92: Chapter 92 Perfect Victory

"Is this the power of the Enhancement Master's second awakening?"

Through Fu Hao's live stream, Tianma watched that +10 teleportation gem, letting out a dry sigh with a bitter smile. At the same time, Fu Hao, who was at the very front of the charging force, and those five thousand archers suddenly vanished as if they had evaporated.

"Damn it… If only Margaret hadn't died." A member of the Five Great Guilds lamented in a low voice.

Just as Fu Hao possessed overwhelming mobility thanks to his +10 accessories and +10 shoes, there was no shortage of players among the Five Great Guilds who had obtained "cheat-level" movement methods through equipment or skills. Although not comparable to Fu Hao's massive, ultra-long-range Teleportation, they could still instantly transfer small squads of two or three people within their line of sight.

If Margaret hadn't died in the first volley of arrows, perhaps she could have used her Teleportation ability to confront Fu Hao head-on.

"This madman… he actually has another +10 gem?"

While the members of the Five Great Guilds and the Knight Order were still frustrated by missing Fu Hao, Tianma and the others watching the live stream screamed in shock—another volley of arrows suddenly soared into the air. However, this time, the launch position came from the opposite side of the charge, a dead end with enclosed terrain and almost no escape route.

According to the equipment enhancement skill information previously released by Fu Hao, the enhancement mechanism had no essential difference from traditional methods—the probability of reaching +10 was still pitifully low.

Although Fu Hao had achieved a breakthrough relying on his Enhancement Master class skills, after Tianma deduced it based on his attributes, he concluded that it would take about one to two weeks to craft a single +10 piece of equipment, and there had never been a record of continuous production.

But at this moment, all of that collapsed—if Tianma knew that Fu Hao actually possessed five thousand +10 bows, as well as an army of Mimics capable of mass-producing thousands of +10 pieces of equipment every week, he would likely faint on the spot, just like he did when he first saw Jin Hao.

"Stop them! Someone stop them for me!"

Prince Mian roared hysterically, but this could not stop the rain of 5,000 arrows from pouring down. The arrow rain, which precisely harvested 2,000 lives every 30 seconds, showed no signs of stopping.

Prince Mian and his soldiers hoped the arrows would run out, not knowing that Fu Hao had already prepared for this moment before the battle—he had traveled across the country, frantically buying up arrows, and stored millions of them in his Subspace backpack.

If it were a conventional battle, this amount of arrows would naturally be far from enough to deal with an army of six hundred thousand, but with the "cheat-like" attribute bonuses of the +10 bows, it only took an average of 2.5 arrows to kill one enemy soldier, which was more than enough to annihilate the entire army.

"Ahhh! It's coming again!"

"Get out of the way!"

When the Knight Order's second charge once again returned without success due to the +10 teleportation gem; when a new volley of arrows roared in from another direction, Prince Mian's army finally collapsed completely.

This was not an equal military clash, but a one-sided slaughter. The enemy didn't even have a chance to parry and could only die in terror and chaos. This panic spread rapidly through the army like a plague.

Seeing his soldiers fleeing in all directions, Prince Mian became increasingly deranged: "What is the Knight Order doing! Stop these deserters!"

"It's too late, Your Majesty… We have lost."

Duke Charles, who had become prime minister due to Prince Mian's promotion, replied in a voice filled with despair.

Once panic arises in an army, it spreads faster than war drums. Even as the soldiers fled in all directions, the rain of arrows from the sky did not stop. The army under Prince Mian's command was rapidly disintegrating, just like sand pouring down in an hourglass.

- "Wow! He actually won!"

- "How the h#ll is he even fighting like this?"

- "The nation-building quest should be secure now, right?"

- "Prince Mian will probably be grabbed by the scruff of his neck and beaten up."

Friendly casualties: 0, enemy casualties: approximately 150,000—this almost absurd battle report made the live stream chat boil over. Although most of the dead were ordinary soldiers, the fact that he "crushed an army of six hundred thousand with an absolute disadvantage in numbers" was the core of the shock.

[Victory achieved with a force difference of more than ten times]

[Title acquired: 'Elite Few']

<Elite Few> When the disparity between your army and the enemy's force exceeds 10 times, the entire army's attack and defense are increased by 50%.

The system prompt announced this battle as a victory, but Fu Hao did not stop there. He continued to issue orders, not targeting the knights who were charging at him, but the soldiers who were fleeing in all directions.

"Drink the stamina potions! Don't waste the experience points!"

The five thousand archers obeyed, drinking the pre-distributed +5 stamina potions without hesitation. Their eyes gradually became fierce, and then they drew their bows and nocked arrows again.

Soldiers and knights of a territory or country can grow by hunting monsters, as well as accumulate experience through training and war. And real war, especially this kind of life-or-death battle, is often the fastest shortcut to growth.

