He Yi flicked her wrist and added the Soul Suppressing Cloak to the guild competition list. All melee players could exchange for it, but it cost 200k contribution points to do so...
Li Chengfeng, Gui Guzi, High Fighting Spirits and the others were dumbfounded. They exclaimed, "Fuck, this is so shady. This equipment is obviously predetermined …"
I grinned. "Fuck, you guys have gotten so much equipment, but I haven't even gotten a single one of them. How dare you say that it was predetermined? Also, I'm way ahead of the second-place player in terms of contribution points. No one is as competitive as I am, you know …"
Li Chengfeng let out a hearty laugh and nodded. "Yeah, you're the one who killed this boss, Lu Chen, and your war points are the highest. You're definitely the first Spirit-grade item in the game. Also, you're the vice leader of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls and the only CGL Hall of Famer in our guild. If you run into guilds like Warsky Alliance and Candle Dragon, you'll have to solo seven or eight CGL Hall of Famers at once.
High Fighting Spirits laughed. "That's right, Lu Chen. Do your best to become a god-equipped warrior as soon as possible. Hmph hmph, we're still looking forward to fighting Candle Dragon.
Pure Love walked up to me and said, "Big brother Lu Chen is even more handsome now …"
Speechless, I tossed the Soul Suppressing Cloak into my bag. I still needed to level up before I could equip it, but there was no hurry. Right now, I was Level 124 74% EXP, and thanks to God Dancer's massive amount of EXP, I could probably reach Level 125 and equip this Earth-grade cloak before the tenth wave of shadow-rank mobs was over.
… …
"What's the reward?" He Yi asked.
I continued to dig through my bag. Actually, I had no choice but to do so. The moment the boss died, a dozen or so messages popped up in the party channel, and I couldn't hide anything under everyone's watchful eyes.
Seven or eight level 1 or 2 stones were handed over to the guild for distribution, and those who were willing to spend points on them took them away on the spot. Then, after rummaging through my bag for a long time, I finally pulled out two purple skill books. Two rows of words appeared in front of everyone's eyes — [Iron Wall (Rank 7)]: Seek the power of the warlord, increase the defense of surrounding teammates by 20%. Tactics Requirement: 100. Class Requirement: All classes. Cost: 2,000 Reputation Points.
[Elegance (Grade 5)]: Seeks the power of the War God, increases all party members' Attack Power by 15% and HP recovery speed by 50%. Tactics Requirement: 150. Profession Requirement: All Professions. Cost: 2000 Fame Points.
…
I curled my lips. To my surprise, these were two tactician skill books. Iron Wall VII was only 50% as effective as Little Piglet's Vajra. However, if a high-level tactician activated Iron Wall VII, it wouldn't be too far behind due to the insane amount of Tactics they had. Elegance (Grade 5): Elegance (Elegance) increased attack power and HP recovery speed. It was great for both PvP and leveling, and it was also a rare tactician skill book.
There were a few tacticians in Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls who were pretty good. The highest level among them was Level 117, and they had 117 Tactics. Adding in their equipment, they could add around 250 Tactics, which was a 2.5x increase to 70% Defense. Iron Wall's 20% Defense was pretty impressive.
I submitted the two tacticians to the guild, and they were exchanged for by two high-level tacticians. After all, there was a limit to how many Famous Generals a guild could have, and a guild couldn't be made up entirely of Famous Generals. Normal tacticians were the ones who supported the guild's strength.
I spread my hands and said, "Alright, we've distributed all the equipment God Dancer dropped. Everyone … get into formation and prepare for the final boss wave. Once we're done, we'll charge to Sky City and kill the tyrant. Once we're done, we'll finish the succession war."
Everyone nodded in agreement. By now, most of the mobs in the ninth wave had been killed, but the player faction had suffered terrible losses. Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls had less than 2000 players left, Snowy Cathaya had less than 2000, and The Monarch Descends had around 1300 or so. As for Warsky Alliance, they had rushed all the way here, and they had been ravaged by the boss, the Giant Ice Flame Beasts, Snowy Cathaya and Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls.
The system interface showed that there were a pitifully small number of players still fighting in the vicinity of Sky City — 19047.
Li Chengfeng curled his lips and said, "How interesting. I can't believe that there are so few players left in the ninth wave. Let's just hope that we don't get wiped out in the tenth wave …"
I raised the Heaven-stealing Sword and said, "Let's do this together, everyone. Eve, send a few dozen people back to the guild territory and store all the spoils of war in the guild warehouse. Mn, it's decided. Find 20 people with a lot of bag space and transport all the top-tier items dropped by the Giant Ice Flame Beasts to Dark Moon City. These 20 people won't need to fight, they'll just act as coachmen for the entire journey."
He Yi couldn't help but smile. "You don't need to tell me that, I already did it a long time ago ~"
"Haha!"
At the end of the day, all we needed to do was maximize the benefits that Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls could reap from this war and widen the gap between our strength and the enemy's was our top priority right now.
