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And at this moment—

In the distance, one could already see the swarm of Insect Race monsters pouring in like a tide, carrying with them a pungent stench that drifted toward the group.

Sand and dust filled the sky, spreading into the air.

Outside the city wall was the Wasteland, with cracked ground and brown, dried bloodstains everywhere.

The city wall they were facing measured about 10 meters in length.

The other three walls were of the same size, but they were unguarded, with no Insect Race monsters charging at them.

It seemed that this map didn't require players to defend the three walls, only the one beneath their feet.

The map rules were simple.

But not without things that could give one a headache.

There were a total of 7 players in this map.

Aside from them, there was Zhou Ping and his group.

"..."

Tuberculosis Rabbit glanced strangely at the middle-aged man next to her and spoke in a low voice, "Yi, are they not right in the head? Isn't the reward on this map based on the number of monsters players kill?"

"Aren't they just handing us rewards by doing this?"

"Why are they so happy?"

"Is there something wrong with their brains?"

"Let's not worry about them for now."

Chen Yi glanced at Zhou Ping and his group, then stopped talking and turned his gaze to the beast swarm charging toward them in the distance. The urgent matter at hand was to deal with these monsters.

As for Zhou Ping, let him jump around for a while.

Since the map didn't allow players to attack each other, there wasn't much he could do.

However, there might be some rule loopholes he could exploit, like throwing Zhou Ping into the swarm of monsters and letting the creatures attack him. He wondered whether that would count as player-on-player violence.

But he still didn't plan to try it, in case there were any unknown penalties, which would be very unfortunate.

Moreover, he had a better plan in mind.

If he couldn't attack on the map, then simply don't attack. He could always attack on Blue Star, right?

What does the concept of a sleigh at a speed of a thousand kilometers per hour imply?

If he wished, he could arrive at any location on Blue Star in no time at all.

That was the idea.

After he got out, he would just find the person and take care of him then.

People who jumped around like this might cause trouble in the future, so it was better to deal with them sooner rather than later. Unbeknownst to Zhou Ping at the moment, Chen Yi had already begun to silently start a countdown on his life.

For now, it was okay to let the other side have a little advantage in talk.

After all, the words of the dying are always kind.

There was no time for further delay.

By this time, the Insect Race monsters were already less than a few hundred meters from the city walls.

The crimson Frozen Throne rose, and armored soldiers lined the walls like guards, swiftly filling it.

Meanwhile, not far away, Zhou Ping and his companions exchanged glances, sneered, then jumped behind the wall, sitting near the Activation Point, ready to enjoy the show.

Luxuriating in others' work was simply too enjoyable not to do.

The monsters quickly charged up the wall, but were all chopped down one by one by the armored soldiers.

Without emotion, without fear, with strict military discipline.

If these armored soldiers were in the era of cold weapons, they would have been the most perfect defense force, second to none.

And these monsters were not like the two-meter tall mantis-like creatures seen in movies; instead, they resembled grasshoppers, not very tall at just a few centimeters, but long in shape.

They could easily leap onto the wall by stepping on their comrades' heads, due to their good jumping ability.

Their bellies were snow white.

A single cut would spill cheesy, sticky, milky fat into the air, even stretching into threads.

The black armor of the armored soldiers was getting stained white.

There was no pressure at all.

Even though there were quite a number of monsters, they could not break the defense of the armored soldiers. At first glance, they seemed terrifying, but upon a closer encounter, one would realize that aside from their leaping ability, their methods of attack were very singular.Nôv(el)B\\jnn

The armored soldiers filling the walls were more than enough to keep the creatures at bay.

Chen Yi, sitting on the Frozen Throne, leaned back in his seat, eyelids drooping as he feigned sleep to recover his vital energy. Although he hadn't done much in the Wasteland map, he was still there.

And had been pulled into this map by Zhou Ping right after coming out.

So he was a bit tired.

Now was as good a time as any to get some rest.

In front of his Frozen Throne were the armored soldiers, ready to take the lead if necessary.

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The middle-aged man standing near the Activation Point, his pupils flashing with a cold light, looked at the armored soldiers on the wall, and his heart sank a little.

It seemed that Chen Yi indeed didn't need him at all to speed-run this map alone.

He had fantasized that if Chen Yi couldn't hold out and came to beg for his help, he would take the opportunity to insult Chen Yi to regain his own face.

But now it was clear that he wasn't needed at all.

Chen Yi was stronger than he had thought.

The individual combat power of those armored soldiers was even greater than some players, and because they lacked emotions, they could perform to an even greater extent, fighting to the death.

Indeed, someone who could casually toss out 300,000 Points was not someone he could afford to provoke.