Although most of those killed were ordinary soldiers of the same level, perhaps due to the additional "war buff" during the battle, one could actually gain 1 to 2 levels of experience points for each kill.

Compared to Summoned Beasts that upgrade via training towers, soldiers have extremely limited growth opportunities. Even if grinding monsters is more efficient for leveling, it cannot compare to the experience gained in war. Naturally, Fu Hao would not let this "wheat field of experience" go to waste.

["Jin Hao" tipped 50 yuan. (As expected, he's different from how he appears; he's a calculating person.)]

Spending money like water on items, yet meticulous when it comes to gaining experience—that is Fu Hao.

Only when the deserters had run out of the maximum range of the +10 bows did Fu Hao turn his gaze toward the Knight Order. Those thousands of knights were still relentlessly rushing toward him and his archers.

"It seems they still haven't woken up yet."

He shook his head lightly, used the +10 teleportation gem again, and instantly transferred to an area where the knights could not threaten him. "War of attrition"—this was precisely his area of expertise.

It is called "attrition," but in reality, his side consumes resources, while the enemy consumes troops.

And any defensive skill has a cooldown time.

He concentrated the firepower of the five thousand archers, prioritizing the survivors of the Five Great Guilds, and certainly wasn't foolish enough to perform one neat, synchronized volley. A volley every thirty seconds would likely overlap with the enemies' defensive skill cooldown cycles.

Therefore, he divided the five thousand archers into fifty squads, adopting a rotation-shooting tactic to apply continuous pressure on designated targets.

The phrase "impossible to guard against" seemed to be born for this kind of scenario. As the only survivor among the leaders of the Five Great Guilds, Tianma clearly saw through Fu Hao's tactics via the live stream, but had no way to counter them at all.

"Damn it…"

This man, who had once ranked among the top of the combat power list with the "Moon Earrings" and possessed a confident aura, was swallowed by the arrow rain in the end, without even being able to cast his signature large-scale attack magic.

The only thought in his mind before he died was: "In this life, I will never be enemies with Fu Hao again."

With the members of the Five Great Guilds completely annihilated, the thousands of knights lost their morale and began to flee in defeat. Although casualties were currently no more than one-tenth, at this rate, total annihilation was only a matter of time.

"Tsk, these are all experience points."

Watching the backs of the knights fleeing in all directions, Fu Hao clicked his tongue in regret.

Because Prince Mian and the enemy nobles had hidden in the forest, he could not take his archers to pursue them. Although the archers had powerful firepower, their versatility was low, and they required the advantage of absolute range and open terrain to maximize their effectiveness.

["Oh Oh" tipped 50 yuan. (Prince Mian is dead, so the nation-building quest is secure, right?)]

- "He should have taken the opportunity to wipe them all out."

- "If only Fu Hao had a Tracking Master by his side."

Although Fu Hao had pulled off a shocking turnaround, there weren't many viewers who truly believed he would complete the nation-building quest—while five thousand archers were formidable and might be useful for defending a city, they might not be for attacking. Moreover, the enemy had already witnessed this tactic, and would certainly formulate countermeasures against the "Five Thousand Divine Bows" next.

Facing all the worries in the viewers' comments, Fu Hao just smiled indifferently.

"Time is on my side."

The skills after the Enhancement Master's second awakening, the thousands of Mimic Summoned Beasts assisting with enhancements, the as-yet-unlocked Legendary Knight second awakening quest... once he passed this current crisis, he would usher in endless growth.

Of course, he did not intend to delay—the fewer the variables, the higher the success rate. Once ready, he would immediately launch the siege battle.

"If I could enhance Jin Hao and the Emperor to +10, the siege battle would be a piece of cake…"

Unfortunately, it was impossible to achieve in the short term. Although there were many Mimics, each possessed an independent "Fates Luck," and Fu Hao could not personally initiate thousands of enhancements.

"Should I also give the knights and soldiers a set of +10 equipment?"

He pondered for a moment, then shook his head and rejected the idea: "Not enough."

Unlike the hastily assembled army of six hundred thousand, the royal city would surely bring out all its elites. Even with everyone equipped with +10 gear, it would be difficult to shake that elite army in the face of the "siege" debuff.

While deep in thought, Fu Hao suddenly recalled a scene from his battle with Leonhardt—to be precise, the weapon the other party had used.

"Siege weapons… do not count as equipment."

The reason Leonhardt could control various weapons was because of his class characteristics. And siege weapons, in essence, were not considered "equipment."

"But what if I used 'Item Enhancement'?"

At the thought of the possibility of +10 siege weapons, Fu Hao couldn't help but shudder—a whole new curtain of slaughter was about to rise.