Chapter 182 - 133: A Fierce Woman, Lachlan’s Hostility

Chapter 182: Chapter 133: A Fierce Woman, Lachlan’s Hostility

"Attack!"

Upon seeing the Rain God Avatar, Shen Xing wasted no time and gave the order.

All his generals swarmed forward.

And having the experience of killing a Rain God Avatar once, they were much more proficient this time around.

Shen Xing observed the entire battlefield from the rear, directing his generals to coordinate their attack and surround their target.

After forcing out the Rain God Avatar’s true body—the water droplet—Reina would finish it off with a single sword strike.

POP!

As the droplet burst, Shen Xing’s total damage reached 0.2%, temporarily placing him in second.

After confirming the method worked, Shen Xing took a moment to log out of the game, open the Green Bubble app, and tell Xu Jiayi about it.

In the distance, the tall, slender girl paused for a moment, clearly checking her messages.

Then, Xu Jiayi began to follow Shen Xing’s method, first concentrating her firepower to destroy the Rain God Avatar.

Then she would find the hidden water droplet within and kill it completely.

After learning from a few failures, she gradually got the hang of it.

When she destroyed another Rain God Avatar, before the resulting shower of water droplets could even fall, an arrow whistled through the air, piercing the watery curtain and precisely striking the hidden true body of the Rain God Avatar.

POP!

The water droplet burst.

On the leaderboard, her total output also jumped to 0.1%.

Xu Jiayi was delighted and shot a grateful look toward Shen Xing in the distance.

Soon, more and more Lords figured out the trick and the key to killing the Rain God Avatars.

Even for the slower ones, sharp-eyed spectators would figure it out and immediately inform the Lord through offline means.

For a while, the sound of popping water droplets echoed endlessly throughout the Rain God Illusion Realm.

Platform after platform collapsed, each one representing a slain Rain God Avatar.

From no one being able to kill a Rain God Avatar in the first seven or eight minutes to everyone now averaging one kill per minute, the increase in efficiency was undeniably swift.

After all, which of the Novice Lords who made it into the global top 100 could possibly be weak?

The rankings on the leaderboard also began to change rapidly.

[First Place: Dolores Jones, Total Output: 1.5%]

[Second Place: Shen Xing, Total Output: 1.0%]

[Third Place: Lachlan, Total Output: 1.0%]

[Fourth Place: Wu Wen, Total Output: 0.7%]

[Fifth Place: Asada Hitomi, Total Output: 0.6%]

[Sixth Place...]

Apart from the top five, whose total output was all above 0.5%, the total output of the remaining 95 contestants ranged from 0.1% to 0.4%.

Although everyone had figured out the method, they couldn’t guarantee a kill every time.

First, they had to concentrate their burst damage to instantly kill the peak Tier Two Rain God Avatar, then find the deeply hidden Water Core.

The most insidious part was that this Water Core could dodge.

It would even hide in a soldier’s hair or armor, making it incredibly difficult to guard against.

Even Xu Jiayi’s total output was only 0.3%, temporarily placing her at 18th.

Time flew by amidst the tense and exciting battle, and fifteen minutes passed in a flash.

Nearly half an hour had passed since the Rain God Illusion Realm challenge began.

The progress bar overhead showed that the Rain God Avatar’s total health was now at 70.3%.

According to the rules, the next phase would begin when its total health dropped below 70%.

POP! POP!

A few more popping sounds rang out, and the Rain God Avatar’s total health officially dropped to 69.8%.

At that moment, a wailing sound suddenly filled the ears of every Lord.

The cry was ethereal and haunting. It was impossible to discern any emotion, nor whether it was male or female, as if it came from a great distance.

Immediately after, the sky suddenly darkened, and a continuous drizzle began to fall.

[Rain God Phase Two: ’Rain of Sorrow’ has begun.]

[During this phase, all shield abilities are nullified, all buff Effects are cleared, and flying units will suffer double gravity.

Additionally, 1 stack of ’Chill of Sorrowful Rain’ (Speed -5%, Skill Cooldown Time +5%) will be applied per second, stacking up to 10 times.]

...

The gray drizzle drifted down silently, landing on the Lords and their Soldier Types.

Everyone felt a sinister chill seeping into their bodies through their skin.

Their movement speed slowed, and their Skill Cooldown Times were significantly extended as well.

This greatly increased the difficulty of the challenge for the Lords, as well as the difficulty of survival.

One by one, Lords’ Soldier Types were defeated by the Rain God Avatars or knocked into the water and drowned in the dark lake.

Everyone could see that the kill speed of these top 100 Lords had dropped considerably.

However, as time went on, they found their rhythm again and slowly began to increase their kill speed.

POP! POP POP!

The clear sound of shattering was incessant as Rain God Avatars were destroyed one after another, and the number of floating platforms on the lake’s surface dwindled.

This mechanic forced most of the Lords to involuntarily gather toward the central area, near the edge of the massive whirlpool.

Shen Xing even ended up near Xu Jiayi, their two platforms less than three hundred meters apart.

"Great Demon, take Dahou and go support her."

His own damage output was more than sufficient. Hellish Roar and Blood Roar alone were enough to instantly kill a Rain God Avatar.

Add to that Black Arrow’s Frost Arrows, and their damage output was off the charts.

The main difficulty in killing the Rain God Avatars was finding the hidden Water Core.

"No problem, Boss!"

Dahou responded, then grabbed the Great Demon’s legs. Using the Inferior Demon like a paraglider, he had it fly him quickly to the opposite platform.

As soon as the two Tier Two powerhouses landed, Dahou charged in front of the Rain God Avatar, hacking wildly with his Dual Axes.

