Is it ever going to end?

Around the Spider King Naraxis, there were now less than a hundred Black Widow Spiders and a few level 30 Green Lone Spiders. This small force was only worth a few hundred Slaughter Value to Sun Busong.

Since he was going to fight alone, Sun Busong needed to clear some space for them. Charge! Thunder Strike! Whirlwind Slash!

After a three-hit combo, all the lower-level Black Widow Spiders were reduced to Slaughter Value, leaving only a few Green Lone Spiders with a sliver of health.

The Spider King was furious. Seeing its subordinates wiped out by that human, it raised its spider legs and lunged at Sun Busong.

If it wanted to fight, Sun Busong would oblige. He immediately parried the incoming spider leg with his axe, then followed up with a Mighty Blow.

Mighty Blow:

Melee Range

1.5-second cast time, 2-minute cooldown

Requires melee weapon

Strikes the enemy, dealing weapon damage plus 32 damage.

Next came Rend.

Rend:

Melee Range

Instant cast, 60-second cooldown.

Requires Battle Stance, Defensive Stance.

Requires melee weapon.

Causes the target's wounds to bleed continuously, dealing damage over 15 seconds, totaling 70 plus weapon damage.

The final move was Hamstring, slowing down the Spider King's Movement Speed.

Hamstring:

Melee Range

Instant cast, 60-second cooldown.

Requires Battle Stance, Berserk Stance.

Requires melee weapon.

Cripples the enemy, reducing Movement Speed by 50% for 15 seconds.

This was a single-target combo of three skills, followed by three basic attacks. The Spider King lost over 3000 health from Sun Busong's onslaught.

The Spider King's health bar visibly decreased by a fifth. Sun Busong had planned to land a few more hits, but unexpectedly, the blood flowing from the Spider King's injured leg sprayed onto him.

"Poison!"

His armor immediately began to emit green smoke. This forced him to retreat. Not only were the small boss's fangs poisonous, but its blood was also toxic. It truly lived up to its Rare Elite status.

As he rapidly retreated, Xiu Ma's taunt successfully drew the Spider King's aggro again, and the lion and spider began to fight.

Sun Busong, having retreated to the side, observed and assessed the strength of both combatants, deciding not to interfere in their battle.

Although the Spider King had formidable attack power and carried potent poison, its health had already been reduced by a fifth by Sun Busong. It now had over 10,000 health remaining. After leveling up, Xiu Ma's attack and defense had also increased, and its health had reached 13,000. (Warrior skill Commanding Shout +4200 health!)

If Xiu Ma still couldn't win, Sun Busong would have no choice but to step in himself.

The battle at the defensive fortifications behind him was fierce. The Ogres, who had been cornered, saw the Spider King join the fray and immediately gained confidence, resuming their attack on the Night Watchmen's positions.

Since Xiu Ma was fine, Sun Busong shifted his target and began his frenzied slaughter!

No monster below level 30 could withstand even one of his axe swings. The only disadvantage for him was the Ogres, who were the easiest to kill but also dealt the most damage to him.

Almost every second, monsters died under Sun Busong's axe, and his own health bar dwindled with each passing second.

Five minutes later, Sun Busong's health was just over 20,000, but the Night Watchmen's positions were covered in enemy corpses.

Single-handedly, Sun Busong had once again repelled another enemy assault!

Although spiders still emerged from the hidden bushes, their numbers could no longer pose a threat to the defensive point.

He glanced at Xiu Ma, still locked in combat, and confirmed it was not in mortal danger. Sun Busong, covered in wounds, returned to the defensive fortifications.

"Sir, you've worked hard. Quickly, come here to rest. We have prepared food and drink for you. If you have any other requests, please let us know."

Upon seeing Sun Busong, several logistics and healing personnel from the Night Watchmen quickly approached him, diligently bandaging and treating his wounds.

"I'm fine, just a bit exhausted and weak from lack of stamina. I'll be alright after a short rest. Also, stop bandaging me; a few healing spells will suffice. I got a bit reckless in that last wave, hahaha, these damn guys took away more than half my health."

Sun Busong was covered in wounds. His blue Plate Armor was practically ruined, but he had a few spare sets in his backpack. As he spoke, he began to remove his Equipment.

"Your side's defenses should be mostly secure. I'll check the other two locations after I rest for a bit. Does anyone know the situation at those two defensive points?"

While changing his Equipment, Sun Busong asked the logistics personnel beside him.

