Chapter 22: Chapter 22: Fight to the Bitter End

“Huff! Huff!”

Accompanied by heavy breaths, the tip of the Bronze Battle Spear dripped with the blood of the ninth Heavy Armor Warrior, as the setting sun elongated the shadow of the shattered city tower, resembling winding streaks of blood on the ground.

“Release the arrows!”

The Zhou Army’s formation echoed with a roaring command.

Soon after, a dense rain of arrows soared into the sky, falling like meteors.

Absolutely can’t withstand it head-on!

Ye Mingqiu’s eyes flashed with brilliance, swiftly grabbing the body of a Heavy Armor Warrior to use as a shield in front of him.

The clash of armor and arrows rang out with a “ding” sound, and suddenly, three White Feather Arrows pierced through the Heavy Armor Warrior’s body, directly hitting Ye Mingqiu’s chest, colliding with the Bronze Armor, emitting a crisp sound.

After damage reduction by the Heavy Armor Warrior, with Bronze Armor Defense +5, Ye Mingqiu’s Constitution at 9.9, and with War Aura fixed damage reduction of 5 points and Divine Bravery Passive fixed damage reduction of 2.9, the three White Feather Arrows still managed to inflict considerable damage.

-0! -0! -0!

This power is truly terrifying!

Must be an Elite Template Shooter!

Soon, the arrow rain stopped, followed by the sound of heavy footsteps, Ye Mingqiu decisively discarded the Heavy Armor Warrior, squinted his eyes and gazed forward.

Ahead, twelve Armored Spearmen formed into a Turtle Shell Array, steadily advancing, and Ye Mingqiu cast a Detection Skill on the Armored Spearmen.

[Armored Spearman (Level 1 Elite)]

[Race: Human]

[Attributes: Power: 12, Agility: 10, Constitution: 12, Spirit: 6]

Upon seeing the attributes of the Armored Spearman, Ye Mingqiu couldn’t help but curse inwardly, calling them an anomaly. These Armored Spearmen are considered Boss-level even in the Difficult Level Trials, but in the Hell Level Trials, there’s twelve at once! And they’re only just one wave!

Indeed, fleeing directly might be the simplest way to survive.

But…

If I flee, the trial rewards will definitely diminish significantly, right? If I do that, can I still attain a Hero Level profession? Can I still catch up and surpass that guy?

I also have my own goals!

“Hah!!”

Ye Mingqiu suddenly roared fiercely, plunging the Bronze Battle Spear into the gaps of the ground bricks, the spear shaft bending into a breathtaking arc, the back under the Bronze Armor arching like a leopard.

Can you withstand a strike judged at my 19.5 Power?!

When the spear tip broke through the air, the enchanted Bronze Battle Spear unleashed unparalleled power, the frontline Shield Array shattered like a ceramic jug hit by a giant hammer.

Broken shield fragments embedded in the eye sockets of soldiers behind, amidst the screams, Ye Mingqiu already stepped on the corpses of the fallen, leapt forward, the spear blade drawing a perfect silver arc, three heads with leather helmets simultaneously flying towards the moat.

“Whizz!”

At the same time, bowstring sounds rang again, the flying arrowhead gleaming with eerie blue, it was a poisoned Wolf Fang Arrow.

Resorting to sneak attacks?

The trench shooter is truly disgusting!

Ye Mingqiu tried to block with his spear, but the Wolf Fang Arrow was too fast, passed through the Battle Spear, and shot straight into his shoulder, causing terrifying damage.

-0!

Huh?

Looking at the damage, Ye Mingqiu suddenly realized a problem, with his Constitution at 9.9, Bronze Armor Defense +5, War Aura fixed damage reduction 5, Divine Bravery Passive fixed damage reduction 2.9, then…

How much damage does a remote shooter need to actually break my defense?

It seems the needed damage is quite substantial…

He is a Spiritual Specialist, and even without Skills, he has a bit more survival assurance in the first trial, like the Bronze Battle Armor’s defense and fixed damage reduction.

If that’s all, the final effect wouldn’t be this ludicrous, the enemy couldn’t possibly shoot arrows that don’t break the defense.

However!

Ye Mingqiu possesses the Unparalleled Divine Bravery Talent, adding 30% Constitution, and fixed damage reduction of 1% life. It is precisely this Constitution, this 2.9 fixed damage reduction, that transforms arrows originally able to inflict just enough damage into ones that don’t break the defense.

Breaking defense and not breaking defense are completely different concepts. Breaking defense indicates arrows can pile up to kill, poison arrow can inflict poison, but if not breaking defense… then the archer is as good as useless.

Of course, provided he isn’t shot in areas without Bronze Armor protection, otherwise health would surely drop.

Oh~!

Ye Mingqiu suddenly smiled, terrifyingly sinister, and roared as he charged at the enemy army.

…

The sunset sank behind the city tower’s flying eaves, the crimson dyed the world with blood.

Ye Mingqiu’s Bronze Battle Spear pierced the clavicle of an Elite Centurion, his cold gaze watching as he suffocated, sliding powerlessly from the spear tip, crashing heavily onto the ground.

This was the last one.

He sat among the pile of corpses, bending one leg, stretching the other, gasping for air, blood and sweat seeping through the gaps in his Bronze Armor, condensing into purple ice, which he shook off forcefully to prevent hindrance in the upcoming battle.

[Prompt: Your Long Weapon Specialty Level has been upgraded to Level 2]

Oh, leveled up, killed through, lost track of how many enemy soldiers were slain.

From afar, the horn sounded again, a new wave of enemies was regrouping, he hadn’t wiped out the entire eighty thousand enemy troops, merely one wave, with more enemies to follow in abundance.

Fortunately, the battlefield aura is formidable, doubling stamina recovery speed, spiritual power recovery speed, and life recovery speed, plus his [Spiritual Power – Limit Breaking] Talent inherently enhancing spiritual power recovery by 50%, granting him sufficient spiritual power resilience to use [Spiritual Power – Enchantment] to amplify the Battle Spear.

The Bronze Battle Spear’s base attributes are very weak. Without [Spiritual Power – Enchantment] significantly boosting attack power, Ye Mingqiu’s killing speed would at least be halved, perhaps more, and if he couldn’t eliminate the enemy quickly, they’d inevitably retaliate against him, receiving too many hits would be disastrous if vital areas were struck.

“General, they’re coming again.”

Not far away, a soldier with a severed arm also soaked in blood looked towards the distant darkness, despairingly saying.

“Oh.”

“Can we hold them?”

“Fool, that’s not the problem,” Ye Mingqiu stood up, gripping the Bronze Battle Spear steadily, leaving a broad silhouette, and said, “Behind us are our hometown, family, friends, for them, we must fight relentlessly until we expel every last invader.”

Behind him, countless soldiers who briefly rested began to stand up. They knew their survival wasn’t due to luck or superior strength, but because of a sufficiently powerful General in front, taking most of the pressure single-handedly.

What a reliable man, as strong as a mountain!

Ye Mingqiu looked towards the distance, countless enemies approaching again, not too close nor far, probably reaching within a few minutes.

[Survival Time: 3.52.12]

It’s been less than four hours, with a long survival mission yet ahead, surely many terrifying battles lie ahead.

Then…

Let’s open some treasure chests first!

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