Just as the team was discussing what to do next, Pulling Mountain received a telepathic message.
"I am the captain of the militia, Drawing Sword Scholar. The beasts are becoming more and more rampant. Today, they have taken over several villages in the periphery. My village has been taken over. Please gather the displaced people in the nearby villages at the following coordinates and discuss countermeasures."
Everyone's hearts tightened. Indeed, this place had been taken over. From the looks of it, it wasn't just two villages that had been taken over. Other villages had also been attacked!
Pulling Mountain looked at everyone. "It seems that the beasts came prepared. They might be planning something. Let's go and meet up with the others immediately."
The team quickly moved toward the designated coordinates.
Half a day later, the team was already close to the designated coordinates. Before they could enter the area, they were discovered by other players.
The sentinel seemed to recognize the team and jumped out to greet them. "Brother Shan? You're finally here. Quick, we've been waiting for you. Come with us. "
Following the sentinel into the meeting area, Lu Chen realized that there were already more than two hundred people here.
According to the calculation of a team of fifteen people, more than ten villages had already been taken over.
These people all looked haggard and exhausted. A large number of them were even injured. They looked like a group of defeated soldiers.
After the Pulling Mountain Squad arrived, Drawing Sword Scholar and the others immediately gathered everyone.
"Everyone, almost everyone is here. There's no time to lose, and we can't wait any longer." Drawing Sword Scholar went straight to the point. "During this period of time, the beasts have sent experts to attack our stronghold. Everyone should have experienced it. There's a guy among the beasts who knows how to use lightning pools. He specializes in breaking our defense array!
"We've already investigated. That guy is at the level of a platoon!"
There was a commotion below. Among them, Lu Chen was definitely the most confused.
Platoon Leader? The kind with two stripes on his sleeves?
"Uh, Monkey Bro, what's the level of a platoon?" Lu Chen could only ask for help.
Monkey Bro patiently explained, "Brother Shan is the captain of the militia, but there are several levels to captains. Brother Shan is a small captain. A small captain can lead a team of thirty people at most. Above that is a platoon leader, who can lead a team of one hundred people. A platoon leader can lead a team of two hundred people. Any higher, and you won't be a 'militia' anymore. You'll have a military rank. "
Lu Chen had a general understanding of the situation. In any case, a platoon leader was more powerful than a platoon leader and could lead more people.
In order to become a Company Leader, one had to be at least the strongest among a hundred people. These people who could pass the Second Celestial Layer were not ordinary people. They were one in a hundred among the strong, so their strength was naturally not weak.
"Brothers, no matter what conflicts or disagreements we have, now is not the time to pursue these matters!" Sword Painting Scholar said, "Everyone knows that those high-level humans don't care about the lives of us militia. If we lose our stronghold, we'll be homeless! You can't even sleep at the Third Heavenly Layer! "
"Therefore, we must unite and defeat this Demonic Beast Squad! Take back our stronghold! "
"They have mid-level powerhouses, but we have the advantage in numbers, and we're going all out. We may not necessarily lose!"
The Sword Painter Scholar's words hit the nail on everyone's head. The human experts wouldn't care about their lives. If they wanted to survive in the Third Heaven, they had to take back their stronghold!
Lu Chen could hear the helplessness and bitterness in the players' words. Not only were they guarding the outermost area of the human territory, but they also had to fight back when they were attacked. It was indeed quite bitter.
"Alright, I'll have to trouble each platoon leader to calculate the situation of each platoon. How many people can fight, their professions, and their specialties? This time, we can only win, not lose!"
The scene was bustling, and Mountain Strength also reported the situation of each platoon.
Not long after, Mountain Strength returned, shaking his head and sighing.
"Platoon leader, how's the situation?" Ice Bear asked anxiously.
Mountain Strength shook his head. "It's worse than expected. Every platoon's injuries are very serious. Because of the Lightning Pool, almost all of the long-range fighters are heavily injured. Only our platoon is slightly better."
"The close-combat fighters are also injured … We have 230 people, and less than 30 of them are fully recovered. As for those who can fight, 100 of them are at most dead!"
The situation was not optimistic!
The meeting was still bustling, but at that moment, everyone suddenly felt the ground beneath their feet shake.
Then, there was a rhythmic shaking! Boom, boom, boom! The shaking became more and more intense, as if a huge monster was approaching.
