noveltune Chapter 28 Monster Siege
Chapter 28 Monster Siege
"Another 10,000 gold coins in hand! Hehe!"
Zhang Changsheng smiled as he looked at the extra money on his card.
In this world, money equals power, such as buying a bunch of spell scrolls.
"It's a pity that I can't control my battle pet after its strength increases, otherwise I could have broken through to the third tier."
Zhang Changsheng regretfully thought that some of his battle pets required fourth-tier materials, which he couldn't afford for the time being, but others didn't.
"You've had a long day, go home and get some sleep."
After stretching, Zhang Changsheng returned to his hotel.
……
On the second day, Zhang Changsheng ate breakfast while eavesdropping on the conversation of the people next to him.
"Have you heard? Lots of monsters have appeared outside Black Dragon City!"
"Do I even need to hear about it? Just go to the city wall and see for yourself!"
"What's gotten into these monsters? Why are they suddenly besieging the city?"
"Some speculate that a powerful monster must have united the monster horde in the Black Dragon Mountains."
"Then this monster wants to advance to a higher level, and its advancement ritual must be related to killing, which is why it controls so many monsters to besiege the city."
"Then let's run!"
The first person to speak said with a look of panic.
"How can you run away? Unless you know teleportation magic, you can't get out at all. There are monsters everywhere around Black Dragon City now, so there's no way to escape."
"Instead of running out to die, it's better to stay in Black Dragon City and hold out."
"Don't worry, some believers have already prayed to their gods, and a divine messenger may descend soon."
The other person said this with a calm expression.
"Just as I thought, we can't get out."
While eating the barbecue, Zhang Changsheng reflected on his experience from the previous night.
If it weren't for the Rainfog Eagle scouting ahead, he probably would have already crashed into the monster army.
Because of the abnormal nature of his magic, with its hexagonal attributes, his strength surpasses that of other wizards of the same rank. However, it's simply impossible for him to overcome an army of monsters with such limited power.
"And why are there so many ghouls among those monster armies?"
Zhang Changsheng couldn't help but think of his experience in Ironforge City. The ghouls seemed to have a lot of tasks, which was very abnormal.
"Could the monsters controlling the monster army be ghouls?"
Thinking of this, Zhang Changsheng stopped eating, took out the Monster Encyclopedia and started searching. Soon, he found information about a monster.
King of Ghouls
Introduction: The king of ghouls. Only when a person who has been called a king dies will there be a certain probability of being transformed into a ghoul king. Therefore, each ghoul king was the ruler of a country in his previous life.
Every ghoul king will reach level 6 after a hundred years.
After reviewing the information about the King of Ghouls, Zhang Changsheng continued searching for information about the ghouls' ascension rituals.
Ghoul King Ascension Ceremony
Introduction: When the Ghoul King wants to advance to the seventh-tier Master level, he needs to start a war that lasts at least half a month and kill at least 10 people in the process.
The more people you kill, the greater the benefits you gain as the Ghoul King after your promotion.
In addition, the ghoul king needs to sacrifice 777 people who share his birthday on his birthday.
Note: The day the Ghoul King is resurrected is the Ghoul King's birthday.
Note: The person who kills the object of the blood sacrifice will also be treated as a blood sacrifice.
"It seems my guess was right. The person controlling the monster army must be the Ghoul King."
After pursing his lips, Zhang Changsheng considered whether he should tell Black Dragon City or the Adventurers' Guild about his discovery.
But after thinking about it, he still shook his head.
He believed that he wasn't the only smart person in the world; the management of those adventurer guilds must be able to guess what the monster behind it all was.
"Level 6!"
Zhang Changsheng sighed softly, his desire for strength growing ever stronger.
After eating and drinking his fill, Zhang Changsheng arrived at the Adventurers' Guild. Compared to yesterday, the Bloodstained Guild was much more crowded and lively.
People's expressions showed more anxiety and panic.
"You've come after all. But as you know, Black Dragon City is now surrounded by a monster army, so you only have one mission: to climb the city walls and kill the enemy."
The dragon girl Huo Yun looked at Zhang Changsheng and handed him the magic map and the quest sheet.
Mission: Kill enemies on the city walls
Description: Killing a normal monster rewards you with 1 gold coin and 10 points.
Killing a Tier 1 monster rewards 100 gold coins and 1000 points.
Killing a Tier 2 monster rewards you with 1000 gold coins and 10,000 points.
Killing a Tier 3 monster rewards 10,000 gold coins and 100,000 points.
