Phantom Assassin Recruitment Scroll

Not only Cao Xing, but Liu Muxue beside him also heard the system prompt. She asked in confusion, "A-Xing, I think I gained experience too."

"But I didn't help in the fight, did I?"

Cao Xing thought for a moment and quickly understood why.

Although Liu Muxue had not entered the battle herself,

she had applied Aurora Blessing to both Andrew and Assam, granting them additional damage.

In other words, the system considered Liu Muxue to have participated in the battle as well.

Cao Xing had cast Ice Armor Technique and Ice Healing Technique, so he was also counted as a participant.

Even Ilena, who was guarding the territory, had applied a buff to the druids.

Joy appeared on Cao Xing's face. This feature was fantastic!

"Muxue, this is a good thing!"

"That way, as long as we recruit enough powerful followers, we can just apply buffs to them and leave them alone."

"When the time comes, we can send all these followers out, and we'll still level up even while sitting in the territory."

More importantly, this gave them an even better chance of claiming the leaderboard rewards!

After hearing that, a hint of delight appeared on Liu Muxue's face as well.

Then she simply stayed by Cao Xing's side.

The two watched the one-sided slaughter unfold in the camp.

Assam had charged straight into the center of the camp, facing the combined assault of seven or eight hunters alone.

There were also two hunters firing arrows nearby.

However, when their arrows struck Assam's armor, two minuscule damage numbers immediately appeared.

The hunters' attack power was decent. At the very least, they could still deal a little damage to Assam.

But the damage was simply too low.

It could be said that they had broken through his defense, but not really.

The next moment, green +10 and +10s began appearing above Assam's head.

The hunters were completely dumbfounded.

How the hell were they supposed to fight this?

They were dealing less damage than he could recover. Wasn't this ridiculously unfair?

I want to report this! Someone's cheating!

But Assam had no interest in what they were thinking.

With 95 Loyalty, he placed Cao Xing's orders above all else.

And that order was to kill every last one of these hunters.

"Puff! Puff! Puff!"

He wielded Frost Wolf Swordsmanship with tremendous force.

Every sword strike took the life of a hunter.

Frost Wolf carried him as they continuously leaped through the camp, shifting positions.

The second-order Assam was utterly unstoppable!

Your territory member Assam killed Hunter lv4 and gained 40 experience points.

You gained 20 experience points.

Andrew, meanwhile, was even more terrifying.

It transformed directly into demolition mode, forcefully overturning tent after tent.

The hunters hiding inside were easily dragged out by Andrew before being slapped to death with a single claw.

Under normal circumstances, Andrew exuded the serenity and wisdom of a sage.

But in battle, it was nothing less than a rampaging beast!

"Roar!!"

After a terrifying roar, Andrew pinned down a level 6 hunter scout and smashed its head apart.

Cao Xing and Liu Muxue kept seeing notifications about gaining experience.

Before long, a beam of white light appeared around Liu Muxue.

She had leveled up.

Going from level 1 to level 2 was still easy, requiring only 100 experience points.

However, advancing from level 2 to level 3 required 1,000 experience points.

Every level afterward required an additional 1,000 experience points.

Just then, a dark figure suddenly rushed out from the tent at the very back of the camp.

He seemed to know how terrifying Andrew and Assam were. The instant he burst out of the camp, he sprinted toward the snowy wilderness without the slightest intention of fighting.

Cao Xing caught a hurried glimpse of the other party's attributes.

Hunter Captain lv10

Race: Human Attack: 172–184

HP: 1540

Skills: Brutal Cleave (deals two instances of damage equal to 80% Attack and applies Lv. 1 Bleeding)

Greased Feet (increases movement speed by 30% while fleeing)

"Damn, so that's the captain inside!"

Cao Xing immediately shouted, "Don't let him get away!"

Although this guy was only a level 10 normal monster and had not advanced yet,

that Greased Feet skill was truly absurd. It was perfect for escaping.

At that moment, Andrew suddenly let out a roar.

"Roar!!"

It changed from its original humanoid form into a giant bear covered in white fur and charged out like a cannonball.

Its burst speed even surpassed that of the Icefield Giant Bear.

It was Andrew's skill, Giant Bear Form.

Thump! Thump thump!

The ground shook continuously.

In Giant Bear Form, all of Andrew's attributes increased by 30%. Combined with Ilena's Snakefolk Berserk, its movement speed increased by another 20%.

Andrew easily caught up to the fleeing Hunter Captain.

Then, before the hunter's terrified eyes,

Andrew let out a roar.

"Roar!!!"

Its enormous bear paw came crashing down.

Smack!!

The Hunter Captain was instantly smashed into a pile of minced flesh.

On the icy snowfield, a vivid flower made of blood and flesh bloomed.

The bloody sight made Liu Muxue's face turn pale.

Yet she still gritted her teeth and forced herself to accept it all.

Because she knew that if she joined battles in the future, scenes like this would be commonplace.

A system prompt sounded beside Cao Xing's ear.

Your territory member Andrew killed Hunter Captain lv10 and gained 300 experience points.

You gained 150 experience points.

At that moment, a beam of white light rose from Cao Xing's body.

Your level has increased. Current level: 4.

This level-up granted: Strength +2, Agility +2, Spirit +4, Constitution +2

Cao Xing was delighted. "I leveled up again!"

A surge of energy welled up within him.

His mind became clearer, and his body felt more alive.

"Woohoo, leveling up feels really good!"

Before long, Assam had also finished his battle.

All the hunters in the camp had been killed.

Mangled corpses and severed limbs lay everywhere across the ground.

A system prompt appeared.

You destroyed a Hunter Camp. Territory Reputation +50.

Attention! Because you completed a high-difficulty subjugation, based on an evaluation of your strength, you received an additional reward: Phantom Assassin Recruitment Scroll (Blue) ×1

"Huh? Another blue recruitment scroll dropped?"

Cao Xing's eyes lit up as he checked the scroll's attributes.

Phantom Assassin Recruitment Scroll (Blue): Can be used to summon a Phantom Assassin with the strength of a level 20 elite.

"Holy shit! A level 20 elite creature, even stronger than Andrew!"

Cao Xing's eyes filled with intense shock, followed by wild delight!

Clearly, this recruitment scroll could raise his strength by another huge margin.

However, he did not summon it right away. Instead, he brought Liu Muxue toward the camp.

"Let's search the battlefield first."

Then the two entered the camp.

A chaotic scene lay before them, and even the bonfires had gone out.

Cao Xing walked up to a hunter's corpse, just about to reach out.

A system prompt appeared.

Humanoid creatures cannot be dismantled.

The corner of Cao Xing's mouth twitched.

What did this system take me for? I wasn't trying to dismantle it!

That was slander, pure slander!

Even so, Cao Xing still reached out and searched through the hunters' bodies.

Obtained Hunter Mask (White) ×1, First-Order Soldier Training Manual (White) ×1, Coins ×15

"A mask?"

Cao Xing looked puzzled and checked its attributes.