Chapter 78: Lord Long Live
【Player "Salted Fish Thrust" has died, Abyssal Essence +1250!】
【Player "Black-Eyed Rui Ge" has died, Abyssal Essence +1600!】
【Player "Lone Boat" has died, Abyssal Essence +1600!】
【……】
Hang Yu was currently tallying up the new round of income.
Ma Yuanyi's low and furious roar made him frown slightly.
When Hang Yu looked over at Ma Yuanyi, he saw that Ma Yuanyi had already started a new round of power gathering, with blood-red energy once again steaming up from the blood lake beneath his feet, filling the thousand skulls of his ferocious giant hammer.
The aura of destruction once again spread out!
By the time the players rushed over in a panic, it was already too late!
Ma Yuanyi raised the burning crimson warhammer, and this time he directly threw it out.
This strike was incredibly terrifying in its momentum, tearing through the air and erupting with a thunderous roar, while the Abyssal energy dispersed and made the space tremble!
As the ferocious giant hammer spun at high speed, red lightning coiled around it, and the aura of destruction and momentum increased tenfold, reaching an extreme speed that made it impossible to dodge.
"It's over!"
All the players were horrified beyond measure at the sight.
This move's attack range was not as wide as the hammer-smashing shockwave, but its destructive power against a single target was far superior, and with the players' current strength, it was absolutely impossible to block!
They could only watch helplessly.
The giant hammer hurtled toward the Lord.
This strike was enough to instantly kill any elite unit below Tier Two.
Hang Yu, along with the wall beneath his feet, was about to collapse under the overwhelming destructive force, but at that moment, a dazzling Lord’s Aura burst forth from Hang Yu’s body.
In the next moment.
He raised his long blade.
A white blade light, at least twenty meters long, fell like a waterfall from the sky and struck the Thousand Skulls Hammer with a deafening boom.
Boom!
A huge shockwave erupted.
It swept all players and militia off their feet.
"What just happened?"
The players hurriedly looked up and saw that the territory wall was completely intact, and the man standing atop the high wall was also unharmed.
The Thousand Skulls Hammer spun and flew into the sky.
Eventually, it landed heavily on the ground dozens of meters away.
"He blocked it!"
"The Lord blocked it!"
"Whoa, seriously? Even that can be blocked?"
"What skill did the Lord use just now? Don’t tell me it was just a Qi Gathering Slash!"
"Stop guessing! It was Qi Gathering Slash! A blade light twenty meters long, that’s simply godlike!"
"……"
Hang Yu, with a maxed-out Qi Gathering Slash.
Actually deflected Ma Yuanyi’s thunderous attack.
He had the Human Lord template, gaining far more attribute growth with each level than the Favored Races, had trained seven skills to the maximum level, and with the permanent Lord’s Aura plus the assistance of the Level 9 Blood Shadow Blade, his overall strength was no less than a lord of the same level.
Under these conditions, a Level 10 Lord naturally had a considerable level suppression advantage over a Level 7 enemy!
Of course, if only comparing pure strength attributes, Hang Yu was still a bit behind Ma Yuanyi, so while using Qi Gathering Slash to forcibly shatter the thunderous blow, he suffered nearly a hundred points of recoil damage.
This amount of damage was not enough to pose a threat!
Hang Yu gained 50 base health points with every level up, and with the amplification of the Lord’s Aura and various equipment attributes, his health had reached nearly one thousand points.
With a single cast of a max-level Healing Spell.
His health quickly returned to full.
Hang Yu's HP bar might not be as thick as Ma Yuanyi’s, but as a man who could heal himself while fighting, unless Ma Yuanyi had overwhelming advantage, it was impossible to beat Hang Yu, and such a situation was simply unrealistic.
The players' emotions could well be imagined!
"This is impossible!" Ma Yuanyi was roaring hysterically, his whole body trembling, "You haven't been in the Abyss long, yet while forging an elite army, how could you possibly grow so strong at the same time!"
Hang Yu sneered: "Did you really think I’m some clueless newbie? Since this Lord dared to attract your attention, of course, he had the confidence to not fear you!"
"Impossible! Impossible!"
Ma Yuanyi roared in unwillingness, instantly recalling the Thousand Skulls Hammer and preparing to charge toward the wall.
Hang Yu held the Blood Shadow Blade in his right hand and pulled out a Level 10 Skeletal Goat Staff in his left, condensing a purple spell mid-air, which then turned into a dazzling lightning bolt, blasting onto Ma Yuanyi’s huge body.
Bang!
A myriad of lightning erupted!
The momentum was terrifying!
Although Ma Yuanyi used the Thousand Skulls Hammer to block, the maxed-out Taiping Lightning Spell was so powerful that he was knocked back several meters on the spot, his body scorched and smoking, taking nearly 500 points of damage in one blow.
