Ryan Merke's name was gone, which meant that he was dead. The rest of the Great Yu Empire's cultivators who had been sent to reinforce Yellowsoil Fort were also gone.
It had only been a few days, but so many of the reinforcements had died. If the Great Yu Empire had been left to defend the fort, they wouldn't have been able to last even an hour.
This also showed how terrifying the Astral Beast Domain was. If Ironblood Weave was broken, the human Outerverse would be flooded with blood.
Lu Yin had obtained quite a few Ironblood Points from this battle, not because he had killed his enemies, but because he had delayed them for so long. Even the spider monster had been delayed for so long, which had given him over a thousand Ironblood Points.
Previously, he had exchanged his Ironblood Points for star essence, which had caused him to drop from tenth place to the top hundreds. Now that he had gained over a thousand points, he had climbed up another hundred ranks.
Lu Yin contacted Charon, and the two of them lay down on a cliff on a planet. Charon had brought some wine.
Charon was injured, and his injuries were not light. He was not in a better state than Huo Qingshan.
"I almost died, really, just a little bit more. That beast's claws were a little off, and my head would have been gone," Charon said with lingering fear. He then gulped down a mouthful of wine.
Lu Yin did the same. "The best thing about a battlefield like this is that alcohol isn't banned."
"We're not normal people. We cultivators can force the alcohol out of our bodies at any time. It won't affect our battle."
"You said you almost died. What did you think of at that moment?"
Charon fell silent.
Lu Yin was confused. "Your sister-in-law?"
Charon's expression changed, and he hurriedly covered Lu Yin's mouth. Someone behind him exclaimed, "Sister-in-law?
Bro, you're thinking of your sister-in-law? "
Charon turned around and stared blankly at Wang Wen, who had appeared out of nowhere. His gaze gradually turned savage.
Wang Wen was frightened, and he quickly took out a coffin and jumped in.
Lu Yin was speechless. "He's Wang Wen, the one ranked second on the Ironblood Rankings."
Charon blinked, but then his face turned ashen. Someone else knew his secret.
Wang Wen observed Charon for a while, and only after confirming that he would not attack him did he slowly climb out of the coffin. "It's cool here. Do you guys want to come?"
Lu Yin rolled his eyes. "What are you doing here?"
Wang Wen sat down beside Lu Yin and looked at Charon warily. He took a sip of Lu Yin's wine. "I'm tired. Relaxing..."
Lu Yin snatched the bottle back. "You can't drink. Keep your head clear."
"Don't look at me like a mortal, chess pieces. Even if I'm drunk, my IQ is still much higher than yours," laughed Wang Wen.
Lu Yin's eyes narrowed; this fellow was asking for a beating.
"Wives?" Charon looked at Lu Yin and Wang Wen strangely, feeling as if he had discovered some sort of secret.
Wang Wen nodded. "Yes, the chess pieces."
"Wives?" Cuarón repeated again.
Lu Yin couldn't take it anymore and slapped Charon, "Don't force yourself to think. He's talking about chess. In his eyes, you and I are chess pieces, so he calls us chess pieces."
Karon was disappointed. The secret was gone.
"Cheers, chess pieces," Wang Wen said arrogantly as he tried to snatch Lu Yin's wine.
Since Wang Wen couldn't take it, he went for Charon's. Charon didn't dare to retaliate, as Wang Wen's status in Ironblood Weave was too high. Charon was a little afraid, and his secret had been discovered by Wang Wen.
"Brother, you're really something. First, you injured Monster Loach, and then you forced the spider monster to retreat. You're worthy of being a Limiteer and my cutest chess piece. Hahahaha!" Wang Wen was drunk and started babbling nonsense.
Charon wasn't much better off, and he collapsed on the ground while mumbling a name. Lu Yin maliciously guessed that it was his sister-in-law.
The three drank more than ten bottles of wine, but they hadn't forced the alcohol out of their system, so it was normal for them to be drunk.
Lu Yin was also a little dizzy, but his alcohol tolerance was much better than the other two. He listened to Wang Wen's words and asked, "Why is your surname Wang?"
"Why is your surname Lu?" Wang Wen asked.
Lu Yin waved his hand. "You're drunk."
Wang Wen clicked his tongue. "Drunk?
Impossible, my IQ is unparalleled. Trash, submit. "
Trash?
Why did that sound so familiar?
Lu Yin was certain that he had heard it somewhere before.
"Let me ask you a question. Have you heard of the Primeval Surname Alliance?" Lu Yin asked softly as he stared at Wang Wen.
Wang Wen immediately collapsed. He was drunk.
Lu Yin smiled bitterly. This guy wasn't faking it; he really was drunk.
Lu Yin raised his head and looked at the sourcebox, his eyes filled with star energy. If he could patch up these holes, then he would be able to effectively deal with the astral beasts. Unfortunately, no one had been able to do so.
Wait a minute, Lu Yin remembered that he had considered this before. Right, there was no need to patch up the holes. As long as he knew the astral beasts' invasion route, he would be able to concentrate all of his attacks. He had considered this before, but with the advent of war, his train of thought had been disrupted. Now, he remembered it again.
He slapped Wang Wen's head, startling him awake. "Help, hurry up and save me!" Wang Wen screamed as he subconsciously pulled out a coffin and jumped inside.
Lu Yin was speechless. Just how afraid was this guy?
After a while, Wang Wen finally saw his surroundings and met Lu Yin's gaze. He froze for a few seconds before cursing out loud.
