Chapter 4 The Fourth Day.
Scout planes located nearby monster spots early in the morning. After everyone had breakfast, various legions began heading towards the monsters' locations and commenced hunting operations.
Zhou Yan checked the levels of the monsters for the day and found they had increased again compared to yesterday, with the lowest-level monsters being level 65.
Even the number of Mid-Autumn Rabbits had increased slightly from yesterday. Zhou Yan discovered two ordinary Mid-Autumn Rabbits among the monster horde.
He also spotted a bronze-quality Mid-Autumn Rabbit hopping and grazing in the distance.
Zhou Yan unfurled his wings. His speed was only a tiny bit faster than before. The speed increase from the F-grade "Lightness Skill" was truly negligible.
Zhou Yan flew towards the Mid-Autumn Rabbit, then began using his newly upgraded skill, "Tai Chi Thunderclap Palm." He raised one hand, circulated Yin and Yang spiritual energy, and then brought it down.
A Tai Chi diagram materialized, transforming into a gigantic palm imbued with faint lightning power. Upon impact, the palm grew larger and larger, and when it struck the ground, it created a palm-shaped crater spanning a hundred meters.
The entire ground was scorched black and had sunk several meters deep.
From a high vantage point, it resembled the "Divine Palm" technique.
Zhou Yan stared blankly at the scene. He hadn't exerted his full strength, merely using it casually. To his astonishment, the power was so immense.
"Crackling, crackling. I truly didn't expect this. I didn't expect this skill would become so powerful after an upgrade. I like it very much."
Zhou Yan was delighted. These skills were disassembled and reassembled in his mind. He was intimately familiar with their effects and usage, which was why he could unleash such great power.
The Yin Yang scroll in his mind not only evolved various structures of his territory but could now also fuse with his skills to enhance their power. He had no idea what future changes it would bring.
Today's monsters were higher level and yielded greater rewards. Simultaneously, Yin Lihua informed Zhou Yan again that the entire event map was shrinking daily.
However, with billions of people within such a vast map, even after shrinking, it remained enormous. No one knew how many lords were still within these maps.
In the morning, everyone tried to avoid combat, focusing on killing wild monsters and searching for Mid-Autumn Rabbits.
Combat would only erupt if two groups encountered each other; otherwise, no one would proactively attack another.
Once the wild monsters were mostly cleared, lord-versus-lord battles would commence.
Zhou Yan's luck was quite good. He hadn't encountered anyone fighting for monsters all morning. This was likely due to his high luck stat.
Furthermore, he could know the enemy's location and position in advance, allowing him to assess their strength immediately.
If they were weak, he would destroy them. If he felt unsure, he would ignore them and prioritize eliminating monsters first.
While Zhou Yan faced no formidable enemies, his other generals were not as fortunate.
Cao Hong, leading a team, clashed with an enemy army at ten in the morning.
The conflict was simple: both sides had their eyes on a group of monsters. Cao Hong attacked without hesitation and annihilated the enemy force at the cost of ten men.
However, before dying, the enemy sent out a distress signal.
The enemy called for reinforcements, and Cao Hong had men too, but he first reported the reason for the conflict to Bai Qi out of respect for the Marshal.
Upon hearing the report, Bai Qi unhesitatingly uttered a single word: "Kill!"
Cao Hong was overjoyed and gave Bai Qi a thumbs-up.
Then, Cao Hong began preparing. He first had scout planes investigate nearby enemies and discovered dozens of enemy teams approaching his position. Judging by the situation, there were at least twenty to thirty thousand men.
Seeing so many people, Cao Hong became excited and started calling for his men.
Upon hearing about twenty to thirty thousand enemies, everyone felt they had to fight and organized a ten-thousand-man force.
This force included a two-thousand-man cavalry unit.
They possessed scout planes, allowing them to track enemy movements, and thus began their assault.
Utilizing the cavalry's speed, they attacked the enemy's flank, catching them completely off guard.
Despite their small numbers, the two thousand cavalry played a crucial role. A single charge completely disrupted the enemy's tens of thousands of troops, shattering their formation.
Witnessing this, other generals immediately charged forward, deploying various formations and swiftly advancing towards the enemy, unleashing several volleys of arrows.
Although the enemy desperately wanted to react and counterattack, the two thousand cavalry offered no opportunity. They charged relentlessly, attacking any point where the enemy attempted to regroup, leaving the enemy commander with no options.
The enemy commander could only lead his soldiers directly towards the infantry, as he wasn't foolish enough to try and kill the four-legged cavalry.
The current situation was to kill as many as possible; escape was no longer a consideration. Since they could be resurrected after death, with this mindset, Cao Hong and his men fulfilled the enemy's wishes and quickly put them out of their misery.
The enemy commander's bravery was commendable, but his skill was lacking. His army was easily crushed by Cao Hong's soldiers' charge. This was not a battle between equals.
The battle resulted in very few casualties, with just over thirty dead and more than twenty injured.
Not a single cavalryman died. Most of those who died were shot by the enemy commander, who was a strong archer.
Cao Hong was lucky to encounter an enemy that wasn't too strong and managed to eliminate a force of tens of thousands.
However, Li Guang's situation was less favorable. The troop he led also encountered a group of enemies, and these enemies were exceptionally powerful. Their troop types also included formidable cavalry.
Furthermore, the enemy soldiers' levels were all around level 90, and although their equipment wasn't as good as his own side's, they all possessed complete sets of Dark Energy armor.
Li Guang did not choose to engage the enemy head-on, but the enemy had their own tactics. They used flying pets as scouts and began to encircle Li Guang's forces.
Li Guang immediately sent a distress signal to Bai Qi.
Seeing that someone dared to encircle his soldiers, Bai Qi decided to teach these fellows a harsh lesson.
Bai Qi immediately dispatched troops towards Li Guang's location and ordered scout planes to converge there. Upon assessment, the enemy was indeed powerful, with dozens of very formidable pets used for reconnaissance and a significant number of soldiers, totaling tens of thousands.
Bai Qi finally encountered a worthy opponent. Instead of fear, it ignited his powerful fighting spirit.
He always became stronger against stronger opponents. Fighting only weaker armies gave him no sense of killing pleasure.
This time, he fully demonstrated the demeanor of the Four Great Generals of the Warring States period.
Their numerous scout planes provided extensive understanding of the enemy. Li Guang was slowly being surrounded, with only just over a thousand men. If nothing unexpected happened, they would be annihilated by the enemy's encirclement.
Bai Qi swiftly issued orders to the various generals, tasks that were mandatory. Upon hearing that Li Guang was in danger of annihilation, the other generals quickened their march.
Author: I didn't intend to write this much, but as I started writing, I couldn't stop. Alas, I have a writing compulsion that needs to be treated!