Personal Score Rankings

"No way…"

Jie Yuanshao watched this scene, her fingers almost digging into the wall, yet she seemed oblivious, staring intently at the small Ferocious Lizard Demon collapsing in the distance.

"How is this possible…"

As the small Ferocious Lizards approached, the Wooden Ballistae began to display their might, firing continuously at a rate of one shot every three seconds. By the time the small Ferocious Lizards reached the wall, their numbers had already decreased by a third, with no reinforcements appearing. And as they attacked the wall, the six Wooden Ballistae continued to whittle down their numbers relentlessly.

"The demons killed by the Wooden Ballistae… don't revive?"

Shang Xin Lei murmured softly, then abruptly turned her head to Jiang Shi, "You knew this all along?"

Jie Yuanshao also looked over, the two top Noble Class scions of the Liang Kingdom simultaneously fixing their burning gazes on Jiang Shi, the Black Belt guard. Qian Gongyu, noticing their expressions, realized this was a perfect opportunity to close the distance, but for some reason, a strong sense of… unease arose in her heart.

"I didn't know," Jiang Shi said calmly, "This is also my first time in the Wandering Star Forest."

Jie Yuanshao opened her mouth, clearly wanting to ask countless questions, but she ultimately restrained herself, continuing to watch the battle from the window. At this moment, Qian Gongyu secretly walked to Jiang Shi's side, biting her lip with a worried expression, unsure of what she could do.

"Young Miss."

Jiang Shi reached out and ruffled Qian Gongyu's hair.

"Don't worry."

Woo-ha—!!!

With an earth-shattering roar, the enormous Ferocious Lizard Demon in the distance began to move towards the Stone House! By this time, half of the wall had been damaged. Even with the Wooden Ballistae's high efficiency, dozens of small Ferocious Lizards were still attacking the wall.

At this moment, Jiang Shi suddenly said, "You have to help. At this rate, the wall will collapse. Then the Ferocious Lizard Demon will be able to enter the courtyard and destroy the Wooden Ballistae, and we'll have no chance of killing it."

"But how can we help?" Shang Xin Lei asked, "The demons we kill will revive."

"How long does it take for the demons to revive?" Jiang Shi asked.

Jie Yuanshao immediately said, "According to my family's records, about ten breaths."

"Go out and kill all the small Ferocious Lizards attacking the wall. Don't let them attack the wall, and buy time for the Wooden Ballistae to kill the Ferocious Lizard Demon," Jiang Shi said.

"You're not going?" Shang Xin Lei asked, somewhat surprised.

"I'm not The Herald yet."

Not yet.

What arrogance, as if she could become The Herald whenever she wanted.

But miraculously, none of the three present believed she was lying. And even more miraculously, even though Jiang Shi was the weakest person here, the three Heralds all followed her instructions.

After leaving the Stone House, the roars of the small Ferocious Lizards became clearer and more intense, but still within tolerable limits. Jie Yuanshao and the others weren't surprised. According to previous records, the Soul pressure caused by the demon tide gradually increased. It was bearable at first, but after an hour, even Second Rank Heralds would find it difficult to endure.

Qian Gongyu walked tremulously behind the wall, watching the small Ferocious Lizards attacking the wall one after another. She seized an opportunity to flick her finger, accurately bursting the demon's head.

But unlike being shot by the Wooden Ballistae, the small Ferocious Lizard's exploding head didn't splatter any blood, and even the corpse immediately disappeared. After ten breaths, a brand new small Ferocious Lizard appeared in the same spot, continuing to attack the wall.

Compared to Qian Gongyu, Shang Xin Lei and Jie Yuanshao were undoubtedly much faster. Shang Xin Lei used a pair of flying rings, which spun back and forth among the small Ferocious Lizards like boomerangs, killing three or four demons in a single breath. Jie Yuanshao used a longsword, her attack method being to jump up and shoot out sword energy, her killing speed similar to Shang Xin Lei's.

Under their valiant efforts, the small Ferocious Lizards outside the wall were swept away. All six Wooden Ballistae aimed at the Ferocious Lizard Demon that had entered their range, firing simultaneously!

"Wah—!!"

The Ferocious Lizard Demon let out a miserable howl, the wounds pierced through its body gushing blood, clearly severely injured. But it also accelerated its movement speed because of this. After the second round of firing from the Wooden Ballista, it crashed into the wall like a dump truck, instantly collapsing a small half of the wall that was originally only half intact!

"Continue to suppress the small Ferocious Lizards," Jiang Shi ordered at the door, "The wall can still hold, it can't attack this hard every time."

Sure enough, although the Ferocious Lizard Demon's attacks were also very fierce afterward, they didn't have the terrifying power of the first attack. However, the wall was still collapsing at a visible rate. Seeing that the wall was about to break, Jiang Shi cleared the way, waiting for them to escape back to the Stone House for shelter.

Just at this moment, the Wooden Ballista fired the fourth round of ballista bolts, turning the Ferocious Lizard Demon into a bloody hedgehog. The Ferocious Lizard Demon screamed, but this time it could no longer launch a fierce charge, instead collapsing to the ground, turning into a huge corpse.

Seeing this, Jiang Shi immediately blocked the door: "Quickly go protect the Wooden Ballistas, don't let the small Ferocious Lizards destroy them!"

Even knowing in their hearts that Jiang Shi was right, even Qian Gongyu couldn't help but feel some resentment. After all the demons were injured by the Wooden Ballistas, they stood in the courtyard full of demon corpses and looked around. After a moment of silence, Jie Yuanshao asked uncertainly, "Is this... over?"

"It's over," Jiang Shi said, "The next wave of attacks will appear in two quarters of an hour."

"So everyone, it's time to go out and collect resources."

Luo Weijin looked terrified, scrambling and crawling out of the thick fog. He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw the elderly guard waiting at the entrance outside. There were many Noble Class disciples who had withdrawn from the Wandering Star Forest like him at the entrance. After all, many people came to the Wandering Star Forest to just get some points, and surviving the first wave of demon tides was the passing mark, enough to return to their families and give an explanation.

After Luo Weijin calmed down, the first thing he did was search for the traces of the Qian Family's two people. After looking around and finding no one, he couldn't help but snort, "Consider them lucky..."

"Come quickly! Look, look!"

"What's going on? How are the scores so high?"

"Is there a problem with the Secret Realm?"

"I know, the Shang Family and Jie Family must have discovered the secrets of the Wandering Star Forest!"

"That must be it, that explains why those two Young Misses came to the Wandering Star Forest!"

"But why is the Jie Young Miss's score so low...?"

A series of discussions came from not far away. Luo Weijin curiously went over to take a look and found that they were looking at the Score Rankings.

The names of everyone who entered the Wandering Star Forest would appear on the Personal Score Rankings, and people from the same team would be grouped together.

The first thing Luo Weijin saw was his score: 5 points.

Most people were like Luo Weijin, because surviving the first wave earned them 5 points. In theory, the highest score on the Score Rankings at this time could only be 5 points, after all, to increase the score, one had to survive the second wave of demon tides.

However, among the many 5-point scores, the four names at the top of the Score Rankings shone like the sun, blinding everyone. Luo Weijin rubbed his eyes several times and looked at the list several times in a row, finally unable to suppress his emotions: "How could the scores be so high!"

Jiang Shi: 256 points

Qian Gongyu: 190 points

Shang Xin Lei: 180 points

Jie Yuanshao: 50 points