Hundreds of fighters stood at the very front of Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls' formation. These were probably our most elite forces, and the fact that they were able to survive until now meant that they were the cream of the crop after the Great War. Every single one of them was an amazing player who could fight against ten players at once, and it was possible that their strength would reach even greater heights after the Coldblade War!
Everyone held their breaths as they looked up at the sky above Sky City. No one knew what the tenth wave would teleport through this spatial bridge to fight against us in the final battle to the death.
It was at this moment that two system announcements resounded above the China server — "Ding ~!"
System Announcement: Player "Stranger of Three Lifetimes (Vanished God City)" has successfully killed the Spirit Rank Boss "Boundless Wanderer" and reached Level 120. She has also triggered the Famous General System and become the 16th Famous General of the China server. She has gained Luck + 1, Tactics + 1, and an exclusive Famous General Skill — "Enemy Ward".
[Enemy Ward]: Calls upon the power of the battle soul and increases all party members' Attack by 25% and reduces all surrounding enemies' Attack by 10%. The effect is dependent on Tactics. Skill exclusive to player "Stranger of Three Lifetimes".
Ding ~!
System Announcement: Player "Luo River God of the Capital (Wind City)" has successfully killed the Spirit Rank Boss "Magic Breaker" and reached Level 122. She has triggered the Famous General System and become the 17th Famous General of the China server. She has gained Luck + 1, Tactics + 1, and an exclusive Famous General Skill — "Mage Soul"!
[Mage Soul]: Calls upon the power of the magic soul and increases all party members' Magic Attack by 50% and movement speed by 20%. The effect is dependent on Tactics. Skill exclusive to player "Luo River God of the Capital".
… …
Finally, news of the large-scale quests in Wind City and Vanished God City came in. Clearly, Blazing Hot Lips led by Stranger of Three Lifetimes and Purple Lily led by Luo River God of the Capital had the upper hand. Not only that, both of them had become Famous Generals!
Stranger of Three Lifetimes' Famous General Skill wasn't a bad one. It boosted the user's Attack and reduced the enemy's Attack at the same time. It wasn't by much, but the more Tactics one had, the more obvious the effect would be. This Famous General Skill was similar to He Yi's Royal Road, just slightly less effective.
As for Luo River God of the Capital's Mage Soul, well, Luo River God of the Capital's position as the number one mage in China was practically unshakable after she learned this Famous General Skill. Mage Soul increased a user's Magic Attack by 50% and movement speed by 20%. It was the perfect Famous General Skill for kiting and moving AoE attacks. Purple Lily and Candle Dragon had always been at a disadvantage in the struggle for supremacy at Wind City, so the fact that they learned this Famous General Skill was a great way to turn the tide.
However, I heard that Luo River God of the Capital had been very depressed lately. Every time she fought Candlelight Shadow, he would always use a Ghost God Prophecy and run away. In the end, Luo River God of the Capital lost several levels in just half a month due to the Ghost God Prophecy, and it greatly affected her leveling speed. If it weren't for that, I might not even have been the number one player in the China server.
… …
It was at this moment the sky suddenly lit up, and the thunderous sound of the system bell rang — System Announcement: All players, please be informed that the tenth monster wave has encountered a Level 155 Immortal Rank boss. "Endless Storm?
Under Coldblade's leadership, we stepped onto the spatial bridge created by the Purgatory Dragon Scepter!
… …
"Fuck …" Li Chengfeng sucked in a deep breath and said, "Goddammit, I thought Endless Storm was the real deal.
Coldblade is already a Heaven Rank boss, but now a Level 155 Immortal Rank boss has appeared? That's two ranks higher than God Dancer! How are we supposed to fight this thing? "
I was speechless. "There's no need to fight. Let's just see how the NPCs perform. We can barely beat God Dancer, so this Level 155 Immortal Rank boss is practically suicidal. However, we can still steal the ownership of the boss from the NPCs. If we can get one or two Immortal-grade items in the end, then we'll truly be rich …"
Gui Guzi laughed heartily. "Yeah, if we can get an Immortal-grade armor and an Immortal-grade shield for me right now, I can go to Wind City by myself and solo Candle Dragon's 40,000 players. What do I have to fear …"
High Fighting Spirits: "Little Gui, you shameless bastard. You're just bringing two Immortal-grade items to fight a Purple Gold – grade and Dark Gold – grade boss, and you still have the nerve to make it sound so cool?"
Gui Guzi laughed. "I'm just saying. I don't think I can beat Candlelight Shadow even with an Immortal-grade shield. That bastard's mechanical skills are just too good. In Ancient Sword Dreaming Souls, Boss Broken Halberd is probably the only one who can match him."
Li Chengfeng nodded in agreement. "That's right. Candlelight Shadow's mechanical skills are top-notch. In the entire China server, there are less than five people who can threaten his life. Among them, Lu Chen and Lin Yixin are the most lethal threats to him. As for me, I barely count as one …"
Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun: "You don't count …"
Li Chengfeng: "Screw you, I'll work hard …"