MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again
Chapter 460 - 214: Astonishing Battle Achievements

Chapter 460: Chapter 214: Astonishing Battle Achievements

There was another vast desert, and Lu Hong stood at its desolate center, all around him was deathly still, without a trace of life.

Above in the sky hung a set of huge numbers, 30—30—0.

The first thirty indicated the initial thirty-second countdown, the middle thirty was the additional time Lu Hong could gain after killing a sandstone rabbit, a number that would decrease with each kill. The zero referred to Lu Hong’s kill count, which as of now hadn’t started, meaning the trial had not officially begun.

"Challenger, please write down your name." An indifferent and dignified voice arose from the void.

Activating the power of his Qi and blood, Lu Hong branded his name onto the massive placard—Tu Kul.

He had intended to use his real name, Lu Hong, but considering the battles to come, he decided to use the title of the Imperial Baron. As long as he could make a name for himself this time, no! He was certain to make a name, then surely someone would come looking for trouble.

"Tu Kul, the simulated sandstone rabbits are level eight, I wish you good luck, the trial begins!"

As the impersonal voice fell, the timer numbers jumped to 29, and ten sand rabbits, each taller than a man, congealed from the sandy sea, their gem-like fiery red eyes fixed as they collectively charged at Lu Hong.

Lu Hong did not summon the Blood Holy Sword immediately but chose the War Holy Sword instead. Having advanced to level ten as a Great War Master, he already possessed considerable combat prowess. Furthermore, since sandstone rabbits were earth-type Demon Beasts with high defense, in terms of breaking defenses, a level ten Great War Master was not inferior to an Angry Blood Warrior, and might even be more powerful.

Gripping the giant sword tightly, after the perverse training of the second station, the sandstone rabbits’ frantic charge seemed incredibly slow to him, and he had ample strategies for dealing with them.

With a simple charge-up, the Holy Sword’s surface burst into a silver glow.

With a precise slash of the Fatal Strike, combined with Lu Hong’s meticulous control of strength, the ten sandstone rabbits were skewered like candied hawthorns.

With one blow, the ten level eight Demon Beasts turned to sand, reverting to the sandy sea.

The timer immediately jumped to 325, and another batch of sandstone rabbits congealed at the same moment, their landing spot precisely where the previous ten rabbits had died, very close to Lu Hong.

The rabbits’ eyes flashed red, magic power rays burst forth, aiming straight for Lu Hong’s vital points.

Lu Hong dodged to the side, activated the Fatal Strike again, and harvested all the sandstone rabbits.

In this way, he continued the cycle of kills.

Lu Hong’s kill count broke into the hundreds, and the number of new rabbits also rose to twenty.

The twenty sandstone rabbits in a row already exceeded the sweep range of Lu Hong’s Holy Sword. However, for the agile Lu Hong, this was not an issue. His speed in killing the Demon Beasts did not slow down by much compared to before.

As the number gradually approached the major milestone of 500, the number of sandstone rabbits appearing had reached 50. The rabbits were not small, and when bundled together, they could join forces to defend, making the Fatal Strike inadequate for breaking their defenses and slaughtering them. Moreover, Lu Hong’s pure steel Qi was gradually being exhausted.

Glancing at the timer numbers above his head that had increased to the ten-thousands, Lu Hong seemed to have grasped the most difficult part of this station.

These sandstone rabbits were merely basic level twelve Demon Beasts, with nothing particularly special about them, but a professional’s self-awareness of their own strength determined whether they could safely leave the trial.

As the number of Demon Beasts killed increased, a new batch would be refreshed after the kill. Killing Demon Beasts while the timer also increased, this repetitive cycle would never lead out of the station. In any case, before the timer turned to zero, one must absolutely not drain all their magic power; to not add to the countdown, one must save some Demon Beasts without killing them, ensuring new rabbits are not refreshed.

Even if just one is left.

But would the Temple of Power really be so kind as to let one pass easily? If not all Demon Beasts were killed at once, the power of the remaining beasts would be divided among the others still alive. If one managed to kill a batch of refreshed Demon Beasts leaving only one, then that one would inherit the strength of all the others, becoming the supreme rabbit.

Therefore, deliberately leaving one alive was no different from leaving a group alive. Relatively speaking, leaving a group was better as the dispersed power of their attack would inflict minimal damage if one failed to dodge.

After considering these issues, Lu Hong switched to the Blood Holy Sword; the ferocious Blood Force gradually stained the sandy sea red.

Without Lu Hong lifting a finger, the power of the blood devoured the group of rabbits.

However, Lu Hong didn’t get any supply of strength in return, as the Formation absorbed it all, not a drop remaining.

Under the immense pressure of Lu Hong’s vast Qi and blood, the refresh number of sixty Demon Beasts seemed somewhat insignificant. Soon, the kill number jumped to a thousand.

