As the great battle commenced, a war of attrition began once more, with only the roles of offense and defense having switched.
Regardless of how the battles unfolded here, out of a total of more than two hundred countries, only about a hundred remained. Zhou Yan alone had eliminated over twenty.
These remaining countries did not last long. As Zhou Yan and his allies pressed their attacks, their cities dwindled.
The cities of the United States of Beauty also succumbed quickly. After their soldiers were depleted, the Divine Dragon Kingdom's army stormed in and shattered their crystals.
Following this, Zheng Yuan remained to guard their territory, while Feng Qingyang and Jin Nuannuan also began attacking other cities. Their soldiers were so numerous that they could no longer summon more, as their territories simply did not have the capacity to produce that many.
With the Divine Dragon Kingdom's multi-front offensive, cities rapidly disappeared until none were left.
When the Divine Dragon Kingdom emerged victorious, the audience outside erupted in excitement once more.
They were ecstatic. They had feared the freshman team battle would be lost, but no one had anticipated such a swift reversal.
Zhou Yan had single-handedly eliminated most of the competition in the entire event.
Although people from other countries had complaints, Zhou Yan had broken no rules. If there was any violation, it could only be attributed to his overwhelming strength.
If being too strong was a fault, Zhou Yan was willing to err on that side.
Regardless, the Divine Dragon Kingdom secured first place in this battle. Second place went to the United States of Beauty, which had seized the opportunity to attack and capture six other cities.
This move also earned the five participants from the United States of Beauty the scorn of students from other alliances. Such acts of stabbing allies in the back were indeed characteristic of the people of the United States of Beauty.
They cared only for their own interests, disregarding whether someone was an ally.
Third place was claimed by the individuals from Eastern Ying Country. These individuals had also taken the chance to attack three other cities, earning three points.
Had it not been for the overwhelming strength of the Divine Dragon Kingdom, which had cleared out other cities so quickly, Eastern Ying Country might not have secured third place. They could only attribute this to good fortune, having picked up a bonus.
On the podium, the students of the Divine Dragon Kingdom stood once more, with each of the five individuals receiving a top-tier building reward.
The freshman year competitions had concluded entirely, with all three championships belonging to the Divine Dragon Kingdom, much to the delight of everyone within the nation.
Next, they turned their attention to the competitions of the other grades. Their events were only halfway complete and would require at least several more days to finish.
They would remain here for these days.
Zhou Yan spoke briefly with Ye Bufan, telling him to call him when they were ready to leave, as he needed to return to his territory for a moment.
Upon his return, Zhou Yan once again produced a rewarded building.
This was another barracks building, and Zhou Yan was eager to see what kind of barracks it would evolve into this time.
【Building: Dragon Breaker Army】
【Type: Barracks】
【Quality: RRR】
【Description: Can be constructed in the territory.】
Territory prompt: "Constructing [Dragon Breaker Army], [Dragon Breaker Army] evolves into [Bei Wei Army]."
"Bei Wei Army!" Zhou Yan exclaimed, overjoyed upon hearing this.
This was the army led by Yue Fei; it was truly a perfect pairing.
Zhou Yan immediately upgraded the [Bei Wei Army] to level 80 and then began summoning soldiers.
However, Zhou Yan was currently low on soul coins and could only summon ten thousand soldiers. He would have to collect enough soul coins for the remaining soldiers later.
【Building: Bei Wei Army】
【Level: 80 (Upgrade Required)】
【Quality: ???】
【Special Attribute 1: Increases all soldier attributes】
【Special Attribute 2: Increases soldier defense】
【Special Attribute 3: Increases soldier attack power】
【Special Attribute 4: Increases soldier speed】
【Special Attribute 5: Increases soldier stamina】
【Special Attribute 6: Increases soldier recovery】
【Special Attribute 7: Increases soldier endurance】
【Special Attribute 8: Reduces damage taken】
【Description: Each 3000 soul coins can randomly summon one soldier. Current summonable: (10000/100000)】
Zhou Yan was severely lacking in soul coins. Therefore, Zhou Yan directly relocated his territory to a place teeming with monsters.
This location was, naturally, one obtained from the [Heaven and Earth Library].
Once the territory was teleported to the new location, a large number of monsters quickly appeared around it.
Zhou Yan then took out two types of cards. Both of these cards were top-tier items with incredibly powerful effects.
【Item: Soul Coin Doubling Card】
【Quality: RRR】
【Description: Upon use, territory defense towers and subordinate soldiers will receive bonus soul coin rewards for killing monsters. Higher quality monsters yield greater rewards. Duration: twelve hours.】
【Item: Monster Aggro Card】
【Quality: RRR】
【Description: Upon use, attracts all monsters within a ten-thousand-kilometer radius. Effect lasts for ten hours.】
Zhou Yan had obtained both of these cards recently. He was in dire need of soul coins, and now was the perfect time to use them.
Zhou Yan possessed over a dozen of each of these cards, though not all were of top-tier quality, resulting in varying effects.
After using these cards, Zhou Yan was confident that his soul coins would increase significantly, making it much easier to summon soldiers and Dragon Horses.
Zhou Yan had already decided to equip the Bei Wei Army with Dragon Horses. Each Dragon Horse cost ten thousand soul coins, and for one hundred thousand soldiers, that meant one hundred thousand Dragon Horses. Furthermore, upgrading them all would require an immense amount of soul coins.
"Rumble!!!"
Upon activating the two cards, a crimson light surged outwards from the territory.
Shortly thereafter, monsters began charging towards the territory from all directions.
The territory's defense towers detected the approaching monsters and prepared for engagement.
Zhou Yan briefly assessed the levels and quality of these monsters.
The lowest-level monsters were level fifty, and the highest he had discovered so far was level ninety-five. No monsters beyond diamond quality had been found.
Even if they were discovered, the powerful defense towers of the territory would ultimately prevail.
The monsters entered the defense towers' attack range and were subjected to devastating assaults.
Ice Towers, Flame Towers, Blade Towers, Poison Gas Towers, Earthquake Towers, Meteor Towers...
All manner of terrifying energy rained down upon the monsters, tearing them to shreds instantly. No matter how many monsters there were, or how they attacked, they could not get too close to the territory.
A swarm of flying beasts approached the territory, including several Bosses of decent quality. However, the [High-Energy Autocannon Turrets] unleashed a barrage of concentrated fire, killing these flying monsters one by one.
Whether the monsters attacked from the ground or flew in from the air, their fate was sealed: death.
The territory's treasure chests grew in number, and the extra soul coins Zhou Yan gained multiplied rapidly, reaching millions, tens of millions, and then billions...