From the moment Shi Hengchuan shouted for action to the moment he was blown up, less than two minutes had passed.
The Hellfire bomb destroyed the protective shield in 30 seconds, and then chased after the fleeing tank, taking another 30 seconds to tear apart its outer shell.
In fact, once the car's outer shell is gone, the people inside are essentially dead.
Aside from Druids in Farmer, Criminal, and Bear forms who can survive, other classes, even if they reach level four, cannot withstand the barrage of level four Hellfire Bombs.
So, to ensure no one escaped, Wei Huan used the remaining minute to bomb those tough-as-nails professionals.
This time, he showed no sympathy whatsoever, like a vicious demon, determined to eradicate any threat.
The bombardment continued relentlessly until the tanks were reduced to nothing but rubble, and craters hundreds of meters deep were blasted into the ground, before they finally stopped.
Then, Wei Huan looked at the "damage map of the tank" displayed on the screen, and he couldn't swallow his anger.
Due to the close-range explosion and insufficient preparation, nearly 20% of his level 5 tank was damaged.
If five more explosions like this occur, they will destroy his vehicle, forcing Mu Zhong and the crew members inside to face the full force of the blast.
It's very dangerous.
As a ranged summoner, even 1% damage to the vehicle is his bottom line, let alone 20%.
After killing all the ambushers in one fell swoop, Wei Huan suddenly turned to the astonished Jacques and asked, "How many men did he bring? Where are they?"
Jacques was unaware of the situation, let alone that they had already made their move. Shi Hengchuan was reduced to dust, beyond any doubt.
From the video angle, Wei Huan was standing there motionless, only his gaze was not focused on him.
The jolt caused by the vehicle's protective shield being breached by the vehicle-mounted bomb was brief and too fast; after that, Shi Hengchuanjing was completely incapacitated.
If Shi Hengchuan hadn't been so arrogant as to want to see Wei Huan's fate, he would have turned and run away, and he might have had a chance to survive.
Wei Huan's abilities are somewhat lacking in mobility.
So Jacques didn't think much of it and explained, "I don't know where he is either. His stance has always been problematic. He's been trying to ignite the war. After I firmly refused, he unilaterally hung up on me. That's why I only realized he was missing after I left."
Wei Huan didn't actually want to ask that. The ambushing vehicle was blown up right under his nose, and Shi Hengchuan's body was never found. The reason he asked that question was because he was in a fit of anger and only wanted to kill them all.
Anyone who dares to lay a hand on Shi Hengchuanjing will be killed.
However, this delay has calmed his anger somewhat. He said, "Shi Hengchuanjing is dead. He just ambushed me. I will apply for compensation from Sang Shuguo and try all the war criminals who knew about or participated in this incident. It would be best if Colonel Jacques could help me collect evidence."
Jacques' mouth gaped open, wide enough to fit an egg: "What!?"
He hadn't misheard; Shi Hengchuanjing had just died.
...
Wang Bing arrived in a hurry with three drivers. They were all in the driver rank, the lowest being a third-rank intermediate technician responsible for the maintenance and upgrading of the equipment on the vehicle.
This is also the position that the driver has always held on the tank. As a logistics unit, there is usually one driver on the tank when it is a Tier 4 vehicle.
In particular, the vehicle blueprints they brought with them were quite useful.
Wang Bing is a master at repairing vehicles, but he's not good at combat and has absolutely no interest in frontline work. As soon as a vehicle is damaged, he and his team get busy.
Meanwhile, on the screen in front of Wei Huan, the progress bar for the vehicle damage was slowly increasing.
Mu Zhong also has a job as a driver, but he doesn't get the kind of repair work that he's given the opportunity to do.
He has returned to his seat and is negotiating with Jacques.
Jacques was not very cooperative in holding Wei Huan accountable. He insisted that Wei Huan had killed Shi Hengchuanjing and his men, and that no one else in the Shi family had participated in the operation. They did not even know about it beforehand and should not be implicated by Shi Hengchuanjing's personal actions.
