In fact, the Nightmare Children had no intention of ambushing them. After leaving the town, they headed straight for Bigzas' Ancient Arena Fortress. When they were a few dozen kilometers away from the Ancient Arena, they received a message from Bigzas that the Nightmare Children had arrived and were preparing to attack the fortress.
In the Ancient Arena, Bigzas looked at the many Nightmare Children outside the ruins with a solemn expression. The undead here had long been wiped out, and the occasional ones that respawned were immediately killed.
The number of Nightmare Children exceeded his expectations. Fortunately, they had already anticipated this and had a dozen or so companions here.
Although their numbers were far less than the Nightmare Children, defending in the early stages was not a problem.
As long as the human players gathered from other places and the players from the other fortresses on the Bunar continent could hurry over, defending and counterattacking would not be a problem.
The message in the group chat showed that the first batch of reinforcements was nearby, and he was slightly relieved.
Lin Xiao followed the others very quietly. Apart from the fact that it was his first time encountering such a group fight, the main reason was that he did not have many subordinates with him.
Most of them stayed behind in the base. He only brought one Lord-class Warrior, two Commander-class Warriors, one Commander-class Archer, two Commander-class Mages, two Commander-class Priests, five Enhanced Elite Warriors, fifty Elites, and three hundred normal cannon fodder.
Most of the Elites and Cannon Fodder were newly redeemed in the past few months. After a few months of leveling, they were only around level 65, which was just the average level of the normal monsters here.
With a group of Commander-class Warriors, it was not a problem to fight anyone, but there were too many enemies. It was better to keep a low profile.
The average strength of the twenty or so human players was about the same as the Nightmare Children. In total, they had around seven to eight thousand subordinates. They kept a distance of a few kilometers from the Nightmare Children. Lonely Castle spoke in the channel.
"Don't get too close for now. Wait for the other players to arrive before we attack together. Oh right, Lord Dragon Emperor will also be here this time. He will deal with the Elites of the Nightmare Children."
"Dragon Emperor?"
The image of a gentle black-haired young man instantly appeared in Lin Xiao's mind.
Lonely Castle nodded.
"Yes, it's Lord Dragon Emperor from Throne of War Super Academy. He is the first batch of players to come here. He has built a Fortress on the Kulun continent that is already a Level 2 Fortress. With his strength and accumulation, there is a great chance that it will be upgraded to a Level 3 Fortress within three years."
"This big shot doesn't talk much. He didn't say anything before this. I didn't expect him to come quietly."
"Back then, this big shot was ranked first on the Prodigy Roll when he entered university. Although he's only in his first year, his strength has increased very quickly. The Throne of War has been evaluated by a senior in his fourth year. After he enters his second year, he will definitely be able to suppress many seniors in his third and fourth year and continue to be ranked on the Prodigy Roll."
"Many big shots think highly of him. Some big shots in the military have evaluated all the contestants on the Genius Sub-Ranking, Unparalleled Sub-Ranking, and Heroes Sub-Ranking. He ranked second."
"Oh!"
This ranking was quite high, but then again, if Wu Zhonglin could only be ranked second, then who was first?
He asked curiously,
"Then who's first?"
A player called Yue Lingzhi said.
"Lin Xiao!"
"Ah … Ah!"
He almost responded subconsciously.
This answer was even more unexpected than before.
"The one ranked first is from the Radiance Super Academy. It's said on the Internet that he defeated all the seniors and juniors of the Radiance Super Academy during his first class in university. Later on, he even personally killed a few True God-level Sons of the Void, including a mid-level Son of the Void."
.....
Lin Xiao was stunned. He opened his mouth and wanted to explain.
"Of course, this rumor is too ridiculous. It must be fake."
Yue Lingzhi smiled.
"But it's certain that his battle record is very amazing. Otherwise, he wouldn't be ranked first by that big shot. You should know that His Excellency Dragon Emperor Wu Zhonglin defeated a senior in the Throne of War head-on in a challenge. Regardless of his own strength or the God Territory's Spawn, he defeated his senior. This is a real battle record. It's very amazing."
Gu Cheng said with an envious look.
"He can defeat a senior in his first year. By the time he's in his fourth year, he'll probably be apotheosized. How enviable."
"That's for sure. Super elites like them can't be judged by common sense."
"It's not just in his fourth year. It's even possible for him to be in his third year."
"It's too early for him to be in his third year. Perhaps he has the strength to be apotheosized early, but he'll definitely accumulate more strength before he becomes an apotheosized. When that time comes, he'll enter the extraterritorial battlefield with greater strength and accumulation. It'll be safer."
"No matter what, people like them aren't on the same level as us."
.....
There was a moment of silence, but Lin Xiao could clearly feel their envy. It was genuine envy.
Pinching his chin, he was looking forward to seeing Wu Zhonglin later. It had been a long time since they last met, and he was still as arrogant as ever.
Speaking of which, he had yet to come up with a cool nickname for himself. Seeing how the Dragon Emperor and Eon Dragon sounded cool, he decided to come up with one himself.
After thinking carefully about his abilities, Spawn, and treasures, there were a few suitable cool names.
