The Army at the Gates

These three armies, composed of Water Elemental, sea elementals, and ice elementals respectively, were led by the Big Water Cunt, the Sairen, and Agnes, and attacked three Naga camps.

Although they are called a large army, strictly speaking, the number of these three units is not very large. Each unit only has 500 soldiers, and they are all ordinary elemental creatures without a single elite.

Using 500 troops to attack a camp guarded by thousands of Naga seems a bit over the top, but with the help of adventurers, it's perfectly feasible.

In fact, if it weren't for the need to bolster morale, Xiao Yu wouldn't have even planned to send out 500 troops.

Seeing the three groups of people set off, the adventurers also followed suit. Xiao Yu stood in the Wavetreader Camp, watching his troops march out one after another, thinking to himself that now he just had to wait for good news.

He wasn't worried about the victories in these three battles; with adventurers as his henchmen, it would be strange if they didn't win. What worried him more was whether he had enough reputation items to distribute to the adventurers.

Sure enough, less than two hours later, Xiao Yu heard the system notification.

System Announcement: In November of the Sky Era 1375, with the help of some adventurers, Agnes of the Immortal Legion Lady Salivaqisi the Tidecaller, and the Tidecaller Camp. This event has been recorded in the Firmament Chronicle.

System notification: Your subordinate Agnes killed Lady Salivaqisi the Tidecaller, gaining 689 reputation points. Since she completed this event under your leadership, you gained 111 reputation points.

Ten minutes later, the second system notification sounded.

System Announcement: In November of the Sky Era 1375, with the help of some adventurers, the Immortal Legion's Big Water Cunt and Shark Rider Lord Keli and the Shark Rider Camp. This event has been recorded in the Firmament Chronicle.

System notification: Your subordinate Big Water Cunt, has killed Shark Rider Lord Keli, gaining 725 reputation points and advancing from a beginner BOSS to a mid-level BOSS. As he completed this event under your leadership, you have gained 125 reputation points.

System Announcement: In November of the Sky Era 1375, with the help of some adventurers, the Sairen of the Immortal Legion (High Priestess of the Sea) killed the Dragon Turtle Administrator and the Turtle Trainer Camp. This event has been recorded in the Firmament Chronicle.

System notification: Your subordinate, the Sairen Priestess, has defeated the Dragon Turtle Administrator, gaining 743 reputation points and advancing from a beginner BOSS to a mid-level BOSS. As she completed this event under your leadership, you have gained 117 reputation points.

The two consecutive system notifications brought a smile to Xiao Yu's face. Things were going quite smoothly, and his underlings were all starting to advance in rank, which was a good sign.

Half an hour later, the three units withdrew one after another with minimal losses; most of the dead were adventurers.

While busy distributing quest rewards to the adventurers, Xiao Yu listened to reports from his three subordinates.

These three battles were almost identical: the Water Elemental Legion besieged the camp, the Naga in the camp rushed out, and then the adventurers bombarded the camp with various area-of-effect spells, quickly wiping out the Naga minions. Then, hundreds of people surrounded and attacked a boss, while the Water Elemental Legion basically just played a minor role.

Xiao Yu was somewhat taken aback upon hearing this. The adventurers' ferocity had exceeded his expectations. Now that the three camps had been basically cleared out, the next target was Yarvis City. However, Yarvis City would be difficult to deal with because the city was densely populated with Naga. As soon as the adventurers entered the city, they would attract a large number of monsters. The previous piecemeal approach was clearly no longer effective.

If he issues another quest to kill Naga, it's conceivable that adventurers will have no choice but to go to Yarvis City to kill them. When the battle breaks out, they will definitely mobilize all their forces. There are only 20,000 Naga in that city. If these 1,000 adventurers all go together, each of them can kill 20, and then there will be nothing left for them to do.

(But if I do that, will the reputation still belong to me? No, I can't take that risk!)

Xiao Yu thought to himself that it was time for him to send out troops. After these few days of development, thanks to the massive amount of materials provided by adventurers, four Primal Pools, four Water Elemental Temples, two Ice Temples, and four Sea Beast Lair had been built in Hydra City. With ten troop-producing buildings operating at the same time, the speed of troop production was extraordinary.

The forces in Hydra City have now amassed a considerable number, exceeding four thousand. Combined with the troops on the island, Xiao Yu confident he can muster an army of five thousand, with approximately four thousand being elemental troops. The biggest advantage of elemental troops is that they do not require food for maintenance (the disadvantage is that training them requires high-level resources, unlike biological troops such as murlocs Naga, which can be recruited as long as there is food). Therefore, Xiao Yu recruits mostly elemental troops. In addition, there are about 500 various sea beasts, many of whom cannot land and can only be used as the navy. There are also 500 elite elemental troops, who will be used as a rearguard.

