Heroes' Prison

Chapter 171 Corpse Poison Feast

The Yanhuang Legion members all ranged between levels 50 to 55, their skills having a maximum range of no more than 40 meters around them. Moreover, there were very few skills with such a large range, available only to a handful of classes!

Yet the Scorched Earth and Plague Rune unleashed by Huang Yi covered a whopping 200-meter radius! This was entirely the standard for Holy Domain skills, something no player could learn at this stage. They were all stunned for a moment, thinking a Holy Domain Warrior had arrived.

Gradually, ten seconds passed, and within the 200-meter radius, countless bodies lay strewn about! There Huang Yi stood amidst a mountain of corpses and sea of bones, holding that giant hammer, slightly out of breath.

These Iron Soldiers had already undergone a round of attacks from the ranged class, all in a state of low health. With over a hundred BUFFs on him, Huang Yi was far stronger than when soloing, basically able to kill one with each hammer swing.

The Aeonic Plague and Scorched Earth were both based on a percentage of his attack; the higher his attack, the stronger these two skills would be. The ten-second duration of Aeonic Plague combined with the Scorched Earth effect amounted to making the Iron Soldiers endure one and a half of his full-power attacks, which the vast majority could not withstand.

"Good! Good! Good! Priests, quickly top off Instakill’s health and don’t let him die, the remaining melee class blocks the rest of the Iron Soldiers, and the ranged class continues to clear them out!" Lin Yiqin said three "good" in a row, clearly not expecting Huang Yi’s two moves to be so devastating, clearing away a large wave of monsters in an instant and leaving them with plenty of time!

Huang Yi only felt the glow of numerous skills raining down on him, his previously critical health points instantly refilled. From that moment, he became the main protection target for all the priests in the team, with all the healing skills being cast on him!

Huang Yi continued to charge towards the remaining Iron Soldiers, fighting on. Meanwhile, more Iron Soldiers kept rushing forward, with no end in sight.

"Swoosh!" Quickly, the ranged class launched a second wave of attacks, striking the new wave of Iron Soldiers and reducing them to low health.

Huang Yi charged forward again, tormenting them with Scorched Earth and Judgment skills. Gradually, the attack rhythm of the thousands of ranged class players began to sync with Huang Yi’s motions, soon completely halting the Iron Tide of Iron Soldiers, unable to advance further.

What Huang Yi accomplished was actually a bit tricky. Although there were thousands in the ranged class, there were also thousands of Iron Soldiers within a 200-meter radius. Spread out, each Iron Soldier was attacked by two or three ranged players. After two or three players’ attacks, the Iron Soldiers would be low on health and could be killed with one or two more hits. However, during the gaps after their attacks, when the ranged class players were chanting the next spell’s incantations and couldn’t immediately finish off the Iron Soldiers with those last couple of hits, that’s when Huang Yi’s Scorched Earth and Aeonic Plague effects targeted this gap. They simultaneously covered the thousands of Iron Soldiers within range, essentially delivering the final blow to each one.

Finally, the last Iron Soldier was smashed to death by Huang Yi’s hammer, turning into a corpse.

However, the Devouring Effect on his orange weapon did not activate. Since he was in a group rather than soloing, he couldn’t devour the enemies to replenish his own health nor stop their resurrection skills, so the Devouring attribute didn’t come into play.

"All ranged classes turn around, keep hitting Fist. Little Zongzi, make sure to keep holding off the BOSS’s attack!" Lin Yiqin continued to command.

The thousands of ranged class players turned around and resumed their assault on Fist.

By now, Fist had finished summoning, and the golden shield around him had disappeared, making him vulnerable to damage again.

Huang Yi glanced back at the battlefield behind him, where many melee class players lay, but no priest was performing combat resurrections on them. It was clear that the melee class wouldn’t be of any use for the upcoming fight and could just stay dead until the BOSS was defeated.

"Alright, we’ve gotten past the hardest part. It’s going to be easy from here on. Instakill Brother, come over here." At that moment, a crisp voice called out from Huang Yi’s team.

Huang Yi immediately returned to the side of the ten girls, standing with them, watching the ranged class continue their battle with Fist.

"Instakill Brother, what skill was that just now? Such a huge range, I’ve never seen it before! Was it from your Legendary Boots?" A girl quickly asked.

"Sort of!" Huang Yi said noncommittally.

"If we get the first kill on the Zombie King, we might also get Legendary Equipment! If it’s a Legendary Skirt, I bet it would look gorgeous on me."

"Dandan, keep dreaming! Even if it drops, no one will give it to you! Humph!"

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The ten girls in the group immediately started chattering away, chirping and twittering; Huang Yi stood by, unable to get a word in.

