Chapter 64 -64-1 vs. 10,000!

Chapter 64: Chapter64-1 vs. 10,000!

The monsters in the second wave were noticeably larger.

Their crystallized shells were thicker and heavier.

Rows of sharp spikes had grown from the backs of some Hunters.

Large numbers of dark-winged creatures capable of briefly gliding through the air also swooped down from above.

John activated [Hunter’s Eye].

[Shadowblight Thorn Beast]

[Level: Lv18.]

[Darkthorn Armored Beast]

[Level: Lv21.]

[Darkwing Predator]

[Level: Lv22.]

[Siegeburrow Worm]

[Level: Lv21.]

Their average level was roughly two levels higher than those in the first wave.

They still could not be considered particularly strong.

However, the EXP reduction was at least less severe than before.

Rudy had already returned to the top of the wall.

"Mage Corps, prepare the interception barrier!"

"Archers—"

Before he could finish speaking, he saw John walking alone toward the center of the battlefield.

Rudy paused briefly.

Then he changed his order as naturally as though this had been the plan all along.

"Defensive Sector Seven, hold your positions."

"Conserve your arrows and mana."

A nearby officer froze.

"Captain, aren’t we establishing a barrier?"

Rudy looked toward the lone figure facing the monster tide.

"There’s no need."

"Let him fight first."

The second wave of Dark Realm monsters roared and charged forward.

John raised the Void Staff.

"Binding Chains."

Rumble—!

A vast section of the ground split apart.

Dense masses of chains erupted from underground.

After being enhanced by three [Domain Expansion] Affixes, the skill’s control range now covered an absurdly enormous area.

Thousands of Dark Realm monsters were simultaneously bound in place.

[Double Bind triggered!]

[Chains of Silence triggered!]

The monster tide at the front abruptly stopped.

The creatures behind them could not slow down in time and crashed directly into their immobilized companions.

Large numbers of monsters piled on top of one another.

John raised his staff.

"Fire Dragon."

Roar—!

Two enormous Fire Dragons flew from the tip of the staff.

[Projectile Split triggered!]

[Projectile Amplification ×2 triggered!]

One went left.

The other went right.

The Fire Dragons tore straight through the densely packed monster horde.

[Cleave triggered!]

[-794,880!]

[-794,880!]

Two areas dozens of meters in diameter exploded simultaneously.

Hundreds upon hundreds of Dark Realm monsters were torn apart by the flames and the force of Cleave.

Immediately afterward—

Two Void Spears streaked across the battlefield.

[-883,200!]

[-883,200!]

The elite monsters charging at the very front exploded into blood mist one after another.

John stood alone in the center of the battlefield.

Binding Chains sealed off the monsters’ movement.

Fire Dragon cleared vast groups of enemies.

Void Spear precisely eliminated high-HP targets.

His skills had no cooldowns.

The mana he consumed was instantly restored by the enormous damage he dealt.

His HP and shields also remained at their maximum values.

The archers atop the wall maintained their drawn bows.

They waited for a long time, yet not a single monster entered their attack range.

John had stopped every monster several hundred meters away.

[You have killed Shadowblight Thorn Beast Lv18 ×...]

[You have killed Darkthorn Armored Beast Lv21 ×...]

[You have killed Darkwing Predator Lv22 ×...]

[You have killed Siegeburrow Worm Lv21 ×...]

[Military Merit +...]

Skill notifications also continued accumulating among the kill records.

[Fire Dragon has been used 100 times!]

[Voidwalker Hidden Trait triggered!]

[S-Rank Skill "Fire Dragon" is beginning its advancement!]

[Advancement successful!]

[You have obtained the SS-Rank Skill: Fire Dragon!]

[Fire Dragon]

[Rank: SS.]

[Magic Damage: Wisdom ×500%.]

[The Fire Dragon’s size is increased by 100% from its previous form.]

[Flaming Trail Duration: 5 seconds.]

[Trail Burn: Deals magic damage equal to 10% of the current Fire Dragon’s damage every 0.5 seconds.]

The Fire Dragons, which had already exceeded a hundred meters in length, expanded once again.

Their enormous flaming heads rose high into the air.

When their wings unfolded, they nearly covered half the battlefield.

John swung his staff again.

Two Fire Dragons flew forward close to the ground.

[-441,600!]

[-441,600!]

Wherever the Fire Dragons struck directly, vast numbers of Dark Realm monsters were reduced to ash.

When [Cleave] finished its cooldown, the next attack dealt even more astonishing damage.

[-1,324,800!]

[-1,324,800!]

Blazing trails remained across the battlefield.

The moment the monsters behind stepped into them, burn damage began appearing.

[-44,160!]

[-44,160!]

[-44,160!]

Once every half second.

Any low-ranking Dark Realm monster that touched the flaming trails died almost instantly.

At the same time—

Void Spear’s usage count reached the next stage.

[Void Spear has been used 200 times!]

[Voidwalker Hidden Trait triggered!]

[SS-Rank Skill "Void Spear" is beginning its advancement!]

[Advancement successful!]

[You have obtained the SSS-Rank Skill: Void Spear!]

[Void Spear]

[Rank: SSS.]

[Magic Damage: Wisdom ×1,000%.]

[Physical Damage: Strength ×1,000%.]

[The two damage types are calculated separately.]

[Ignores the target’s Magic Defense.]

[On hit, prevents the target from recovering HP for 10 seconds.]

[On hit, increases the caster’s Agility by 30% for 10 seconds.]

[Base Cooldown: 30 seconds.]

The physical damage portion had increased from 500% of Strength to 1,000%.

Compared with the original Void Spear, which only dealt magic damage equal to 1,000% of Wisdom, its total base scaling had now doubled.

John raised the tip of his staff.

Two thicker Void Spears shot forward simultaneously.

After striking a full-health elite monster, two separate damage numbers appeared in succession.

[-883,200!]

[-883,200!]

A single Void Spear now dealt more than 1.6 million total damage.

Moreover, under the effects of [Projectile Split], two spears appeared with every cast.

The spears tore across the battlefield.

Every monster blocking their flight paths shattered one after another.

Finally, Binding Chains also underwent an advancement.

[Binding Chains has been used 100 times!]

[A-Rank Skill "Binding Chains" is beginning its advancement!]

[Advancement successful!]

[You have obtained the S-Rank Skill: Thunder Prison Chains!]

[Thunder Prison Chains]

[Rank: S.]

[Base Bind Duration: 10 seconds.]

[Thunder Paralysis: The chains continuously deal lightning-element damage and inflict Paralysis upon the target.]

[Paralysis Effect: Reduces all attributes by 20%. Base duration: 10 minutes.]

[Double Bind triggered!]

[Actual Bind Duration: 20 seconds.]

[Paralysis Duration: 20 minutes.]

[Chains of Silence triggered!]

[The target cannot use skills while bound.]

Dense arcs of lightning instantly appeared across the formerly dark-red chains.

Crackle!

The bound monsters convulsed violently.

Lightning damage numbers continuously appeared above their heads.

Even after the twenty-second bind ended, they remained paralyzed.

Their speed, attack, defense, and all base attributes were simultaneously reduced by 20%.

The monsters of the second wave did not even manage to approach the city wall.

One man.

One staff.

He had stopped the entire black flood by himself.