Boom, boom, boom…
It was just dawn, but as the tide rose to a certain height down the cliff, a life-and-death battle between two tribes had already begun.
There were about forty Sludge Monsters at this moment, more than there had been yesterday. They must’ve directed some of their compatriots to arrive by consuming the power of providence and the Souls of Civilization last night.
But clearly, it wasn’t too meaningful, as their attack was much less powerful than yesterday.
It was mostly because the “ammunitions” in their storage, particularly the red, black, and yellow special ones, had been greatly consumed in the previous day. They could only use common stones as cannonballs now.
The common stones were clearly much less threatening. After all, no matter how fast they were, their blast would be quickly absorbed by water the moment they hit it, and they would lose their destructiveness!
On the other hand, while the Mirage Monsters couldn’t attack remotely, they had clearly developed some defensive items.
For example, they had super bubbles which were so tensile that they could deflect the stones and even block flames.
Some Mirage Monsters even pressed on against the Sludge Monsters’ crazy bombardment while covering their heads with their deceased partners.
Obviously, the Mirage Monsters were determined to take down the Sludge Monsters’ settlement. After all, they were a special species, and they could hardly defeat the other land tribes.
The Sludge Monsters were likely the only option for them to upgrade their settlement!
Boom, boom, boom…
In such an intense battle, the Sludge Monsters finally ran out of ammunition. A few of them were left behind to continue the remote shooting, but all the others charged at the sea for a final melee combat.
In the melee combat, the Mirage Monsters were finally able to counterattack!
Thud!
In the water, when a Sludge Monster charged to five meters from a Mirage Monster, a shell as smooth as a round plate was suddenly thrown off from the Mirage Monster’s body that was like a giant oyster. With an edge as sharp as a razor’s, it cut the charging Sludge Monster into halves from the middle.
Hum!
It didn’t even stop there. After slashing apart the Sludge Monster, the sharp-edged round plate flew over a distance in the water before it swirled back, cutting the Sludge Monster yet again like a flying guillotine!
Thud, thud, thud!
However, thanks to the Sludge Monster’s special body structure, it wasn’t directly killed because its heart wasn’t injured.
Furthermore, maybe because it was in the water, its body parts were stuck together when they got in touch after they were cut apart.
Then, it lunged forward and enshrouded the Mirage Monster with its larger body. The two of them were bound together like a paste covering an oyster.
“It’s about time. Let’s take action!”
After the two alien tribes started a massive melee battle, twenty soldiers of the Twin Dragon Mount charged out of the fog in the valley while holding sabers, harpoons, and other weapons and with Sludge Monster skins covering their heads!
…
A Sludge Monster, which was moving out whatever left of their cannonballs, sensed something and was about to turn around and look at the back of the battlefield.
Pew!
A white bone sword pierced through its heart that was beating as if drumming.
Next, Ji Ye unsheathed the Black Serpent Sword and jumped at the next Sludge Monster in the water.
Maybe because he had fused the Flood Dragon Bloodline, he found the Black Serpent Sword even handier than before. Also, since this sword could control water currents, he didn’t feel any resistance at all when he wielded it in the water.
Furthermore, he could also let his body control water currents by consuming the Flood Dragon Blood in his body. He could even breathe easily and walk as if on steady ground in the water.
It was safe to see that he was as strong in the water as he was on the land, if not stronger.
Pew…
A Sludge Monster launched the stone cannonball in its arms at Ji Ye upon discovering him.
However, now that Ji Ye could control the water currents skillfully after consuming his EXP to practice it, he didn’t even bother to dodge but simply deviated the stone with seawater.
Then, he stabbed through the second Sludge Monster’s heart again more than easily!
Pew! Pew! Pew!
On the other hand, the soldiers of the Twin Dragon Mount, who outnumbered their enemies greatly, soon killed all the Sludge Monsters that stayed behind.
“The settlement!”
Nothing needed to be said. Everybody waved their weapons and attacked the Sludge Monsters’ settlement in the water, which appeared to be a cave!
