Free Web NovelChapter 140: Chapter 102: Phase 2 Begins! The Backyard is on Fire
"Exactly! That bullshit Cyan God! I used to be a fan, but he turned out to be so petty, choosing a small-sized city as his target. I fucking regret ever stanning him!"
"Yeah, and the Qing City conquest team even stopped their stream earlier. Who knows if they took some shortcut or used some backdoor to finish the first phase! Used a backdoor? Trash Cyan God doesn’t deserve a spot in the top three of the leaderboards! Get out of here with your small-sized city!"
"Trash Qing City conquest team, always being so secretive! Go crawl away and die!"
All sorts of insults about the Qing City conquest team appeared in the thread. There were a couple of reasons for this. First, Qing City had cut their stream, and right before they did, the conquest team had been in a sorry state, getting chased and slaughtered by Magic Light Columns. Second, Qing City’s target was merely a small-sized Neutral City, which disappointed many who had high expectations.
But the main reason for the backlash was that through the day’s streams, countless players had discovered a hidden powerhouse from Songhai City named [Immortal Emperor].
The Immortal Emperor was already famous online. He had established the renowned [Immortal Court] organization and even collaborated with the Songhai City branch of the Tourism Management Office—one of the top five in Xia Country. Despite all this, he still wasn’t considered among the nation’s top-tier players.
What no one expected was what happened after the first week’s game Cultivation was fully inherited. The Immortal Emperor’s 100% Cultivation, combined with an Immortal Sword he inherited from the second category, resulted in a qualitative transformation!
Fueled by a continuous stream of Spiritual Power and controlled by his Divine Sense, the Immortal Emperor stood alone at the maximum range of the assault point. From there, his Flying Sword relentlessly slammed into the large-sized city’s City Shield, which had a staggering 10 million health.
Any defending NPCs that rushed out from the large-sized Neutral City were instantly run through by the arriving Immortal Sword the moment they stepped outside the Shield, swept away like fallen leaves in an autumn wind. The scene was just like the whistle-controlled arrow of the blue-skinned pirate captain in the Marvel movie *Guardians of the Galaxy*. But the Immortal Sword’s speed and power were countless times greater than that arrow!
This was because the Immortal Emperor’s Immortal Sword could not only shrink but also grow to an immense size. Furthermore, his control range was incredibly vast.
With his Cultivation fully inherited, even though his Divine Sense’s range had diminished somewhat due to the Earth’s expansion and recalibration, it still easily covered a 5,000-kilometer radius. Naturally, his Immortal Sword’s attack range was also 5,000 kilometers!
The netizens who witnessed all this through the stream instantly became fans of the Immortal Emperor. Even the [Immortal Court] received countless applications from players wanting to join.
"Pah! Bullshit Cyan God, timid as a mouse!"
"Pah! Bullshit Cyan God, timid as a mouse!"
"Pah! Bullshit Cyan God, timid as a mouse!"
Led by a certain former fan who had renounced Cyan God, countless "ex-fans" spammed the same comment in unison.
"Boss?" Standing beside Shen Fei, Wang Dapang watched as Shen Fei calmly scrolled past all the abusive posts. Having witnessed it firsthand, Wang Dapang of course knew just how powerful Shen Fei was. He couldn’t understand why Shen Fei didn’t flaunt his immense power.
"It’s pointless," Shen Fei replied with a smile, knowing what his anxious friend was thinking.
Scrolling back to the top of the thread, he checked the progress of the other Neutral City conquest teams that were still in the fight. Among the 15 teams that still had a chance, aside from the first-place Immortal Emperor targeting a large-sized city and the second-place Huang Yi targeting a medium-sized one, all the others were attacking small-sized cities! Many cautious people had wanted to test the waters with a small-sized city first, and they never expected that their luck would actually lead them to success.
In fact, the small-sized cities were the targets everyone should have been focusing on. Those who had chosen large or medium-sized cities at the start were now all wiped out.