The relationship between the two sides, which had just eased, has become tense again.
Jacques felt a bitter taste in his mouth. The promising situation had been ruined by this "pig teammate." Now that the person was dead, there was no way to hold anyone accountable, and he could only bear the consequences himself.
The death of Shi Hengchuanjing gave Sang Shuguo a reason to make trouble. Wei Huan could ignore Sang Shuguo's accusations, but as the leader of the Allied Car Team, he had an inescapable responsibility.
Things suddenly became complicated.
Because Jacques did not want to escalate the situation and also wanted to shirk responsibility, this negotiation lasted far longer than previous cooperation negotiations.
In the blink of an eye, an hour had passed.
It's 1 a.m. now, the time when the world's darkest night is.
It took Wei Huan and his group more than six hours to get here, and it will take them more than four hours to get back.
Moreover, it is very unsafe for the leader to be away from the team for a long time. If a dark beast attacks and causes casualties, the responsibility will fall on the leader.
With the departure time drawing ever closer, Wei Huan glanced at Mu Zhong, who was still locked in a battle of wits with Jacques, and finally made his decision.
It seems that Mu Zhong won't be able to reach a conclusion in the short term. Since we're already here, we have to take this platinum-level ruin no matter what.
The undead army silently reappeared around the vehicle.
This time, the Undead Bear Legion and the Wolf Legion appeared. These undead legions did not need to form ranks; they were arranged in neat and orderly formations as they headed towards the ruins.
The legion's leaders and some elites each had at least one flying monkey on their backs this time. Big Bear and Pulling Anus Bro even had two flying monkeys on their backs, and a green orb of light was lying above their heads, illuminating half of their faces. The green was even more eerie.
However, Wei Huan knew the Snow Clan quite well and knew that the large army in front of them was just going to their deaths, and the real trump card was yet to come.
After the bears and wolves had exited the portal, a massive army of three-headed, six-armed, centaur-bodied Asuras emerged. Although their numbers were far fewer than the previous two legions, their imposing presence far surpassed them.
In particular, their fingernails, which occasionally emit a golden light, are "war weapons" specially developed by the Dark Beast race and are the key to winning this battle.
Among them was a Shuroma, almost half the size of its predecessor, with delicate features and lively eyes.
After it emerged from the portal, it glanced in the direction of the car.
Strange behavior would never occur in the dead.
But soon, its attention was drawn to the ice castle ahead, and like a child who had discovered an amusement park, it skipped and hopped happily over there.
Behind it, there were two golden-furred, adorable flying monkeys, their tails wrapped around the horse's belly, floating gently in mid-air, appearing and disappearing in the mist.
In addition, the green orb on the heads of other undead looks very eerie, but when it's on its head, it inexplicably has a touch of childlike fun.
Moji left the portal and, without waiting for Wei Huan's orders, immediately broke away from the Shura army. He squeezed into the middle of the wolf army and ran a few steps. Finding it boring, he then joined the bear army and imitated the bears' running posture of shaking their heads and swaying their butts. In the blink of an eye, he entered the entrance of the Ice and Snow Castle.
The undead army surged in with astonishing numbers.
However, this was not Wei Huan's full fighting strength. In fact, while Mu Zhong and Ya Ke were negotiating, the vigilant Wei Huan released a large number of cave beast mothers and summoned more than 20,000 facehuggers. Together with the ghost crows, they searched the area from the sky and the ground, completely surrounding it.
Wei Huan was not careless. During the negotiations with Jacques, he had also deployed his undead army to maintain vigilance.
The reason they were still ambushed was because they were caught off guard, and also because the things in the challenge world are diverse, and some items that can conceal one's aura can be purchased. In addition, they hid deep underground just before Wei Huan arrived, which is why Wei Huan did not find them immediately.
This time, Wei Huan learned from his mistakes and made more detailed arrangements for the patrol methods of the undead army.
They would dig three feet into the ground to find even the slightest clue.
Among them, the goose mercenaries, who had watched a good show from seven or eight kilometers away, were "politely" asked to leave by the undead army.
