I, Who Hate Marine So Much, Have Become A Future Nika?

Chapter 81 They Will Regret It (For the Alliance Leader, please subscribe)

"What's going on?"

Opening his eyes, Yu Shun was surprised to find that the Demonic Beast attacking him had been pierced through the chest, and the three-eyed Demonic Beast had also had its third eye blown up.

All of this left Yu Shun stunned.

After carefully looking around, he realized that not only had he been saved, but whenever a cultivator was in danger, a flying sword shimmering with lightning would swiftly come to their rescue from behind.

"Sizzle..."

The crisscrossing lightning always appeared at the most appropriate moment, either killing the Demonic Beast or saving the cultivator. This phenomenon resulted in a very low mortality rate for the cultivators under Zhong Cang's command and greatly boosted their morale.

And all of this was naturally done by Zhong Cang.

With his seventh-level Qi Refining cultivation, he had the ability to multitask.

The existence of the Flying Sword Thunderclap allowed him to fully unleash his powerful spiritual sense.

- While manipulating the Maple Flower to kill enemies, Zhong Cang also observed the battlefield. Whenever a cultivator was in danger, he would manipulate the thunder to swiftly come to their aid.

With such operations, not only was Zhong Cang's defensive line stabilized, but the mortality rate of the cultivators under his command also dropped to the lowest level.

This made the other three cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Refining look at each other in astonishment.

"He actually held them off? What should we do?"

"What should we do? Of course, we just watch. We only have a little over three thousand people here. The remaining people are definitely in the same situation as us, being besieged by Demonic Beasts. If we plot against Zhong Cang, it will only result in us losing a great general, quickly being defeated, and then being laughed at by others."

They didn't want to end up being used as pawns for others. Although the three cultivators at the seventh level of Qi Refining were amazed by Zhong Cang's strength, they had no intention of plotting against him.

This was also related to the fact that their battlefield was being observed by experts in the sky.

At the same time, after realizing that Zhong Cang was able to hold his defensive line, the three of them looked at each other and rushed into the Demonic Beast groups they were defending against, relieving the pressure on their own teams.

They also accumulated points for themselves.

One charged forward, one released spells, and the other controlled a flying sword like Zhong Cang. The addition of these three people made the defensive line more stable.

...

"Boom..."

The brutal slaughter continued in the center of the city.

As time passed, the physical and spiritual strength of human cultivators gradually depleted, while the Demonic Beasts, although killed in countless numbers, still seemed endless.

This despairing scene caused the mortality rate of the cultivators to gradually rise.

If this continued, human cultivators would be completely crushed.

Fortunately, the attack of the Demonic Beasts was being controlled.

After the first wave of attacks lasted for half an incense stick's worth of time, the Demonic Beasts suddenly retreated.

When everything was over, all the cultivators collapsed exhausted on the ground.

Even Zhong Cang, who had a headache, covered his head.

Although the Transcendent Realm and the Rhythm of All Things were good, they consumed too much spiritual sense.

It was only because of the advancement of the Ignorant Heart Sword Art that his spiritual sense had surged, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to hold on until now.

While resting, Zhong Cang also noticed that even though he could find weak points and had a high efficiency in killing, his ranking on the points leaderboard had still dropped by two places, now ranking third.

"Someone actually surpassed me in killing efficiency..."

Seeing this, Zhong Cang was initially surprised, but soon he figured out what was going on.

"It should be a cultivator specializing in spells, most likely a fire cultivator. They can be called the Divine Weapon on the battlefield - artillery. Only they can surpass or even exceed sword cultivators in killing efficiency."

The drop in ranking did not disturb Zhong Cang's state of mind. He had never underestimated heroes from all over the world, so he was well aware that as a fifth-level Qi Refining cultivator, he couldn't maintain the top ranking.

Because he had anticipated this, he naturally wouldn't feel disappointed.

At the same time, his drop in ranking also relieved the cultivators watching from outside.

"Phew... Finally dropped."

"Scared me, I thought he would stay in first place."

"That's impossible. The most important thing for cultivators is always their cultivation level. The disadvantage of having a low cultivation level is too great. Just talking about endurance, a Qi Refining fifth level cultivator can never compare to a Qi Refining seventh level cultivator. Therefore, as the assessment progresses, Zhong Cang's disadvantage becomes greater."

"His final ranking is likely to be around thirtieth."

"No, I think it won't be that high. You all saw the battle just now, right? He easily killed a Qi Refining fifth level Demonic Beast, but it took several strikes to kill a Qi Refining sixth level one. When he reaches Qi Refining seventh level and faces a Qi Refining eighth level Demonic Beast, it will be very difficult for him to kill it. By then, the gap between him and the geniuses at Qi Refining seventh level will be completely widened."

Some people agreed with this, but others disagreed.

"You didn't see it, did you? He just killed a Qi Refining seventh level demonic bird earlier."

"That's different. That was a group attack. But looking at the current situation, let alone humans attacking Demonic Beasts, even if Qi Refining seventh level Demonic Beasts don't attack cultivators, they should consider themselves lucky. In this situation, how can he win?"

The debate continued outside.

The cultivators watching the battle didn't constantly belittle Zhong Cang. From being outside the top hundred to being in the thirties or fifties, they had acknowledged Zhong Cang's strength.

However, the huge gap in cultivation level made them less optimistic about Zhong Cang.

As for the ability to fight against higher-level opponents... Anyone who can reach Qi Refining seventh level at this age is a genius.

...

While the outside world was heatedly discussing, the cultivators in the Illusory Void Realm were too exhausted to even speak.

Everyone was desperately trying to recover their physical and spiritual strength as quickly as possible.

Unfortunately, in order to push everyone to their limits and observe them, the sect master did not allow Zhong Cang and the others to rest for too long.

They didn't even have time for a cup of tea before the sound of countless beasts running echoed through the city ruins.

Upon hearing this sound, everyone was instantly startled and quickly stood up.

The battle was about to begin again.

"Roar..."

"Howl..."

"Boom..."

The furious roars of the monsters, the explosions of spells, and the brutal and chaotic fighting started once again.

The cultivators' physical and spiritual strength had not fully recovered, while the Demonic Beasts seemed to be endless.

Originally, Zhong Cang thought that this kind of battle would be very difficult.

But soon, he discovered something unexpected... The pressure on his side did increase slightly, but not as much as he had imagined.

After carefully observing the battlefield, he realized that there were more cultivators stationed on his side after the rest.

This situation was not surprising. In the previous battle, not to mention Maple Flower's killings, the Flying Sword Thunderclap had attacked dozens of times.

With Zhong Cang's keen eyes, every time the Thunderclap struck, someone was saved.

This low casualty rate on Zhong Cang's side attracted the attention of the other cultivators, who were not stupid. They didn't know each other before, and there was no loyalty involved. When they saw that the survival rate on Zhong Cang's side was high, they naturally voted with their feet and ran to Zhong Cang's side.

With more people, the pressure on Zhong Cang's side naturally eased slightly.

However, while he was feeling relaxed, the other three were in a miserable state.

Seeing the increasing pressure, the three of them gritted their teeth.

Unfortunately, these ordinary cultivators had run over on their own, and they couldn't blame anyone.

As for causing trouble, the senior members of the sect outside were watching.

In the end, one of the women comforted the other two.

"Let it go. Those fools who ran over are happy now... With the current attack intensity, a Qi Refining seventh level Demonic Beast will definitely appear later. Zhong Cang won't be able to handle a Demonic Beast of that level. Those who went over will regret it."

PS: There's more tonight.

(End of this chapter)