I Slaughtered Through the Dungeon Worlds with My Cheats
Chapter 499 - 249: Commander of Ten Thousand, Standing Firm to the Task, Heading to Mei Mountain_2

Things are better now, with a more direct way to track progress, allowing Mu Rufeng to grasp the Seven Killings Fist faster.

He started experimenting immediately, wanting to see if proficiency could only be gained by striking a target.

Soon, thirty minutes had passed.

Han Zhen's trusted aide lifted the curtain.

The aide first glanced at the somewhat eye-catching destroyed tent, then set his gaze upon Mu Rufeng.

"Brother Mu, the top hundred rankings have been announced. They are all gathering in front of the Great General's tent. You should hurry over as well."

Hearing this, Mu Rufeng thanked him immediately and then swiftly walked outside.

After half an hour of experimentation, Mu Rufeng had learned that no matter how he executed the One Kill Fist, in order to increase proficiency, he must hit a target.

Moreover, he needed to use at least fifty percent of his strength to gain a single point of proficiency.

This eliminated the possibility for Mu Rufeng to randomly strike targets to farm proficiency.

However, Mu Rufeng didn't care since it was only reasonable to practice such a powerful skill more.

Mu Rufeng arrived at Han Zhen's tent.

Ninety-nine people stood there in neat rows.

Seeing an empty spot in the first row on the left, Mu Rufeng knew it was reserved for him.

Immediately, he walked over and stood there.

"You are very strong, I, Lv Sanshan, am convinced. But when I get stronger, I will come to challenge you. I will definitely defeat you," Lv Sanshan spoke.

"I welcome you to challenge me," Mu Rufeng said with a smile.

Not long after, the tent's curtain was lifted, and Han Zhen slowly walked out.

"Everyone here is the top hundred from the ten thousand-man army. This mission is extraordinarily difficult, and there is a possibility you may lose your lives."

"But you must not retreat because the fate of Great Xia is at stake. You have to succeed; failure would mean the end for Great Xia," Han Zhen began, dropping a bombshell.

Upon hearing this, Mu Rufeng and the others looked up at Han Zhen, their hearts filled with questions.

Han Zhen continued to slowly outline the mission they had to complete.

At the same time, a prompt sounded in Mu Rufeng's mind.

[Second-level mission initiated: proceed to Mei Mountain and take it over, guard it for at least 24 hours]

"Mei Mountain? Guard for 24 hours?" Mu Rufeng's brows furrowed slightly.

However, he didn't ponder it deeply and instead listened intently to Han Zhen's words.

They were stationed on the borders of Great Xia, defending against the barbarian tribes outside the territories.

Although Great Xia was not at its peak strength, it hadn't declined much and was considered the foremost among the nations.

The barbarians' attacks on the border always resulted in heavy losses, with difficulty breaking through Great Xia's territories.

Occasionally, small groups of barbarians would break the blockade and enter Great Xia's territory but were quickly annihilated by the border army before they could plunder.

However, two months ago, for some unknown reason, the barbarians' strength had surged, possessing an abnormal power.

Although they still hadn't breached Great Xia's defenses, they caused heavy casualties amongst Great Xia's soldiers.

The border army was showing signs of not being able to hold on much longer.

Especially last month, a barbarian commander led an army of fifty thousand to the border. If not for Han Zhen himself taking action, along with the assistance of the Array Master of the northern army, the defense might have genuinely been breached.

Even so, they only managed to repel the barbarians, slaying less than ten thousand of the fifty thousand-strong force.

As for their northern army, they suffered losses of over twenty thousand—a situation that would have been unthinkable in the past.

He had dispatched the elite Night Patrol to gather intelligence, and after hundreds had died, they finally brought back news.

Forty kilometers north of the border, there was a Mei Mountain.

Originally, Mei Mountain was just an ordinary mountain, but now it was shrouded in a black, thick fog.

The barbarian army was stationed around Mei Mountain.

They captured people from the barbarian tribes in large numbers, sending them to Mei Mountain. When these people returned, they all possessed that abnormal power.

After learning this, Han Zhen was eager to investigate and even attack the mountain.

But since he was in charge of guarding the border, he dared not act rashly and used a secret technique to contact the Emperor of Great Xia.

The Emperor was extremely shocked upon receiving the news, evidently aware of what this abnormal power was.

Immediately, he issued orders to take down Mei Mountain at all costs and then occupy it.

At the same time, he urgently called for elite troops from across the nation to head to the border.

Apart from these ten thousand elites, a substantial number of troops were dispatched, but due to the urgency, it would still take over a month for the main army to arrive.

These ten thousand elites had almost all rushed to the border as fast as possible.

Of course, the Emperor of Great Xia had also sent two Peak Soul Refining Realm experts to the border.

"This mission is extremely challenging. The main army needs to defend the border and cannot be easily relocated; ordinary troops coming here would only be sent to their deaths."

"Therefore, you ten thousand men are the elite forces for this takeover."

"I will lead the other experts in a surprise attack on the barbarians' high command, and during this time, an Array Master will seal Mei Mountain."

"Your task is to hold Mei Mountain and not allow a single barbarian soldier to enter," Han Zhen said.

"Yes, Great General, even in death, we will not allow a single barbarian to enter Mei Mountain," Mu Rufeng shouted loudly.

The others also immediately responded with loud voices.