Monsters Are Coming
Chapter 54: Victory in Sight

Chapter 54: Chapter 54: Victory in Sight

"I’m so nervous, are we charging now?"

"I’m ready, glory and riches are just within reach, relying on this charge to open the Star Vein."

"May Emperor Zhao bless us, I spent all my sacrificial power on this Spiritual Bomb, hoping to kill a Black Armored Soldier."

"Stop shaking, guys ahead, this is a game, you can be resurrected if you die, why so nervous?"

After two days of preparation, the player team gathered again at the entrance of the great hall on the fifth floor of the Dark Cave.

This battle was commanded by the head of the Drunken Guild, "Vosni Butterfly", chosen by forum voting, who was only responsible for giving the charge command.

As time passed, more players arrived, lining up at the entrance.

During this time, the voice channel of the Dark Cave area was buzzing, with players feeling nervous, excited, and somewhat hopeful about the upcoming suicide charge.

"Brothers, let’s blow it up!"

Accompanied by the call from player "Vosni Butterfly", the players who were ready hugged their Spiritual Bombs and rushed towards the great hall.

The previously silent Black Armored Soldiers awakened at that moment, their hollow eyes emitting Blood Light, turning their weapons towards the direction where the players appeared.

Under the control of the Corrosion Core, the Black Armored Soldiers launched an attack on the player army.

Boom!

With the first explosion, the great hall was filled with sounds of explosions like firecrackers, creating a spectacular scene.

During this, many players turned into black mist and dissipated, then moved to watch from outside the live streaming room of the forum.

As the commander, "Vosni Butterfly" saw a continuous increase in viewership in the live streaming room, along with a lively comment section:

"Hahaha, I heard the notification before I died, killed one Black Armored Soldier, leveled up 3 times, and got 229 points of sacrificial power as a reward, hit the jackpot."

"Why do we all have to die? The explosive way to die is really cool, the three Black Armored Soldiers surrounding me were all blown away, unfortunately, they didn’t die, don’t know which lucky brother finished them off."

"This is ridiculous, I was just about to detonate the Spiritual Bomb when the guy next to me blew me up, where do I even begin to complain?"

"Painful, my experience was just like the brother above, wasn’t killed by a Black Armored Soldier but by our own people, some players need to keep their eyes open, don’t get too close, this loss hurt."

"Chicken leg added to tonight’s dinner, killed two Black Armored Soldiers in one go, finally can open the Second Star Vein, Bone Fire here I come (attached: kill notification screenshot)."

The atmosphere inside and outside the venue was incredibly joyful.

Players, utterly powerless against the Black Armored Soldiers and wiped out consecutively twice, were always holding back frustration.

Although this battle might not clear all the Black Armored Soldiers, the constant refresh of kill notifications in the area channel made them incredibly gratified.

The fight came to an end after one hour.

Under the relentless bombing by players, the area near the underground great hall was littered with stones and holes, scattered with limbs and severed arms of Black Armored Soldiers.

Although they still hadn’t achieved victory, the players had begun to see the dawn of victory.

Once the battle ended, they eagerly organized the second wave of suicide attacks on the forum.

The Doomsday Technology Guild responsible for providing Spiritual Bombs also started working overtime to produce Spiritual Bombs, preparing for the next charge.

Although the process was tough, the members of the Doomsday Technology Guild enjoyed it.

The posts made by Qin Ye led them to receive a large number of weapon orders, and although the profit was only 5%, it was still a substantial gain.

The most important thing is that the reputation of the Doomsday Technology Guild has been established, and the number of applications to join the guild is continuously increasing. In the view of President Yang Tianxuan, this is a good beginning.

Various Catastrophe-Level weapons envisioned need to be invested with a huge amount of resources; these players who have come to join can provide financial support for the success of this plan.

The feeling of being needed also gave these people who have been engaged in scientific research in a closed environment for many years a strong sense of belonging.

Two days later.

Players gradually entered the Dark Cave and gathered at the entrance of the Underground Palace according to the consensus on the forum.

This time, players were already prepared to embrace victory.

The assault was deployed in two batches.

The first batch consisted of players carrying Spiritual Bombs, responsible for launching a suicidal charge from the front.

They were made up of players with Monster Forms like the Eagle-Headed Demon and Bone Fire, possessing strong spiritual power, which was needed to detonate the Spiritual Bombs through mental extension.

The second batch of players was responsible for charging after all the players from the first batch had fallen; they were composed of players with Monster Forms like the Black Armored Snake and stone-statue ghost.

The battle commenced once the personnel were almost assembled.

Accompanied by the shout of the player "Vosni Butterfly," the first batch of players ready with Spiritual Bombs began their charge.

Learning from the last lesson, the players dispersed upon entering the Underground Palace Hall, maintaining distance from each other to avoid being affected by the explosions of other players’ Spiritual Bombs.

The Black Armored Soldiers also awoke at this time and launched an attack on the Player Corps.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Accompanied by the sound of explosions, the ground shook, and broken stones from the dome continuously fell, creating a scene of utter chaos.

During this, players continuously died, and Black Armored Soldiers were blown into the air by explosions, their bodies not yet touching the ground before being blown up again by other players, flying erratically like kites with broken strings, eventually disintegrating in mid-air.

The first wave of the assault ended, and the remaining Black Armored Soldiers were now less than a hundred.

"Kill!"

Following the shout on the regional voice channel, the second batch of players, ready and waiting, entered one after another, launching a fearless charge at the remaining Black Armored Soldiers.

Though the remaining hundred or so Black Armored Soldiers were mostly low on health, their offensive power was still incredibly fierce; a casual swing of their weapons could easily split a player in two.

But the players had the advantage of large numbers.

With an unending supply of combat power, the Black Armored Soldiers were eventually all killed, and the battle thus came to an end.

"Damn, finally won, to take down the Dark Cave I died at least 20 times, the total Death Cooldown time is nearly a day."

"Hahaha, so happy, finally took it down, next we just need to shatter the crystal to claim our mission reward."

"Looking forward, I’m at 309 on the contribution board, not sure what reward I’ll get, hopefully it can increase my Body Refining Level by 1."

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Inside the regional voice channel, all players were cheering and jumping with joy.

Players who were in Death Cooldown, watching the live broadcast situation, also sent numerous comments, celebrating the hard-earned victory together.

Advancing hand in hand, facing challenges and achieving success together felt like a feast for the soul, giving the involved players a profound sense of accomplishment.

The remaining players then proceeded towards the Underground Palace.

Next, they just need to shatter the Corrosion Core, and their first collective mission in this game would come to a perfect conclusion.

Like one player said in the live stream:

After half a month of the project, it’s time to collect the paycheck.