Chapter 138: Point-Blank Firepower Like Tearing Down a Tower

"Actually, in Space-Time Roaming, we Priests have the easiest time racking up points; no one can compete with us! As long as we have mana, our recovery skills never stop. A single Spring Rain spell can easily net three to five points."

Sensing Huang Yunshuo's excessive astonishment, The Voice of the Sea said with a laugh.

"So, don't let the fact that so many of us hold the Champion's Chant fool you; there's a lot of inflation in those numbers."

"I see!"

Huang Yunshuo had an epiphany. He did wonder... powerful guilds like Vertical and Horizontal Elegance only had Magic Wheel and Yue Lingqing holding the Champion's Chant, so how could it be that Cherry Blossom Town was full of them!

Of course, that said, the strength of these girls was undeniable. 20,000 points in six rounds, plus the points spent buying scroll fragments to assemble in Cherry Blossom Town—they were guaranteed at least 4,000 points per round. Such a high score was nearly double that of Morning Dew and Light Frost. Even if there was some "inflation" due to being Priests, their skill was clearly on display.

It was the same old tactic: an ambush behind the Sloth Forest.

Perhaps because Cherry Blossom Town had fallen into full-scale combat so early, the 200 deserter marauders had appeared beneath the player castle long ago.

Therefore, when Gege Luo appeared swaggering about, it was followed by only 100 Excited Little Roosters. This put Huang Yunshuo at ease; the difficulty of killing Gege Luo for the second time had undoubtedly been lowered significantly.

Lured by Huang Yunshuo, Gege Luo led its minions, hopping and running—nearly flying—cackling all the way until it dove straight into the Sloth Forest.

The large swarm of Excited Little Roosters behind it was cut off by a sudden charge of one hundred and fifty to sixty cavalrymen emerging from the left and right. The cavalrymen held their sabers high, charging across the wild, and instantly the crowd of people and the swarm of chickens were locked in a chaotic brawl.

Gege Luo tried to turn back, but Huang Yunshuo clung to it tightly. Rocket shells landed on it one after another, fueling its rage until its hatred was firmly locked onto Huang Yunshuo.

"Come on, you little brat! Your Brother Huang could kill you once, and he can kill you a second time!"

Huang Yunshuo had learned his lesson this time. Instead of running around the forest like a headless chicken, he specifically stepped on branches 18 to 25 meters high. This ensured he could dodge Gege Luo's attacks instantly—or avoid them entirely—while still harassing the creature.

Gege Luo chased Huang Yunshuo the whole way, but apart from one long-range attack that hit him, it never managed to land another blow.

As it burst out of the Sloth Forest, Gege Luo felt a sense of relief.

*Good grief, finally no more of those annoying big trees for this bastard to stand on! I'm going to finish you off today and make human-meat soup!*

Before the thought could fully form, a group of cavalrymen had already charged over, swinging their long sabers in a flurry of strikes.

Taking advantage of Gege Luo being tied down, Huang Yunshuo bombarded it with his rocket launcher. Occasionally, he would accidentally hit the garrison cavalry, causing their health bars to drop even faster.

Once the cavalry on both sides finished their charge, the battle devolved into a duel between Huang Yunshuo and Gege Luo.

With 60 top-tier Priests backing him, Huang Yunshuo felt no fear, firing his rocket launcher at point-blank range against Gege Luo’s chest. He didn't care about splash damage or whether he was stunned.

Whenever the beautiful Priests cast a Holy Word, his health would jump by forty or fifty points. The sheer thrill of it was something unimaginable to those who hadn't experienced it.

Speed buffs, damage reduction buffs, health regeneration buffs, defense buffs—they came down like a barrage of rings. Huang Yunshuo's buff interface was packed with icons. While each individual buff didn't add much, the cumulative effect was terrifying.

At this moment, covered in countless buffs, his defense reached 55, his health hit 540, damage reduction was at 15%, movement speed increased by 5%, and his passive health regeneration—excluding his gems—was anywhere from three to five, sometimes even over ten points per second.

With an extra point of physical penetration, combined with the power of the artifact essence, Huang Yunshuo's actual rocket output reached 107-117 damage, meaning each shell dealt a solid 50 damage on impact.

Firing face-to-face at near-zero distance sent Gege Luo's chance of being critically hit skyrocketing, triggering every three shots or so. This intense, up-close style of combat also cooled down his rage meter incredibly fast. With his inherent 40% rage gain bonus, it was almost filling up once every minute now.

A single close-range barrage of 10 rockets would trigger four or five critical hits, causing Gege Luo's health to plummet by nearly 10% in one round.

"The health bars are getting hard to manage! Wang Chuang, you guys attack!"

Sensing that the girls' healing speed couldn't keep up with the frenzied Gege Luo's output, Huang Yunshuo shouted, using a knockback and a charge to escape the center of the battlefield.

At the same time, Xuan Ran sent an urgent message saying the castle was about to collapse; the marauder deserters were simply inhuman...

"Use the All-Member Recovery Sprays; we're almost done here," Huang Yunshuo replied.

Shortly after, all players in the town received the announcement that the All-Member Recovery Sprays had taken effect. With the dual-buffs, they breathed a sigh of relief. Amidst the crazy output of the marauders, macaque knights, and little rooster swarms, they managed to hold their ground, and the number of small animals flooding the castle dropped from 9,700 to just over 8,000.

Wang Chuang led a 25-man cavalry unit to charge in, pinning down the Gege Luo that was desperate to skin Huang Yunshuo alive.

*Swish, swish, swish...*

Holy Word spells landed on Huang Yunshuo one after another, topping off his health. Seeing his current health at 550 points—while their own barely reached 150—the girls couldn't help but feel incredibly jealous.

"This damage is just too violent... 10,000 health, 60 defense, it’s like tearing down a tower! Gege Luo's health is dropping like crazy!"

The Voice of the Sea kept chirping from the side, her doll-like voice filled with admiration, occasionally being teased by the other girls.

Under such violent output, Huang Yunshuo had single-handedly drained 75% of Gege Luo's health. Seeing that Gege Luo had less than 500 health left, he quickly told Wang Chuang and the others to get lost and go wait for the victory.

"Charge!"

"Charge!"

"Combo!"

"Dragon Sweep!"

"Leaping Slash!"

"Power Assault!"

*BOOM!!!*

The first shot of the Power Assault triggered a critical hit. Gege Luo let out a wail that resonated throughout the town, and loot exploded everywhere like a rainstorm, scattering across a 10-meter radius.

*Swish!*

A white light flashed. Having killed a massive amount of small animals and dealt the primary damage to Gege Luo, Huang Yunshuo leveled up again.

[Server Announcement: The Rooster King Gege Luo of Cherry Blossom Town has been slain. Maximum number of monsters that invaded the player castle: 9,793; Cherry Blossom Town players dealt a total of 81% damage to Gege Luo; players killed a total of 631,127 monsters—Cherry Blossom Town defense successful! Current town player level increased by 1, PVE attributes increased by 10%, PVE rewards increased by 10%, lasting 3 days.]

Having already enjoyed the city defense benefits once, Huang Yunshuo didn't level up again. Hearing the server announcement, he exhaled in relief. Very good, this job was completed perfectly, and now, it was finally time for the harvest!