The throat-slitting gesture, explained passionately by the black dragon boss, was already well understood by a certain muscular rabbit. Its meaning was "since you're here, you might as well settle in."
Sometimes, during battles, maintaining silence is necessary, and at such times, a suitable gesture can convey enough meaning and command.
The boss's intentions were clear to them.
They began to act.
A group of Fireflame Rabbits surged forward, flanking the Sakura Island players from behind, swinging their clubs at the back of their heads.
"Bang bang"
The double strike immediately knocked the players into a dazed state, keeping them controlled before they could recover from the blinding effect of the "flashbang."
However, these Sakura Island players were not ordinary soldiers. Their levels were higher than the Fireflame Rabbits, and they were professionals, especially the high-health, high-defense warriors. A few hits couldn't kill them.
But what the Fireflame Rabbits lacked the least was numbers. They swung club after club, and when the clubs broke, they used their feet to stomp, elbows to strike, knees to jab, and kidneys to punch. There was no mercy.
Each hit was full force, evident from the bent club-like weapons. These iron clubs were among the trash picked up by the kobolds. It's said they were boudoir items of human noblewomen. The monsters didn't understand their original purpose, but as long as they could be used as weapons, that was enough.
An average of four or five Fireflame Rabbits grouped around one player, beating them senseless. The entire dark Silvermoon Forest echoed with a series of rhythmic "smack" sounds.
The goal was to completely annihilate this wave of players, leaving no survivors. There were two main reasons for this.
First, Su Nian wanted to use this total wipeout to dampen the spirits of the Sakura Island players, preparing for the subsequent attack on Sakura Island's No. 1 Novice Village.
Second, his subordinates' levels were still too low, and their muscle strength training had hit a bottleneck. Only by leveling up could training continue to be effective.
So Su Nian ordered his monsters to let loose this time and take down the players with all their might!
The monsters didn't understand the intricacies. They only wanted to protect their sacred object—potatoes!
While the Fireflame Rabbits were beating the human players, the monster cavalry of Silvermoon Forest had already lined up outside the dragon's nest.
At the forefront was Grey Wolf, the gnoll leader, riding on the Rock-Armored Crocodile leader, Renekton. Beside him were elite gnolls like Grey Brother and Banana Wolf, riding ordinary Rock-Armored Crocodiles and Spearboars.
Behind these gnolls was a group of kobolds riding Spearboars. At this moment, they wore helmets from the previously seized human standard armor, wielding their tetanus knives, ready to go.
"Awooo—"
A loud howl rang out. Grey Wolf issued the attack order. The Rock-Armored Crocodile leader, Renekton, shot out like an arrow from a bow.
Renekton was no longer the lazy crocodile that slept in the swamp all day. Now, whether it was sprinting or long-distance endurance, it ranked among the top among the monsters.
The effect of the Illumination spell gradually weakened, and the surviving Sakura Island players began to recover from the blind state. What met their eyes were fierce muscular rabbits and charging monster cavalry. Monsters were everywhere, like a hornet's nest had been stirred!
...
Yamaguchi Village Chicken clawed desperately at the ground with both hands. He was being dragged foot-first into the bushes by two Fireflame Rabbits. He struggled, his bruised and swollen face covered in dirt and an unknown brown gel, his eyes filled with despair and humiliation. Watching the players being knocked away by crocodiles and Spearboars, he issued his final command.
"Can't fight them, everyone, run! Run!"
With a "whoosh," he was dragged into the bushes by the two Fireflame Rabbits. These two Fireflame Rabbits had a disagreement. They both wanted to present this human leader to the black dragon boss, leading to a tug-of-war over Yamaguchi Village Chicken's thighs.
The most critical part was that while the two big rabbits argued with "squeak squeak" sounds, they didn't stop walking, until Yamaguchi Village Chicken's crotch got stuck on a tree trunk. The Fireflame Rabbits didn't understand this; they only knew they suddenly couldn't move, so they each grabbed a leg and pulled forward with all their might.
Under the monstrous strength of the Fireflame Rabbits, the tree trunk began to bend slightly. Yamaguchi Village Chicken's health gradually decreased. He silently adjusted the pain sensation from 20% to 0, his pale complexion improving. Then he spread his hands, his face wearing a tragic smile as he gazed at the sky.
The interwoven branches sliced the blue sky into tiny fragments, a few white clouds jostling together, filling those fragments. A bird or two flew across.
The cacophony of battle around him fell into silence, leaving only the sound of wind and rustling leaves growing louder. In a daze, he seemed to see a girl's beautiful face. His childhood friend, Mei Magogoko's whisper seemed to echo in his ears:
"Hey! Yamaguchi-kun, the cherry blossoms in our hometown are blooming, shall we go see them together?"
Yamaguchi Village Chicken pursed his lips, and with the sound of an eggshell breaking "pop," he felt like he lost something.
"Magogoko, if you were in this 'game' too, smart as you are, you'd surely have a way to deal with these damned monsters, right?"
Yamaguchi Village Chicken died.
In Silvermoon Forest, the Sakura Island players began to flee in panic. But to their horror, they found the way back was filled with traps.
Seemingly normal, but stepping on them would cause them to fall into pits filled with spikes and sword shards. In their haste, tripping a wire would trigger rolling stones and poison arrows. Stepping carelessly would activate spring-loaded poisoned spear traps. And there were many oversized bear traps hidden in the grass.
But these were just appetizers. Passing through dense bushes, they'd be ambushed by massive Blackwater Pythons from the shadows, strangling them to death. Even moving close to the trees, they'd suddenly be grabbed by large claws from above, dragging them into the trees.
Awaiting them were the muscle-bound, strong Cockatrices with glowing red eyes. Even if a few players managed to escape back to the plains, in the sky, a black dragon blocked out the sun, overlooking the forest. Beside it were bird demons with faces like evil spirits.
The players were utterly hopeless, collapsing to the ground in despair.
"Hehehe..."
The black dragon in the sky let out an evil laugh as it watched the dozens of Sakura Island players who had narrowly escaped the encirclement.
...
No player could escape the monsters' punishment. Not a single one could leave. The attack on the dragon's nest by Sakura Island's No. 1 Novice Village ended in total annihilation.
Su Nian finally circled the sky twice, observing every corner of the battlefield. Only after confirming there were no survivors did he carry Anna back to the dragon's nest.
He felt an overwhelming sense of fatigue, a deep desire to sleep. It wasn't true exhaustion but rather a state his body seemed to have entered. He seemed to have an epiphany and opened the system panel. Sure enough, his level had reached 32, becoming a Tier 4 creature.
With the system and various special abilities, he defied the constraints of age, advancing to the adolescent dragon stage ahead of time. And now, this feeling of fatigue was his dragon blood urging him to sleep, to accept the dragon's legacy, to transform into an adolescent dragon. """
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