Chapter 11

After killing a few more waves of mutated creatures, the situation that followed was surprising. They waited for a minute, but no more monsters appeared.

Could it be that the monsters were not respawning? That shouldn't be the case, right? As far as Cheng Yang knew, since the monsters first appeared, the mutated creatures had never stopped appearing, even in the city. If the mutated creatures in an area were killed, another would appear nearby in a very short time. However, if these mutated creatures were not killed, another would still appear after some time, just with a slightly longer wait.

"Everyone, quickly sit down and recover your mana!" Cheng Yang shouted, sensing that something was amiss.

The group had barely sat down for less than twenty seconds when a dazzling white light flashed on both the east and west sides, much more brilliant than when the previous mutated creatures appeared. At the same time, white light also appeared on the north and south sides, but it was not much different from before.

Cheng Yang's expression changed. This was clearly a more powerful mutated creature, likely a mid-stage Level 1 creature. How could a mid-stage Level 1 creature appear? In the previous life, mid-stage Level 1 creatures only appeared half a month after the apocalypse began.

Suddenly, Cheng Yang thought of a possibility. The occupation of Luofeng Village's base seemed to come with a test, but since no mutated creatures had appeared at that time, the test could not be conducted. Now, with the sudden appearance of two mid-stage Level 1 mutated creatures, it was very likely that this was a test from the deity for the occupiers of the base.

Of course, this was just Cheng Yang's guess. The key now was how to get through this crisis. If they failed, the mutated creatures would reoccupy the base, and everything would revert to the situation in the previous life.

In that instant, Cheng Yang had many thoughts. He immediately rushed toward the eastern gate, moving at a speed more than twice that of a normal person, covering the seventy to eighty meters in just four or five seconds.

But when he reached the eastern gate, a large green-skinned monkey, about two-thirds larger than the green-skinned monkeys that had appeared earlier, had already emerged from the white light and was charging toward the gate. Its speed was no slower than Cheng Yang's.

"You go support the western gate, and make sure to hold that monster back!" Cheng Yang shouted quickly, while a magic missile formed at the tip of his staff and flew rapidly toward the green-skinned monkey.

"Bang..." The green-skinned monkey failed to avoid Cheng Yang's attack and was hit in the abdomen, causing it to pause momentarily.

Yu Kai hesitated for a moment and then immediately led the other seven people to the western gate. They had no choice now, as they had no idea what was happening. Their only option was to follow Cheng Yang's instructions, as they had no idea what to do otherwise.

Cheng Yang fired another magic missile, which hit the green-skinned monkey's head. The ugly creature let out a惨叫, its face injured by the magic missile. Perhaps due to the limitations of the world's rules, this potentially fatal blow to the head did not kill it. Apart from its face being a bloody mess, the green-skinned monkey's movements were unaffected.

Judging by the speed of the green-skinned monkey, it was likely a mid-stage Level 1 mutated creature. However, Cheng Yang did not have any detection skills, so he could not be entirely sure. There were differences between monsters and humans, and their attributes did not follow a fixed template. Some mutated beasts might be extremely slow but have very high life strength and attack power.

As the green-skinned monkey charged to within ten meters of the eastern gate, Cheng Yang did not hesitate. He quickly moved and rushed out of the gate.

The green-skinned monkey, having been hit twice by Cheng Yang, already hated him to the core. Seeing Cheng Yang rush out, it abandoned its charge into the base and immediately pursued him.

Cheng Yang had experienced such battles countless times in his previous life. In an instant, he and the green-skinned monkey passed each other. With Cheng Yang's slightly faster speed, the distance between them gradually increased.

"Whoosh... Bang..." Another magic missile was fired, hitting the green-skinned monkey again, causing it to let out more惨叫s.

Based on Cheng Yang's estimation, these three magic missiles had consumed about 28 points of the green-skinned monkey's health. Given its mid-stage Level 1 health, it was almost halfway depleted. Meanwhile, Cheng Yang had only used a quarter of his mana. As long as there were no unexpected developments, he was confident he would win this battle.

Cheng Yang knew his advantage; the 10% speed boost from the base upgrade prevented the green-skinned monkey from catching up. If their speeds were equal, he wouldn't even have the chance to cast magic missiles, let alone win.

Two minutes later, Cheng Yang fired his eighth magic missile, which hit the green-skinned monkey without fail. This time, the green-skinned monkey couldn't continue jumping and let out a final惨叫 before collapsing to the ground, lifeless. At the same time, a large amount of light points emerged from the large green-skinned monkey's corpse and entered Cheng Yang's body.

