Another One Comes!

"Just hold the line, we don't need to help the Commander over there!"

After calming down the villagers who wanted to help the formidable Commander, Usop stopped worrying about the Commander and his pet.

The two kings were still tearing each other apart. Their fighting was so fierce that they accidentally injured the nearby wolves several times, and the combat range was slowly expanding.

Sun Busong moved with them while slashing, he didn't have time to manage the defenses right now. Firstly, he was worried about Xiu Ma, and secondly, how could he waste such a good opportunity to farm monsters.

In just this short while, his Kill Points had passed 300!

Xiu Ma was once again ambushed by the Wolf King. Although the Shadow Magic Missile didn't hit a vital spot this time, three scorched holes were blown into its satin-like fur. Roar~! Xiu Ma was going all out.

The battle had already been going on for over ten minutes, and both sides had less than 20% health remaining. However, they didn't care and continued to strike with deadly force, each claw leaving a mark!

Xiu Ma was now covered in wounds, with little health left. If you were to ask why Xiu Ma wasn't being healed, sorry! He didn't have that skill (covering his face and crying). Sun Busong only had one skill, a spoon. Once he blew the spoon, Xiu Ma would quickly come to his side, but there was a prerequisite: Xiu Ma and Sun Busong had to be in the same area. Otherwise, even if he blew the spoon until it broke, Xiu Ma wouldn't be able to come.

The battle was nearing its end. The Wolf King was running out of steam, with only 2% health left, while Xiu Ma still had 8%. Sun Busong immediately unleashed his ultimate skill!

Whirlwind Slash

Instant Cast, 5-minute cooldown

Requires Melee Weapon

Like a whirlwind, swing the weapon in your hand, attacking up to 8 enemies within a 10-yard radius, dealing damage to each target equal to the sum of the damage of all melee weapons you are holding.

Sun Busong, wielding an axe in both hands, began to spin violently, blocking all the wolf cubs trying to help the Wolf King. These wolves could already feel that their king was about to die. They didn't care about casualties and desperately charged towards Xiu Ma.

Awooooo~~~

Just then, the Wolf King let out a mournful howl and collapsed to the ground. Xiu Ma and Sun Busong's bodies flashed with white light as they leveled up!

However, it wasn't time to relax yet. Although Sun Busong's health bar was still at 80%, Xiu Ma, after a fierce battle, had only a sliver of health left. Just as Sun Busong felt the danger and wanted to leap out of the wolf encirclement with Xiu Ma, the wolf pack suddenly stopped attacking. They retreated!

One by one, the wolves let out mournful cries towards the Wolf King's corpse, then tucked their tails and quickly left. The werewolves also retreated together. Sun Busong finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw them withdraw.

Usop, who had been in the defenses, jumped out at this moment and rushed to Xiu Ma's side to begin casting healing skills.

"Commander, Xiu Ma is too severely injured and needs immediate bandaging. Also, like you, its health bar is a bit long. Even if I use up all my magic, I can't fully restore its health."

"It's fine, it will recover its health by resting for a while. Just give it some minor healing. While the wolves and werewolves are gone, your priority is to quickly organize people to reinforce the defenses."

"Yes!"

After Usop left, Sun Busong picked up Xiu Ma and returned to the town. He found a quiet place and took out First Aid bandages to dress its wounds.

"You were amazing today, kid, daring to go head-to-head with an elite monster alone. Incredible! Hahaha."

After bandaging, Sun Busong stood up and glanced towards the passage guarded by the Night Watchmen in the distance.

"I don't know what the situation is over there. Don't run around. If you recover sufficiently, come find me. I'm going to help first!"

After patting Xiu Ma's head, he then walked towards the intersection guarded by the Night Watchmen.

Before he could reach the southern defense point, sounds of shouting and killing could be heard. The situation here wasn't very optimistic either.

Sun Busong quickened his pace.

Soon, the two warring factions fighting fiercely ahead came into view.

One side was the Night Watchman unit led by Commander Altaia Eberlock. Almost all the Night Watchmen were deployed this time, while the opposing enemy was a strange combination: Ogres and Spider Monsters!

The Night Watchmen included many Elite Professionals, and most of them were between levels 28-42. Compared to Sun Busong's Imperial Guard, they were the main force, yet they were being passively beaten and were in a sorry state.

Sun Busong took a closer look and realized these Ogres were not simple. They had four troop types, two Physical ones: Cracked Fist Warrior level 28 and Cracked Fist Ogre level 32.

Then came the Caster Classes that caused heavy losses to the Night Watchmen: Cracked Fist Fire Controller level 30 and Cracked Fist Warlord level 33.

These Ogres already possessed high intelligence. They had the higher-level Cracked Fist Ogres tie up the Night Watchmen forces in front, while the magic users stood far behind, casting spells. The Night Watchmen were flustered for a time.

This wasn't the worst of it.

They had reinforcements.

Black Widow Spider level 25 and Green Lone Spider level 29.