This time, Wei Huan was prepared to suffer heavy losses when fighting the Platinum Treasure Chest monster in the Level 4 world.
No threats can be left around, not even the Goose People with whom we've cooperated twice.
Trust is hard to build, but it can be destroyed in an instant.
The goose mercenaries, who had been used as pawns, were too embarrassed to stay this time.
Even though they coveted the resources of the Platinum Ruins, they were even more afraid of displeasing Wei Huan.
Their combat strength was only slightly stronger than Shi Hengchuanjing's, but this difference was negligible in the face of Wei Huan's overwhelming combat power.
If they didn't want to anger Wei Huan and wanted to live, they had to learn to control their greed and leave.
After confirming that there were no living creatures within a 15-kilometer radius, Wei Huan first looked at Xu Qingqiang.
Xu Qingqiang said, "It should be fine now. The ruins smell a bit, but it's a normal scent."
Wei Huan nodded; he understood Xu Qingqiang's strange description.
Xu Qingqiang then said, "I want to go in. Same rules as before, start with a buff."
Wei Huan nodded. That was exactly what he was thinking. He wanted to end the battle as soon as possible to avoid any unforeseen complications.
Zhou Yong and Lin Xu also stepped forward at this moment: "Train commander, we also want to go in."
Wei Huan hesitated this time.
Xu Qingqiang said, "I'm fine with them."
Wei Huan nodded. Yes, although they were just ordinary challengers in the world, once they got into his car, they were no longer ordinary.
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Wei Huan assigned Xu Qingqiang five flying monkeys.
That's right, five. He requested them himself.
When these flying monkeys lined up behind his head, it looked like a peacock spreading its tail feathers. Especially with a green orb on his head, the way he looked at him with such a mysterious gaze was enough to make anyone who saw it in person never forget it.
Zhou Yong and Lin Xu are only at Sequence 3, and the danger is greater in the Level 4 world, so they mainly play a support role.
Wei Huan arranged for a large number of undead to guard them.
It's different for humans and the undead who can be resurrected infinitely. Every human life is precious. If it weren't for the fact that everyone needs to grow, then not getting off the bus would be fine too.
After finally placing the green light on the two of them, Wei Huan looked at Dou Lin.
Once Dou Lin reaches adulthood, he will be a powerful mid-to-close range fighter. Within a kilometer radius of flying playing cards, not even an ant can survive. He can also cleave skyscrapers in half with his steel frame, making him as powerful as a god.
But Dou Lin is still too young, and he hasn't even gotten the deck of cards he always carries. In fact, because of Wei Huan's rebirth, it's uncertain whether he can even find that deck of cards again.
Therefore, there is only one reason why Wei Huan called him.
Use [judgment] to apply buffs.
The child was already drooling in his sleep; if the earlier explosion hadn't woken him up, he probably would have slept until dawn.
After watching a documentary about Blue Star for a while, he started to doze off again. When Wei Huan called his name, he stared at Wei Huan blankly for a few seconds before realizing what he was supposed to do.
He raised his white-gloved hands, as if holding up a universe in the void, a universe with a vast starry sky, magnificent nebulae, and an immense scale supporting heaven and earth.
In the scales, his consciousness projection sat on one side, and stars flew in from beyond the sky on the other.
The scales swayed from side to side, and finally the stars sank slightly, while the side containing the illusory little figure rose high.
This is a certainty of victory.
But Dou Lin's abilities are not limited to predicting the future. He can add weights and use his gloves to create countless starlight that falls onto the scales of stars, almost drowning the little man.
One side of the star slowly descended, and finally the pointer of the scale came to the middle, with both sides perfectly parallel.
He shouted in a childish voice, "I declare it a great victory!"
As he finished speaking, the illusory figure stood up and tossed all the stars on the scales like scattering flowers. The stars flew out and turned into streaks of starlight, falling into the bodies of everyone, including the dead.
[Judgment], a blessing that can be stacked.
