Giant death larvae carved through the crowd, their massive bodies generating an unimaginable force with every movement, requiring no special skills.
Wherever the death larvae passed, professionals who raised their weapons were instantly annihilated, vanishing into white light after the terrifying collisions before they could even resist.
Chen Luo, resting on the Mage Hand in mid-air, propped his chin with one hand, calmly observing the battle below.
After each charge by a death larva, dozens of professionals were forcibly eliminated. Yet, immediately after, a spatial gate would silently open behind them, and the previously defeated professionals would emerge once more, weapons raised, roaring as they charged out of the gate.
The colossal death larvae lacked high intelligence; it attacked humans solely on instinct.
Finally, after countless "slide tackles" and under the continuous assault of over a thousand professionals, the death larva let out a roar and collapsed.
[Your Legion has slain "Death Larva (Elite)", experience points are shared, and you have obtained drops "Candlelight" and "Worm Gauntlets".]
"So, when legion units are killed, the experience is split with me, and the drops belong solely to the Lord of Myriad Armies?" Chen Luo sensed the newly acquired drops within his consciousness, deepening his understanding of the Lord of Myriad Armies profession.
On the ground, over a thousand players, witnessing the successful slaying of the death larva, excitedly raised their weapons and cheered.
These terrifying monsters, five meters in length, were virtually insurmountable beasts in reality.
Everyone present had died at least once during the battle with the monster. If they had encountered such a monster in the wild on their own, instead of Chen Luo's "Legion Descent," they would have met only a dead end.
But under Chen Luo's leadership, everything was different.
"Legion Descent" granted the professionals a degree of immortality. With the relentless accumulation of human wave tactics, even monsters that were once impossible to confront had truly become defeated foes.
Standing beside the massive corpse of the death larva, the participating professionals gazed at its ferocious remains, feeling as if it were a dream.
However, the biting cold of the wind and snow, and the cold hardness of the weapons in their hands, truly told them that it was no dream.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, the crowd could not help but erupt in cheers!
"We won! We won!!"
"These monsters are nothing to fear! As long as our slide tackles are fast enough, we can definitely tackle them to death!!"
"Bah! It's all thanks to the boss's powerful skills! Long live the boss!!"
"Yes! Long live the boss!!!"
Amidst the cheers, the weariness and melancholy that had plagued everyone since the apocalypse vanished.
Chen Luo, leaning against the Mage Hand, also felt a surge of pride as he looked at everyone's jubilant expressions.
"This is my legion!"
BOOM!!!
Through the wind and snow, a colossal shadow suddenly burst forth.
The Lord-class Flesh Golem, standing eight meters tall, was like a small building just by its presence.
Its grotesque appearance, seemingly stitched together from flesh and blood, radiated a fear aura, capable of instilling the malice of death in all intelligent beings.
The previously cheering crowd felt an overwhelming sense of oppressive terror surging from the direction of the monster's appearance.
From the moment this terrifying figure emerged, it instilled palpable fear in everyone.
The colossal Flesh Golem, observing the swarm of insignificant humans cheering around the corpse of a death larva, displayed a sinister smile on its crudely stitched, ugly face.
*Thwack!*
A plump hand suddenly plunged into its own body, and with a swift pull, a massive iron hook attached to a chain was extracted.
The strength of a Lord-class creature was beyond the capabilities of the professionals, who had not yet reached Tier 1.
While everyone was still affected by the fear aura, the Flesh Golem prepared to swing its massive iron hook, intending to smash the humans into pulp.
A soft hum suddenly echoed from above:
"Starlight!"
The Flesh Golem instinctively looked up. In mid-air, a man leaning within a giant palm gazed at it with disinterest.
Upon seeing the man, the Flesh Golem felt an undeniable presence, the aura of an absolute powerhouse!
The immense pressure caused the Flesh Golem to roar instinctively:
"ROAR!"
Its massive hand, gripping the iron hook, suddenly lifted. It intended to kill this human!!
*Hum!*
A dazzling white light suddenly descended from the sky, and the Flesh Golem's roar was instantly silenced.
The thick iron hook, stained with blood, clattered to the ground.
A brilliant white fissure suddenly appeared on the Golem's massive body, splitting the monster precisely in half.
[Your skill has instantly killed "Flesh Golem (Lord-class)", you have gained 150,000 experience points, and you have obtained the drop "Undead Blood (Lord-class)".]
The effect of the fear aura completely vanished, but the hearts of the crowd remained unsettled.
Previously, everyone had been protected within safe zones and had never directly encountered Lord-class creatures.
This initial encounter left an indelible and profound impression on everyone.
Merely by appearing, it had rendered them incapable of resistance; it was a monster that could not be defeated by sheer numbers.
Yet, such a monster could not even withstand a single move from Chen Luo.
Amidst the shock, faced with such a vast disparity, the reverence in their hearts grew even stronger.
...
The further they moved away from Starfire Town, and the more landmarks were erected, the more monsters they encountered.
However, as the battles intensified, the strength of the legion also continuously grew.
As the sun gradually set in the sky, the light in the eyes of the legion warriors became increasingly radiant.
"Legion Descent" granted them immortality on the battlefield, but every battle was real and tangible.
After traversing hundreds of battlefields, while attribute improvements from leveling up were one aspect, more importantly, the warriors had gradually shifted their mindsets from the complacency of peacetime.
This was a force that had truly seen blood, a team that had emerged from countless deaths.
Although they still could not contend with Lord-class monsters, with the accumulation of numbers and Chen Luo's buffs, they could now fight evenly with Elite-class monsters.
Chen Luo, leaning on the Mage Hand, was also rapidly improving his skills as his subordinate legion grew stronger.
As the sun set, the white moon once again ascended into the sky.
The landmarks erected by Chen Luo now numbered over one hundred.
[Starfire Town Upgrade Progress (127/500)]
And at this moment, Chen Luo finally saw the light of the second safe zone!