Indeed, the battle became much easier. Fist’s most threatening skill was the one he had previously used to summon soldiers. Once that skill was broken, it posed no serious threat. Later on, Fist unleashed several new random skills, none of which had any significant impact, and was finally slain after fifteen minutes! Items showered down from the sky, with more than a hundred pieces glittering on the ground, although it was unclear exactly what they were.

"Priests, revive teammates with normal resurrection skills, don’t use combat resurrection. Logistics team, pick up the items dropped by the BOSS. Everyone else, rest in place, replenish your statuses! In five minutes, we start heading up the mountain to where the Zombie King is!" Lin Yiqin issued the rest orders.

Everyone sat down cross-legged and began to rest, recovering their health and magic values.

And some priests made their way to the battlefield where the Iron Soldiers had fallen, one by one resurrecting their teammates. Each fallen comrade rose again to their feet, bursting with renewed vitality. If this had happened in a wild area, even if resurrected by a priest, they would still lose a level. The role of the priest was simply to enable resurrection in place, saving them the trouble of having to make the trip back.

"Instakill, that skill of yours is too powerful, is it the ability from those Legendary Boots?" Soon, several of the resurrected warriors approached Huang Yi, excitedly inquiring.

Although these warriors had died, under the group mode, they still could watch the scene of their teammates with God’s view. Huang Yi’s Scorched Earth and Plague Effects were so conspicuous that naturally, they had all seen them.

"That’s right!" Huang Yi nodded.

"At first, I thought a Holy Domain Warrior had arrived! The area of effect was so wide, and it could be used so frequently, Legendary Equipment is indeed powerful! If only I had a piece too!" the warrior said with a sigh.

"Alright, each sub-team will enter the drawbridge in sequence. Next up is the battle with the third boss, the Zombie King!" After a five-minute break, Lin Yiqin gave the command to move forward.

Team T took the lead, entering the drawbridge that led to the summit where the Zombie King resided, with the rest filing in one after the other.

The five thousand members moved through the drawbridge in an orderly fashion, arriving at the summit where the Zombie King was located, and continued to advance, maintaining their formation as they cleared out the minor monsters along the way.

It wasn’t long before everyone reached the area where the Zombie King awaited them.

The Zombie King, in a five-thousand-person mode, was also immensely large, over ten meters tall, his body wrapped in heavy Plate Armor. Each piece of steel plating reflected a dazzling light under the moonlight. And the Bone Shield in his hand had become a giant iron slab over ten meters tall, firmly positioned in front of him like an Iron Fortress.

Just the sight of the Zombie King gave off an impregnable aura, leaving onlookers feeling a sense of futility.

"Attention all groups, take your positions!" Following Lin Yiqin’s order, the five thousand people spread out once more into various formations.

However, this time, the distribution of the team was different from before. The Melee Class gathered entirely inside, forming a large circle around the boss at a distance, while the Ranged Class took their places on the outside, in a traditional formation.

"Brother Instakill, let’s go in as well!" The youngest Loli in the group said in a tender voice, affectionately tugging at Huang Yi’s arm, walking into the inner circle together quietly standing by. The other girls also followed Huang Yi closely, surrounding him.

"Little Zongzi, are you ready?" Lin Yiqin asked main T Little Zongzi for a readiness confirmation at this moment.

Little Zongzi, still in his giant form, nodded his massive head.

"Dong Huan, give him a Fire Shield!"

"Xuan Zui, apply Stone Skin to him!"

"Wu Daoli, keep an eye out for applying continuous Piercing."

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Lin Yiqin issued several commands in succession, and corresponding Skill Radiances flew from the crowd, bestowing various buffs on Little Zongzi, temporarily boosting him to a super-charged state.

"Go!" With brevity, Lin Yiqin issued the formal command to begin the battle.

Little Zongzi charged forward, like a Barbarian Bull, slamming fiercely into the Zombie King!

A thunderous impact sounded, but the Zombie King remained unmoved, as if he was an Iron Fortress built firmly into the ground, unshakable. In contrast, Little Zongzi was knocked back a few steps by the rebounding force.

"You will not breach my defense, come and enjoy this feast of Corpse Poison!" From the seams of the Zombie King’s Plate Armor, a cloud of green poison fog burst forth, quickly spreading in all directions, quite similar to Huang Yi’s Plague Effect.

Soon, the poison fog had covered the location where the Yanhuang Legion’s majority was stationed, the air immediately filled with a heavy stench of rot, nauseating to the senses. Huang Yi also quickly realized he was afflicted with a state of Corpse Poison, losing 5% of Health Points every second.

"Light Priests, quick Dispel! Ranged classes be patient, the boss is practically invincible this minute! He can’t be hit!" Lin Yiqin gave the tactical response.