Chapter 335 - 163: One Man Defends a Nation, Massive Level Up
WHOOSH~
The players livestreaming the battle in Qing City never expected their thread to shoot straight to number one the moment it was posted. What surprised them even more was that the reason the thread hit number one wasn’t because Qing City was effortlessly holding back 32 monster waves, leaving them—the "Close Combat" players—with nothing to do. No, it was because of the 32 monster waves themselves!
Qing City was facing 32 monster waves? Why were so many monster tides erupting there?
As the thread’s popularity exploded and more players from the Qing City Tourism Management Office posted, it wasn’t long before everyone knew: Qing City actually had nine Neutral Cities!
What’s more, one was a large-sized city, and two were medium-sized. Before the Great Chaos Secret Realm, there had been endless speculation, with countless people asking where Great Xia’s third large city was, where its other two medium cities were, and where its several other unknown small cities were located.
No one had ever imagined they were in Qing City. All of them were in Qing City! They were in the very same city that was home to "Skyrocketing," a name that had previously become a "forbidden term." All related news had vanished without a trace, leading many to believe he was dead!
Although quite a few people were aware that Qing City possessed nine Neutral Cities, the information was still a secret to the public and the vast majority of players. The residents of Qing City had long known about their city’s situation but were under a gag order, so they had all grown accustomed to the nine Neutral Cities. For everyone else, however, it was a completely different story.
Previously, the Cyan God of Qing City had reappeared and announced with great fanfare that he would protect many people. Because of this, news about Qing City was being closely watched. To everyone’s shock, when the monster tide war truly began, the main topic of conversation wasn’t the invincibility of Qing City’s Defense Towers, but its nine cities—a fact its own players had grown so accustomed to that they no longer batted an eye. It was an outcome no one had anticipated.
"Holy shit!"
"Qing City has nine cities!? So that mysterious, special-type large city is in Qing City?"
"Holy shit! Qing City sure knows how to keep a secret!"
"My head is spinning. How could Qing City possibly have captured nine cities!? That’s absurd!"
"Yeah! A lot of places don’t even have a single Neutral City!"
"And they have one large and two medium ones!"
"Fuck!"
"Immortal Emperor and Huang Yi aren’t the strongest in Great Xia!"
"Is the strongest person in Great Xia really in Qing City?"
As the thread’s popularity exploded, countless replies appeared. Most of these commenters were players living in settlements where the population had been kept below 10,000, meaning they didn’t have to worry about the monster tides tonight. They didn’t have to worry about the tides, nor did they have to fight them. Right now, they were just browsing the Forum, watching other players battle from their Neutral Cities.
Although they didn’t have to fight the monster tides at this moment, they were extremely envious of those who had a Neutral City. Even though the Neutral Cities had to face the monster tides of the fully implemented Version 4.1, they were still the object of envy.
A Neutral City was a home! A pillar of support! A center! It was just like before the apocalypse, when countless people wanted a house of their own. With a Neutral City, they would have a sense of belonging, a foundation to strive for, and the confidence to fight.
Originally, some had been posting on the Forum, playing a game of sour grapes by claiming that players in settlements like theirs had a huge advantage because they didn’t have to face the monster tides. In reality, they knew their own situation best. It was true that as long as they kept their population below 10,000, they wouldn’t have to face the tides. But they had to suffer through many other things. For instance, they had to deal with monsters randomly spawning anywhere during every ability inheritance and had no city walls or City Shields. They could only rely on defenses built from reinforced concrete, which had the lowest possible health and durability.
The moment Qing City’s nine Neutral Cities were exposed, these people went ballistic.
’We’re working our asses off for just one tiny, ordinary Neutral City, and you have nine of them!?’
In Qing City, Shen Fei saw that the monster tides were being held back. He also saw the thread livestreaming the battle that had exposed Qing City’s assets and shot to the number one spot, but he paid it no mind.
He noted that several of the Tower Masters heading to Songhai had already teleported. After giving the word to Sun Yu, Zhang Qiqiang, and the others, Shen Fei teleported directly to Songhai.
Qing City is stable for now. It’s time to head elsewhere.
His defensive objective for the day was not just Qing City.
WHOOSH~
His vision blurred, and Shen Fei appeared directly on the city walls of Ye City in Songhai.
"Big Bro!"
"Big Bro!"
"Brother Chongtian!"
"Brother Chongtian!"
With Shen Fei’s arrival, the crowd that had been waiting anxiously immediately surrounded him. Among them were Tower Masters from the Heaven-Reaching Gang who had already set up the specific Detection Towers and range-enhancing towers that Shen Fei had pointed out.
"Good!" Shen Fei nodded to the crowd and, without wasting a word, waved his hand to instantly deploy his 100 Defense Towers.
He then controlled the Detection Towers, instantly extending his vision one hundred kilometers beyond Ye City. He saw that the ten monster tides surrounding the city had already surged thirty to forty kilometers out from their Monster Nests. The fastest monsters were now only ten kilometers away from Ye City’s moat.
Inside Ye City, players with ranged abilities had already begun firing at the monster tides... Unfortunately, although these players had inherited game abilities three times, their combat power was by no means weak.