Shen Fei saw that a few of the higher-ranked teams were the conquest teams from the Tourism Management Offices of cities like Yang City, Hang City, and Han City. Following them were a few special organizations, such as the [Patrolling Rangers], which was said to be composed entirely of Hunter Shooters and other similar classes.
CRACK!
Just as he saw that the fourth-ranked Yang City conquest team had broken their target city’s Shield and started the second phase, the space around Shen Fei suddenly shuddered violently.
Looks like Yang City has special people or items, just like in my past life!
The Neutral Cities had arrived early, and players hadn’t inherited much of their game abilities yet, making their Combat Power weaker compared to his past life. Yet the fourth-ranked team from Yang City still managed to break the Shield. Shen Fei couldn’t help but mutter to himself.
As he muttered, his and the others’ personal panels automatically opened again. Lines of text scrolled into view:
[One-hour preparation time has ended!]
[The Second Phase defense battle has begun!]
[Defense Objective: The Heart of the City must not be shattered before 99% of the attacking NPCs are eliminated!]
As the text rapidly scrolled by, four loud bangs resounded. Shen Fei saw that outside the four sides of the city wall beneath him, a huge Teleportation Gate had appeared on each side. While the text on the panel slowly faded, countless golden-armored cavalry charged out of the four massive Teleportation Gates like a tidal wave.
"Holy crap!" someone immediately complained as the second phase of the defense battle began. "Why do they get a City Shield when they defend, but we don’t?!"
Compared to the NPC defenders from the first phase, Shen Fei’s group also had city walls and a Heart of the City, and the health of both was the same as before. But they didn’t have the translucent City Shield with 2 million health and extremely high Defense Power.
No Shield? So be it.
Facing the incoming tidal wave of enemy cavalry, Shen Fei simply waved his hand. The Mist Tower beside him activated instantly, and the shieldless city walls and the castle behind him were immediately concealed in a thick fog.
If I don’t have a Shield, I’ll make my own. First, I’ll make the enemy lose their line of sight!
BOOM!
The special mist hid the city walls, but the people on the walls could still see the enemy with perfect clarity. With another wave of his hand, Shen Fei directed the pre-positioned Blizzard Summoning Tower to attack the charging cavalry up ahead.
WHOOSH!
The full-power blizzard’s basic attack easily covered a one-kilometer radius. The NPC cavalry within the blizzard’s range not only took continuous damage but also had their speed instantly slowed by 80%.
BOOM!
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BOOM!
With the assistance of countless support-type Defense Towers, the Blizzard Defense Tower unleashed its full might. Massive, swirling blizzards formed a barrier around the city’s perimeter.
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"Holy shit!!"
"What the hell is going on!!!"
Back in Qing City, just as Shen Fei and his team were starting the second phase defense battle, Sun Yu, who was in charge of defending their home base, cried out in alarm.
There was a problem in Qing City! The inherited Heaven-Reaching Tower was suddenly glowing brightly and had started spawning monsters. This gave Sun Yu, the defender of the base, a huge fright. Through the live stream, he saw that his boss, 200 kilometers away, had already begun the city defense battle. Startled, Sun Yu didn’t dare disturb Shen Fei in the slightest.
Of course, Sun Yu had also seen the slander about his boss on the forums. But knowing his boss’s personality, he didn’t pay it much mind.
These people are just waiting to eat their words.
"Fuck!" he cursed, "Did the first floor of the Heaven-Reaching Tower just open up? And the monsters are this much stronger?!"
Seeing the dense swarm of monsters pouring out of the massive Heaven-Reaching Tower, Sun Yu could no longer afford to hold back. With the weight of responsibility on his shoulders, he waved his hand and, in one go, deployed all the Defense Towers he had been saving for eight days and had never used before.
Since his boss had entrusted the home base to him, he had to defend it at all costs!
BOOM!
BOOM!
BOOM!
While Shen Fei and his team were defending a city 200 kilometers away, Sun Yu began his own solo defense of their home base in Qing City.
"Holy shit!!!"
But just over ten minutes later, Sun Yu cried out in alarm again.
He was in trouble! He couldn’t hold them back!
