Monster Siege (1)

The last time Chen Zixuan heard this bell, it had triggered the very first newbie quest after entering the game—【Defend the Town】.

That happened just yesterday. He had killed dozens of goblins and the memory was still fresh in his mind.

Judging from this, the bell ringing in the main city this time likely meant the monsters would attack again.

As Chen Zixuan expected, after a moment, a deep male voice resounded from the top of the lofty city wall.

The voice was not loud, but his words carried clearly into the ears of every player—it must have been some spell like 【Voice Transmission】.

After all, 《Legend of Kaloran》 was a world of swords and magic; nothing was truly surprising.

“All brave adventurers, good afternoon. I am this Loren Imperial City’s highest commander of all guards, commander of the Imperial Guard—Karl Hedrick. Today’s sudden city-wide alert is to inform everyone of a very urgent and grave matter.”

“——and that is, the annual monster siege has begun!”

Hearing Commander Karl’s words, the players in the main city erupted into a clamor, discussing among themselves.

“Monster siege? What’s this? A new event the devs planned?”

“Are there any rewards? Like epic equipment or something…”

“This game is so realistic, it’s almost like real life…”

“Damn, I’m really fired up now…”

“……”

“Monster siege? Cecilia, do you know what this is?”

Yuewu looked puzzled and softly asked Chen Zixuan.

In her eyes, Cecilia was practically omniscient and omnipotent.

Even taming a world-class boss as a pet was something she could do. What was there that Cecilia didn’t know?

Though Gu Yanxi was a newcomer, she tilted her head curiously as well.

Chen Zixuan thought for a moment and calmly explained, “There are two possibilities: one, it’s a new quest that all players can accept; two, it’s a new event. I think the latter is slightly more likely.”

“You mean… this quest might require all the players in the city to work together to complete it?!”

Yuewu’s tone was filled with disbelief.

How difficult must a quest be to need all the city’s players to participate?

“Yeah, most likely, we’ll have to leave the city to fight monsters.”

Chen Zixuan replied blandly, based on his previous experience.

At this moment, Commander Karl’s voice echoed across the sky once more.

“Brave adventurers, please remain calm. Though this monster siege, commanded by the archangel Uriel, is about to erupt, it is not the first time it’s happened.”

“In past years, every time our army has faced endless monster waves, we have managed to defend this undaunted city.”

“However, this time, the monster siege came too suddenly. For certain reasons, there are not enough guards stationed in the imperial city. Thus, I hope you adventurers can stand forth and join us to resolve this disaster for humanity!”

Archangel Uriel? Chen Zixuan recalled the CG he saw when first entering the game. These four angels were actually the game’s final bosses.

The Darkwing Demon Bat was ranked E-level; obviously, above that were even higher-ranked world bosses.

So, Uriel, Raphael, Gabriel, and Michael—the four biggest antagonists—what grade of world-class boss could they be?

S-class? Or SSS-class?

As Commander Karl finished speaking, a translucent pale blue interface appeared before all tens of thousands of online players in the imperial city and nearby.

【System Prompt: A monster horde is approaching the city of 【Loren】. Limited-time event 【Monster Siege】 has begun. Duration: 2 hours.】

【In 20 minutes, the first wave of monsters will arrive. Players may head outside the main city gate to battle the attacking monsters!】

【Players may freely form teams, with a maximum of 5 people per team; for each monster killed, every member of the team receives the same amount of experience points.】

【When battle begins, the main city gate will close for 2 hours. If a player dies, they will be transported to the resurrection plaza and cannot rejoin the event.】

【Defeating different types of monsters awards 【Kill Points】, with higher-level monsters awarding more 【Kill Points】.】

【At the end of the event, the system will distribute precious 【Treasure Chest】 rewards to each player based on their total 【Kill Points】!】

【If all participating players are wiped out during the monster siege, it is considered a failed defense and no participant will receive any reward.】

【Adventurer, take your courage, sword, and shield, and stand with this city in its hour of need!】

【Countdown begins!】

【20:00】

【19:59】

【……】

Closing the pale blue interface before him, Chen Zixuan’s expression remained blank, but his heart was leaping with excitement.

The game devs are truly benevolent!

What a great event!

He needed to reach level 15 within a week, and was worried about not finding a suitable wild area to grind. Now, the monsters were coming to him!

At the same time, thanks to this sudden event, every player in the main city seemed to be swept up in a frenzy of excitement!

Treasure chests, experience, and rewards!

The mere mention of these words thrilled all who read the announcement. From Commander Karl’s explanation, Players learned this event only came once a year.

Therefore, the rewards had to be exceptional!

What could these treasure chests contain… blue equipment? Blue skill books?

Maybe even… purple epic equipment?

At that thought, almost every player’s eyes sparkled with anticipation.

From the launch of the game until now, they’d suffered at the hands of monsters for so long. Why was that?

It was all because their levels were too low, they lacked experience, good equipment, and powerful skills.

Yet this limited-time event was handing all of these things to players at once—how could they not be excited?

Moreover, Players could now form teams for the event. Although the maximum team size was five, every member would share all the experience earned from killing monsters.

Meaning, if one person in the team killed a monster, all five received the full experience—this boosted leveling efficiency by five times!

Twenty minutes was barely enough time to prepare. Soon, some players were going offline to notify their friends in the real world.

Yuewu also understood how important this event was. As her charming eyes shifted ever so slightly, her gaze settled on Cecilia standing nearby.

This one—she was definitely a powerhouse in team mode!

For this team event, she had decided to hold onto Cecilia’s thigh for dear life!

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