Killing a Tier 4 monster rewards you with 100,000 gold coins and 1,000,000 points.
"The gold coin reward remains the same, but the points have increased tenfold."
"It seems that the Adventurers' Guild wants to use the 'big reward for brave men' approach to encourage adventurers to go up the city walls and kill enemies."
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Changsheng took the task sheet and said with a smile, "I didn't expect the points to increase tenfold. I thought it would be the same as yesterday."
"Zhang Changsheng, please be careful. Monster sieges are different from scattered monsters."
The dragon girl looked at Zhang Changsheng with a serious expression.
"Don't worry, I'll be careful."
Zhang Changsheng nodded and strode away, heading towards the city wall.
Some people want to go and kill the enemy, while others don't.
So the Adventurers' Guild and the guards of Black Dragon City began collecting taxes.
Those who are first-tier or above in the supernatural realm must pay a security tax of 100 gold coins per day if they do not go to the city walls to fight enemies.
As for ordinary people, climbing the city walls was useless, so the Adventurers' Guild gave up on targeting them.
After arriving at the city wall, Zhang Changsheng looked outwards.
Several kilometers away, one could see countless strange-looking mounds of earth.
Those mounds were quite large, three or four meters high, and ghouls or other monsters would occasionally come and go from there.
Zhang Changsheng counted them briefly and found that at least 5 of the 10 monsters were ghouls.
"Wizards, come here!"
An old white-bearded wizard used an amplification spell to summon the wizards on the city wall.
"Warrior class, come here!"
"assassin……"
Meanwhile, people from other professions are also being recruited.
Upon hearing this voice, Zhang Changsheng walked towards the old wizard.
After seeing that most of the wizards on the city wall had arrived, the old wizard said, "You are all adventurers, not wizards in the army, so if you were to cooperate in using spells, it would probably be counterproductive and you wouldn't be able to unleash your full power."
"So my command is simple: attack freely, use your magic to attack relentlessly."
"If you have consumed too much mana, you are permitted to leave the city walls and go to a safe place to replenish your mana."
"However, let me make this clear from the start: if you don't put in the effort, you will be dealt with according to military law."
At this point, the old wizard's tone became filled with a ruthless killing intent, clearly indicating that this wizard was not a wild mage, but a mage in the army who had participated in many wars.
"Don't worry, Your Excellency, we understand."
"That's right, that's right, just watch and see how we deal with those sons of bitches."
The wizards all nodded, indicating that there was no problem.
"Then you can find your own guard positions."
The old wizard waved his hand, signaling everyone to leave.
Adventurers of other professions were not so lucky, especially tank professions, who were directly incorporated into the army.
……
Ugh~
A mournful horn sounded, and Zhang Changsheng, who was resting against the city wall, suddenly opened his eyes.
"Roar! Roar! Roar!"
The roars of countless monsters rang out.
Zhang Changsheng stood up and looked outside, only to see countless monsters swarming in like waves.
Various flying monsters have also appeared in the sky.
"Prepare for battle!"
"Prepare for battle!"
Various roars rang out, and everyone on the city wall stood up.
Zhang Changsheng then began to look around at the people around him. In addition to a group of ordinary guards, there were two first-tier warriors and a first-tier shield guard around him.
Zhang Changsheng looked at the swarming monster army, quickly checked the information, and found that they were mostly ordinary monsters and a small number of first-tier monsters.
As for second-tier monsters, and even higher-tier monsters, there are basically none. Obviously, the first wave of attacks is just cannon fodder, there to wear them down.
"Light Bow Technique!"
Zhang Changsheng raised his hand and a light bow, seemingly constructed of light, appeared in his hand.
Zhang Changsheng's actions attracted the attention of the surrounding guards and soldiers.
Zhang Changsheng drew his bow and nocked an arrow, and a golden light shot out.
boom!
A swan-like monster was blown to the head by Zhang Changsheng's arrow.
At the same time, many skilled archers also launched their attacks.
Compared to the wizard's precious magic, the archer's stamina is not so precious.
That's why they dared to attack even though they knew these monsters were just cannon fodder.
[You killed a Tier 1 White Feather Goose!]
[The slaughter and plundering have begun!]
You have plundered the first-tier spell "Feather Rain" from the bloodline of a first-tier White Feather Goose.
This spell will not increase your attributes!
[Note! Killing a Tier 1 White Feather Goose again will not grant you any spells!]
"Feather Rain Technique?"
Zhang Changsheng raised an eyebrow and drew his bow again, trying to kill as many monsters as possible that he hadn't yet killed.
