[Flame Outpost].
"Stop pinching pennies! Plant every last one of those [Biological Beacons]! Plant a few more!"
Vanguard Across the Realm's voice exploded over the command channel.
In the outpost's central plaza, several players were viciously driving three fleshy spheres emitting a soft white glow into the ground.
[Item: Biological Beacon (Pluripotent Stem Cell · Undifferentiated)]
[Cost: 5000 Bio-Energy]
[Description: A concentration of Titan vitality. Once implanted into Divine Body Tissue, it can differentiate into a Micro Hub, providing respawn, teleportation, and supply functions.]
The enemy was coming in force, and the players immediately deployed their greatest trump card—respawning!
"Bzzzz—"
The beacons struck the ground and instantly took root.
White threadlike tendrils spread across the ground at a visible speed, while three five-meter-tall beacons rose from the earth. These cheap outposts, which cost only 5,000 Bio-Energy, were what gave the Fourth Calamity the confidence to establish defensive lines even in the harshest environments!
"Respawn Point activated!"
"Brothers! We've already laid out our funeral money! Die, count down, respawn, and keep fighting!"
From high above, vast numbers of Blue Slimes were greedily absorbing the spreading heat wave. This was one of the few methods currently capable of directly clearing high-temperature terrain!
The casual players had made a huge contribution!
Facing the overwhelming swarm of [Blue Flame Parasites] rushing toward them, the players displayed a jaw-dropping obsession with construction.
The Flesh Artisans were scrambling around, while the Venom Rangers were frantically applying poison.
"This one's yours! And this one's yours! Finish yours, then do yours!"
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Rows of chevaux de frise, turrets, and trenches sprang up, while countless traps and toxic substances were laid around the outpost.
Tower defense game, activated!
Along the walls, a [Biochemical Mortar] assembled from monster bones and acid glands stood every five meters.
This was the proud creation of the Flesh Artisans and Venom Rangers working together!
"Ready—fire!"
At the Mage Corps commander of the Imperial Dynasty Guild's order.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
Hundreds of biological shells packed with highly concentrated corrosive fluid tore through the sky and smashed into the blue insect swarm. Acid erupted in clouds of white smoke. Though it could not instantly kill those thick-skinned monsters, it successfully slowed their charge. Many parasites smoked all over as they writhed in agony.
Below the walls was the meat grinder defense line built by the Dragon War Guild.
Hundreds of [Flame Prison Guards] activated their fire-resistance auras and formed a wall with Tower Shields raised, with large numbers of [Steel Bastions] close behind. From gaps in the shield wall extended countless metal spikes crackling with electricity—[Tesla Coils] built jointly by the Thunder Lords and Flesh Artisans.
"Crackle—!"
Thick bolts of Chain Lightning leaped through the monster horde, each jump carrying away swathes of damage numbers.
Combined with the [Slow Mucus Net] traps, the entire outpost became a precisely operating slaughterhouse.
"Awesome! Now this is a tower defense game!"
"Holy shit! The Flesh Artisans deserve MVP!"
A player operating a [Bone Gatling Gun] shouted excitedly as his weapon continuously spat out poisoned bone spikes. "Come on! Let's see how many lives you have to throw into this!"
However, the excitement did not last long.
[System Warning: Environmental temperature has exceeded 400°C!]
[Warning: Oxygen-rich Blue Flame possesses "armor-melting" properties! Defensive structure durability is rapidly declining!]
"Crack..."
A crisp sound rang out.
The Bone Gatling Gun that had just been wreaking havoc suddenly had its barrel turn red and soften, before bending down like a candle.
Then, even the Obsidian Wall that the outpost had been so proud of, built from Flame Demon corpses, began to melt under the continued burning of the Blue Flame!
"We can't hold them! This fire is too damn strange!"
Dragon Fighting in the Wild stood at the very front. The coating on his Mecha had already been completely stripped away, and its armor value was plummeting like water. "This Blue Fire doesn't just burn HP—it burns equipment durability too! The healers can't restore it at all!"
