Chapter 56

Cheng Yang and his group's pace did not slow down at all. Cheng Yang did not need to spend time dealing with those scattered monsters, and the warriors traveling with him did not need to waste energy avoiding the large groups of monsters they could not fight. Their cooperation was very默契, and each of them had a bountiful harvest.

When they arrived at the entrance of the Dead Spirit Canyon instance again, Cheng Yang led everyone inside once more. To be honest, it did not take long to get through this instance, so in terms of earning spirit energy points, the outside world could not compare to this instance.

After a battle, Cheng Yang left the instance. This time, the harvest was far less than the last time. Not only was there no final Ice Spirit, but the equipment that dropped earlier was also of a lower tier. Apart from one piece of Black Iron grade, the rest were all ordinary equipment.

Fortunately, Cheng Yang did not have high hopes for this, so he did not mind. He knew that to get good equipment, besides relying on secondary professions to manufacture, one could only rely on high-difficulty instances.

Next, Cheng Yang began to head to the next location, which was the last point he had marked, apart from the city center and the two exit routes.

However, before going there, they had to detour to rescue other rescue points.

On the way, they did not encounter much danger, unless they met a ranged attack monster. Cheng Yang was not afraid of any large group of monsters. After three or four hours, Cheng Yang finally arrived at the location.

The monster group in front of him could only be described as enormous. Cheng Yang estimated that the number should be no less than 1,500, and it was no less powerful than the monster group guarding the passage. Cheng Yang knew that the strength of this monster group was not only reflected in its large scale, but more importantly, there were two powerful monsters at the late stage of the first tier.

In the previous life, humans only managed to take down this monster group after capturing Phoenix Village. At that time, humans did not know what this monster group was guarding, and the strength of this monster group was no less than that of a wilderness base. Relatively speaking, the role of a base far exceeded any treasure. However, the gods considered that the base was a basic need for human evolution, so they reduced the guarding strength significantly.

But the treasures in the wilderness were different. Just think about the Bone Spirit Staff that Cheng Yang obtained in the past, and you would know how fiercely the treasures in the wilderness were guarded. After all, even in the guarding monsters of a base or exit route, there was only one late-stage first-tier monster.

The monster group in front of him had two late-stage first-tier monsters, so you could imagine how powerful the things inside were.

Cheng Yang knew exactly what was inside, which was why he was eager to get it. After the day after tomorrow, it would be much more difficult to defeat this monster group. Because ten days after the apocalypse, the monsters in the wilderness would undergo their first evolution, with nearly 5% of the early-stage first-tier monsters advancing to the mid-stage. This would be another disaster for humans.

At that time, in this group of over a thousand monsters, there would be more than fifty mid-stage first-tier monsters. If the two late-stage first-tier leaders had any powerful skills, even if Cheng Yang led all the warriors from Phoenix Village, he would not dare to take the risk lightly.

"Haozi, you all hide around first. I'll go over and fight for a while. If I can take out their leaders, that would be best. If not, I'll at least wear down some of their forces," Cheng Yang whispered.

Liu Hao did not quite agree, saying, "Lord, it's too dangerous for you to go alone. Why don't we find a safe place, and you use the 'Flower Transplant' skill, then we'll fight them head-on?"

Cheng Yang looked around and said, "In this world, where is there an absolutely safe place? Even those high ruins, although we won't be hit by monsters standing on them, those two late-stage first-tier monsters can definitely break through the walls and make our position collapse. So, the safest way is for me to go out alone. After all, I have the flexibility that these monsters can't match. Even if I can't defeat them, I can still escape. You all need to find a place far away to hide and not be discovered by the monster group. If you can take the treasure they are guarding after I lure them away, that would be even better. Of course, you must act within your capabilities and not force it."

Liu Hao found that he could not persuade Cheng Yang and could not refute his point, so he had to agree. He then led Li Wanshan and Niu Bing to retreat a few hundred meters and find a hidden place to hide.

After Liu Hao and the others left, Cheng Yang carefully examined the surrounding terrain and found many places that could be utilized.

The first place Cheng Yang chose was a narrow passage, which was previously a small alley. However, after the earthquake during the apocalypse, the houses on both sides completely collapsed, leaving only a wall made entirely of concrete on both sides.

The intelligence of the monsters was not high. As long as there was a direct path to the enemy, they would not open another path. So, even though the thick walls on both sides could not withstand the attacks of the monsters, as long as the alley was clear, they would not attack the walls on both sides.