"Sir, the west should hold. Those low-level Skeleton Soldiers don't pose much of a threat. However, the pass guarded by the Paladin to the south seems to have encountered some issues."

A healing Professional cast a healing spell on him before standing in front of him to report on the situation elsewhere.

"South?"

Sun Busong looked puzzled. He had killed a Wolf King in the south only half an hour ago. Without the Wolf King's restraint, the remaining wolf pack had scattered long ago.

Seeing the Imperial Guard's lord looking at him with confusion, the Priest immediately began to explain.

It turned out that there was new enemy activity in the area Usop was guarding!

And this time, there were two of them, two Elite Werewolves!

"Two werewolves? And Elite grade?" No way! Sun Busong felt like he had stumbled into a wolf's den; otherwise, why would two more appear?

"Yes, and our Night Watchman Commander Altaia has already gone to support them there."

Sun Busong looked around and, indeed, did not see Altaia.

Since there was trouble over there, he couldn't rest here anymore.

Soon, with the help of the Priest, he had changed his equipment. "Since there's no more danger here, I'll go support them. Thank you for the healing and help."

Sun Busong's words made the level 32 Female Priest blush crimson. "We should be thanking you, sir. If it weren't for you, we might have died long ago."

"Hahaha, you're too kind! But I still appreciate your care. I'm off then!" Sun Busong gave the Female Priest a hearty smile before picking up his axe and walking out of the defensive works.

The Female Priest stared at his retreating figure, somewhat mesmerized. Beautiful women love heroes; that's an ironclad rule.

"Sir, come visit anytime!"

Sun Busong was walking towards Huma's location with steady steps when he heard the Priestess's words from behind. His foot stumbled. There's a difference between "visiting" and "playing"!

The battle between Huma and the Spider King Narakxis was nearing its end. The Spider King had less than 15% of its health left, while Huma still had over 10,000 health.

This was all thanks to those healing Priestesses. Huma was already particularly loved by women, and on top of that, it was Sun Busong's pet. So, after the fight began, several Priestesses specifically watched over its health.

Execute:

Melee Range

Instant Cast, 60-second cooldown

Requires Combat Stance, Berserk Stance.

Requires a melee Weapon.

Attempt to kill a wounded enemy, dealing 93 + the sum of damage from all held melee Weapons + 120% of Attack Power. Only effective on enemies with less than 20% health.

Sun Busong used a Charge followed by a basic attack, then jumped up and used Execute!

The Spider King perished!

Just as he intervened in Huma's one-on-one fight to go support Usop, directly killing the Spider King, a green light suddenly flashed from Huma!

"Huh? Leveled up? No way, it's only been this long? Impossible!"

Seeing the green light from Huma, Sun Busong thought it had leveled up. But upon closer inspection, Huma was still level 26.

He quickly moved towards Usop's direction with Huma, opening Huma's status panel to observe!

"Holy crap! It evolved!"

Seeing Huma's panel, he stopped in his tracks. This was a huge surprise! Unknowingly, he and Huma had already killed 10 Elite enemies.

Lion King Huma: A combat pet with extremely high growth potential. It will be your most loyal comrade and family member.

Huma, Level 26, Green Grade (0/20), Loyalty 100%. (Status: Happy)

Health, 2440 (Level 26 x 50 = 1300 points + 1140 from Stamina).

Strength 114. Agility 114. Intelligence 114. Spirit 114. Stamina 114. (Master Attribute Boost, +5812 Health, +35 Strength, +8 Agility, +8 Intelligence, +5 Spirit, +5 Stamina.)

Skill 1: Cower (Reduces the pet's presence, making enemies less likely to attack it).

Skill 2: Stealth (Allows your pet to enter invisibility, but movement speed is reduced. The first attack after becoming invisible gains a 50% damage bonus. Actively attacking an enemy or being hit by an enemy's damage will cancel the invisibility effect.)

Skill 3: Charge (Movement speed increases by 80% within 15 seconds; can be used during Stealth.)

Growth-type pets can evolve by absorbing the Soul Energy of other Rare Elite monsters after killing them.

(Green Grade Huma's attribute growth is 4 points. It will randomly learn one Pet Skill every 10 levels.)

(When the pet is injured or hungry, provide food promptly. Real-time status can be checked in the Status Bar. It will die if killed; resurrection requires 1000 Kill Points.)

This display startled Sun Busong. Huma's current stats were much higher than his own as the master!

Currently, apart from Strength, which he focused on, his other attributes like Agility and Stamina were only 63 points, while Intelligence and Spirit were even lower at 26 points, a difference of more than four times!

