Chapter 283: Where is my… kin?
After passing through Yunyou Valley, one arrives at the Barren Land, where the ground is covered in hard dirt.
Due to the overwhelming power of the enemies, anyone daring to level up here is usually part of a group fighting monsters, and occasional skirmishes do happen.
As they traversed the Barren Land, the number of people gradually thinned out.
This area could faintly be seen populated with some high-level Ogres.
In line with the usual depiction of monsters in fantasy games—they have a single eye and ridiculously developed muscles.
Their skin color varies: some are yellow, some blue, and there are even those that are reddish.
They are around levels 32-40, and most of them are of Gold Grade. Due to the huge discrepancy in power with the swift beasts, there are very few players who can level up here. They carefully lure monsters one by one, afraid of attracting the wrath of other enemies.
“Starry beauty, what should we do next? This mission has turned into SS-level, and its difficulty is no longer comparable to before. Moreover… the only priest has already fallen, so it might be extremely difficult for us to even get there,” Ai Xiao Youhun pointed at the scattered Ogres ahead with concern.
What he said was true; the low-level Gold Grade monsters have considerable damage output, especially Ogres, which are clearly strength-based creatures.
Their armor penetration is exceptionally high.
Even with two Knights in the team, they wouldn’t last long without supplies.
“That is indeed a problem…” Starry supported her chin with her right hand, pondering for a moment. Three seconds later, she concluded, “Let’s do a group kill!”
“Group kill? Are you joking… Even if your damage output is sufficient, you can’t possibly withstand so many monsters attacking at once, right?” Ming Xiao Youhun said, twitching at the corner of his mouth.
Previously, they had forced nearly half the guild’s members to push through.
By the way, it seems that the monsters here refresh based on the quest accepted.
“Of course, it’s not just me; you all have to help,” Starry corrected, shaking her index finger.
“…? The few people present showed confused expressions.
……
Crash!! Crash!! Crash!!
Hundreds of robust Ogres were charging forward, all chasing a common target—a girl with purple hair and red eyes.
The ground trembled beneath their feet, and dust flew everywhere.
Ming Xiao Youhun and Ming Xiao Tingfeng were at the forefront of this group of giants, running ahead of the Ogres like they were leading the race.
“Oh my god, boss, how long are we going to… hey… at this rate!?” Ao Xiao said, glancing back at the pursuing Ogres. Thankfully, this guy didn’t appear to have any strange transformations; otherwise, he would truly have lost it.
“Endure it, no matter how tough it gets! This is a rare… hey…” Ao Xiao Youhun barely avoided being knocked away, finally managing to stabilize himself.
“Boss, you should be grateful; how many teams are there that can group kill Ogres right now?” Lian Lian chimed in, accompanying the run.
“Come on! You say that nicely, but it’s us two who are blocking them!”
“Are you really going to let such a petite Assassin go? You wouldn’t want to, would you?”
“If you keep making sarcastic remarks, I’ll really make you come!”
“Hmph… the boss is so boring.”
“…Resisting the urge to think of her, Ao Youhun ran desperately, shaking off the shadows of Starry and Baicao Yicha, he couldn’t help but shout, ‘Is the cooldown up? I can’t hold on much longer!'”
“It’s ready, prepare for the next round!” Starry replied immediately.
Hearing this, the two Knights felt as if they had been pardoned and quickly spread out.
The Ogres behind, upon seeing these two beautiful ladies, had bloodshot eyes and looked like they would rush at them with their giant clubs!
Unfortunately, what awaited them was a wave of despairing sword energy.
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The sword energy continued its relentless assault, penetrating through a large number of Ogres, dealing over 20 plus terrifying five-digit damage, totaling damage exceeding a million!
The low-health monsters fell to the ground and dissipated, only to be replaced by new Ogres in an endless pursuit.
The foremost Ogres hadn’t even had a chance to release their skills when, “Hah!!!” a delicate shout rang out from above, accompanied by a rain of flames descending from the sky, unleashing a terrible shockwave that blasted out in all directions, sending the surrounding enemies into the air.
Damage ranging from 5k to 10k floated above, followed by around 2k of falling damage.
By the time these Ogres regained their senses, those two annoying humans had already run far away.
Players who were originally at the edge farming monsters had long since been scared away by this crazy move. Clearly, who in their right mind would think to aggro over three hundred Ogres at once?
Half an hour later, Ao Xiao Youhun and Ao Xiao Tingfeng lay exhausted on the ground, gasping for breath; they were completely worn out.
“Finally… it’s over.” For the first time in the game, he had run out of stamina, not anticipating he would engage in such ridiculous behavior.
In fact, only running wasn’t much of a problem, mainly because… occasionally having close encounters with the Ogres caused both physical and psychological discomfort.
“Boss, Tingfeng, you should be grateful; look at us girls, we aren’t complaining,” Lian Lian squatted down, poking their heads with two twigs.
“…Ao Xiao Youhun rolled his eyes, lacking any energy to refute.
The group kill went smoothly; due to Starry’s sword skill having explosive damage, she could draw the Ogres’ hatred and with a little running around, she attracted nearly half the map’s monsters.
And their size is quite large; their movement speed is not quick, but during the release of the sword skill, they could definitely catch up.
Previously, to test it, they had deliberately let an Ogre hit them, resulting in a quarter of their health dropping abruptly.
If several of them surrounded and attacked at once, his morale would not recover.
Thus, having the two stronger Knights blocking was the best option. As for Ziyu… although her strength was higher than the two of them, she had a more important task—to forge the Qiu Yue Sword and also assist with control and finishing off monsters.
From the outcome, it was excellent; Ziyu’s experience had already risen to 99%, and with just a few more monster kills, she would level up.
Five minutes later, after eating some food to regain stamina, the five of them returned to full condition.
Ming Xiao Youhun scanned the surroundings and suddenly felt something was off.
Wait, isn’t this a rescue mission!?
Why did we end up wiping out the Ogres’ camp!?
Suddenly, the largest tent’s curtain was drawn open.
A robust, loud voice roared, “Who… dares to invade my tribe of Ogres in the Barren Land!”
Unlike ordinary Ogres, this guy was dressed head to toe in black armor, completely concealing his body except for his facial features, and his weapon wasn’t a simple club but a giant axe measuring 1 meter long, half a meter wide, glimmering with a cold light.
If he wasn’t mistaken, this must be the final boss.
“Where is my… kin?”
The 3-meter-tall giant Ogre stared at the empty camp in a daze.
The cool wind rustled the leaves, gently landing on his head.
Tears the size of bubbles began to slide down his uneven face.
“Did we… go too far?” Ming Xiao Tingfeng touched his nose, feeling a bit guilty.
