novelraw Chapter 187 - 186: Announcement Rings Out (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
Chapter 187 - 186: Announcement Rings Out (Seeking Monthly Tickets!)
Some players’ magic potions had just finished cooling down, and they quickly drank one, vying to inflict even a bit more damage on the Zombie King!
Some mages had run out of magic value, but they still took out items like darts and poisoned arrows and threw them at the Zombie King!
Some people had neither health points nor magic value left and simply charged at the BOSS to engage in close combat, hitting it one more time if they could!
All the players had exhausted every trick in the book, employing every method available!
Finally, the Zombie King’s health points had dropped to the last million!
At that moment, a surging Corpse Water Torrent crashed over, breaking the formation of the Yanhuang Legion instantly; everyone began to flounder uncontrollably in the water, struggling weakly.
But everyone continued to fiercely attack the Zombie King, using their last bit of strength to hurl one more fireball, shoot one more arrow, hack one more slash!
"Thousand Swords Piercing Heart!" At this time, Lin Yiqin too was submerged in the Corpse Water, but he still struggled to raise his head, valiantly lifted his sword, and unleashed a desperation skill. His longsword transformed into tens of thousands of smaller swords, swarming densely towards the Zombie King.
Right after that, Lin Yiqin never surfaced again, completely fallen in battle!
"Fatal Strike!" At the last moment of his life, Dao Feng released a supremely strong attack, his golden war blade chopping down on the Zombie King, dealing massive damage to it.
Subsequently, Dao Feng’s golden figure was swiftly engulfed by the endless Corpse Water!
The desperation skills like Lin Yiqin’s and Dao Feng’s, which could only be used at the brink of death, were also possessed by a few other players on the field, and they now unleashed them without any reservations!
"Transform into White Dragon!" Huang Yi had finally transformed into White Dragon Form and flew into the sky, away from the Corpse Water on the ground.
But he was the only one forlornly flying there—none of the others had the ability for aerial combat and could only be drowned by the Corpse Water.
"Instakill, I’m going to heal you one last time!" At that moment, Ruoshui shouted out and released a beam of Holy Light, blessing Huang Yi with it. Afterward, her graceful figure vanished without a trace in the torrential flood.
"Thin Burial!" A Shadow Priest fixed his gaze on Huang Yi in the sky, straining to use Thin Burial for the last time in his life, then he was swept away by the Corpse Water!
"Thin Burial!" Another priest bestowed a Thin Burial on Huang Yi, as if entrusting all their hopes on him through this skill.
"Thin Burial!"
"Thin Burial!"
"Thin Burial!"
...
At that moment, nearly every Shadow Priest used their final chance in life to cast Thin Burial on Huang Yi!
Everyone else could perish, but Huang Yi absolutely could not; he represented the hope of the entire Yanhuang Legion. These Shadow Priests extended Huang Yi’s life by 5 seconds with their sacrifice!
The other players had become unstable under the impact of the Corpse Water Torrent, unable to attack the BOSS, and Thin Burial was of no use to them!
One by one, the players used the last skill in their lives, then one by one, they were swept away, sinking in the endless Corpse Water Torrent, no longer able to engage in the ensuing battle!
And the final attacks from these players caused no small amount of damage to the Zombie King: its health points slowly dwindled down, drawing ever closer to the brink of death!
830,000
400,000!
250,000!
170,000
"Fireball Technique!" When the last Fire Mage cast the final Fireball Technique of the battle, the Zombie King’s health points froze at 163,326!
There were no more players standing alive on the field except for Huang Yi—the rest of the 4,999 members of the Yanhuang Legion had all perished in battle!
"I declare that the Zombie King, Iron Bone——is dead!" Finally, Huang Yi began his Judgment on the Zombie King!
"Boom!" In the next moment, the sky immediately filled with dark clouds, and two thick bolts of lightning struck down, pulling Huang Yi and the Zombie King into the high skies, away from the impact of the Corpse Water Torrent.
Now, the Yanhuang Legion had been reduced to Huang Yi alone. The contention for the first kill rested solely on his shoulders, and at this moment, he was upholding the honor of the first kill for five thousand people and carrying the earnest hopes of hundreds of millions of Chinese players!
On the side of the Angel Legion, the Fallen Angel and Kid, two powerful players, were still alive, maintaining the advantage!
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At that moment, the forum was in an uproar with players going wild! The author of that sticky thread also quickly wrote down his thoughts—
"The stage for individual competition has arrived! There’s hardly any suspense that the Angel Legion will take the first kill. They still have two survivors, the Fallen Angel and Kid. Especially Kid, who is a figure equal in stature to the Pope, his strength isn’t comparable to that of the newcomer Instakill, and their Zombie King only has just over 90,000 health points left. Compared to the Yanhuang Legion, where only Instakill remains in the battle, the Zombie King still has over 160,000 health points left! No matter how you look at it, catching up now seems impossible!"