The Seer's core skill can provide a maximum attribute boost of 1x, but the Seer, known as the "Master of Winning Streaks," will fail to cast it most of the time.
Only Dou Lin could successfully perform the skill every time, and the worst result was a 0.5x attribute bonus, which was related to his white gloves.
As the power flowed into their bodies, everyone's bodies became smooth and lustrous, glowing with a fluorescent light during the attribute enhancement period.
Even the gloomy army of the dead seemed to have gained a touch of holiness.
While still negotiating with Jacques, Mu Zhong noticed the commotion and signaled to Jacques that he needed to leave for a moment. After leaving the camera's view, he flicked his finger at the emerald earring.
"Boom! Boom!" The ancient drumbeats resounded.
The gaze of the distant ancestor fell upon them, and clusters of green light descended.
Triples of a single attribute also descended upon the bodies of all people and the undead.
Their strength has been further enhanced.
Once you have both "Shaman" and "Prophet" in the car, the combined attribute bonuses will make you feel so good that your soul will leave your body.
Xu Qingqiang's agility reached 1500 with three times the agility, and with the addition of one times the "judgment", it directly doubled to 3000.
What does this mean?
He's almost reached the single attribute he had when he gained Bloodlust.
Strong, that's all!
Xu Qingqiang's excited pupils turned into vertical pupils, and the demonic patterns had spread across his face, growing into thorns and spikes.
He jumped out of the car and crashed into the blizzard. In his dazed state, he could still see five monkeys spreading their tail feathers like a peacock behind his gleaming head.
Wei Huan: "..."
It's a long story, but when it comes to "living," everything else is insignificant.
After completing these tasks, Wei Huan left with the words: "Everyone, be on alert."
Then, as his eyes opened and closed, the green flame in one of his eyes was lit up, and at the same time, his gaze fell upon a Demon Eye Lord, and he entered the interior of the Ice and Snow Castle.
Ahead lay a winding, twisting passage carved into the ice and snow. The undead army walked through this passage, devoid of any technological traces. The style of this twisted passage was more like that of a "cave," presenting a distinct sense of alienity.
The wind howled in my ears, and swirling snowflakes fell in, leaving frost and snow marks on the ground and walls. Once the wind died down, the frost and snow vanished, leaving only large, smooth patches of ice on the walls ahead.
Wei Huan turned his head sharply and saw the reflection of the Demon Eye Lord on the smooth ice wall. A huge eyeball covered with black blood vessels appeared before his eyes.
But Wei Huan's gaze wasn't solely focused on that eyeball. Knowing exactly what the Snow Clan was, he widened his vision and discovered that there really was another large eyeball behind the ice.
Or perhaps it is the head of a large creature.
Its pale gray fur was spread out, facing the passage directly. It looked over in a hazy way, and its specific appearance was not clear. All that could be seen was that it was huge.
When you realize that there is life behind the ice wall, and look more closely, you will see countless creatures of all sizes frozen in the ice behind these ice walls, above your head and under your feet, looking like they died with their eyes wide open.
One moment it looked pure and bright, even reminiscent of a diamond-like glowing environment, and the next it was plunged into hell.
An immense sense of oppression washed over me.
It felt as if these frozen lives were watching me, as if they might wake up at any moment and pounce on me.
Or perhaps you will be suddenly pulled into the ice by a hand that appears out of nowhere, becoming one of them.
"Holy crap, this place is creepy."
When Wei Huan turned his head, he saw Lin Xu and Zhou Yong following the army of the dead. They were riding on the backs of the Shura, looking very nervous, clearly having also discovered the secret behind the ice.
Xu Qingqiang has disappeared without a trace. He has become a raging monster, always unruly and unrestrained, and can go anywhere without anyone being able to control him.
He was happy, which meant leaving the dead.
It is also possible that the Ling army organized an operation.
In comparison, Zhou Yong and Lin Xu, who absolutely did not leave the midst of the undead army, were the ordinary people's choice.
When Wei Huan saw them, they also saw him, and they all slowed down their speech to greet him.