"Am I the protagonist, or are you?"

Sun Busong looked at Huma with a hint of envy.

"(^w^) Meow!" Sensing his master looking at him, Huma greeted him with a slightly shy meow.

This shyness completely flustered Sun Busong!

You're a male, alright! Don't make such ambiguous sounds!

With Huma's strength greatly increased after evolving, Sun Busong felt even more confident about this defense battle.

"When we get there, you go directly for those two werewolves. I'll go collect some Slaughter Value. If I don't hurry, I'll be surpassed by you."

"Roar!"

"Awww~! That's more like it! Remember to call me that from now on, understand? Hahahaha."

"Roar!"

"Not bad, not bad. You've gotten smarter after advancing. You've got potential, I like it!"

The Southern Defense Point had suffered heavy casualties. Usop, who was a half-tank, half-healer, was covered in wounds.

"Everyone hold on! There are just over 2 hours left until dawn. And our Imperial Guard commander will be back with reinforcements soon. Once he arrives, these two werewolves will retreat."

"He'll be back soon, everyone defend with all your might and don't let these wild wolves and werewolves break through our defenses!" Altaia, Usop, and two Elite Warriors stood at the forefront, holding large shields.

If she hadn't provided timely support, the south might have already fallen. She was fortunate her judgment was correct.

A few tens of minutes ago, Sun Busong had charged through spider swarms and ogres like a god of war, leaving rivers of enemy blood. He single-handedly turned the tide of the battle in the north. Although she, as commander, couldn't leave her post, she felt her own role was diminished with Sun Busong present.

So, she took a few people to check on the other two defense points. The battle in the west was fierce, but it was only low-level skeletons harassing them, with almost no casualties. Thus, she came to the south, even though Sun Busong had told her the south was safe when he left.

However, no one could fully control the ebb and flow of battle; situations could change at any moment.

As expected! When she arrived in the south, she saw two Rare Elites leading thousands of wild wolves and werewolves charging towards the Southern Defense Point.

Seeing her comrades fall one by one, with several already sacrificed, Altaia screamed one name in her heart! Sun Busong!

Whether it was her prayers or her unwavering resolve that reached him, as she turned her head inadvertently, Altaia saw a black lion rapidly approaching her position in the distance. And beside the lion was the man she had called out to countless times in her heart!

"Commander! I'm here, hurry and help us, we can't hold on much longer!"

Usop's voice was on the verge of tears. He had initially thought his situation would improve after the commander killed the Wolf King, but he never expected the pack of wild wolves to call for reinforcements after seeing their king die. And not just any reinforcements, but two! Two Elite Werewolves!

Fenros, Gray Werewolf, Level 32 Rare Elite.

Nefaru, White Werewolf, Level 34 Rare Elite.

Sun Busong unleashed his ultimate skill, a four-hit combo!

Heroic Leap!

He descended from the sky, crushing six werewolves' heads, killing them instantly!

Next, Challenging Roar!

With a mighty roar, over a dozen surrounding werewolves and wild wolves uncontrollably charged towards Sun Busong.

Here we go again!

Thunder Strike!

As these enemies surrounded him, lightning flashed beneath Sun Busong's feet. He instantly stomped the ground, creating a deep crater. Nearly half of the health bars of the enemies within the range of Thunder Strike were depleted.

The final move!

Whirlwind Slash!

Sun Busong, wielding dual axes, spun his body violently. Any enemy he touched was immediately covered in axe wounds. Enemies with low health were instantly killed, while those with more health couldn't withstand more than a few spins.

In half a minute, Sun Busong descended from the sky, killing over 30 enemies, standing like a god of war amidst a horde of werewolves and wild wolves!

"Commander is awesome!!!"

Usop was truly crying. The commander's rescue was too timely, and his moves were too cool! He really wanted to introduce everyone here to his boss, his commander!

"My lord is so cool!"

"My lord is back! Hahaha, we're saved!"

"My lord, defeat those two wolf cubs for me, and I'll carve bone sculptures! I'll carve their teeth into souvenirs for you!"

Sun Busong stood firmly in the center of the battlefield. He looked at the two werewolf elites, who were as tall as him, with a hint of disdain in his eyes. His current image, whether in the eyes of his allies or the werewolves, was filled with awe!

Only he knew that he was exhausted again!

Hold on! As long as my gaze doesn't waver, as long as my body doesn't tremble, as long as they don't attack me, allowing me to recover a bit more stamina, I can keep up this act for a while longer!

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