed death!"

"I feel like they are following a single-soldier development path; by the Late Stage, won't they really develop some kind of supermen who can slash a tank in half with one strike?"

"Be scientific, do you think this is a myth? This level of single-soldier combat is already the peak..."