Noticing this, many people's expressions changed.
"This, this is … They're here! They're here! "
A burst of wild laughter came from afar. "Hahahaha, how stupid! They actually gathered together. Are they afraid that we can't catch them all in one fell swoop? "
A giant beast pushed aside the surrounding giant trees and revealed a sinister smile.
It was a giant ape. Its body was covered in rare blue fur, and it had two heads. It was at least 50 to 60 meters tall.
Behind it, there was a terrifying army of monsters, mainly made up of giant apes and snow wolves. Each of them was so huge that it was like an army of bosses.
"Look at how small you humans are! You think you can get a share of the loot in the Third Heaven? Are you worthy?! "
Mountain Strength glared at the Giant Thunder Ape. "Bastard, you're the one who injured Frost Dance!"
"Hahaha, what's there to be surprised about? What's the big deal about injuring a human? In my eyes, you humans shouldn't have entered the Jiutian! "
"I knew you would counterattack like mad dogs. Very well, this time, none of you here can escape. We're going to tear your bodies apart!"
"Draw Sword, come over. Your mission is complete!"
If the Giant Thunder Ape's previous words only made people feel fear and despair, then its last sentence was like a huge rock that slammed into everyone's hearts!
The initiator of this gathering, Drawing Sword Scholar, was actually a traitor!
"This, this is impossible. Captain, he … he's not that kind of person!" A member of the scholar's team was stunned.
"Impossible?" The Giant Thunder Ape grinned, revealing its sharp teeth. "For the sake of benefits, for the sake of survival, your captain has already surrendered to us."
"Look at how laughable you humans are. You're already the weakest race in the Third Heaven, and you're still so deceitful. Tsk, tsk, tsk. A race like you should've gone extinct long ago!"
"No, impossible!" Many people were also roaring. Drawing Sword Scholar's betrayal was the greatest blow to them.
Without a leader, the team's morale was completely gone. Everyone was doubting themselves. The team's combat strength was already low, and now that the battle hadn't even started, their morale and fighting spirit were already gone!
"Painted Sword, you tell them to give up completely!"
Drawing Sword Scholar was already on the side of the monsters. He looked at his compatriots and suddenly laughed. "You're all stupid pigs. Think about how we're treated. Those so-called experts are hiding in the safest areas, while we're fighting with our lives on the outside. In the end, we're getting very little military merit!"
"I've been in the Third Heaven for two years, and I've only been promoted to captain after two years. I can't even be considered a regular soldier!"
"When will I have the chance to reach the peak and have the chance to go on a treasure hunt? When will I be able to step onto the path of defying the heavens again?! "
"Yes, I've betrayed you, but so what? The winner takes all. Today, you'll all die here. Not only will you die here, but you'll also be captured and beaten back to the Second Heaven. No one will know what I've done!"
"Hahahaha, wait until I'm in a high position, I'll naturally have a way to shut you up! This is power, this is strength! "
"Stop struggling, all of you can die!"
There was nothing sadder than despair. After hearing Drawing Sword Scholar's thoughts, this team of 230 people … all of their hearts were dead!
This kind of team no longer had any combat strength to speak of.
At this moment, a calm voice sounded.
"I didn't expect that there would be such an idiot among the people who could reach the Third Heaven …" A man wearing a red suit walked out and stood in front of the entire monster army.
He looked at Drawing Sword Scholar. "Haven't you heard of this saying? Those who aren't of our race are sure to have different intentions! You're going to join them? Do you think you'll have a good ending? "
Lu Chen pulled out his close combat weapon, the Reverse Water Scale Sword, and slightly lifted his chin to look at the Giant Thunder Ape.
"You're really lucky. Actually, if you had appeared earlier in our village, I would have finished you off." Lu Chen's lips curled up slightly. "I didn't expect you to take the initiative to deliver yourself to me. Sigh, a beast will always be a beast. Your intelligence is worrying."
"Today, none of the monster beasts here can escape!"
These words were clearly said by the Giant Thunder Ape, but they were perfectly copied and pasted by Lu Chen …
Sansheng looked at that person in surprise, then looked behind him. He hurriedly said to Chasing Cloud and the rest, "Hey, why aren't you watching that lunatic? He, he's trying to be a hero!"
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