Chapter 157
His eyes were lowered, and a strange light flashed in his cold, vertical pupils.
Then it turned its head and looked at the rock wall deep inside the cave.
Those indifferent vertical pupils narrowed slightly, as if they were peering through the rock wall and seeing the scene deepest part of the mountain.
It turned to look at Shen Xing, its eyes opening and closing as if trying to convey something.
Just then, the five-second summoning period ended, and the enormous Shadow Demon Dragon transformed into black mist, slowly dissipating into the air.
The troops, which had previously been under a state of shock, finally resumed their operations.
They stared in shock at the shattered portal, then looked at Shen Xing behind them, their eyes filled with unprecedented awe!
Their lord was actually able to summon such a legendary creature; it was beyond their wildest imagination!
As expected, the lord is all-powerful and omnipotent.
Thinking about this, their worship of their lord deepened.
At that moment, Shen Xing was unaware of their thoughts; he was contemplating something else entirely.
"Just now... what did that Shadow Demon Dragon's gaze mean? What did it see?"
He muttered to himself, feeling as if the other person was trying to convey some kind of message to him.
Of course, it's also possible that he's overthinking it.
After all, this was just a dragon soul sealed in a ring, which had been dead for countless years.
If we don't even know if there's any sentience left, how can we expect to convey information to ourselves?
"Never mind, let's check the system notification first."
When the Shadow Demon Dragon killed that demon, a message flashed before my eyes, but I didn't pay attention to it at the time.
When Shen Xing opened the notification bar, he immediately gasped for breath.
[Ding! You have successfully defeated the War Demon General (Boss ★), gaining 1000 points * 3 (defeat a higher-level enemy)!]
Meanwhile, in a meeting room on the top floor of the Jiangcheng Pioneer Association.
"Chief, have those guys really given up?" Elder Wang asked, leaning on his cane as he stood by the window.
"Yes, they have no choice but to give up." The burly man said calmly, "The one who went out this time is Ghost Owl."
"They know that even Master Rank expert can't protect someone targeted by Ghost Owl."
He paused, then said with some regret, "Unfortunately, these guys were all intimidated and dared not cause trouble in Jiangcheng."
"Otherwise, I'd really like to have a life-or-death battle with them and see if I can take down another Master."
"Oh?" Elder Wang's eyes brightened slightly, and he tentatively asked, "Director, you seem so confident. Have you made another breakthrough recently, or have you trained a new Master Rank soldier?"
The burly man chuckled, "Not bad, just a minor breakthrough."
Elder Wang nodded knowingly and didn't ask any more questions.
"Director Zhang, Deputy Director Wang, do you think Shen Xing can win first place this time?"
In the corner, Jiang Rong kept an eye on the leaderboard while asking a question out of curiosity.
"The chances are pretty good," said the burly man called Director Zhang. "With his momentum, as long as he maintains it, there shouldn't be any problems."
"Indeed," Elder Wang nodded in agreement. "However, Lachlan is keeping a close eye on things, especially in the last half hour; their point accumulation rate has increased significantly."
"The gap between us and Shen Xing is narrowing; it's now less than 600 points."
"If he continues to increase his points at this rate, he might surpass Shen Xing at the last minute."
Upon hearing this, the other two also frowned slightly, seemingly somewhat worried.
After a moment, the burly man calmly said, "It's alright, second place is not bad either. After all, it's been many years since anyone from our Heavenly Star Nation has made it into the top three."
"With such an outstanding seed emerging from Jiangcheng this time, we'll have the confidence to apply for more resource subsidies from higher authorities in the future."
"That's true. To make it into the top three is already an achievement."
Elder Wang nodded slightly, no longer as concerned as before about whether Shen Xing was first or second.
People should know how to be content.
This newcomer's performance has far exceeded their expectations.
At this moment, Jiang Rong suddenly spoke up, "Director Zhang, Deputy Director Wang, I think he'll definitely take first place."
"Um?"
The two of them looked up at the same time, their faces full of confusion.
"Look at the rankings," Jiang Rong said with a smile.
Upon hearing this, both of them closed their eyes, and the Flower of Mist on their wrists slowly rotated.
