HPDBC Chapter 475 The Hunt at the Imperial Barrier
Chapter 475 The Hunt at the Imperial Barrier
Several pieces of equipment and some potions were scattered on the ground, gleaming faintly in the moonlight.
"Collect the spoils," he ordered.
The members of the Dark Ravens began cleaning up the battlefield.
Chishima Rin stood up from a pile of corpses, holding a blue-glowing dagger in her hand—not her own, but a trophy.
"President, this thing is pretty good."
Sato glanced at it.
"Keep it for yourself."
Chishima Rin smiled and put the dagger away.
Hikaru Kobayashi walked up to Sato and handed him a list.
"Guild Leader, statistics for the seventh wave of battle."
Sato took the list, glanced at it, and casually handed it to Kobayashi Hikaru.
"continue."
Kobayashi Hikaru nodded and turned to give orders to the crowd.
"Take a five-minute break, then move east. The scouts have spotted the next wave of targets."
The members of the Dark Raven Group sat down and took out potions to begin their recovery.
Yamamoto Tatsuno plopped down on the ground, panting heavily.
"Guild leader, we killed so many tonight, our points should have increased quite a bit, right?"
Sato glanced at him.
"Want to know?"
Yamamoto Tatsuno chuckled.
Sato opened the points panel and glanced at it.
Current points: 52,000
[Western Region Ranking: 17]
Yamamoto Tatsuno leaned over for a look and gasped.
"Four thousand eight?! The guild leader is awesome!"
Sato remained expressionless.
"not enough."
Yamamoto Tatsuno was stunned.
"Four thousand eight hundred isn't enough? We've only been here one night..."
Sato interrupted him.
"Do you know how many points Lin Tian got?"
Yamamoto Tatsuno remained silent.
Kobayashi Hikaru pushed up his glasses and slowly began to speak.
"According to intelligence, Lin Tian's points have exceeded 30,000 after the first overlap period ended."
The scene was silent for three seconds.
Chishima Rin gripped the dagger tightly in her hand, her knuckles turning white.
Yamamoto Tatsuno opened his mouth, wanting to say something, but found that he couldn't say anything.
Thirty thousand.
In one night, they killed nearly two hundred people, but only earned four thousand eight.
Lin Tian alone, thirty minutes, thirty thousand.
What kind of difference is this?
Sato stood up and looked into the distance.
"Continue. Collect eight thousand before dawn."
"yes!"
......
In the central part of the western border lies a vast wilderness.
Unlike the Ravens, the Imperial Bulwark's hunting methods are more... cautious.
Marcus DuPont stood on a high slope, arms crossed, his blue eyes looking down at the battle raging below.
Below, over a hundred level 50 Rock Armor Scorpions were frantically running around.
Meanwhile, the more than four hundred soldiers of the Imperial Fortress, divided into five formations, were methodically clearing out these monsters.
Jack Carnegie was at the forefront, with a thick earth and rock shield protecting the entire team behind him.
His [Earth Barrier] talent was invaluable in this situation—the attacks from the Rock Armor Scorpions only caused ripples when they hit the shield, unable to penetrate it at all.
Catherine Morgan led a squad of melee fighters flanking the area, her whip lashing out like a venomous snake, each strike precisely hitting a rock scorpion's eye or joint.
Her [Crimson Lash] has a life-draining effect; with each lash, her health recovers a small amount, so she doesn't need any healing or care.
Isabella Ford led her mage squad to deal damage from the rear.
Her [Extreme Cold Domination] talent created an icy zone that made it difficult for the rock armor scorpions to move, reducing their movement speed by at least half.
Other mages seized the opportunity to unleash a barrage of attacks, covering the battlefield with a double whammy of ice and fire.
Roderick Stanford crouched on a rock, using Track Lock to mark the location of each Rock Scorpion, ensuring none escaped.
Vincent Vanderbilt remained hidden in the shadows, ready to handle any unexpected situations.
As for Marcus himself—
He stood on the high slope, watching.
"Boss," Jack shouted from below, "We've almost cleared this batch of monsters! Where's the next one?"
Marcus smiled.
"No rush. Let's collect the spoils first."
The battle lasted another five minutes.
The last rock scorpion fell.
Members of the Imperial Barrier began cleaning up the battlefield, gathering the fallen materials and equipment.
The more than 400 people had clearly defined roles: some were responsible for collecting information, some for compiling statistics, and some for guarding the area. Everything was done in an orderly manner.
Catherine flicked her whip and walked over to Marcus.
"Marcus, how many monsters have we cleared tonight?"
Marcus glanced at the record.
"Seventh wave. Sixty-seven in total."
Catherine raised an eyebrow.
"Sixty-seven? That should earn a lot of points, right?"
Marcus opened the points panel.
Current points: 52,000
[Western Region Ranking: 9]
Catherine whistled.
"Six thousand eight, ninth place. Not bad."
Marcus shook his head.
"not enough."
Catherine paused for a moment.
"Six thousand eight hundred isn't enough? We've been playing all night."
Marcus looked into the distance.
"Lin Tian has 30,000. That guy Sato probably has over 4,000 as well."
Catherine remained silent.
Vincent emerged from the shadows.
"President, the scouts have discovered something."
Marcus looked at him.
"explain."
Vincent handed over a simple map with several locations marked on it.
"Ten kilometers to the east, there is a hunting team operating. There are about seventy or eighty people, who specialize in hunting lone individuals."
Marcus raised an eyebrow.
"A hunting team?"
Vincent pointed.
"Recently, many such teams have appeared in the Western Region. Wild monsters are too difficult to kill, so they switch to killing people. If they can't beat the big guilds, they specifically target solo players."
Marcus remained silent for a few seconds.
Then he laughed.
There was a hint of ferocity in that smile.
"interesting."
He turned and looked at the people at the Imperial Wall.
"Brothers, we're tired of grinding wild monsters, let's try something new."
Catherine's eyes lit up.
"You mean...?"
Marcus clenched his fist.
"That hunting team, go and wipe them out."
Jack scratched his head: "Boss, they didn't do anything to us, why should we wipe them out?"
Marcus glanced at him.
"Because they deserve to die."
He paused.
"Moreover, the points for killing are doubled. It's much faster than grinding monsters."
Jack suddenly realized.
"The boss is brilliant!"
......
Thirty minutes later.
More than four hundred men from the Imperial Barrier quietly surrounded the hunting team.
That team is hunting down a small squad of about a dozen lone wolves.
That small, independent squad was exhausted from the chase and was on the verge of being wiped out.
Marcus stood on the high ground, looking down.
"Let's do it."
More than four hundred people attacked simultaneously from all directions.
The hunting team had no idea that someone would ambush them.
They were focused on hunting down the lone survivors and didn't notice anything unusual around them.
By the time they realized what was happening, it was too late.
Catherine's long whip was the first to strike, turning a fleeing thief into a flash of white light.
Jack's shield was like a moving wall, knocking down seven or eight warriors who tried to resist.