He felt regret for a moment, a hint of gloom flashed through his eyes as he hesitated and stood silently without speaking.

To stir up such a person for the sake of face, was it a bit irrational?

"Honey, he hasn't even glanced at you from beginning to end."

At this moment, the woman who was curled up in his arms suddenly complained, "He's outright looking down on you, old man."

The man who was about to soften instantly turned cold upon hearing this, looking at Chen Yi's figure on the city wall and scoffed, "Right, they look down on us, let this expert lead us through the level then."

"After all, as long as we clear the level, there'll be clearance rewards, it'd be foolish not to take the freebies."

"This feeling of someone working for us is quite nice, huh."

"Come on, don't just stand there."

The man pulled out a deck of playing cards from his embrace and sat down cross-legged on the spot, "Got nothing better to do, let's play some Fight the Landlord."

"Pair of threes!"

"Pair of fours!"

...

"Hmm."

The Tuberculosis Rabbit, perched on the edge of the parapet, looked down at the man below and said in a calm voice, "Black Trench City's accent, I've picked it up; they don't distinguish between their rolled and curled tongues when they speak."

"Eighty percent from Black Trench City, twenty percent from the villages around Black Trench City."

"But being able to find some lackeys, eighty percent chance he's from the city."

"After all, a figure capable of hitting the Global Vehicle Leaderboard should have some renown even in Black Trench City, just ask around there, and it should be easy to find out."

"Hmm."

Chen Yi, leaning on the throne with drooping eyelids, said nonchalantly, "I'll take a stroll to Black Trench City later, just to walk off the meal I just had."

The first wave of monsters was quickly slaughtered to the last.

After a five-minute break,

the second wave of monsters arrived.

The voices of Zhou Ping and others behind the wall grew louder and louder, full of sarcasm towards someone, nearly calling names directly—perhaps because the map's regulations stated players couldn't attack each other, they spoke with exceptional volume.

Chen Yi glanced at the time.

It was now August 11, a little past 6 PM.

Their meal had been at 6 PM, since the June regulations required three meals a day per person: one at 8 AM, noon, and 6 PM.

They'd have to sleep from 9 PM to 10 PM.

Finding Zhou Ping and the others after leaving the map would be a bit challenging.

But fortunately, Black Trench City wasn't too far from Yancheng.

If they were quick, they should manage to make it in time.

This map might indeed be challenging for the average player, but for Chen Yi, who possessed the Frozen Throne, facing this sort of wave assault would just cost a handful of Points to resolve everything.

And he wasn't exactly short on Points now; the Wasteland map had given him quite a lot.

Moreover, summoning a heavy-armored soldier only cost 10 Points, so the cost wasn't very high.

Before long,

Chen Yi and the others faced the 10th wave of monsters, and from start to finish, not a single monster had crossed the wall to reach the Activation Point.

As the map neared its end,

Zhou Ping, sitting near the Activation Point on the ground, suddenly stood up, his face cold as he stated word by word, "This matter isn't over."

"I gave you face, and you didn't want it."

"Since you don't want it, then we'll play this out slowly."

"Don't worry, you'll hear my name again soon, I have plenty of time to play with you."

No sooner had his voice faded,

than a notification sounded in everyone's ears.

「Ding, congratulations to all players for successfully resisting 10 waves of monsters, rewards will now be calculated...」

As the notification sounded,

Chen Yi and his companion felt a flash of white light before their eyes and when they came to their senses again, they were already back in their rented room.

It was now half-past seven.

Time for bed soon.

Chen Yi glanced at the rewards summary and prepared to activate the sled to head to Black Trench City.

But just as he arrived at the rooftop, he found a familiar figure squatting there.

"Sword Without End?"

Chen Yi raised an eyebrow with some surprise as he looked at Sword Without End squatting on the rooftop and only after a quick glance at his condition, he spoke, "Jiaye mentioned you were looking for me, saying we should tackle some map with a bit of difficulty next."

"Judging from your state, this map is no walk in the park, right?"

At that moment, Sword Without End's Tang suit was covered in bloodstains, and even his hair was a mess, like a crow's nest, squatting by the edge of the rooftop with a creased cigarette between his fingers, his state looking somewhat downcast.

For someone like Sword Without End, who valued his image and face, it was inconceivable to appear before the public in such a disheveled state.

Unless there was something so pressing that he had no time to care about his appearance.

Sword Without End turned his head towards Chen Yi, his left eye covered with a bloodstained eyepatch, he stared directly at Chen Yi with a raspy voice, pronouncing each word clearly.

"This map is different."

"Unlike any other map we've been to, unlike any you've been to."

"Have you ever encountered other people inside any map you've been to before?"