Ambushing the Ranger Camp

"What the heck... a Leader-grade Recruitment Scroll!"

Cao Xing's eyes widened.

In this world, both recruited and wild creatures were classified by quality.

Quality determined their strength and growth potential.

Normal, Elite, Boss, Leader, Commander.

The stronger the quality, the more attributes increased with each level up.

For example, an Icefield Druid, as an Elite creature, was 30% stronger than a Normal creature and gained more attributes per level.

And now, the first-place reward was skipping Boss-grade and directly awarding a Leader-grade recruitment scroll. This was terrifying!

At this moment, Cao Xing decided to go all out and strive to take first place!

System Announcement: "Ranking positions are being tallied. You will be able to view your respective ranks on the leaderboard shortly."

At this time, the Level Ranking had not yet been announced.

However, the vast majority of global survivors who were confident in themselves had already begun to act.

Fang Long, who was currently operating outside the snowy area, also heard the system prompt.

He opened the Three Heroes Guild team channel.

"Everyone saw it, the rewards for this leaderboard are very generous. Even getting into the top 100 will yield a lot of supplies."

"Moreover, this time we only need to compete with other survivors in District 174, so the pressure isn't too great."

At this, the other survivors in the Three Heroes Guild showed confident smiles.

Fang Long continued, "So this time, we, the Three Heroes Guild, will strive to secure several spots in the top ten, and I will aim for first place."

The survivor named Ji Jun asked, "Boss, are there any existences in District 174 who can compete with you?"

Fang Long pondered for a moment and replied, "There are."

"From what I understand, there are several guilds in Xiangjiang City that are inherently strong. In this world, they can even better leverage their strengths."

"Wu Xinghu, Zhou Bo, these few should all be my opponents."

After Fang Long finished speaking, Ji Jun on the other end nodded in realization, "Boss, what about that Cao Xing?"

However, Fang Long scoffed, "Him? Just a guy who got lucky. I haven't even bothered to put him on my radar yet."

Ji Jun nodded upon hearing this.

Then, the two ended their communication.

At the same time, survivors worldwide who had descended into this world began to take action.

Wu Xinghu: "Brothers of the Tiger Hall, charge with all you've got! Give it your all, we must secure more spots."

Zhou Bo: "Brothers of the Heavenly Blade Society, speed up your progress. Only by reaching level 10 before the Novice Protection Period ends can you get the rewards!"

In an instant, survivors all over the world mobilized.

Meanwhile, in Cao Xing's camp.

Liu Muxue also heard the system announcement, and she watched Cao Xing.

Although she didn't know Cao Xing's standing compared to other survivors.

But based on his performance over the past two days, even if Cao Xing wasn't first, he should at least be in the top ten.

Cao Xing was unaware of Liu Muxue's thoughts.

Besides developing his territory, he now had an additional goal.

That was, to take first place on the leaderboard!

Cao Xing looked at Assam and Andrew and directly ordered, "Alright, we depart now."

"Target, the Ranger Camp seven kilometers away!"

Assam responded first, drawing his longsword and shouting.

"Charging into battle for Lord is my lifelong mission!"

Andrew beside him said devoutly, "I am willing to fight for the balance of nature."

With that, Cao Xing and Liu Muxue, along with Assam and Andrew, walked out of the camp.

As for Ilena, he left her behind to guard the territory.

Rustle... rustle...

The sounds of footsteps echoed through the snow, belonging to three people and one wolf.

A Frost Wolf Knight, a Claw Druid, followed by two humans.

This strange combination walked through the boundless snowfield.

After more than an hour.

They arrived near the location Da Hua had mentioned.

From a distance of about a kilometer, they could indeed see smoke rising from the snow ahead.

Beneath the smoke, Cao Xing saw a large camp with a sparse dozen tents.

This was a sizable Ranger Camp.

As Cao Xing approached, a system prompt appeared before him.

Ranger Camp: Special Area
Danger Level: Extremely Dangerous
(Note: This camp is comprised of degenerates who worship an Evil God. Their minds are extremely twisted and insane. It is extremely dangerous for you at your current strength. Please leave immediately!)

Although the system prompt stated these Rangers were very strong and Cao Xing was no match for them, that was without considering Andrew and Assam.

Cao Xing didn't hesitate at all, directly ordering Andrew and Assam to advance.

He and Liu Muxue followed behind.

Cao Xing said, "Muxue, just stay by my side. Leave the fighting to them."

Liu Muxue softly replied, "Okay, A Xing."

Within a few minutes, they were nearing the camp.

At the same time, a Ranger patrolling the camp spotted Cao Xing and the others.

He instantly exclaimed, "Something's wrong!"

"It's an attack! An attack!"

Hearing the shouts, a large number of Rangers swarmed out of the tents.

They were all dressed similarly, wearing thick snow gear, and had blood-red, swirling masks on their faces, similar to Uchiha Obito's.

A dagger was sheathed at their waists, and a wooden longbow was slung over their backs.

Cao Xing glanced casually and saw the stats of these Rangers.

Ranger Lv4 Race: Human Attack Power: 31~35 Health: 430 Skills: Cut

Ranger Scout Lv6 Race: Human Attack Power: 54~47 Health: 660 Skills: Flying Dagger Throw, Ambush

The strength of these Rangers was roughly the same, consistent with Da Hua's intel.

Thus, Cao Xing directly said, "Assam, Andrew, go."

Assam raised his sword, which emanated an aurora, to his chest and controlled the Frost Wolf beneath him to charge at full speed.

"For glory!"

Thump! Thump-thump!

Andrew ran on all fours, in an animalistic form.

"The main force will deliver punishment to these destroyers of nature!"

The two powerful Tier 2 creatures charged into the midst of the Rangers with overwhelming force.

Then, they began a relentless slaughter.

Andrew charged directly to the side of a Ranger and, under its crazed gaze, swung his claws.

"Slash!"

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Exaggerated damage numbers floated up.

The Ranger's body was instantly cut into four pieces, its blood scattering like fallen petals on the snow.

A system prompt appeared before Cao Xing.

Your Territory member Andrew has killed Ranger Lv4. Gained 40 Experience Points.
Combatants Liu Muxue, Cao Xing, and Territory Follower Ilena have gained half experience points: 20.