Chapter 394: Conquering the Instance
Although the Crusader Warriors had already lost their fighting ability, another stationed force still had their combat power intact.
The Crossbow Corps showed no courtesy as they aimed at the charging Earth Element Warriors and pulled the triggers of their crossbows.
A hundred-man team, two hundred crossbow bolts, fired in volleys, turned into shadows that pierced the bodies of the Earth Element Warriors.
The lethality of the crossbows was significantly stronger than that of bows and arrows.
One after another, the bolts, carrying immense force, broke through the Earth Element Warriors' sturdy rocky defenses and penetrated their bodies, scattering the elemental earth power within.
Large chunks of rock and mud fell from the clay bodies of these Earth Element Warriors.
The Earth Element Warriors at the forefront were directly turned into sieves by the bolts, and then their bodies collapsed into countless pieces of rock and mud, scattering on the ground.
This volley of crossbow fire took out eighteen Earth Element Warriors.
Next, the Crossbow Corps collectively entered the state of reloading their bolts.
However, fast as they were, they could not fire a second volley.
Liu Yiqing only glanced in the direction of the Crossbow Corps and then gently lifted his right foot, leaving a slight footprint on the ground.
Underneath where the Crossbow Corps stood, the earth shook as if an earthquake machine had been installed, dust filling the air, and sand and gravel scattered wildly, shaking everyone standing there to the point of falling all over the place.
Let alone reloading their crossbows, they were all shook to the point of sprawling on the ground, their heads dizzy and blank.
This was a control maneuver from the warrior—the Earthquake Strike!
Originally, when creating an earthquake, it would shake in all directions centered on the user.
But a powerful person who understood the true essence of this skill could control the range of the tremors with ease.
Liu Yiqing, with his extraordinary talent and having undergone various life-and-death trials as an experimental subject, supplemented with deliberate cultivation, naturally commanded his skills with ease, as if they were extensions of his own limbs.
With Liu Yiqing's control, what followed was the crowd-pleasing close-combat brawl.
The Earth Element Warriors, like rumbling mud and stone, crashed into the ranks of the Crusaders without an ounce of evasion, sending them flying.
They brutally broke through the military formation from one end and exited through the other before killing their way into the midst of the Crossbow Corps.
Stone fists larger than a person's head pounded on the heads of humans.
A single punch, and instead of cries of "ouch," the victims saw stars and their brains turned to chaos, falling to the ground in a very satisfying face-plant, passing out.
If it weren't for the objective of subduing these two stationed forces, these Earth Element Warriors would not have been so gentle with their loving stone fists.
Instead, they would have grabbed their heads and, like smashing watermelons, would have "crack" them until they burst open and splattered.
Minor-powered lightning magic added a paralyzing effect to the opposing forces, paired with the attack of the Earth Element Warriors, this two hundred-man unit quickly completed their splendid fall.
As an elite force of the Crusader Corps, they didn't even have a chance to perform before they all hit the floor. In contrast, the Crossbow Corps managed to take down some enemies with their initial salvo.
In the end, it wasn't that this stationed force was not strong, but it lacked a backbone or hero units to command it, or a BOSS to rule over them.
Only by withstanding the powerful attacks of the opponent could the army's advantages in group battles be brought into play.
Liu Yiqing did not go to recruit these broken soldiers but instead walked straight towards the Lord's Mansion, pulling out a pair of Dual Blades.
With concentrated focus, two huge blades of energy over ten meters long burst from the Dual Blades and slashed towards the Lord's Mansion.
A transparent shield appeared above the Lord's Mansion, colliding with the blades of energy.
Without any sound, the transparent shield concaved inward and then, amidst the giant blades of energy, tore and shattered, finally breaking into countless points of light.
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The entire Level 7 Lord's Mansion, under the slash of two blades, was split into three, turning into a pile of ruins.
A castle model glowing with a golden light floated quietly in the middle of the rubble, waiting for Liu Yiqing to grab it.
Two blades with over seven million damage instantly eliminated the shield and the Lord's Mansion.
Liu Yiqing's lips curved into a slight smile as he held the Heart of the Castle, and walked over to Sam and the others, silently watching them carry out the work of persuasion.
At this moment, Zi Liyuan, watching the scene projected by Xiao Guang, had the grandeur of those two slashes echoing in his mind.
He had to admit, Liu Yiqing's dedicated showcase was very satisfying to him.
As for the other four, further observation was needed, especially the lightning Mage Sam.
Zi realized that his Thunder Control ability was extremely powerful, capable of precisely controlling the output of power during his lightning attacks.
With Xiao Guang's rise-and-fall aura, Zi Liyuan entered the territory where the Lord's Mansion had been destroyed.
He skipped the small talk and directly raised his hand to summon a group of over 70,000 tiny Skeletons, starting the grand demolition.
"Do you have the confidence to conquer a dungeon?" Zi Liyuan asked Liu Yiqing while watching the little Skeletons demolish.
"I have just the intention."
Without hesitation, Liu Yiqing nodded and turned to look at his four companions.
"My Lord, please take these stationed forces and Subjects aboard the airship for now; we are going to conquer the dungeon before dealing with them."
"No problem, Xiao Guang, imprison these Subjects and stationed forces inside the airship."
"Understood, My Lord!"
A silver light descended from the sky, directly shining upon the disarmed stationed troops and gathered Subjects. In the next second, they were all collected into a warehouse within the airship.