Lu Yin rubbed his ears. "I can see the holes in the sourceboxes' danger zones. As long as I can pinpoint their locations, then I'll be able to deal the most effective damage to the astral beasts at the start of the war."
Wang Wen jumped out of the coffin and grabbed Lu Yin's hand. He sincerely said, "Brother, we'll become good friends."
Wang Wen used his authority to send a star chart to everyone in Seasons Fort, especially the space-exploring powerhouses. He had Lu Yin constantly update the star chart with the locations of the holes in the sourceboxes' danger zones, so that everyone could aim at those locations and be prepared to attack at any time.
Lu Yin's eyes easily pinpointed the locations of the holes. These holes would change every once in a while, so the fort could not accurately pinpoint the astral beasts' invasion routes. However, Lu Yin could.
Every once in a while, everyone in Seasons Fort would realize that the locations they needed to aim at would change seven or eight times a day.
At first, everyone was impatient, as they did not know what to do with those locations. However, two days later, countless Void Wanderers appeared at those holes. Under Wang Wen's orders, all sorts of technological weapons and space-exploring powerhouses focused their attacks on those locations.
The invading Void Wanderers were unlucky, as many of them were wiped out in one go. The war that had just arisen disappeared in the blink of an eye.
Without the Void Wanderers to pave the way, the astral beasts could not reach Seasons Fort, which meant that they could not start the war.
Seasons Fort cheered, and so did Wang Wen. They no longer had to be on tenterhooks, and they could now predict the attack routes in advance.
This battle was the shortest one in Ironblood Weave's history, and it lasted less than two minutes. However, the results were astonishing. The number of Void Wanderers was not limitless, and after destroying one batch, the Astral Beast Domain would have to prepare another batch if they wanted to invade, which would take a very long time.
Everyone had thought that Ironblood Fort would collapse and that the humans would be in dire straits, but they had never imagined that they would be able to easily defeat the invading astral beasts. To the countless people in Seasons Fort, this was a huge boost to their morale.
Lu Yin's contributions were confirmed, and he was awarded 10,000 Ironblood Points. This was even more than what Wen Qichen had achieved by detonating pyrolyte.
Wen Qichen's detonation of pyrolyte could only be considered a battlefield contribution, but Lu Yin's was a strategic contribution. Not only had he repelled the astral beasts' invasion, but he had also bought time for Seasons Fort, and they would gain even more time in the future unless the astral beasts managed to break through the danger posed by the sourceboxes.
Lu Yin's sudden contributions allowed him to enter the top twenty of the rankings.
Even a Hunter would find it difficult to obtain 10,000 Ironblood Points, so it was normal for Lu Yin to enter the top twenty with 13,000 Ironblood Points.
At Yellowsoil Fort, the land that was on the verge of collapse collapsed with a wave of Granny Chan's hand, but it quickly reformed.
The void split open, and Nightqueen Qiuyu walked out with a grave expression. "Elder Shuang's injuries are too severe, and he might not be able to participate in the next battle."
Granny Chan frowned. "We've lost another Enlighter. Right now, Yellowsoil Fort only has two Enlighters left, and there are at least four invading Enlighter beasts. We won't be able to stop them."
"Graceful Featherflight and Duke Blackhawk can barely stop one Enlighter. Leave the other one to me." Nightqueen Qiuyu's tone was fierce.
Granny Chan was astonished. "You want to deal with two beasts?"
"I'll give it a try." Nightqueen Qiuyu looked up at the sky helplessly.
If possible, no one would be willing to take the risk, but this was a risk that could not be avoided. Otherwise, the entire Yellowsoil Fort might be lost, and they would become the sinners of humanity. The Nightking clan would not bear such a sin.
Below, on a planet, a cold-faced woman was looking at her gadget. Her gaze was fixed on a name on the Ironblood Points rankings — Lu Yin.
Others might not have noticed, but she did. She was Sister Leng, and she was ranked tenth on the Ironblood Points rankings. This name had surpassed her for a short period of time, but then it had disappeared. She had thought that this person had died, but now, he had entered the top twenty.
Once an Ironblood Point was exchanged, it could not be changed. This meant that this person had surpassed her in points and entered the top ten. Then, he had exchanged his points for Ironblood Points. Now, in just a few days, he had entered the top twenty again. This person was only a Limiteer, so how had he done it?
Ironblood Weave had a Limiteer who had entered the top three: Wang Wen. That person's intelligence was almost monstrous, and Sister Leng was convinced of that. But how had this person done it? Although he was known as an unequaled Limiteer, even the strongest Limiteer could not obtain so many Ironblood Points in such a short period of time unless he had killed an Enlighter realm astral beast.
Sister Leng put down her gadget and fell into deep thought. It was rumored that this person had killed three Enlighters after the Innerverse and Outerverse had been separated. It seemed that the rumors were true, and this person had an extremely powerful power vessel.
However, Wendy Yushan was here, and this person could not use any secret techniques. How could he have killed Enlighters?
Ironblood Weave was not completely ignorant of the happenings in the Outerverse. Many people knew that Lu Yin and Wendy Yushan had teamed up to kill Enlighters, and Sister Leng was no exception. But now, Lu Yin had single-handedly obtained so many Ironblood Points that even Enlighters would find difficult to obtain in such a short period of time. She could not understand this.
In another corner of Yellowsoil Fort, Puyu's expression was extremely ugly as he stared at Lu Yin's name on the rankings. This bastard was becoming more and more brilliant.
It was a pity, as it would have been great if he had taken the risk and killed Lu Yin. This bastard had killed Elder Wu and left Darkstar, Darkstar Gorge without a leader. Puyu would definitely take revenge...