When they opened the leaderboard and saw Shen Xing's score, their eyes lit up.
In the Land of Mist, in a gloomy underground space.
"Hurry up, clear out these damned undead and keep pushing in!"
Lachlan stood in a deep tunnel, directing his Amazonian spearmen forward.
Behind this group of spearmen followed a whole squad of ogre mages and human archers.
The number exceeded one hundred, making them a powerful force.
On both sides of the passage, a large number of wronged souls and ancient corpses kept pouring out, swarming towards them.
These monsters exuded an extremely strong yin energy; anyone who got close felt their body grow cold and their mind become completely muddled.
The claws of those ancient corpses contain potent corpse poison. Once the skin is scratched, the poison will quickly seep into the body and erode it in a short time.
As they advanced, they left behind a trail of corpses in the passage.
There are monsters, and there are also different types of soldiers.
"There's still an hour and a half left, and the gap between me and him is only 500 points. As long as I maintain this pace, I'll catch up with him soon."
Lachlan gritted his teeth and, despite the staggering losses, pressed forward relentlessly through the tunnel.
Various low-level magic scrolls were thrown out one after another, combined with the ogre mage's spells, illuminating the entire passage in a dazzling display.
For him, if he ran out of troops, he could recruit more; if he used up scrolls, he could just buy more.
But he absolutely must take first place this time!
Just then, a woman with a curvaceous figure wearing tight leather armor suddenly stopped in her tracks.
"Sara, what are you doing? Don't let me down at the last minute!"
Lachlan looked at her coldly, his voice carrying a warning.
"Pride, look at the rankings." The woman turned around, trembling, and said, "We might not be able to catch up with him."
Lachlan was stunned upon hearing this, then quickly opened the leaderboard.
When he saw the score, he seemed to have suffered a severe blow, and his face turned deathly pale.
"This is impossible, this is impossible!"
"Twenty thousand points... an increase of more than three thousand points all at once, how is that possible!"
Chapter 121: A Super Hit! The Ranking List Officially Ends!
Lachlan stared at Shen Xing's score of 20,000 points on the leaderboard, his eyes filled with disbelief and deep despair.
He knew perfectly well that if the gap was only a few hundred points, he could still catch up with some effort.
But now, the difference is nearly four thousand points!
Even if he spent a whole day grinding here, he couldn't possibly get four thousand points.
He wilted like a frostbitten eggplant.
At this moment, Pioneer around the world have noticed the astonishing changes in the rankings.
Shen Xing, who ranked first, suddenly gained more than 3,000 points. Even if the top ten powerhouses worked hard all day, they probably wouldn't get that many points.
This has also sparked heated discussions on overseas forums.
"My God! Can anyone tell me what happened? Why did Shen Xing's points suddenly increase so much?"
"666, his score jumped by over 3,000 points in an instant! Is this cheating? Or did some high-level player send him a heavily injured monster so he could sneak in?"
"Don't even think about it, it's impossible. This kind of cheating method has already been tried before."
"That's right, monsters that aren't killed by the lord or his troops alone don't count towards the points."
"So what exactly is going on?"
The crowd discussed it amongst themselves, all feeling quite puzzled.
Of course, some people guessed that Shen Xing must have used some powerful tool to kill some powerful monster, which is why his points suddenly skyrocketed.
However, in theory, such items usually have extremely high requirements for their level of use.
For example, some high-level scrolls even possess the power to instantly kill Expert Rank creatures.
However, it requires a level of 20 or higher to use, making it unusable for novice lords.
Shen Xing was indeed quite lucky this time.
Elder Wang specially prepared a powerful tool for him to use during the beginner stage.
This ring originally had a level requirement for use, but because it was shattered, it lost its original power, and only the dragon soul sealed inside could still be used with difficulty.
So, it came in handy at this very moment.
Meanwhile, inside the lava cave.
Shen Xing closed the leaderboard interface, feeling satisfied.
"Not bad, you've surpassed 20,000 points."
"There's still a little over an hour until midnight. Unless Lachlan takes down two Tier Three monsters by now, there's absolutely no hope of them catching up."
He turned his attention back to the battlefield before him.