"That’s Village Chief Wei from Hexi Village's Taiping Lightning Spell!"
"And the Lord uses it with such power!"
"Goodness! Turns out Brother Yu was this strong from the beginning! He never feared Ma Yuanyi at all!"
"This storyline mission is impossible to fail! All our worries were for nothing! Even if we flop, the NPCs will cover for us!"
"Lord, mighty!"
"Lord is too handsome!"
"This gives such a sense of security!"
……
The players' emotions rose and fell like a roller coaster.
When they realized that they had been underestimating the Lord all along.
When they realized that this mission could not possibly fail.
At this moment, their emotions soared to ecstasy, and their admiration for the Lord reached a peak, transforming instantly into a cheering squad, each shouting flattery and ‘666’ nonstop.
This would not do!
Even though Hang Yu could handle Ma Yuanyi, it wasn’t certain he could definitely kill him, and even if he could, it would be a huge waste without Heavenly Dao’s Blessing.
Therefore, the players must not just become a cheering squad.
Hang Yu swept his gaze across the players: "What are you all standing around for? Don’t you want to earn military merits!"
Hearing this.
The players became excited.
Right! They were so happy that they almost forgot.
This time wasn’t just about protecting the territory to complete the storyline.
Everyone had missions to complete, and only by contributing more during the defense battle could they earn more rewards upon mission settlement—they must not forget that!
With the Lord's performance.
There was no problem surviving the Day of Ultimate Darkness!
Having worried for so long, they could finally relax.
As the saying goes, once basic survival is secured, desires arise, and now the players were focusing on rewards!
For more rewards!
Charge!
Dozens of players once again charged out of the territory.
At this moment, the Abyss army was already assembled before them; besides the temporarily suppressed main commander Ma Yuanyi, the Four Great Fallen Ones and most of the elite troops were still present.
The battle remained arduous.
They must not lower their guard!
Ma Yuanyi’s rage had accumulated to the limit, frantically absorbing Abyssal energy to restore his health, while once again raising his giant hammer to draw energy from the blood lake beneath his feet.
When the hollow Thousand Skulls were fully saturated with energy.
The hammer once again turned into a burning crimson giant hammer.
The players were horrified, knowing the big boss was about to unleash a massive move.
That ground-smashing shockwave, spanning over a hundred meters, could instantly kill all players nearby; they couldn’t possibly withstand such an attack, nor get close to Ma Yuanyi!
At that moment, a fiery arrow shot like a missile, instantly striking the giant hammer in Ma Yuanyi's hand and exploding violently.
A surprising scene occurred.
After the hammer endured this attack, the blood-red energy condensed within it completely dissipated, returning it to its normal, uncharged state.
Hang Yu calmly put down his hand and said lightly: "His large-area attack must absorb enough energy to be launched, and as long as the weapon’s gathered energy is dispersed before the attack is released, it can be neutralized."
Lone Boat’s eyes lit up: "So that’s how it is!"
Black-Eyed Rui Ge also beamed: "I knew it! No game would have an unbreakable mechanic. So Ma Yuanyi’s super-wide attack can be countered!"
Salted Fish Thrust: "This guy is powerful, but as long as he can’t mass kill us, we players still have a chance to defeat him!"
Chimera Wraith said emotionally: "Lord is too good to us! With his strength, he could have directly repelled Ma Yuanyi, yet he’s helping us instead, deliberately creating opportunities for us to earn merits!"
Little Bell: "Wuwuwu, I love it, I love it! Lord is such a super warm man!"
"We must not disappoint the Lord’s expectations!"
"Today we must defeat this bastard!"
"Long live the Lord!"
"Fourth Calamity will surely win!"
"Kill kill kill!"
"……"
Player morale soared.
They roared as they joined the battle.
If they could defeat an existence like Ma Yuanyi.
Wouldn’t they be able to boast about it endlessly back home!
Various attacks continuously rained down on Ma Yuanyi, draining his health.
Ma Yuanyi was furious, crushing one player after another with his hammer, overwhelming them with crushing force.
The players were fearless.
Resurrecting and returning to the battlefield immediately.
Hang Yu nodded in satisfaction at the increasingly intense battle; he needed Ma Yuanyi and his troops to help him reap the harvest, and he needed the players to kill monsters and explode loot—this situation was exactly under his control!
No matter which side died.
Either way, he would profit enormously.
And the battle’s benefits were soaring rapidly.
Hang Yu was happy to be a lazy salted fish, lying down and making a fortune.
From the current situation, there was no major risk, and the battle would be over soon, allowing him to earn abundant resources to lay a solid foundation for the next stage!