Wei Huan nodded to them, then turned and flew to the front, arriving at the forefront of the undead army.
Xu Qingqiang was indeed here.
At the same time, a three-way intersection appeared ahead. Without thinking, Xu Qingqiang took the lead and rushed towards the widest passage in the middle.
Wei Huan arranged for an army of undead to follow him, especially the zombie bears, whose high health made them very suitable for helping Xu Qingqiang share the damage.
As for the left and right sides, Brother Gougang ordered his Wolf Legion to split into two and explore separately.
Mo Ji walked in the middle of the line, looked left and right, and finally also chose to stand in the middle of the line.
At this moment, five floating cameras flew in, then two went to the small passage, and the other three flew deeper into the middle passage.
Soon, the first treasure chest was discovered.
The treasure chest was located at the end of the small passage on the left. It was just a silver chest, and a fragment of a treasure map was found not far from it.
Wei Huan ordered the undead army to form ranks, and then opened the silver treasure chest.
Fifty snow rabbits jumped out of the treasure chest.
Yes! Fifty!
It's worth mentioning that the ordinary treasure chest monsters in this world are probably not strong enough, so when opening treasure chests below the gold level, a race will appear, with the fewest being bronze and the most being silver.
Once you reach the Gold level, a Snow Beast Leader will appear, and the Snow Beasts under the leadership of a Leader will become even stronger.
Fifty snow rabbits jumped out of the treasure chest as if by magic, instantly filling the small space along with the army of the undead.
The snow hare is called that because it has big ears. Its body shape is more like a kangaroo. Not only are its legs very strong, but it also has a thick tail and sharp claws on its hands to tear its prey.
It also looks fierce, with a blue face and fangs, like a demon.
It appears in a berserk state, frantically attacking everything in its path.
They kick, stomp, and bite; they move extremely fast and can even use the terrain of caves to repeatedly jump and attack enemies.
There were level 2 and level 3 snow rabbits among them. Although their strength was not very high, there were many of them. Moreover, this ice fortress was obviously not passable by vehicle, so the challengers could only face the snow rabbits' attacks directly.
This attack was enough to cause heavy losses, or even complete annihilation, to the challenger team that was undergoing assessment and had only barely made it to the Level 4 highway assessment.
More than 50 snow hares suddenly appeared, hopping around in the relatively narrow space, their sharp, scythe-like claws poised to strike at any moment—a truly terrifying sight.
Of course, the combat power of the Silver Treasure Chest is a piece of cake for Wei Huan. With the same swarm tactics, all his undead have been upgraded to the fourth tier, and they also have the "Blessing" and "Judgment" attributes.
Even though the undead have poor base stats, with these buffs, they can easily take on two or even three opponents at once.
When encountering elite wolves, they pounced and bit from both sides, killing them with ease. The difference in combat power was just like that between a wolf and a rabbit.
Before long, the snow rabbit was killed, and the supplies from the silver treasure chest appeared directly in the car.
Wei Huan didn't even bother to look, maintaining his view from inside the ice castle. He ordered the undead who had opened the treasure chests to quickly rejoin the main force, while he himself headed to the next treasure chest location.
Halfway there, Sister Crow flew over, cawing loudly and urgently, her cries echoing through the icy corridor, sounding somewhat exasperated. It seemed even the frozen behemoths had been awakened and looked over.
Wei Huan quickly stopped and looked over.
It turns out that the vanguard had already found the platinum treasure chest. As usual, Sister Crow would report to Wei Huan after finding it, and then the undead army would finish assembling before opening the treasure chest to ensure a smooth battle.
But Sister Crow was very angry today, saying that Xu Qingqiang wanted to force open the treasure chest. After Sister Crow stopped him twice, Xu Qingqiang even tried to catch her.
After reaching level four, Sister Crow became increasingly clever and even learned to tattle.
Wei Huan heard this and had just made a gesture when the earth shook violently, and a roar came from afar.
Needless to say, Xu Qingqiang opened the treasure chest!