Chapter 58

Above the wilderness.

A large number of orcs fell and then dissipated into nothingness. These orc infantrymen were becoming fewer and fewer, but not a single one was afraid, roaring as they charged until the last orc fell.

"None of the orc infantrymen fled," Xu Jingming and the others were somewhat surprised.

"It's probably the rules of the virtual world," Heng Fang said, "If these orc infantrymen scattered and fled, with just the five of us, it would be quite troublesome to completely eliminate all the enemies."

"Be careful, the light cavalry is starting to charge," Wang Yi reminded.

"Charging cavalry is much more terrifying than charging infantry," Xu Jingming also reminded, observing carefully.

Three hundred Snow Wolf light cavalrymen gathered into a single force, first firing arrows from a distance. After Xu Jingming and the others raised their shields to block, these light cavalrymen put away their bows and took out the long spears hanging from the Snow Wolves' backs. Each Snow Wolf light cavalryman held a long spear and began a high-speed charge.

Rumble!!

Cavalry charge! Spears like a forest!

"So fast, we can't even escape," Yang Qingshuo was shocked.

"I'll take the front," Xu Jingming held two shields, standing at the forefront. Liu Chongyuan, Yang Qingshuo, and Heng Fang formed a fan shape behind him, protecting Wang Yi.

"Whoosh. Whoosh. Whoosh." Wang Yi started shooting arrows.

Facing the rapidly charging light cavalry, Wang Yi shot arrows one by one, not the three simultaneous arrows she used at close range!

Each of her arrows caused an orc cavalryman to fall from the Snow Wolf. The Snow Wolves were very agile, jumping to avoid the fallen soldiers. The fallen soldiers quickly dissipated into nothingness.

As the distance closed, at fifty meters, Heng Fang threw the short spears in his hand.

Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!

The short spears pierced the air, easily penetrating the bodies of the orc cavalrymen, sometimes even piercing two orcs in succession.

But after throwing only six short spears, the Snow Wolf light cavalry was already at their front.

"Boom!!" Xu Jingming stood like a rock, blocking the front.

The charge of the Snow Wolf light cavalry collided with Xu Jingming's two shields, and they involuntarily tumbled and fell.

"The technique of using force against force still falls short of Master's," Xu Jingming held the two shields, tilting them slightly, and moved his steps slightly. Any cavalryman who approached him would inevitably collide with his shield! The Snow Wolves that collided with him were completely thrown off.

But he alone could only block part of the charge.

Even at the front, he only blocked sixty percent of the pressure, and Liu Chongyuan, Heng Fang, and Yang Qingshuo also needed to block.

"Although I need to practice footwork and shield techniques, I should also leave some enemies for my teammates," Xu Jingming was the most relaxed. If he unleashed his full strength, holding a long spear, he could sweep through the entire orc army alone.

But there was no need; his goal was to become even stronger! To make it to the Starlight Rankings! To face Liu Hai, Lei Yunfang, and Zhou Yi in the future!

He must seize every moment to hone himself and become even stronger.

"I must improve as quickly as possible. Right now, I am still far from Master and Senior Lei Yunfang," Xu Jingming was very clear about this. Under the charge of the Snow Wolf light cavalry, he tried to block with his footwork and shield techniques.

Time passed...

The rankings of each team in the sky also changed.

"The role of the marksman is declining," in the live broadcast booth, Cheng Zihao watched with some tension, "Zheng Bolong's close combat skills are showing, and our White Dragon Team is already at twenty-eighth place."

In the audience, the silver-haired young man from Jinpeng Group was also watching, nodding slightly: "Tie Lianyun is indeed strong, and the talented players I chose, Zhao Fan and Zhang Feng, are performing well. The ranking has quickly risen to seventh! It's just that the marksman Sun Li is a bit of a drag. If we can successfully invite Wang Yi, the team will be much stronger."

"Hmm?" The silver-haired young man frowned slightly, "Wang Yi's team, only she is strong, how can they be ranked one place higher than our Jinpeng Team, at sixth?"

"Even her team is performing better than Zhuang Ziyu's team?"

"Wang Yi's team has only Wang Yi. Zhuang Ziyu's Heavenly Sound Team has Yu Cheng, Zhang Qian, Wu Sai, and other experts! Clearly, the Heavenly Sound Team is stronger." The silver-haired young man was puzzled and zoomed in on the scenes of Xu Jingming's team and Zhuang Ziyu's team.

After a careful look, he saw the difference.

"What's going on?" The silver-haired young man frowned, "The charge of the Snow Wolf light cavalry, Xu Jingming alone is blocking the front. But in the Heavenly Sound Team, Yu Cheng and Wu Sai are holding two shields at the front, and their effect is only as good as Xu Jingming alone?"

"Xu Jingming, is he so good with shields?"

"I don't understand."

The silver-haired young man was a bit frustrated, "Is there no credible ranking? A second-tier expert is actually not as good as a third-tier one, even if the group spends money, they don't know who to sign!"

Xu Jingming is in the third tier, Yu Cheng is in the second tier! Wu Sai is also recognized as having third-tier strength. Yu Cheng and Wu Sai together, blocking the charge of the light cavalry, are on par with Xu Jingming?

...

Time passed.

Three hundred light cavalrymen, fearless and relentless! They charged repeatedly. After charging past, they regrouped! And charged again! Until the last light cavalryman died.

"Old Xu, you should leave more orcs for us, the pressure is still not enough," Heng Fang laughed.

