The barrage was completely silent for a full three seconds.

Then—【Ho—ly—shi—t—!!!】

【Second Advancement Class Change Book!!!!!!】

【Second Advancement!!!!!!】

【Oh my god oh my god oh my god oh my god!!!】

【A level 19 rare elite dropped a Second Advancement book? Isn't the drop rate one percent?】

【What kind of chosen one is Lin Feng?】

【Great Xia netizen】: Hahahahahahahahaha!!! Second Advancement!!! Our Lord Lin is about to Second Advance!!!

【Sakura Country netizen】 (who just left and came back to peek):... (silent again)

【Great Xia netizen】: Where are the Sakura dogs? Come out and look!!! Our Lord Lin dropped a Second Advancement book!!!

【Great Xia netizen】: That Ume...whatever guy in Baigui County is also Second Advanced, right? Just wait, after our Lord Lin Second Advances tomorrow, he's going to go beat him up!

Lin Feng raised his head, looked at the crumbling skeleton army, then at the Class Change Book in his hand, and a slow grin spread across his lips.

That smile was impossible to suppress.

"Heaven..." he murmured, "really wants Baigui County destroyed."

【This smile!!! This smile is so handsome!!!】

【Screenshot taken, screenshot taken! I'm making this smile my wallpaper! From now on, I will protect this smile!】

【Lin Feng: I didn't even use my full strength, and you all fell ~Nоvеl𝕚ght~ down】

【Baigui County: Suddenly feeling an ominous premonition】

【Sakura Country netizen】:... (continuing to remain silent)

【Great Xia netizen】: Why aren't the Sakura dogs talking? Are they just naturally quiet?

【Great Xia netizen】: Tomorrow! Tomorrow is the decisive battle! I've already taken leave from work!

【Great Xia netizen】: I've taken leave too! I must watch Lin Feng flatten Baigui County tomorrow!

【USA netizen】: I've taken leave too. This will be a historic moment.

【Europa netizen】: A town defeating a county? If this really happens, it will change everything.

West Gate wall of Beacon Fire Town, secondary battlefield.

Warhorses leaped into the air! Two Commander of Five Hundreds, riders and mounts together, directly vaulted onto the twenty-meter-high city wall!

Boom! Boom! 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

Two loud crashes shook the wall! The two Commander of Five Hundreds landed on the battlements, their horse-slaying spears sweeping out, sending several nearby Crossbowmen flying!

But what greeted them was a prepared killing formation!

The Commander of Five Hundred on the left, its health bar already down to less than half, had barely landed when twenty Great Qin infantry soldiers swarmed it from all sides! Ten Long Halberds thrust out simultaneously!

It swung its horse-slaying spear to block five, but the other five stabbed viciously into its warhorse!

The warhorse whinnied and collapsed! It rolled to the ground, but before it could steady itself, another ten Long Halberds came thrusting!

*Thud thud thud thud!*

-75! -72! -78! -70!...

One round of focused fire, and the already low-health Commander of Five Hundred instantly perished! Its body crashed to the ground, its soulfire dissipating!

The half-health Commander of Five Hundred on the right wasn't faring much better. It had just landed when a deep blue glow silently shot out from the shadows on its flank!

Shadow Snake!

【Shadow Step - Active】! The deep blue fang, enhanced by the Stealth Strike bonus, stabbed viciously into its lower back! -180!

The Commander of Five Hundred roared and turned, its horse-slaying spear sweeping out! But Shadow Snake had already vanished back into the shadows!

What greeted it was Zhao Hu's iron shield!

*Clang!!!*

The horse-slaying spear smashed against the troll tusk shield, sparks flying! Zhao Hu was knocked back three steps, -45!

But the tusks on the shield's surface glowed with a dark red light, and a -20 reflected damage simultaneously landed on the Commander of Five Hundred!

Tie Dun charged from the other side, his troll bone shield smashing hard into the Commander of Five Hundred's knee! -55!

Wang Wu and Arrow Eye's arrows arrived simultaneously, *thud thud*, piercing its shoulder and abdomen! -92! -88!

Su Yurou's Healing Spell landed on Zhao Hu, +120!