These two types of monsters, which should have been melee Physical, were now being used as ranged attackers. They sprayed silk from their tails, firmly sticking to the Night Watchman soldiers within the defenses, and then dragged them out to be killed!

Although their levels weren't high, their numbers were overwhelming. They gathered densely together, and several Night Watchmen had already been dragged out and gnawed to death!

"Everyone, hold on! It will be dawn soon. As long as we hold on until dawn, they will retreat!" Commander Altaia, holding a large shield for defense, was still encouraging the other Night Watchmen.

"Watch out for their silk! Don't get separated. If anyone gets stuck by the silk, those nearby should use torches to burn it off. Silk is afraid of fire!"

Just as she finished speaking, several strands of silk shot rapidly towards the large shield in her hand, instantly sticking it firmly. Before Altaia could react, the shield in her hand was dragged away by the silk!

Sun Busong happened to arrive and saw what happened. He leaped several meters into the air, and with the momentum of his descent, his dual axes smashed down onto these Black Widow Spiders with a boom.

Heroic Leap

5 - 45 yards

Instant Cast, 5-minute cooldown

Leap high into the air, then strike the ground heavily, dealing 200 + 62.4% of Attack Power% weapon damage to all enemies within an 8-yard radius of the target area, and stunning them for 1 second.

The damage was over 1800 points, and these Black Widow Spiders happened to be gathered together, instantly killing them all!

Upon landing, Sun Busong didn't care whether the monsters were dead or alive. He quickly picked up the shield. "Commander, take your shield!"

Sun Busong's series of actions, from start to finish, took only 5 seconds!

Altaia was startled by the shield flying towards him and finally reacted. He quickly recovered and shouted at Sun Busong, "Be careful, there are magic monsters ahead!"

"Hehehe! Magic users are exactly what I'm after!" Sun Busong grinned back, then he charged fiercely into the group of magic-using Ogres and began a frenzied slaughter!

These magic-using Ogres had two heads and held staves made from the bones of unknown animals. Their defense was practically nonexistent, with only a little over 1200 HP. However, their magic attacks were potent, and they were responsible for most of the casualties among the Night Watchmen.

Sun Busong was like a harvester at this moment, rampaging through the group of cloth-armored magic monsters.

Thunder Strike! Whirlwind Slash!

These two skills could have been used earlier. In just one minute, Sun Busong carved out an open space within the monster horde, with 27 Ogre magic users falling to the ground.

He then used the Charge skill, swiftly moving towards the Spider Monster group. He tossed an Arcanite Grenade into the most densely packed area of monsters.

An explosion rang out, and all the Black Widow Spiders in the smoke-shrouded area froze in place. This was the Arcanite Grenade's special effect, capable of paralyzing hit enemies for three seconds.

Although the Arcanite Grenade's damage was less than 500, those three seconds were enough for Sun Busong to swing his axe more than ten times.

After another flurry of attacks, by the time Sun Busong's figure lunged towards another group of Ogres, only seven or eight corpses remained on the ground.

Seeing Sun Busong's combat prowess, the Night Watchman soldiers erupted in excited shouts, their earlier oppressive aura from the enemy's magic users now surging back.

"Charge! Take down the Ogres blocking the entrance and support the Imperial Guard Commander!"

"Ranged units, focus fire on those with low HP, don't give them a chance to recover."

"Don't charge too far, our mission is defense, sir! Please stop this onslaught!"

Altaia's eyes regained some of their sparkle, no longer as dull as before. He saw hope. This incredible Imperial Guard Commander was far more powerful than he had imagined.

Sun Busong wasn't reckless. After charging and using up all his skills, he quickly retreated to the defensive fortifications to rest. In three minutes, he had eliminated 57 enemies, gaining nearly two hundred Slaughter Value.

"Don't rush to use the items the Mayor sent; they're for dealing with the Necromancer. I have some bandages here; anyone who needs them can come and get them."

Sun Busong found a spot within the fortifications and sat down, needing to recover his stamina. Frequent skill usage put a significant strain on his endurance.

"Rest, sir. We'll handle this wave. Hahaha, you were truly like a savior just now; we were completely stunned."

The speaker was a level 38 elite Night Watchman. He had long given up hope for this defense battle. Just a few minutes ago, he had even written his will. But now, looking at Sun Busong, a belief that they would absolutely survive took root in his heart!

"Sir, I have some food here. Please have a few bites. There are still many enemies ahead; I'll go defend first. The rest is up to you, sir! Please, you must save our town!"

Sun Busong wouldn't normally pay much attention to these Night Watchmen; he needed to recover his stamina for another push. But even a heart of stone would be warmed by such sincerity.

"Don't go yet, I have something for you!"

Under the Night Watchman's bewildered gaze, Sun Busong pulled a weapon from his backpack.

It was a blue-grade weapon he had crafted some time ago. However, it was a spear-like polearm, not his preferred type, so it had been gathering dust in his backpack.

Black Widow Reaver (Blue Gear):

Item Level 46.

