276: Chapter 276 Welcome to My Game

Roar! Hiss!

Amidst low growls and under the command of ten Leviathan Academy students, the vast Zerg Swarm keenly seized upon the enemy's flaws and launched a full-scale counterattack.

Dark red figures darted like lightning, dismembering the corpses of their fallen comrades who had been turned into undead.

Powerful Insect Beasts clad in heavy carapaces acted like bulldozers, charging recklessly and crushing large swaths of undead into powder.

The Zerg Swarm army, which had been pushed back to the entrance of the Nydus Worm tunnels, finally pushed the front line back.

Zerg and Undead.

Both were races known throughout the All Heavens and Myriad Realms for their overwhelming numbers and the great terror they brought.

Forever fearless, tireless, and obedient to orders, the battles between them were nothing but the purest of collisions.

In terms of raw combat attributes, the Zerg Swarm held a slight advantage.

Under the orders of the Zerg Swarm's biological network, a group of Ironclad Beetles with thick carapaces would stop dead in their tracks to wait for the Spore Toxic Mist to spread, even if they were only a centimeter away from killing an opponent.

Of course, from the perspective of sustained warfare, the undead, who could continuously turn enemies into allies, held the advantage.

"These kids aren't bad; they actually listened to what I taught and know not to advance rashly."

Outside the trial world.

A Leviathan Academy instructor watching the battle revealed a satisfied smile.

While these tactics were average, they were sufficient to deal with these low-level, soulless undead that had been temporarily recruited.

As for high-level undead legions, the true Zerg Swarm under the Great Overlord's command would naturally handle them.

"It seems that once this competition ends, your evaluation for the Special-Grade Title should be no problem. Next time we meet, perhaps I'll have to call you Director."

A few colleagues nearby also joked lightheartedly.

After all, the current situation looked very favorable for them.

On the other side, the atmosphere among the spectators from the Time Book House camp was somewhat tense.

"It's over... That damned Holy Light Monastery insisted on fighting us to the death, and now they've dragged themselves down too. If we end up at the bottom, we'll be nailed to the pillar of shame when we return to the academy!"

"Yeah, luckily Fang Qingran fought to the death to take one more down with her. Currently, we're only one point behind the Monastery."

An instructor calculated:

"First place is impossible in this situation, but neither side is paying attention to us right now. If Zhang Huaiyuan can find an opportunity to launch another sneak attack and take one out, we can still fight for second."

"It won't be easy."

Another instructor shook his head:

"Look, all ten students from Leviathan Academy have transformed into hives and are hiding in heavily guarded areas. Unless the entire Zerg Swarm is wiped out, there's no chance at all."

"As for that Saintess from the Holy Light Monastery, she's even harder to deal with. Setting aside her own abilities, the Zerg Swarm is also keeping a close eye on her."

"True, but Zhang Huaiyuan is Principal Mild's Junior Martial Brother, the disciple of that existence."

The first instructor frowned and said:

"Since he had the other students buy time for him, I believe he must be hiding some kind of trump card."

"Indeed..."

Recalling the previous scene and his outstanding performance in the first round, everyone regained a bit of hope.

The common disciple of the two tower masters of the Virtual Tower and the Tower of All Things—in their eyes, his status was not much different from that of the Monastery's Saintess.

As they thought this, they subconsciously glanced at the Holy Light Monastery camp on the other side.

They saw that the group of priests in divine robes showed no signs of worry.

They simply continued to pray in low, devout voices, as if looking up to a god.

...

And just as the outside world watched tensely,

The situation on the battlefield changed once again.

With the help of the Spore Toxic Mist, the undead legion that previously held all the advantages became lambs for the slaughter.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Countless Nydus Worms burrowed out from underground, and an endless stream of Insect Beasts surged forth. Two vast torrents merged, and flesh and bone piled into mountains that reached the clouds.

Clearly, the Leviathan Academy students were giving it their all.

"They seem a bit impatient... Wait, I see."

Zhang Huaiyuan's eyes flashed as he watched the emerald green light on many scattered bones quickly fade.

"No wonder this toxic mist is so strong and can control these undead so tightly. It turns out they sacrificed all sustainability for immediate effect; no wonder they're in a hurry to end the battle."

With his knowledge, he quickly understood the reason.

Just then, a series of earth-shattering explosions suddenly erupted.

As far as the eye could see, the ghostly fires in the eyes of the restricted undead flickered violently and then exploded. The power was almost comparable to powerful area-of-effect magic.

The fierce Zerg Swarm commanders hadn't expected this at all. In an instant, over ninety percent of the Zerg Swarm was caught in the explosions of a billion undead.

It was almost identical to the Rank 5 Faith Divine Art from before, but its power was even greater.

Boundless death energy immediately permeated the entire world.

Even the command room where Zhang Huaiyuan was located did not escape this time, being instantly shattered by the terrifying aftershocks!

"It's over!"

The hearts of the ten Leviathan Academy students sank to the bottom.

There weren't many inherited knowledge books on undead magic, and they never expected this move.

Although the world was shrouded in death energy and shockwaves, they clearly sensed the casualties through the Zerg network immediately.

Over a billion.

That was almost the entire result of their destructive mining of the rich resources across three regions.

Worse yet,

While the opponent had also lost their massive undead legion in this wave, the billion newly added Zerg Swarm corpses would now be used by the enemy.

Never mind their current lack of resources; even if they had plenty, they didn't think the opponent would give them time to develop.

"This is bad. How can the Saintess of the Holy Light Monastery master so many undead methods!"

"If I had known, I would have made a move earlier. Damn it, now the points have been snatched by Time Book House and the Holy Light Monastery. We didn't kill a single person, and the last survivor died in the explosion... Wait!"

The group's thoughts suddenly halted as they collectively looked through the falcon's vision at the spot where Zhang Huaiyuan had been.

Even Saintess Jiang Nian, who had casually wiped out the entire Zerg Swarm army, showed a look of surprise for the first time.

She gently waved her hand to disperse the death energy on the battlefield, her lively eyes looking over with a hint of curiosity.

For no other reason than this:

None of them had heard the notification for a player's elimination.

An explosion of this magnitude was absolutely not something a tech-focused guy with exhausted resources could withstand!

At this moment, time seemed to come to a bizarre standstill.

The land that had become a ruin suddenly began to rapidly rewind, as if it were being replayed.

The command room that had collapsed appeared back in its original place, completely unharmed.

Click.

The faint sound of an electronic door opening echoed, and a man with a slight smile pushed the door open and stepped out.

"Everyone, welcome to... my game."

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