At this point, the time gained from killing Demon Beasts decreased, from thirty seconds to twenty.

In less than half an hour, the kill number climbed to a new plateau of two thousand.

The time gained from slaying demon beasts had once again been decreased, changing from twenty seconds to only ten.

What? Would the number turn negative after three thousand kills?

Sure enough, the mystery was soon resolved. After three thousand, the time gained from each kill went from ten seconds to nine, and there was no negative number as he had imagined.

By this point, the number of demon beasts being refreshed also reached three hundred and ten, surrounding Lu Hong from all directions.

"Qi and blood—Shockwave!"

Under the surge of ferocious power, in an instant, the sand rabbits were reduced to gravel, and immediately afterward, the gravel recombined, and a new wave of demon beasts reappeared.

His old strength had just faded, and yet no new strength had followed, so Lu Hong chose to temporarily dodge the edge.

With his maxed evasion ability, Lu Hong dodged a volley of magic fired by the sand rabbits and plunged into the horde of demon beasts, spilling blood.

The killing was ongoing. Amidst this trial space, had it not been for the constantly flickering and jumping numbers in the sky, it would have been easy to lose sense of time, immersed in blind slaughter.

Unaware of how much time had passed, the kill count above Lu Hong’s head had already surpassed ten thousand, and the number of demon beasts refreshed also quietly climbed by the thousands. This blind slaughter was incredibly satisfying for Lu Hong, bringing him a hearty and exhilarating pleasure as the sharply increasing number of demon beasts made the end of the carnage impossible to see.

Even though he had defeated no less than ten thousand demon beasts, Lu Hong’s consumption of strength wasn’t significant, and his control over his power became increasingly fine-tuned. As for the depletion of his qi and blood, he had not even used one percent.

As time passed, the number of kills kept increasing. It once reached the grand threshold of forty thousand, surpassing the overwhelming majority of people outside the third barrier, ranking him second.

But this feat was far from the limit that Lu Hong was pursuing.

And so, the slaughter continued. After breaking through fifty thousand, the numbers in the sky gradually took on a blood-red hue, and the sand rabbits’ originally earthy yellow exterior started to turn black, their bodies appearing as if covered in a layer of hard metallic armor, completely disrupting Lu Hong’s rhythmic combat.

For the first time, the sharpness of the Holy Swords met resistance; the sensation of cutting into the sand rabbits vanished, and the sound of metal clashing echoed in his ears.

This sudden change finally pulled Lu Hong back to reality from his trance.

Retreating a hundred meters, Lu Hong scrutinized the mutated rabbits before him.

Indeed, the Temple of Strength’s goodwill was limited, but their taste for mischief was seemingly endless.

An army of demon beasts clad in steel armor—could Lu Hong still kill them?

The answer was a resounding yes!

Gripping the dual swords tightly, two crimson dragons rose to the sky from behind him, and the fierce battle commenced once more.

At this moment, outside the third barrier, the name ’Augustus’ shot into the sky, shocking the trialists with the ten years untouched top rankings changing once again as Augustus fell from grace, and the name Tukulu rose steadily.

"Eighty-nine thousand four hundred and thirty-two?!" The trialists cried out in surprise, "How did he do it?!"

"Look, look!" a trialist pointed at the red numbers at the very bottom of the ranking: The trial is ongoing.

"He hasn’t finished the trial yet?"

"Then why has his ranking been recorded on the leaderboard?" Faced with the trialists’ questions, a servant of the temple nearby provided an answer, "Because he has already surpassed the current first place, the leaderboard must respond with respect to the stronger competitor."

"Stronger competitor?" The ranking of Second-Transition Level 12 stood out conspicuously.

"Not yet stepped into the Third Transition, yet able to kill more than eighty thousand demon beasts of the same level, just how profound is his foundation?!" The trialists were filled with envy and admiration.

Of course, the number of demon beast kills on the ranking continued to increase. With each jump of the numbers, the trialists felt a chill down their spines. What did eighty thousand demon beasts imply? It meant he was currently facing a horde that could form an army!

Moreover, as the number of slain demon beasts decreased, the strength of the remaining beasts would grow stronger. The last one would possess the collective strength of over eight thousand beasts, equating to the concentrated power of over eight thousand Second-Transformation Peak warriors. Such a force, surpassing his own by more than eight thousand times, was likely already overwhelming for an ordinary Third Transition beginner, right?

"More than eight thousand times the combat power, is he even human anymore?!" The trialists let out cries of despair. Comparisons were indeed odious.

It wasn’t just them; the faces of the temple servants also displayed confusion. Could the formation be broken? Or was this Tukulu cheating? Eighty thousand demon beasts? Thinking back to when he passed this round, he had only killed a little over a thousand.