Chapter 73: Encircling and Suppressing Ma Yuanyi
The entire Fourth Calamity Army mobilized.
Not just the main forces and core members like Ye Li Meng and Black-Eyed Rui Ge.
Even players like Great Wall, who were responsible for construction projects, responded to the call.
Among these players in the real world, the youngest were only fourteen or fifteen years old, while the oldest were nearly eighty, yet at this moment they stood united to launch a crusade against the Abyss.
It was not difficult to see.
The players' will was firm.
They were determined to succeed in this encirclement and suppression!
"This situation is getting more and more interesting!"
At first, Hang Yu did not expect the Fourth Calamity Army to defeat the Abyssal troops, nor did he expect them to gain an opportunity to challenge a big boss.
It could only be said that players always managed to deliver unexpected performances.
Hang Yu continued to watch the show from the lord's perspective.
...
He Ting Village Blessing Point.
All eighty players were teleported here, including three at Level 7, thirteen at Level 6, nineteen at Level 5, twenty-two at Level 4, eighteen at Level 3, and five at Level 2.
After two days of grinding wild monsters, plus the battle where they burned the abandoned village, their overall strength had greatly improved.
This improvement was not just in level; their equipment was also being constantly updated, and currently most were equipped with the Yellow Turban series or Xiyuan series gear, while their skills were continuously advancing as well.
Though the Fourth Calamity Army was not yet large in scale.
It had gradually developed into a force that could not be underestimated!
"Brothers and sisters, the core pollution zone is just ahead, hiding the largest pollution source of this region, and also the only evil force that could threaten our territory!"
Ye Li Meng stood at the entrance of a broken temple.
He raised his broadsword high to give a pre-battle rallying speech.
"These filthy and disgusting Abyss monsters not only polluted our land, but also tried to destroy our territory, desecrate our spiritual home, and even harm our beloved lord. Can we tolerate this?"
The crowd was roused!
"We cannot!"
"Awoooo!"
"Kill, kill, kill!"
"..."
Ye Li Meng continued shouting excitedly, "This battle is not just a righteous fight to defend our home for the Fourth Calamity Army, it is also to expand our territory and secure the future of our Army!"
"Millions of online viewers and players are waiting for our good news!"
"Our Lord is also watching us with great expectations!"
"Right now, the enemy camp is in a state of emptiness, it’s the perfect time for us to make a name for ourselves. No matter how strong Ma Yuanyi is, as long as we work together, we can definitely defeat him!"
The players burst into another wave of cheering and encouragement.
The players' goal was no longer just to resist the Day of Ultimate Darkness.
Now, the goal was to eliminate threats before the Day of Ultimate Darkness arrived.
In this way, they could help the territory survive the crisis with minimal cost, and players could surely achieve a perfect evaluation for the quest!
"No more nonsense!"
"Time waits for no one!"
"Charge!"
"Charge!"
Eighty players surged from the teleportation point, immediately arriving at the severely polluted and distorted camp, and almost crushed the few remaining elite monsters in their path.
Finally, the Fourth Calamity Army reached the vicinity of the Blood Lake at the center.
The pollution here was extremely severe, causing a notable weakening of every player’s attributes, but it did not affect their fighting spirit in the slightest.
Eighty versus one!
The Fourth Calamity Army could revive.
Thus, they could continuously exhaust the enemy through relentless attacks.
How could they lose playing like this?
The players’ confidence and fighting spirit soared to the peak; this battle concerned not just personal gain and collective honor, but also the future and the expectations of the masses!
No matter the cost!
Victory was the only option!
Just as the Fourth Calamity Army set up their encirclement formation, a powerful aura burst forth from the Blood Lake, the resulting gale blowing away the mist.
A terrifying, towering, extremely oppressive figure appeared before all the players!
"He appeared!"
"That’s Ma Yuanyi?"
"Even though I've seen his photo, seeing him in person is way too shocking. Can this thing even be called human anymore?"
"Oh my God! I can't believe it!"
"We’re actually going to fight this thing!"
"..."
Even though the players had numbers on their side, standing before Ma Yuanyi, they still could not seize the advantage in momentum, instead feeling like a group of rats being looked down upon by a giant.
As the big boss of the novice village!
The very first commander-level monster so far!
The players prepared themselves mentally for a brutal battle!
Street Slayer directly raised his two battle knives and shouted loudly, "Hahaha, Ma Yuanyi, you didn’t expect this, did you? Your subordinates were completely wiped out by us!"
Ma Yuanyi opened his eyes, and inside the eye sockets as large as basins, hundreds of eyeballs rotated simultaneously. When his gaze swept over the shouting Street Slayer, the latter immediately shut his mouth.
【You have been affected by "Abyssal Stare", paralyzed for 5 seconds, all attributes -3 for 300 seconds!】
Damn!
Got stared at!
Midnight Pig Slayer then shouted, "I advise you not to resist stubbornly. No matter how strong you are, you cannot fight against all of us alone, not to mention that we have our Lord behind us!"
A low roar, chaotic and seeming to be composed of hundreds of voices, echoed in everyone’s ears from Ma Yuanyi, "Ignorant hounds of the Stars, you know nothing of the terror of the Abyss!"
【You have been affected by "Abyssal Whisper", all attributes -5, lasting for 300 seconds!】
This big boss was truly disgusting; without even moving yet, he had already constantly suppressed everyone, greatly weakening their strength.
"This is not our home turf!"
"Stop talking nonsense!"
"Quick battle, quick victory!"
"Attack together!"
"Kill!"
The players clearly understood that this monster could not be persuaded to surrender; the only solution was to completely eliminate him, so they wasted no time on bantering.
"Fire the arrows!"
Lone Boat, Rui Ge, Ye Li Meng, Mad Blade Old Wang, Salted Fish Thrust, and a dozen or so players with bows immediately fired.
Strong arrows whistled through the air toward Ma Yuanyi, mixed with several more powerful Fire Feather Arrows.
0!
1!
0!
2 (Critical)!
1!
...
Although dozens of arrows hit the target, shockingly, the total damage dealt was almost negligible.
"What’s going on?"
"The boss is just too huge!"
"Normal arrows can't penetrate!"
"Damn it, in that case, let's try magic attacks!"
"..."
Little Bell, Chimera Wraith, and other sorcerer players immediately summoned Flame Arrows and launched them toward Ma Yuanyi, while several players hurled clay pots filled with frog oil onto Ma Yuanyi.
From beginning to end, Ma Yuanyi did not move.
Flame arrows exploded on his body.
The oil quickly ignited.
Ma Yuanyi’s over ten-meter-tall, hideously twisted body was about one-third engulfed in flames, yet he remained completely motionless as if nothing had happened.
11, -13, -12...
4, -1, -2, -3...
All the players were stunned.
"What’s happening?"
"Why can't we hurt him!"
Despite continuous attacks from the players, they only managed to deal a few dozen points of damage, which was almost negligible against his massive health bar.
"You wretched vermin are so weak and insignificant!" Ma Yuanyi roared with a deep, furious, crazed voice, "Allow me to show you what true power is!"