Pa! Pa! Pa!
However, the more than twenty weapons were all bounced back after they attacked the cave.
That was because a layer of brown power of providence emerged on the surface of the cave, from which the phantom of a smaller Sludge Monster was roaring at the intruders soundlessly.
Clearly, this was the power of providence of the Sludge Monsters’ settlement!
The Sludge Monsters’ settlement was protected by the power of providence just like the Twin Dragon Mount was.
Theoretically speaking, if there was enough power of providence, even the most powerful attack couldn’t break the settlement.
However, the Sludge Monsters’ settlement was only Rank-1. Also, a tremendous power of providence had been consumed last night to welcome the compatriots. So, the protective layer soon dimmed as Ji Ye attacked it consecutively with the Black Serpent Sword!
Thud, thud, thud!
All the clan members within a range would sense it when their settlement was attacked.
Obviously, the Sludge Monsters who were fighting the Mirage Monsters sensed it. Their hearts were beating like drums anxiously!
Then, they were all in a flurry, trying to get rid of the Mirage Monsters and reinforce the settlement!
However, how could the Mirage Monsters let them go now that the two parties finally approached each other?
The Mirage Monsters were clearly smarter than the Sludge Monsters. They were certain that, once the Sludge Monsters retreated, they might be bombarded again like before!
Therefore, they all stalled the Sludge Monsters determinedly and stopped them from going back.
They did the greatest favor to the human beings, who all seized the moment and attacked the settlement even harder.
Pew!
Finally, after stabbing his Black Serpent Sword dozens of times without any restriction, Ji Ye finally wore out the power of providence at the Sludge Monsters’ settlement core.
Then, he stabbed again and destroyed the enemy’s last protection.
Hum!
Instantly, a great amount of brown power of providence concentrated at the center into a “providence core” that was similar to a Sludge Monster’s heart. Ji Ye grabbed it.
Thud, thud, thud!
Even though it had been grabbed, the providence core that looked like a Sludge Monster’s heart beat heavily as if it were expressing the fury of the tribe.
[You have destroyed the Sludge Monsters’ settlement. Honor gained: 100. Rare Honor: 10!]
Even so, Ji Ye knew that he had achieved the most important purpose of the battle after he sensed the information in his head.
“Go back to the shore… Huh?”
After that, Ji Ye commanded all the soldiers to return with him with a gesture.
But he grew vigilant when he raised his hand.
That was because all the soldiers around him suddenly slowed down, before they all brandished their weapons and came at him!
Regular people would’ve been stunned at this moment and caught in a dilemma.
It was obvious that the soldiers of the fort had been captivated by some sort of power in such a case.
Then, should they be killed or not?
Ji Ye chose to… kill them!
His Black Serpent Sword cut the water currents apart at a soldier who was waving his saber at Ji Ye!
Pew!
The white Black Serpent Sword cut the soldier’s neck, but it soon passed through his body as if he were just an illusion.
However, the sound of the Black Serpent Sword hitting something concrete came next.
Hum!
A large sharp-edged round plate two meters in diameter was knocked away by the Black Serpent Sword’s force into the mud nearby.
“A mental attack?”
Ji Ye raised an eyebrow.
That was because what he saw just now was an illusion when he suffered a mental attack.
However, the mental attack didn’t work on him as effectively as it should’ve, because Ji Ye had listened to Nie Xiaoqian’s performance in the Battlefield of Providence for days before his divine sense level reached “Extraordinary Rank-4”.
He was much more resistant to mental attacks than regular people, and he had seen through the illusion the moment he was hit.
Then, with the abilities that came with the Flood Dragon Bloodline, he perceived the feeble water currents nearby clearly and blocked the substantial attack that was hidden behind the illusion.
Whoever performed such a mental attack couldn’t be an unwise Sludge Monster. Such a huge sharp-edged round plate suggested their identity too.
It must be a Commander-level hero on the Mirage Monsters’ side!