Cheng Yang decided on his strategy and immediately rushed out from behind the broken wall, heading straight for the monster group.

The group in front of him was not like the previous small animals like wolves and jackals, but fierce crocodiles. These Black Water Crocodiles were large and looked fierce and terrifying, but they were only early-stage first-tier monsters.

Of course, compared to ordinary early-stage first-tier monsters, they had their own advantages, which were strong defense and life strength. Relatively speaking, their speed was much slower.

In the previous life, after humans had reconnaissance skills, they discovered that the life strength of Black Water Crocodiles reached 40 points, with 3 points of physical defense and 2 points of magical defense. They were definitely a model of toughness.

Some people with OCD really wanted to know how these Black Water Crocodiles survived on land. However, this question was not answered in the previous year. The only explanation was the capriciousness of the gods. After all, who was powerful enough to do that? Not bringing sharks to land was already a great mercy.

Cheng Yang's appearance immediately caught the attention of these bloodthirsty creatures. They began to shake their heads and crawl toward Cheng Yang, their short legs moving constantly, but their speed was not fast.

When Cheng Yang reached the attack range, he immediately used Ice Balls to attack. The ice balls, the size of a baby's head, hit the Black Water Crocodiles, causing them to howl. After the ice balls shattered, they turned into ice shards covering the surface of the crocodile corpses, emitting a blue glow.

The Ice Ball's slow effect could not be seen on these ordinary Black Water Crocodiles because Cheng Yang's single attack instantly killed them.

By the time these Black Water Crocodiles reached Cheng Yang, more than ten had already become corpses. The remaining Black Water Crocodiles seemed not to notice and continued to charge forward.

Cheng Yang naturally would not sit and wait to die. Even though he was powerful, he did not dare to be surrounded by over a thousand crocodiles, let alone the mid-stage and late-stage first-tier monsters among them. He immediately turned and ran toward the alley he had chosen. In just a few moments, he had entered the narrow alley.

The alley was only about two meters wide, and with the large bodies of the Black Water Crocodiles, only three could pass through at a time, so the threat to Cheng Yang was much smaller.

A few seconds after Cheng Yang entered the alley, a large group of Black Water Crocodiles followed. Cheng Yang was now guarding the entrance of the alley and immediately used an Ice Spike. Instantly, huge ice spikes fell from over ten meters in the air, smashing down on the Black Water Crocodiles below.

The Black Water Crocodiles were densely packed at the entrance of the alley. Cheng Yang's attack covered about seven or eight of them. However, the two at the front had already passed the entrance and were biting toward Cheng Yang.

It must be said that these creatures were too slow. Before they could bite Cheng Yang, he had already slipped several meters away. He immediately threw another Ice Ball, killing one of the Black Water Crocodiles.

The last Black Water Crocodile did not feel isolated and continued to crawl toward Cheng Yang. Behind it, two or three dozen Black Water Crocodiles had already squeezed through the alley and were charging toward Cheng Yang, with only seven or eight meters between them.

Cheng Yang would not let such a good opportunity pass. He immediately used another Ice Spike, instantly killing the eight monsters at the front. Then he used a Magic Missile to finish off the leading Black Water Crocodile. If it were not for the two-second cooldown of the Ice Spike skill, his killing efficiency would have been even higher.

The number of Black Water Crocodiles was indeed too large. Killing a dozen or so would not make any difference. A larger group of Black Water Crocodiles was already squeezing through the alley entrance.

Cheng Yang stood in the alley, crazily slaughtering the charging Black Water Crocodiles, but he also retreated while fighting and did not stay at the front.

For the Black Water Crocodiles, this alley was absolutely a death passage. Almost every meter left two or three crocodile corpses. The most critical part was that the alley was about 200 to 300 meters long. By the time Cheng Yang completely passed through the alley, the Black Water Crocodile group would be severely weakened.

Cheng Yang killed nearly 300 Black Water Crocodiles, feeling quite pleased, when he suddenly heard a commotion behind him. He quickly turned around and was startled.

It turned out that at the expected exit, a group of monsters was charging toward him. These monsters were Green-skinned Monkeys, and their number was not small, with at least twenty of them entering the alley.

PS: Finally reached the 11th place on the new book chart, feeling quite happy. As long as I can keep this position today, I'll add more updates tonight! Poor me, I have to stay up late again...