The 55-kilometer range! Coupled with the Black Ant's free meat shields within 20 kilometers, and Ye Yun's own attack methods, defending a territory of just over 3 square kilometers was incredibly easy.
However, the attack attribute of this 'Italian Cannon' was still a bit lacking, unable to instantly kill Level 1 Hong Beasts.
Moreover, its attack speed of one attack every 1.1 seconds was a bit slow; it took two attacks to kill a single Level 1 Hong Beast. But Ye Yun didn't care, as he valued its spread shot skill!
Dealing 80% attack damage to 20 enemies within a 120-degree field of vision. Cooldown - 5 seconds.
This meant that as long as its output was high enough, it could, like Ye Yun, obliterate a whole group with one strike! A 120-degree field of vision, a 55-kilometer sight!
"System prompt: Congratulations to player territory guard 'Italian Cannon' for killing a Level 2 Hong Beast 'Griffon', gaining 100 billion experience points, 2 Spirit Stones, 1 Griffin Feather, and 2 Myriad Phenomena Stones."
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The faster Griffons had barely entered Yun Tian Palace's 55-kilometer range before they were hit by a volley of spread shots from the Dwarves. The twenty Griffons running at the front instantly lost a fifth of their health. Then, the leading Griffon exploded under a few precise shots from the guards.
"The attack attribute is still too low! Fortunately, the number of Griffons in this pack isn't large." Ye Yun sat comfortably in his mansion, a giant screen shimmering before him, like a projected movie.
"System prompt: Congratulations to player pet 'Black Ant' for killing a Level 2 Hong Beast 'Griffon', gaining 100 billion experience points, 2 Spirit Stones, 1 Sky-Breaking Crossbow Fragment, and 1 Myriad Phenomena Stone."
After the Dwarves killed seven or eight Griffons, the Black Ant, waiting at the 20-kilometer edge, finally engaged in close combat with the Griffons.
"Two Level 2 Hong Beast Spirit Stones, the harvest is still quite good." Ye Yun's mood was exceptionally pleasant as he watched the Spirit Stones and Myriad Phenomena Stones continuously pour into his coffers.
"System, I want all Spirit Stones converted into gold coins! All purchased into attribute points!"
"System prompt: Player currently has 26,735 Spirit Stones, current exchange rate is 1:102. Player gains a total of 2,726,970 billion gold coins. Player currently has 272,658.4 billion gold coins. Converted into attributes, a total of 2,726,584,000 points!"
After the purchase, Ye Yun's free attribute points once again reached 6.3 billion, truly a display of immense wealth!
"Lord, a Level 1 Hong Beast has been discovered to the east. The 'Italian Cannon' is about to finish its current targets, requesting to switch targets!" While Ye Yun was still happily counting his spoils, the Dwarf suddenly shouted from atop the city wall.
"Free combat!" Ye Yun looked at the Dwarf on the screen and couldn't help but laugh. He hadn't expected this fellow to be such a berserker.
Under Ye Yun's deliberate control, the screen instantly shifted to a bird's-eye view, overlooking the entire battlefield.
Occasionally, notifications of the Black Ant killing Griffons and the guards eliminating Venomous Hunter Ants reached his ears, yet Ye Yun remained seated firmly in his mansion. He watched as the Venomous Hunter Ants entered the territory within the 20-kilometer range.
The Black Ant had not managed to kill the remaining Griffons before they approached the 20-kilometer mark.
"I still have to do it myself." Lacking an area-of-effect skill was the Black Ant's biggest drawback.
'Sky-Opening Fire Rain.'
When the Venomous Hunter Ants were only one kilometer away from the city wall, Ye Yun activated his skill. Instantly, countless fist-sized fireballs rained down from the sky, striking their foreheads and piercing their backs.
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Dozens of massive numbers floated above their heads, then quickly disappeared, much like their bodies.
"As expected of the City Lord! This attack is truly fierce!" the Dwarf exclaimed, watching a Venomous Hunter Ant explode before him.
Two minutes later, the Black Ant finally killed all the remaining Griffons and rushed to the front of the Dwarves, faithfully acting as a tank to draw the Hong Beasts' attention.
Moreover, to ensure that all the Venomous Hunter Ants were attracted by the Black Ant, Ye Yun stealthily brought out the Golden Crow and placed it into the Black Ant's hindbrain space.
This way, the Golden Crow's 'Tang Monk's flesh' aura would emanate from the Black Ant, making the swarms of Venomous Hunter Ants view the Black Ant like a female cat in heat, constantly eager to tear it apart.
And with the Golden Crow's exposure, more red dots surged from all directions of Yun Tian Palace.
"Roar, this is the feeling I want. This is for you, comrade Little Black." Ye Yun watched the Black Ant fending off thousands of Venomous Hunter Ants and casually cast a non-essential 'Song of Life' on it.
With the boost from Ye Yun's frenzied attribute points, these Level 1 and 2 Hong Beasts could not possibly break through the Black Ant's defenses. And the Black Ant, with its 'Bloodthirsty' healing skill, further ensured its endurance.
Spirit Stones…
Myriad Phenomena Stones…
Level 1 Hong Beast Essence Blood…
These three common materials rained down from the battlefield and flew into the mansion within the territory.
Was this what it meant to sit at home and have money fall from the sky? This feeling was simply too exhilarating.
"Master, it seems a big one has arrived!"
Just as Ye Yun was sitting cross-legged, preparing to enter idle cultivation mode, the Black Ant's voice suddenly echoed from the screen.
A big one!
How big must something be to be called a "big one" by the Black Ant?
Ye Yun immediately zoomed out the entire screen and quickly spotted a giant red dot at the edge of the map slowly approaching the Black Ant's direction. Startled, Ye Yun's hand trembled, and he quickly zoomed in again. Soon, the silhouette of this giant red dot monster appeared before Ye Yun's eyes.
"Holy crap, a flying snake? What's going on!"
A giant python with a pair of wings disproportionately small to its body slowly flew. It extended its serpentine tongue, nearly ten meters long, and its eyes, fixed on the Black Ant's direction, were filled with eagerness and hunger.
Well, this was another creature attracted by the Golden Crow, and judging by its size, its level couldn't be too low. However, its speed was too slow!