Chapter 104 It’s a Dream, This Must Be a Dream…
Chapter 104 It's a Dream, This Must Be a Dream…
The veterans learned about Xu Yan and his group's lofty ambitions, and no one said much.
After all, these recruits possessed such great strength at such a young age.
It was human nature to want to gain meritorious service as quickly as possible, show strength, and rapidly establish a career.
And they did have the ability to do so. It was only a matter of time before they soared into the sky.
After thinking about it, the veterans decided they should eat, sleep, and admire from a distance.
Now, with recruits like Xu Yan carrying the fight, veterans like them could finally catch up on sleep without worrying about sudden death.
Everyone was very happy and actively cooperated.
After the veterans caught up on their sleep, they found that the battle among the new recruits was still ongoing, and they no longer had any intention of intervening.
However, they noticed that these recruits had no interest at all in low-level disaster beasts.
After confirming with Xu Yan, they learned that these recruits simply didn't have time to deal with low-level disaster beasts.
"You don't want the low-level disaster beasts?"
"We don't mind them."
"Alright, we'll leave the high-level ones to you, and we'll take care of the low-level ones."
"Deal."
After communication, the veterans finally found their value.
Their role was cleaning up low-level disaster beasts!
Soon, the new recruits and veterans established a clear division of labor.
The recruits fought high-level disaster beasts.
The veterans dealt with low-level ones.
The cooperation between the two parties was very smooth.
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A week later.
In the rear area of Defense Zone No. 25, all the disaster beasts had been cleared out.
High-level and low-level alike—none remained.
Although the frontline of Defense Zone 25 was still leaking some disaster beasts,
They were so few that the veterans could easily handle them.
Before, the veterans had worried that monsters would continuously leak into the rear, allowing the number of high-level disaster beasts to stack up until they couldn't be contained.
But now?
They found themselves hoping for more missing monsters because they had gone so long without fighting that they felt itchy all over!
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At the same time,
The level of all members of Xu Yan's team had successfully reached level 20.
And Xu Yan knew—
Now was the time to launch Phase 2 of his plan.
He would sneak into the base camp of the Voodoo Clan,
Use Necromancy's forced contract,
And instantly kill the Poison Dragon Baby.
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Now, all key teammates had met Xu Yan's requirements.
Feng Wu had reached level 30!
Unlocking his third skill—Knight's Shield!
It could provide a powerful defensive barrier to all friendly units within a 50-meter radius.
The shield could absorb 30,000 damage and was immune to two fatal attacks.
During the duration of the shield, damage taken was reduced by 70%.
Additionally, it granted temporary immunity to knockback and stuns!
Feng Wu felt that, compared to Xu Yan's Tree World Fruits, his skill was nothing but a small trick.
30,000 damage absorption seemed high,
But against the poisonous disaster beasts, it wouldn't last long at all.
Compared to Xu Yan's continuous invincibility,
It was utterly useless.
But Xu Yan, on the other hand, was very pleased.
The Tree World Fruits could only grant immunity to curse and poison attacks.
If they encountered non-poisonous enemies, there was still a risk of taking physical damage.
But Feng Wu's Team Shield provided both a powerful defensive barrier and two lives worth of invincibility!
This was a perfect counterbalance to Tree World Fruits' limitations!
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Liang Qiu's team had reached level 30!
Unlocking the passive skill—Endless Crescent Moon!
Whenever a sword energy attack hit an enemy,
There was a 40% chance for the Crescent Moon Slash to activate 5 consecutive slashes!
Their output ability skyrocketed, increasing several times over!
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Although Wu Dayong, Pang Fei, and Lu Meng were only level 28,
They were still among the strongest in Xu Yan's group.
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The most important upgrade was Xu Ying.
She had reached level 16!
Unlocking the second passive skill—Absolute Lurk!
No limit on the number of invisible allies.
All friendly units within a 100-meter radius could enter invisible mode.
Could stealth units up to 15 levels higher than herself.
Once invisible, it would not break unless the user attacked.
The first attack after breaking invisibility had a 100% chance to deal 5x critical damage.
The duration of invisibility doubled from 4 hours to 8 hours.
With this upgrade, Xu Ying became an invaluable asset to Xu Yan's stealth operation.
Now, Xu Yan felt completely confident in his next infiltration plan.
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Everything was in place.
Xu Yan summoned all of his comrades into the camp.
His expression was serious.
"Brothers, first of all, I have to apologize."
"I brought you all here under the promise of killing monsters, making money, and earning merit."
"But I never told you that this was only the first phase of my plan."
"The actions we took in the first phase were simply to meet the execution conditions of the second phase."
"Now, all the conditions I need have been met."
"It is time to execute Phase 2."
Everyone looked at each other, curious yet cautious.
But Feng Wu had already guessed it.
When he had first negotiated his cooperation with Xu Yan,
Xu Yan had mentioned that he needed him for something dangerous.
At the time, he had assumed it was something simple.
But Xu Yan's next words shattered all of his expectations.
Xu Yan took a deep breath, then spoke.
"Next, I will infiltrate the Voodoo Clan's headquarters…"
"And personally dismantle this Extreme Beast Tide."
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The camp fell into absolute silence.
Feng Wu's face twitched.
Liang Qiu's breath hitched.
Wu Dayong, Pang Fei, and Lu Meng froze in place.
Gao Yang, Bai Ding, and Wang Ke felt their hearts stop.
Everyone was completely dumbfounded.
Sneak into the Voodoo Clan's headquarters?!
Dismantle the beast tide?!
Was Xu Yan crazy?!
Xu Yan had always been cautious.
There was no way he would say something so reckless.
…Right?
This had to be a dream.
This must be a dream…
Because if it wasn't…
This was truly terrifying.
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