At this time, most people favored the Angel Legion, as the Yanhuang Legion’s advantage in the pursuit had vanished, lagging in every aspect. The chance to secure the first kill had all but evaporated!
Yet, there was still a minority of Chinese people who steadfastly believed that Huang Yi could pull off a stunning comeback, because today, the Yanhuang Legion had already created too many miracles!
However, all of this hinged on Huang Yi’s performance next—it was the most crucial factor!
"Pursuit!" At that moment, Huang Yi charged directly at the Zombie King, stunning him for 2 seconds with a collision!
His Dragon Claw fiercely clawed down at the Zombie King, instantly causing over ten thousand points of damage!
The second claw, the third claw...
At that time, he could only attack with his claws and could not revert into human form. He could only transform once during combat, unless he managed to find a way to disengage from battle.
Huge amounts of damage appeared on the Zombie King, and at this moment, all 4,999 people were watching his battle from God’s perspective while countless players outside kept their eyes glued to the leaderboard, monitoring the health data of the Zombie King!
"Yanhuang Legion, take note, the Zombie King of the Angel Legion now has just over 30,000 health left!" At this time, Huang Yi heard an urgent voice coming from the broadcast. A player outside was constantly updating them with the data from the leaderboard! But on the field, Huang Yi was the only living person left, all the other players had become corpses, so no matter how urgent the updates, they were no longer effective!
At the moment, the Zombie King facing Huang Yi still had over 100,000 health points left, which was like a chasm so difficult to cross!
...
"Haha! We’re about to secure the first kill!" On the Angel Legion’s side, Kid suddenly let out a loud laugh, swinging his final punch at the Zombie King with only 7,341 health points remaining!
The trajectory of this punch was so perfect, swinging towards the end point of victory!
At this moment, all 4,998 fallen members of the Angel Legion stared at this punch through God’s perspective, their heartbeats nearly stopping!
Countless players in front of TVs and radios held their breath, waiting for the final news!
Countless players watching the leaderboard were fixated on the Zombie King’s health points!
"Boom!" Struck by the punch, the Zombie King’s body shuddered and instantly turned into a corpse, falling backwards!
"We’ve finally got the first kill!" All members of the Angel Legion screamed excitedly in their hearts.
...
"Not good! The Angel Legion has killed the Zombie King!"
Simultaneously, Huang Yi heard a voice of despair coming from the broadcast!
Next moment, a distant announcement resounded through heaven and earth—
"[System Announcement]: United States..."
Upon hearing the announcement, Huang Yi’s heart sank, and he stared blankly at the last 30,000 health points of the Zombie King!
All members of the Yanhuang Legion stopped their heartbeats, staring at the Zombie King in despair through God’s perspective!
Countless Chinese players let out sighs, dishearteningly staring at the leaderboard, their gazes vacant!
In the end, they were still just a little bit short.
An editor from a news website immediately hit the send button, broadcasting the world’s first first kill news ahead of all other media: "The struggle for the first kill has finally been unveiled, the United States’ Angel Legion has taken the world’s first kill of the Zombie King!"
...
"...Player[Fire Dragon]has synthesized the world’s first Artificial Energy Stone, awarded 1,000 Public Prestige points, and received the [Unique Achievement]—[Artificial Energy], with the United States National Honor Value increasing by 1."
The next moment, this announcement finally came to a conclusion!
Suddenly, the entire world paused for a moment!
Everyone was stunned!
The announcement had indeed sounded, but it was from another player’s feat!
This was not the first kill announcement for the Zombie King!
"Ah! It’s, it’s not over yet!" The next moment, Huang Yi heard that player in the broadcast screaming, "Their Zombie King has resurrected again! The fifth form has appeared! The 50-layer Zombie King does not resurrect three times, but four times!"
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At this moment, all the players around the world who were following the leaderboard saw a bizarre sight—
The Zombie King of the Angel Legion had returned to 100% health!
This signified that the Zombie King had entered his fifth form!
Everyone was dumbfounded!
From level 41 to level 49, the Zombie King always resurrected three times, and there has never been a fourth resurrection!
Everyone assumed as a matter of course that the Zombie King on the 50th layer would also resurrect three times, until now, when they finally learned that this last layer’s Zombie King had a fourth resurrection!
This signified that the Yanhuang Legion still had a chance to catch up!
Huang Yi took a breath of relief and continued to fiercely attack the Zombie King with his claws!
Soon, the Zombie King’s health points were emptied by him, the body collapsing!
Like before, the body of the Zombie King burst forth with countless little zombies, a mass of thousands, swarming densely—each capable of instakilling a player.
Huang Yi quickly flew into the air, waiting for a minute to pass!
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