"Damn it, what the hell is this thing?!"
Even worse, these Blue Flame Parasites seemed to be wearing invisible armor made of fire.
Most player attacks that struck them were vaporized and neutralized by that layer of scorching Blue Flame.
Melee players found it even harder to get close!
"Damage is only 30% of normal!" Data Maniac's data panel was filled with red alerts. "Their Blue Flame Shields are way too thick! Their physical and magical resistance is absurdly high! We're barely scratching them!"
The [Ancient Guard Corps] at the front also let out agonized roars.
Even the thick-skinned Macrophage Giants rapidly carbonized after being engulfed in Blue Fire. Though they were still madly using Phagocytosis on enemies to restore health, their recovery speed could no longer keep up with the damage.
"No. 704! Take your people and fall back!" Zhao Kuo roared. "Stop eating! Keep going and you'll cook yourself!"
"Fall back?" Chen Feng glanced at the Resurrection Tower behind him. "Where would we fall back to? This is the final line of defense. If we lose this place, we'll have to start all over again from the bronchioles."
"Then what do we do? Hold them off by force?"
Tian Ce looked at his nearly depleted mana. "The monster tide is endless. They'll wear us down until we die."
Just as the defensive line was on the verge of collapse and several defense towers exploded one after another.
[System Prompt: High-risk infection source detected.] [Immune System responding...] [Support request: Approved.] [Deployment Unit: Leukocyte Legion - Silver Wing Sentinel.]
A rain of silver suddenly fell from the sky.
It was countless silver streams of light seeping through the blood vessel walls.
They landed and took form, becoming hundreds upon thousands of warriors wielding light spears and clad in fluid armor.
[NPC Legion: Silver Wing Sentinel] [Level: LV.20] [Quantity: 5000]
This was no longer support on the scale of a small squad. A true legion had descended.
Five thousand Silver Wing Sentinels raised their light spears in perfect unison, the electronic eyes on their visors flashing with cold blue light.
"By the Titan's command, purge the filth!"
"Bzzzz—!"
Five thousand light spears lit up at once.
Attack!
[AOE: Potent Enzymolysis]
Armor Stripping!
There was no earth-shattering explosion, only precise beams of white light shooting into the sea of Blue Flame insects.
A miraculous sight unfolded.
The parasites that had been so arrogant, protected by their high-temperature Blue Flame Shields, had their flames extinguished the instant they touched the beams, as though cold water had been poured over them.
Then, their hard chitinous shells rapidly softened and decomposed, turning into brittle gray-white husks.
[System Prompt: Silver Wing Sentinels have inflicted the "Enzymolysis" status!]
[Effect: All enemy attribute resistances reduced to zero! Armor value reduced to zero! Blue Flame Shields disabled! Duration: 60 seconds!]
"Holy shit! Their armor's broken!"
"He Yiwei, how are NPCs this ridiculous?!"
Zhao Kuo brought down his hammer, and an elite monster that he had previously only been able to chip for a sliver of health had its head explode like a watermelon.
"This is insane!"
The players erupted in excitement.
If a player dealt 1,200 damage and the monster had 1,000 armor, one hit would deal only 200 damage.
The Silver Wing Sentinels directly removed the armor, effectively multiplying the players' damage by six!
It was like giving every player on the entire server a super buff that made every strike deal true damage!
"See that, brothers?!"
Vanguard Across the Realm climbed back to his feet in his battered Mecha and raised his chipped Chainsaw Blade.
"The NPCs peeled off the monsters' turtle shells!"
"If you still can't beat a scripted fight, go wash up and sleep already!"
The defense line that had been on the brink of collapse instantly launched a counterattack.
The Steel Torrent and silver legion merged together, charging toward the sky-filling Blue Flame in a desperate assault.
The players handled damage, the Sentinels handled Armor Stripping, The Ancient absorbed damage, and countless pets roaming the battlefield cleared away the hostile environment.
Perfect coordination!
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