For example, the creation derived from the Tesseract of Creation?
The Asura derived from Asura Naga?
The Star Spirit derived from the Star Spirit Race?
Wait!
He pinched his chin and pondered for a few seconds.
"Star God?"
"Asura and Star God!"
These two names could easily leave a deep impression in people's ears like thunder, and they were also sufficiently cool. They were quite suitable for his nickname.
But there was only one nickname, so he had to choose one.
Relatively speaking, he was more inclined to … Star God?
"Alright, Star God it is!"
The name Asura was cool enough, but it was too flamboyant and didn't suit his personality. Relatively speaking, Star God was better.
"Then my nickname will be Star God from now on!"
Rubbing his chin, Lin Xiao was quite satisfied with this nickname.
Unfortunately, it wasn't the right time to announce this nickname. He couldn't take the initiative to tell them, "Hey, I'm the big boss that you guys were talking about. You can call me Star God from now on …"
He would be treated as a lunatic.
And thinking about it was very shameful. He couldn't do it.
"Boom!"
A huge flaming mushroom cloud rose from the outer wall of the Ancient Arena, opening the prelude to the Nightmare Children's attack on Bigthas Fortress. The players who were chatting saw the war message from Bigthas in the group chat and stopped talking. Everyone looked at Bloodthirsty Caeller and Lonely Castle with serious expressions. They were the temporary commanders.
It wasn't that they were the strongest, but they had a lot of friends. Many of the people present knew each other through them, so they were the temporary commanders.
But everyone present was an elite. It was impossible for them to command like subordinates. So, although they were the commanders, they were actually discussing and letting them give the orders.
The two discussed in the group chat and kept communicating with the players of the other two teams. They quickly made a decision to gather at one of the places and meet up with the other two teams.
The meeting point was about six to seven kilometers away from Bigthas' Ancient Arena. It was a highland ruin.
From the highland, they could observe the battlefield at the Ancient Arena. If the situation was bad, they could provide support at any time. At the same time, it could give the Nightmare Children some pressure so that they wouldn't dare to go all out on the battlefield.
At the same time, the terrain was easy to defend. If the Nightmare Children didn't attack the Ancient Arena Fortress and instead surrounded them, they could retreat in advance.
Once they met up with the other two teams, their strength would be enough to fight the Nightmare Children head-on.
In fact, their strategy was to gather everyone and fight head-on. Everyone was a player, so it was basically impossible to sneak up on them. They could only fight head-on.
The subordinates of the Nightmare Children also had Mages, Priests, and other professions. There were also different races. Just like them, there were fewer Mages. But when there were more players, there would be more Mages. Some of the thousands of Mages gathered at the front to cast spells. Countless snowstorms rained down, and a thick layer of defensive barrier rose up on the city walls. The durability of the barrier, which was over a million, fell like a waterfall, and recovered as a large amount of military resources were consumed.
This defensive barrier was only available in Level 1 Fortresses. Lin Xiao's Fortress had just been upgraded and didn't have time to install it. By the time Lin Xiao left, it had already been installed.
The barrier itself had a durability of a million. Allies within the barrier would receive a rather good buff — Health, Mana, and Energy increased by 20%, Recovery Speed + 100%, all damage reduced by 10%, and all damage increased by 10%.
This buff would be strengthened as the Fortress leveled up. It would be very powerful if it leveled up two or three times.
Bigzas' Ancient Arena Fortress only had two gates. A dozen players and close to ten thousand subordinates were guarding the two entrances. It wouldn't be easy to attack from the outside.
The Nightmare Children had an absolute advantage in numbers and strength. They would definitely be able to break through the Fortress in time, but they definitely didn't have that much time.
The fierce battle lasted from morning until noon. In less than half a day, the second reinforcements rushed over to join them. Their strength instantly doubled.
The Nightmare Children who were attacking the fortress immediately stopped attacking. The troops slowly retreated and regrouped.
They quickly braced themselves and prepared to retreat immediately if the Nightmare Children's allied army attacked. They would wait until the last team came over and counterattack.
However, the Nightmare Children didn't attack. Instead, they regrouped and sent a messenger over.
Lin Xiao was quite surprised after reading the letter of challenge that Gu Cheng sent in the group. Yue Lingzhi clapped her hands and laughed.
"This is exactly what we want. They want to have a proper battle with us. This is a good thing. When His Excellency Dragon Emperor arrives, we'll gather our brothers in the Fortress. We'll have a proper battle with them."
"This battle concerns our overall interests in this region. If we win, we'll have a huge advantage over the Nightmare Children. If we lose … we'll be the ones suffering. It'll be very difficult to reclaim the territory we lost in the future. So, everyone, you must give it your all!"
"That's a must."
Someone laughed.
"We're now considered the vanguard of the human lineup. The greater the risk, the greater the reward. There are two Nightmare Children's Fortresses on the floating continent I'm on. If we can defeat their main force in this battle, I can take one of them before they recover and seize the territory."
"I'm worse off than you. I'm the only human there. I've always been on the defensive. If we can defeat them in this battle, I'll be able to take a breather."
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