In less than ten breaths, this half-health Commander of Five Hundred also collapsed under the combined assault!

With the two Commander of Five Hundreds slain, the remaining Skeleton Soldiers were leaderless and were being systematically wiped out by the combined efforts of the infantry and Crossbowmen.

Below the wall, the four hundred infantry soldiers had already charged into the skeleton army. A forest of Long Halberds harvested the chaotic Skeleton Soldiers who had lost their commanders.

The battle held no more suspense.

Lin Feng tightened his grip on the Class Change Book and tucked it into his robe.

Then, he lifted his spear, turned, and plunged back into the battlefield.

Half an hour later, the last Skeleton Soldier fell.

On the plain outside the West Gate, a mountain of white bones was slowly dissipating.

The air was thick with dense necromantic energy, but illuminated by the firelight, that tall, straight figure standing amidst the mountain of corpses and sea of blood shone more brilliantly than ever.

【It's over...】

【The skeleton army is completely annihilated...】

【A level 19 rare elite solo-killed... Two level 15 elites killed in an ambush...】

【Beacon Fire Town, zero casualties...】

【Zero casualties??? Let me go check again!!!】

【It really is zero casualties!!! Not a single one died!!!】

【Oh my god... Survived the peak of a second-tier Tide with zero casualties...】

【And got a Second Advancement Class Change Book as a bonus...】

【What kind of god-like lord is this!!!】

On the city wall, an earth-shaking cheer erupted.

Beacon Fire Town had weathered the Nightmare Tide.

And tomorrow, they would flatten Baigui County.

【Tomorrow! Tomorrow!】

【I've already got my melon seeds, drinks, and bottled water ready!】

【Great Xia netizen】: Baigui County, just wait! Your doom is coming!】

【Sakura Country netizen】 (weakly):...We still have the Ume... clan head... rare lord template... Second Advancement...

【Great Xia netizen】: Second Advancement? Our Lord Lin will Second Advance tomorrow too!

【Great Xia netizen】: Rare lord template? Our Lord Lin definitely has one too!

【Great Xia netizen】: Just wait! Tomorrow we'll show you what a real lord looks like!

The livestream's popularity broke through 500 million at this moment.

On the screen, that tall, straight figure had already disappeared into the shadows of the city wall.

Only the mountainous piles of white bones outside the town, slowly dissipating under the moonlight, told the tale of everything that had happened this night.

...

Council Hall.

Candlelight illuminated the entire hall brightly.

Lin Feng sat in the main seat. His leather armor still bore traces of battle, several slash marks clearly visible.

But his eyes remained sharp, showing no trace of fatigue.

On either side, all the core members were assembled.

Zhao Hu held the troll tusk shield, Tie Dun sat beside him, his troll bone shield leaning against his leg, grinning foolishly.

Wang Wu and Arrow Eye were whispering about something. Su Yurou sat by the window, her face somewhat pale—her mana consumption had been significant—but a smile lingered in her eyes.

Shadow Snake still stood in the shadows of the farthest corner.

A Wang and Scarface Liu sat in the seats further back, both of them bandaged.

They had sustained minor injuries during the cleanup outside the town earlier, but their spirits were excellent.

Zhang Ping stood at Lin Feng's side, holding an account book, reporting item by item.

"Lord, the gains and losses from this Nightmare Tide have been tallied."

He cleared his throat and read, "Our forces suffered no deaths. When the Great Qin Garrison Soldiers infantry charged out of the city, twenty sustained minor injuries."

"Mainly from stray arrow grazes and blunt force trauma. After Uncle Wu's treatment, they are fine and will recover after a night's rest."

"The Crossbowmen suffered no injuries. The arrow towers and the city wall's defensive structures are intact and undamaged."

"Regarding spoils: a total of eight hundred thirty-seven gray energy crystals, twenty-eight white energy crystals, five green energy crystals, and two blue energy crystals."

"Five green-grade pieces of equipment, one blue-grade piece of equipment... that's the belt you, Lord, got from killing the Skeleton General."

"Additionally, there are some miscellaneous materials, all stored in the warehouse."

Zhang Ping closed the account book, a heartfelt smile appearing on his face. "Lord, this battle can be said to be a resounding victory."