The Great Demon, meanwhile, conjured head-sized Hellfire Balls from the side and bombarded the enemy relentlessly.

Xu Jiayi had been lacking a sufficient frontline, with only two Extraordinary Level Archers under her command, so her damage output was insufficient.

With Shen Xing’s support, it’s safe to say many of her shortcomings were instantly addressed, and her kill efficiency skyrocketed.

The woman turned her head again, giving him a grateful look.

Shen Xing gave a slight nod in acknowledgment, then continued to lead his generals in killing one Rain God Avatar after another.

"War Fire!"

"War Fire!"

"War Fire!"

Blood Roar held his Flame Greatsword high, continuously spewing giant serpents of fire that burned the Rain God Avatars, making them SIZZLE and smoke.

As the saying goes, water and fire are opposites. Water can extinguish fire, but fire can also evaporate water.

One Rain God Avatar after another fell to his War Fire, after which Reina would strike their Water Cores in a single blow.

Blood Roar was really in the spotlight this time, even overshadowing Hellish Roar, who had just been promoted to a Hero.

"Hahaha! I really am the strongest!"

"The title of the number one Beastman general belongs to me and me alone!"

After taking down another Rain God Avatar, Blood Roar roared with excitement, shooting a provocative glance at the bald Beastman beside him.

Hellish Roar’s expression remained calm, his deep beast-like eyes shimmering with the light of wisdom. There was also a hint of an elder’s appreciation for a promising junior.

「Time passed.」

The various Lords were all doing their utmost to kill more Rain God Avatars.

Another fifteen minutes went by. It had now officially been forty minutes since the start of the challenge.

The Rain God Avatar’s total health had now dropped to 41.2%.

On the leaderboard, the rankings had once again changed significantly.

[First Place: Dolores Jones, Total Output: 5.1%]

[Second Place: Shen Xing, Total Output: 4.4%]

[Third Place: Lachlan Dowton, Total Output: 4.3%]

[Fourth Place: Asada Hitomi, Total Output: 3.8%]

[...]

[Ninth Place: Xu Jiayi, Total Output: 1.3%]

[Tenth Place...]

...

With 5.1% total output, Dolores was leagues ahead, creating a significant gap between herself and second and third place.

Not even Shen Xing could catch up to this woman in a short amount of time.

There was nothing to be done. Her swarm of bats was just insane—they were fast, numerous, and could quickly regenerate no matter how many died.

In a single encounter, they would suck the Rain God Avatars dry, giving them no chance to revive.

Wu Wen, who had also been in the top five, was overtaken by several other powerhouses and pushed down to sixth place.

Meanwhile, with the help of the two generals, Dahou and the Great Demon, Xu Jiayi’s kill efficiency surged.

She had actually broken into the top ten.

The total output of the other Lords ranked 10th to 100th was between 0.3% and 1.0%.

Of course, quite a few Lords had already been eliminated.

Either killed by the Rain God Avatars or drowned in the lake.

Now, fewer than seventy-five Lords remained on the field.

’Twenty minutes left, seventy-five Lords, 41% health...’

Shen Xing mused that at their current pace, there was basically no hope of completely killing the Rain God Avatar before time ran out.

Just then, he noticed a hostile gaze on his back.

Turning around, he saw a man standing at the edge of a nearby platform. He had a full head of blue hair, was dressed in Silver-White Light Armor, and wore a Longsword at his waist.

"Shen Xing, we finally meet."

A cold smile appeared on the blue-haired man’s lips as he stared intently at him.

Shen Xing asked, confused, "And you are?"

The blue-haired man’s expression froze, then he sneered, "Are you pretending not to know me?"

"But that’s fine. Soon, I’ll make you remember me forever. Then I’ll drag you down and stomp you into the ground."

Shen Xing, still looking baffled, asked, "Who are you again?"

The blue-haired man: "..."

"Very good. I never thought there was someone in this world more arrogant than me. I’ll remember you!"

After spitting out this threat, he waved his hand and led his Soldier Types to charge toward another platform.

Shen Xing was speechless. ’Is this guy crazy or what?’

’He just shows up, tries to pick a fight, spouts a bunch of threats, and doesn’t even say his name.’

"Hehehe~"

A delicate, soft chuckle sounded in his ear.

Shen Xing turned to see a woman in a blood-red dress standing at the edge of another platform.

Her skin was fair, her features stunningly beautiful and alluring. The custom low-cut gown hugged a curvaceous and graceful body, with the patch of soft, snow-white flesh at her chest being particularly eye-catching.

He actually recognized this woman: Dolores, currently number one on the damage leaderboard.

Of course, Shen Xing definitely didn’t remember her just because she was well-endowed.

"That guy looks pretty pissed off at you. Did you do it on purpose?" Dolores asked with a coquettish laugh.

"What’s there to be on purpose about? I don’t know him," Shen Xing replied.

Dolores was slightly taken aback. "You really don’t know him?"

"Am I supposed to know him?" Shen Xing was speechless.

"Interesting... Hehehe, you’re more interesting than I imagined."

She licked her lips, her red pupils flashing with a desirous light. "I really want to tie you down, strip you naked, and drain you dry, little by little~"

Looking into her eyes, Shen Xing suddenly felt a chill crawl over his skin and subconsciously crossed his arms over his chest.

Before they could exchange any more words, a much more violent tremor began.

RUMBLE... RUMBLE RUMBLE...

At this moment, the entire black lake was trembling violently, and massive waves surged.

Shen Xing looked up and saw that the Rain God Avatar’s total health had dropped to 39.9%!

Clearly, this was a sign that the next phase was about to begin!