184: Chapter 184 What kind of monster is this?

In the 100-plus years since the Abyss descended, it could be said that humanity has reached a minor golden age. They have stabilized their original territories and successively captured the Dawn Plains and the Plain of Hope. Over the past two years, more than 30 cities have been established, greatly relieving the population pressure of the previous cities.

Most of the credit for all this must be attributed to Ye Fan.

It was Ye Fan who established humanity's first city, it was Ye Fan who founded the Awakened Alliance, and it was Ye Fan who discovered and nurtured high-level members of the Awakened Alliance like Xiao Yan and A-Tang. After a hundred years of suppression, Ye Fan could finally breathe a slight sigh of relief.

The level cap for an Awakened can be broken. Ye Fan was confident he could reach Level 200 or even higher within a few years. By then, facing high-level BOSSes would be even easier. As long as there was no level suppression, in the face of legendary weapons, Abyss BOSSes were just sources of equipment.

Compared to the Dark Ages when the Abyss first descended, humanity was now much safer. As long as they stayed within the cities, they could slowly enjoy life under the protection of the shields.

After a few rounds of drinks, Ye Fan's face turned slightly red.

A hundred years, a hundred years had passed just like that.

If he hadn't awakened the talent Eternal Life, Ye Fan might have died at the hands of Abyss monsters long ago. Blue Star might have fallen into eternal darkness, with humanity being completely wiped out or having their consciousness erased to become minor Abyss mobs.

Everything was both predestined by heaven and the result of Ye Fan's tireless struggle, which led to today's golden age for humanity.

With 100 cities and a population of 1 billion, even if Ye Fan died now, he could answer to everyone.

"Boss Ye, I, Ye Xiu, toast you! Thank you for your contribution to humanity!"

"Ye Xiu, what you should really be thankful for is Boss Ye giving you mjölnir."

"Boss Ye, I, Ning Yi, toast you. Um, I also want a legendary weapon."

"Old Ning, get in the back. There's a queue for this; I talked to Boss Ye first."

"..."

A group of big shots from the Awakened Alliance were drinking enthusiastically and began to toast Ye Fan one after another. These people were the dozen or so strongest individuals in the Awakened Alliance, sitting with Ye Fan at the front table.

Xiao Yan also shared a drink with Ye Fan. After stepping back, he couldn't help but think of Yun Ge. Humanity's recent victories were actually closely related to that young fellow, Yun Ge. If Yun Ge hadn't killed the Abyssal Sovereign and the Abyssal Sword Emperor, and if Yun Ge hadn't destroyed the Soul Spring, it was unknown how many years it would have taken for humanity to develop to this point.

"It's a pity Boss Ye didn't call Yun Ge over, saying that his most important task right now is leveling up."

After a few drinks, Xiao Yan was also slightly tipsy. Scanning the crowd through a haze, he suddenly noticed something was wrong.

Everyone present was jubilant, except for one person who sat there eating alone, the wine glass in front of him still full.

"Tang San..."

Xiao Yan frowned. Tang San was one of the high-level members of the Awakened Alliance, arguably ranked in the top five. Regardless of level or strength, he was extremely powerful. On such a happy day, why was this guy acting so abnormally?

"Forget it, perhaps he's mourning the Awakeneds who died during the offensive against the Abyss."

In this offensive against the Abyss, humanity had not emerged unscathed. The number of high-level Awakeneds who had fallen was as high as several thousand. Perhaps Tang San was grieving because of this.

Xiao Yan looked away and scanned the thousands of Awakeneds in the plaza. Every one of these Awakeneds was a pillar of the Alliance, all being City Lords of various cities or the presidents of the top ten guilds in each city. Their levels were all above 90, mostly around 95.

Unknowingly, humanity's strength had become so formidable.

Sword Immortal City Lord City Lord Qin Wentian's level was very high. Currently, City Lord Qin Wentian's level was as high as 98. As long as he leveled up twice more and replaced his gear with a set of Level 100 Dark Gold Equipment, City Lord Qin Wentian believed he wouldn't be much weaker than these Level 100 big shots. If he was lucky enough to get another legendary weapon, City Lord Qin Wentian's name would also frequently appear in system announcements.

"Having captured the Dawn Plains and the Plain of Hope in succession, Sword Immortal City, which was originally on the edge of the Abyss-controlled area, is now far from the Abyss. However, the shield of Sword Immortal City has never been repaired. Next, I need to figure out how to fix the gap in the shield so things can be more stable."

Ever since the Abyssal Whisperer's self-destruction blew a hole in the Sword Immortal City shield, the city had been under constant attack. City Lord Qin Wentian had arranged for dozens of high-level Awakeneds to take turns guarding the gap, but in the long run, it wasn't a solution.

These high-level Awakeneds should be leveling up and fighting BOSSes, not acting as security guards at a gate.

"It's just that the shield was set by the system, and I don't know how to repair it."

"If this continues, it might be better to move the entire city to a new location..."

City Lord Qin Wentian sipped his wine slowly when he suddenly felt the ground beneath his feet shake.

"What's the situation?"

City Lord Qin Wentian looked up and saw Ye Fan and the others at the head table also putting down their glasses. In that instant, the ground beneath everyone's feet began to shake violently!

"Prepare for battle!"

"Everyone, fly up!"

Ye Fan mounted his Unicorn and quickly issued orders.

Yunxiao City was a newly captured city. When fighting the Abyssal Lord, Ye Fan hadn't let low-level Awakeneds participate. Now, in Yunxiao City, there were only the thousand or so people in the plaza. These were all experts of the Awakened Alliance; even if something happened, it was impossible for anything to go wrong.

Ye Fan instantly teleported outside the shield, only to see the newly established Yunxiao City being grabbed by an incredibly massive black hand, which was constantly tearing at it!

"How is this possible!"

Ye Fan's pupils constricted. What kind of monster was this? Its size was actually so enormous, and it completely ignored Yunxiao City's shield, reaching its hand straight inside!

One must know that as the leader of the Awakened Alliance for so many years, Ye Fan had seen many massive monsters. But compared to this giant hand that was as large as a city, all the monsters he had seen before could be called ants!

"Boss Ye, it's a monster!"

Xiao Yan's sword of chaos instantly appeared in his hand. Such a massive hand was undoubtedly an Abyss BOSS!

However, what appeared before everyone was only this one giant hand. The massive, pitch-black arm seemed to emerge from a spatial rift. Ye Fan couldn't see what the BOSS's body looked like at all!

"What kind of monster is this!"

"Stellar Fall!"

Ye Fan acted quickly, summoning a massive fireball comparable to the sun and crashing it toward the giant black hand!

Worthy of being the number one person in the Awakened Alliance, this massive fireball was as large as Yunxiao City. Just as everyone expected this move to cause damage to the giant black hand, a ridiculous number floated up.

"-1."

Forced 1 point of damage!

"What is this thing!"

Ye Fan gripped his star staff tightly. In the 100 years since his awakening, Ye Fan had never encountered a BOSS like this!

"???, HP ???, Level ???!"

He couldn't even see the monster's name!