This was four points of spirit energy, equivalent to killing four ordinary green-skinned monkeys. However, for most combatants, they would rather kill ordinary green-skinned monkeys than expend the effort to kill such a powerful creature.

The battle on Cheng Yang's side was over, but the battle at the western wall was exceptionally fierce.

At some point, a driver who had already changed professions had died under the fecal fork of the other large green-skinned monkey. This creature, with an attack power of around 10 points, could kill a newly changed human in about three hits. Given the large green-skinned monkey's speed, which was twice that of the others, it was quite remarkable that only one person had died from the fecal fork.

Cheng Yang was relatively satisfied that, although the large green-skinned monkey was wreaking havoc, it had not completely shattered the confidence of the seventeen people surrounding it. The warriors formed a circle, tightly surrounding the creature, and anyone who was pushed aside was immediately replaced.

This was a lesson learned from the nearly hour-long battle. The warriors' shields might not have any special effects, but as long as they could block the monster's attacks, the shield-bearer would not be harmed. Of course, if the opponent's impact was too strong, it could knock the warrior back or even cause a brief stiffness. In a one-on-one fight, this weakness could be fatal.

Even with the cooperation of Yu Kai and the others, almost everyone was injured. Cheng Yang even noticed that two people had been hit twice by the green-skinned monkey and were now only daring to attack from behind.

Without waiting to recover his mana, Cheng Yang rushed to the other battlefield. Upon arrival, he immediately raised his staff, and a magic missile shot out instantly.

Cheng Yang's attack was twice as powerful as the others. After accounting for the green-skinned monkey's defense, the actual damage was probably three times that of the others. This magic missile immediately drew the green-skinned monkey's hate, and its dark red eyes fixed on Cheng Yang.

"Move aside!" Cheng Yang shouted, then fired another magic missile.

There was a moment of hesitation as the people did not immediately understand Cheng Yang's command. However, when they saw the large green-skinned monkey charging toward Cheng Yang, they immediately reacted.

The two warriors blocking the green-skinned monkey's path quickly moved aside, and Cheng Yang fired another magic missile, hitting the green-skinned monkey's chest. This made the green-skinned monkey hate Cheng Yang even more, determined to tear him to pieces.

Cheng Yang wanted exactly this result and quickly retreated.

The remaining archers and mages were not fools. Various attacks rained down on the green-skinned monkey. Although their damage and attack speed were weaker than Cheng Yang's, they had the advantage of numbers. Previously, they had been hesitant to attack the green-skinned monkey directly, but now that Cheng Yang was holding it back, they had no reservations. The effect was immediate.

The subsequent battle was no longer in doubt. In just over ten seconds, Cheng Yang and the others completely defeated the large green-skinned monkey.

As Cheng Yang and the others killed these two large green-skinned monkeys, a few more mutated creatures appeared at the other two gates, but they were quickly dealt with by the others.

After the two green-skinned monkeys died, more mutated creatures continued to appear, but to Cheng Yang and the others, they were just additional spirit energy points, posing no real threat.

A few minutes later, Cheng Yang felt a new connection to the land. Within a one-kilometer radius, everything was under his control, with the center being the altar.

This feeling was very unfamiliar to Cheng Yang, but he had seen it before. He knew that he had now become the official lord of Luofeng Village, with complete control over the territory.

Without hesitation, Cheng Yang chose to close the four gates, preventing any more monsters from entering. Although Cheng Yang and the others could now defend the four entrances, the appearance of another mid-stage Level 1 mutated creature would be dangerous. He had other matters to attend to.

Seeing that the initial crisis had passed, Cheng Yang gave further instructions: "All ranged classes, go to the walls and attack the monsters outside. The remaining warriors, go and move the logs scattered on the ground to the area around the altar. Also, bury the two people who died earlier and the one just killed by the green-skinned monkey."

After the battle, Cheng Yang's authority reached a new high. After all, nearly twenty people had struggled to deal with a mid-stage Level 1 mutated creature, but Cheng Yang had easily defeated it alone.

No one objected to Cheng Yang's orders. Even if they had questions, they would wait until they finished these tasks.

The only thing that made everyone feel disheartened was the death of a companion. This was different from the two who had been crushed by logs. This person had died while fighting alongside them, which made them feel a sense of loss and sorrow.