"Conserve some energy, the five commanders and the heavy cavalry are the biggest threat," Xu Jingming said, "You'll have enough pressure soon!"

"Still, we need to pay attention to the team ranking," Wang Yi said.

Xu Jingming looked at the team ranking and said, "Just ensure we're in the top twenty, the rest doesn't matter much."

Teams ranked twenty-ninth and thirtieth... would face Lei Yunfang's team and Liu Hai's team in the first round, which would be the worst. Xu Jingming also believed his team was not yet fully prepared and did not want to face his master and the others too early.

"Here they come."

"The last wave."

Xu Jingming and the others watched as the orc commanders and heavy cavalry, after the light cavalry were all killed, began to charge in an orderly manner.

"Rumble~"

The mounts of the orc heavy cavalry, similar to unicorns, were fully armored! The orcs even wore helmets on their heads. With nearly a hundred heavy cavalry charging at high speed, it was like a steel flood. This scene also made Liu Chongyuan, Heng Fang, Yang Qingshuo, and Wang Yi feel a bit nervous.

"Captain, you should take the majority of the charge," Liu Chongyuan was a bit uneasy, "I'm not confident."

"Use the technique of using force against force, don't just brute-force it," Xu Jingming said.

At this moment, Heng Fang, Yang Qingshuo, Liu Chongyuan, and Wang Yi all felt much more at ease knowing their captain was in front.

"Whoosh whoosh whoosh!!!" Wang Yi tried shooting three arrows, but they all bounced off the heavy armor of the heavy cavalry.

"We need to use armor-piercing arrows and aim for their weak points," Wang Yi said, "It mainly depends on you guys."

Wang Yi took out an arrow with a noticeably larger head, drew the bow to full, and after a brief preparation, released the arrow! The arrow pierced the air and accurately shot through the helmet visor of an orc, blood splattering from inside the visor, and the heavily armored orc fell from his mount, causing a bit of chaos.

Wang Yi only shot two armor-piercing arrows, killing two heavy cavalrymen, and the orc heavy cavalry was already at their front.

"Be careful, don't get overwhelmed," Liu Chongyuan shouted.

"Thud."

Heng Fang's spear struck the helmet visor of an orc heavy cavalryman like lightning.

Xu Jingming held two shields at the front, using the technique of using force against force, and occasionally bursting with power, causing the entire heavy cavalry formation to become chaotic upon impact. Xu Jingming shouted, "The heavy cavalry is terrifying only when charging, but be more careful of the five commanders."

The five commanders, riding earth dragons, wielded various weapons—some with long swords, some with long knives, and some with large axes. Each was formidable, following the heavy cavalry formation, ready to attack.

The nearly a hundred heavy cavalry finally charged past, with over twenty heavy cavalrymen killed. At this moment, the five commanders, in the most exhausted state of Xu Jingming's team, formed a fan shape and rode their earth dragons to encircle and attack.

"Boom boom!"

Xu Jingming's two shields only made two earth dragons stagger to the side, while the attacks of the other three commanders fell on Wang Yi and the others.

"Captain, we also need to practice," Wang Yi said in the team voice chat, "Just ensure we're in the top twenty."

"Brother Xu, it's our turn," Yang Qingshuo said.

"This is just the preliminary round," Heng Fang also said.

Xu Jingming understood that everyone also wanted to show their strength.

"Alright," Xu Jingming agreed.

...

About ten minutes later, Liu Chongyuan and Heng Fang, holding shield-axes, were barely standing, while Wang Yi and Yang Qingshuo had already been killed.

"Did you have a good fight?" Xu Jingming looked at his teammates.

"It was really satisfying," Heng Fang and Liu Chongyuan looked at each other and smiled.

"Only one commander left," Xu Jingming turned to look at the commander holding a war sword, who was riding an earth dragon and began the final solitary charge.

"The last one, leave it to me."

Xu Jingming stepped forward.

The orc commander growled, and the earth dragon charged fiercely. Xu Jingming dodged, and the earth dragon missed.

"Whoosh." The orc commander swung his war sword, cutting a huge arc toward Xu Jingming.

"Boom." Xu Jingming took a step forward, his right shield exerting force. The shield collided with the war sword, and with a powerful impact, it pressed the war sword and struck the orc commander's chest, causing the heavily armored orc commander to involuntarily fly off his earth dragon.

Xu Jingming charged forward, stomping his foot!

Eight Extremes, Stomp!

Boom!

His foot stomped on the orc commander's helmet, deforming it and splattering blood.

The orc commander dissipated into nothingness.

The orc army, annihilated!

Xu Jingming turned to look at the somewhat disheveled Liu Chongyuan and Heng Fang. The three of them looked at the ranking and smiled.

"Whoosh." The three disappeared, leaving the wilderness.

...

"The power of that shield strike?" In the official live broadcast booth, Liu Hai and Lei Yunfang were slightly surprised, exchanging glances. The orc commander's war sword strike was very powerful, but Xu Jingming's shield strike sent the orc commander flying, which was quite excessive.

"Has Jingming broken through?" Lei Yunfang leaned close to Liu Hai and whispered.

"I don't know," Liu Hai shook his head.

"What are the two teachers talking about? Can you share with us?" The host, Liu Xin, smiled and asked.

Liu Hai smiled and said, "We were talking about Xu Jingming. His shield technique was quite impressive when resisting the orc army. Lei said... Xu Jingming has a high talent for shield techniques."

Lei Yunfang blinked. You, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, can lie in the official live broadcast without blushing?