Five thousand troops certainly couldn't defeat the twenty thousand Naga army in Yarvis City, but adding a thousand adventurers would change everything.

Don't underestimate a thousand people. Adventurers are far more powerful than ordinary monsters. They can easily take on elite monsters one-on-one, and are even stronger. Moreover, adventurers are fearless, making these thousand adventurers more effective than twenty thousand Naga.

This time, Xiao Yu didn't plan to hide in the background anymore. The reputation points from the previous four BOSSes were taken by his subordinates Agnes, Sairen, and Big Water Cunt. Although he could also get some reputation points, it was less than 500 reputation points in total. How could that compare to the satisfaction of taking action himself? Therefore, this time he decided to personally take action and make a big profit from the reputation points. If all went well, the reputation points would be enough for him to advance to the Skeleton-level BOSS.

With this in mind, he decided that there was no time to lose and that he should start mobilizing troops now and begin the operation that afternoon.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Sairen, go to Hydra City and bring out all your troops, leaving only the Volunteer Legion to defend the city. I will attack Yarvis City this afternoon!"

The Volunteer Legion was a large army composed of Water Elemental players. Because he was afraid they would reveal their strength, Xiao Yu thought it would be better to leave them to guard the base.

Sairen (High Priestess of the Sea): "As you command, my master."

By noon, the adventurers in the Wavetreader Camp realized that something big was about to happen. Azathoth (the Water Elemental Lord), the story NPC, was standing on a high platform, flanked by the camp's boss-level NPCs. Below the platform, there were thousands of Water Elemental, sea elementals, ice elementals, siren priests, and water nymph priests, and more elemental troops were constantly emerging from the sea and entering the camp.

By one o'clock in the afternoon, the entire plaza of the Wavetreader Camp was densely packed with thousands of the Elemental Legion, their bodies shimmering with a crystal-clear light under the sunlight, creating a truly magnificent sight.

Seeing that his troops had already reached their appointed time and most of the adventurers were just watching the spectacle, Xiao Yu knew it was time.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "The time has come. The Naga's power has been weakened, while our power is greater than ever before. Victory is within our grasp. Today, our era has arrived. The Immortals will rise here! The Immortals —immortal and eternal!"

"The Immortals —immortal and eternal!" the elemental army shouted in unison.

Hearing the resounding slogan, even the adventurer players got excited.

"Holy crap, this is defying the heavens! So many Water Elemental! Wow, this is absolutely spectacular! I need to turn on the recording!"

"Holy crap, holy crap, that's absolutely amazing!"

"Quick, quick, take a picture of me! I need a photo with you."

Seeing that the atmosphere was getting heated, Xiao Yu walked over to the group of adventurers who had come to watch the excitement. Don't be fooled by their impressive appearance now; if a real fight broke out, they would still have to rely on these adventurers as the main force.

Azathoth (Water Elemental Lord): "Brave adventurers, you have proven your courage and strength. Now, it's time to deliver the final blow to those Naga scum. Come, join me in attacking Yarvis City, where countless treasures and glory await you!" After saying this, he immediately issued the prepared quest.

The system notification sounded simultaneously in the ears of all the adventurers present.

System notification: An epic quest has been triggered. Follow the Water Elemental Lord Azathoth in the attack on the Yarvis City and kill the Naga Highlord Agutanis. This is a unique quest.

Each Naga Warrior killed grants 1 merit point, each elite Naga killed grants 10 merit points, each boss-level Naga killed grants 100 merit points, participating in the kill of Naga Highlord Agutanis grants 200 merit points, and landing the final blow grants 500 merit points. After the quest ends, merit points are automatically converted into reputation points, and corresponding rewards are given based on the merit points earned.

The mighty army traversed the wastelands and forests of the Lost Island, advancing steadily until they reached the foot of the Yarvis City. This city, built by murlocs enslaved by the Naga, was garrisoned by a full 20,000 Naga troops. Perhaps out of absolute confidence, or perhaps because the Naga themselves disliked climbing high and low places, the city had no walls. When they discovered the arrival of the Water Elemental army, the Naga in the city did not passively defend themselves, but instead immediately came out of the city and formed ranks.

As the saying goes, "a thousand people are boundless and limitless," and the 20,000 Naga army, arrayed in battle formation on the open ground outside the city, truly stretched out like a boundless tide, densely packed and countless. In comparison, the army composed of the Water Elemental Legion and adventurers seemed very small.

However, Xiao Yu was very confident about the outcome of this battle. With the adventurers' help, what was there to fear? But confidence aside, he still had to do what he had to do.

As he pondered this, Xiao Yu opened the Lord interface and activated the Strategic Command System.