mesbooks Chapter 178: The First Wave of the Undead Scourge Ends
Chapter 178: The First Wave of the Undead Scourge Ends
The remaining undead, as if deprived of their source of support, flickered violently a few times in their eyes before collapsing to the ground, turning into the last experience points and scattered items.
The sounds of fighting, explosions, and screams that had lasted for several hours came to an abrupt end.
The surviving players, regardless of which main city they came from, stood there blankly, somewhat unable to believe what they were seeing.
The broken city walls, the scorched earth, the mountains of corpses and remains of the dead, and the lingering smoke and stench in the air all testified to the ferocity of the battle that had just taken place.
In this eerie silence, the grand, solemn system notification sound once again resounded clearly in the depths of every player's mind. But this time, it brought not a warning, but good news and an announcement:
[Server-wide Announcement: Congratulations! Thanks to the combined efforts of all players, all level 3 main cities in the 9527 New Player Continent have successfully withstood the first wave of the Undead Scourge attack!]
[Given that some main cities completed their defense tasks ahead of schedule and efficiently, greatly reducing the overall pressure, the overall evaluation of this event has been improved! The final rewards for all players who participated in the city defense will be increased by 20% from the base value!]
[Rewards settlement begins...]
The moment the announcement ended, an extraordinary phenomenon occurred!
Countless beams of light, varying in thickness and color, descended from the sky as if guided, precisely enveloping each player participating in the city defense battle!
"Buzz—!"
Under the glow, players could clearly feel a surge of pure and powerful energy rushing into their bodies!
That's a massive amount of experience points!
"Ding! Ding! Ding! Ding!"
The upgraded golden light, with an unprecedented density, soared into the sky in every corner of the battlefield!
It's like a golden forest blooming on scorched earth!
"Holy crap! I leveled up twice! I'm level 23 now!"
"Hahaha! I've leveled up too! I'm almost ready to learn a new skill!"
"Awesome! This is so awesome! This gives experience much faster than grinding dungeons!"
"Worth it! Not only did we make up for the rank we lost, we even surpassed them! This was definitely a win!"
Exclamations of ecstasy and roars of excitement instantly replaced the previous deathly silence.
Especially those players who died a lot in battle and thought they had suffered a huge loss, were so excited that they almost jumped for joy when they saw their level rise instead of fall.
Besides the experience, along with the brilliance, there was also the crisp, pleasant sound of coins falling into pockets that rang in everyone's ears.
A large amount of gold coins were automatically deposited into the player's inventory based on their individual contributions.
For ordinary players, this is undoubtedly a huge fortune, enough to exchange for several key pieces of equipment or purchase a large amount of supplies.
Lin Tian was also bathed in this pillar of light.
The torrent of experience he felt far surpassed that of others, and golden light flashed on his body several times in succession!
Although the experience required to level up from level 35 onwards is enormous, and after clearing out the undead scourge in various level 3 capital cities, his level had already reached 46, and the experience gained from killing undead had also decreased significantly.
The next level up requires a massive amount of experience points, but this huge reward still caused his experience bar to jump forward by a large margin.
At the same time, the amount of gold coins in his backpack also skyrocketed again. He didn't even bother to count the exact amount, but it was definitely a number that would make any guild leader envious.
The reward distribution lasted for about a minute. As the beam of light slowly dissipated, the players were still immersed in the immense joy of their increased strength and wealth, showing off and celebrating with each other.
The system notification did not end there:
[Server-wide Announcement: The Undead Scourge Contribution Ranking and Exclusive Exchange Shop are now open!]
The contribution ranking will be based on each player's overall performance during the first wave of attacks (number of kills, damage to elites/bosses, healing output, support effects, etc.).
Players can use their earned "contribution points" to purchase special items, equipment, skill books, and more in the exchange shop.
The contribution leaderboard and exchange shop will remain in place until the Scourge event ends.
Almost the instant the announcement was made, everyone eagerly opened the newly appeared [Undead Scourge] interface.
The first thing that catches the eye is the dazzling golden [Contribution Ranking]!
At the top of the list, a name hangs high with an absolute advantage, its very name seemingly radiating an unbearable light. The contribution value figures following it are dazzlingly long, leaving the second-place name far behind—
1st Place: Lin Tian (Luoxia City) - Contribution Points: 58,742,159
Although it was expected, all the players still couldn't help but gasp when they actually saw this staggering number.
"Over 58 million contribution points?! Let me look at mine... Holy crap, I only have a little over 2,000?"
"How many undead must have been killed? Probably more than our entire guild combined?"
"A complete and utter dominance! Lin Tian is awesome!"
"I'm impressed, completely impressed! With those contribution points, he could probably empty half the store by himself!"
Below Lin Tian's terrifying contribution value, the second to tenth place on the list, although their values are far less than Lin Tian's, are still astonishing, reaching heights that ordinary players can hardly attain.
Players could clearly see the names of those who had turned the tide in their respective capital cities:
2nd Place: Ye Yao (Yunxi City) - Contribution Points: 1,625,480
3rd Place: Chen Shan (Shixia City) - Contribution Points: 1,587,120
4th Place: Emily White (Maya City) - Contribution Points: 1,456,900
5th Place: Raj Kumar (Cairo) - Contribution Points: 1,381,650
6th Place: Arjun Mishra (Cairo) - Contribution Points: 1,298,760
......
This list is almost a direct reflection of the top combat power of the 9527 newbies in the first wave of the undead calamity!
Lin Tian stood out from the crowd, followed by four SSS-level talents and their most important supporters or guild leaders in battle.
"These SSS-level talent players are amazing! They each have over a million contribution points!"
"Goddess Ye Yao! I knew she was the best!"
"President Chen Shan is too tough! No wonder he's called the 'Indestructible Barrier'!"
"Look, Zhang Tianya and President Li Weiwei are on the list too! Our Luoxia City is awesome!"
"As expected, top-tier combat power determines the course of the battle..."
Players were abuzz with discussion, expressing their sincere admiration for the top performers on the leaderboard.
This list undoubtedly further solidified Lin Tian's supreme status and made the names of SSS-level talents such as Ye Yao and Chen Shan resound throughout the continent.