Although killing weak monsters doesn't increase his attributes, acquiring new spells is still quite good, even if first-tier spells aren't very useful to him right now.
But as the saying goes, having many skills is never a burden; sometimes, even small spells can produce great results.
boom!boom!
Zhang Changsheng kept drawing his bow and shooting arrows at an extremely fast speed, even faster than that of ordinary archers.
"Is this a wizard?"
The captain of the guards looked at Zhang Changsheng with great surprise. Even he would find it difficult to draw the bow so quickly.
In other words, Zhang Changsheng's physique and strength are higher than his, how is that possible?
The wizard's physique and strength are actually higher than his, a first-tier warrior's; this is too exaggerated.
"roar!"
A dozen seconds later, amidst the roars of the flying monsters, various spells were unleashed by the monsters and flew towards the city walls.
"Be careful!"
Seeing the massive fireball hurtling towards him, the two-meter-tall shield guard, wielding a huge shield, spoke, raising his own shield high at the same time.
"Leave it to me!"
Zhang Changsheng raised his hand and slashed, and a huge wind blade rose up, instantly cleaving the incoming fireball in two.
"roar!"
The flying monsters did not rush towards the city wall, but instead tried to fly over it into the city.
"Ice Storm!"
A roar rang out, and countless ice blocks, like swords, rained down from the sky, instantly clearing out many flying monsters.
"A fourth-tier spell, Ice Blast. Is this the power of a fourth-tier wizard? Truly terrifying!"
Zhang Changsheng stared in shock at the terrifying ice block that stretched for over a hundred meters.
"Fire in unison! Fire!"
At the same time, a roar rang out, and countless archers fired simultaneously.
A rain of jet-black arrows, imbued with various spells, flew into the sky.
boom!boom!
Countless monsters descended from the sky.
boom!
Zhang Changsheng stepped back, and a hideous stone gargoyle crashed down in front of him.
boom!boom!
Zhang Changsheng drew his bow again, but instead of using other spells, he simply couldn't reach the flying monster that was so high up.
"roar!"
Amidst countless roars, an endless horde of ghouls, accompanied by various monsters, arrived at the foot of the city walls.
"Fireball!"
Zhang Changsheng unleashed a punch, sending a massive wave of fire crashing into the city wall below.
boom!
The fireball exploded, instantly sending more than a dozen monsters flying.
Meanwhile, other wizards also unleashed various spells; compared to melee classes, wizards have a stronger ability to clear the field.
The monsters retaliated, and there were quite a few monsters that knew magic.
Whoosh! A cold ray, similar to that released by a white dragon, and a huge fireball shot towards Zhang Changsheng!
"Be careful!"
The tall shield guard roared and stepped forward to block Zhang Changsheng's path.
"Let me do it."
Zhang Changsheng spoke softly and gently pulled the tall shield guard aside.
At the same time, Zhang Changsheng slapped out with his left hand.
Light Shield!
A giant palm of light appeared, blocking the attack while flying into the monster horde, crushing many more monsters once again.
Notifications kept appearing before Zhang Changsheng's eyes, but unfortunately they were all first-tier spells that could not improve his attributes.
"Fireball! Fireball!"
Zhang Changsheng continuously unleashed his fireball spells, single-handedly suppressing the monsters on this section of the city wall.
Other places weren't so lucky; monsters had already climbed the city walls.
"Protect the wizard!"
"The monster is coming! Charge!"
……
Various roars rang out.
Fortunately, most of these monsters are ordinary monsters, and most people can cut down the monsters that are stuck on the wall with one strike.
During the battle, sporadic monsters and flying monsters flew over the city walls and into the city, causing another disturbance.
"I can't keep using Fireball anymore, otherwise someone will definitely notice why I still have magic power."
Thinking of this, Zhang Changsheng took a step back, looked at the guards beside him, and said, "I've used up a lot of my magic power. I'll have to rely on you now."
"Rest assured, Your Excellency Wizard."
The captain of the guard nodded, indicating that there was no problem.
"roar!"
Without Zhang Changsheng's suppression, monsters quickly pounced on them.
The ugly ghoul had barely jumped up when the captain of the guard chopped it down with an axe.
Ugh~
After Zhang Changsheng had been paddling for more than ten minutes, the desolate bugle sounded again.
In the distance, countless ghouls clad in iron armor appeared.
"This is troublesome!"
Zhang Changsheng's eyes narrowed as he quickly scanned the information of these ghouls, discovering that most of them were at the first rank, a few at the second rank, and even some at the third rank.