Two-Handed Polearm

88 - 133 Damage Speed 3.10

(Damage Per Second: 35.6).

+12 Agility

+12 Stamina

Durability 100 / 100

Requires Level 38

On Hit: May deal 130 damage to the target.

"This weapon is for you. It's just right for your level 38." Sun Busong casually tossed the blue weapon to the other person, unconcerned by their dumbfounded expression.

"Fight well and don't let this weapon go to waste."

With that, he closed his eyes and ignored the other person.

"This..."

The level 38 elite Night Watchman held the weapon, glanced at its stats, and was utterly shocked!

This weapon was top-tier, not only dealing high damage but also granting two attribute bonuses, both of which were exactly what he needed. Most importantly, the weapon had a special effect!

Freyzer was so excited he wanted to kneel before his benefactor, but when he looked up and saw Sun Busong already resting with his eyes closed, he knew this Imperial Guard Commander didn't care for face-to-face gratitude.

He gripped the spear, bowed deeply to Sun Busong, and then charged back into the fray.

Sun Busong rested for less than five minutes. All his skills had recovered and were ready for use, and his stamina had also mostly returned. Just as he stood up, preparing to charge into battle again, he suddenly smelled a familiar scent – Xiu Ma!

"Kid, why'd you show up without a word? Haha, well, let's go together." Sun Busong smiled as he stroked Xiu Ma's fur, which was singed by Magic Missile.

Xiu Ma's HP had fully recovered. As long as it wasn't killed, its HP would regenerate at an extremely fast rate, even faster than healing magic cast by healers. This was another of Xiu Ma's hidden attributes.

"(^w^) Meow!"

"Hahaha, let's go!"

Despite Sun Busong's fierce assault, the enemy hadn't lost too many magic users. However, their morale had been shattered by his sheer ferocity.

While Sun Busong recovered his stamina, the Ogres surprisingly didn't attack. Instead, they retreated behind the Spider Monsters to hide, giving the Night Watchmen a chance to catch their breath.

Just as Sun Busong prepared to sneak attack the Ogre's Magic user again, a commotion suddenly erupted from behind the Spider Monsters. Dense swarms of spiders poured out of the forest. They waved their forelimbs but didn't charge forward to attack, as if awaiting orders.

Sun Busong was puzzled. Since when were these spiders afraid? They were just beasts, unless someone was commanding them!

Right! The moment he thought this, Xiu Ma let out a fierce roar, clearly entering combat mode!

A large creature slowly crawled out from the enemy's rear. As it got closer, Sun Busong got a clear look at it.

A red and green Wolf Spider, over three meters tall.

Nalakhsis. A level 29 Silver Elite rare monster, the Spider King, had arrived!

Its head and eight spider legs were red, while its body was green. Each leg was over two meters long, its fangs protruded from its mouth, and its eight pitch-black eyes stared intently at Xiu Ma!

"Is this another one-on-one showdown?"

Sun Busong watched Xiu Ma crouch low and growl, fully prepared. "Why are you roaring at everyone, kid? Who's picking a fight with you?"

However, he couldn't let Xiu Ma go up against it right now. Setting aside the attack and defense power of a level 29 Silver Elite, the spiders surrounding the Spider King were enough to devour ten Xius Ma.

"Altaia, you and your people deal with the small ones. I'll go kill the Spider King. I killed a Wolf King to the north half an hour ago. If I'm not mistaken, once the Spider King is dead, these spiders will retreat."

Altaia stood beside Sun Busong at that moment, and she too had seen the massive Spider King.

"Understood. We will hold the line. The Spider King is in your hands. Please be careful!"

"Hahaha, don't worry, it's a piece of cake. But you'll need to draw the smaller monsters towards me first, otherwise I won't be able to get through."

"Ranged units, concentrate your fire and draw the spider swarm surrounding the big spider towards us. Melee units, maintain your defense. We'll hold this wave. As long as the Imperial Guard adult eliminates the Spider King, we win!"

Altaia issued commands to the Night Watchmen, who quickly sprang into action.

A stream of fire flew towards the spider swarm. These were the fire arrows shot by the Night Watchmen's ranged archers. After the fire arrows hit the swarm, over a dozen spiders were instantly set ablaze, causing chaos among the spiders.

However, the flames were quickly extinguished. Seven or eight charred spider corpses lay on the ground. Even so, the entire spider swarm didn't charge forward.

It seemed that with the Spider King present, these Spider Monsters wouldn't act rashly. Just as Altaia was considering another way to lure the spider swarm over, Xiu Ma let out a roar, once again provoking the Spider King.

This time, the Spider King reacted. The closest spiders, Carrion Lone Spiders of level 32, stopped surrounding the Spider King. Instead, they led groups of other Spider Monsters and rapidly crawled towards the defensive fortifications.

"Well done!"

Sun Busong praised Xiu Ma. Altaia was also pleased; Xiu Ma had been a great help to her.

Now, it was time for the Lion King versus the Spider King!

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