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"Dig! Hurry up and dig! If you don't want this year's harvest to turn into rat droppings, dig hard! In order to resist the attack of the demonized rats, Chen Kai mobilized almost the residents of the entire town to dig trenches in the direction of the demonized rats, of course, or elongated pits. In order to deal with the demonized rats that reached a body length of one and a half or even two meters, the trenches were dug very wide, but not very deep. It's just that the excavated earth is piled up behind the trench to form a bulwark, so that a height difference is formed.

Even so, it was not an easy task to dig a trench up to two kilometers long, one meter deep and two meters wide in such a short time, in fact, when the demonized rat appeared, the trench was only half completed. Chen Kai originally expected those player lords and the Lord of Manet to be a little stronger, but he was very disappointed, and from the mouths of the refugees and players who escaped, Chen Kai basically concluded that the two surrounding territories were finished.

First of all, the Lord Manet who often sent soldiers to act as robbers to make trouble for Chen Kai, and before the demonized rats attacked his territory, he ran away with his family first, and now more than 3,000 households and nearly 9,000 residents in his territory have all run to Chen Kai's territory. Although Chen Kai is very happy that his resident population has increased again, the anger and depression in his heart are simply incomparable to this happiness.

The more than 9,000 inhabitants accounted for more than half of them as unclothed, and it was obvious that this Lord of Manet had a deep understanding of the way to retract, which was why he chose to run away directly when the demonized rat swarm swooped towards his territory, because he knew very well that it was basically difficult to resist the attack of the demonized rat swarm by relying on this territory that was almost looted by him. Rather than accidentally losing his life, it is better to abandon the territory and run away with the looted wealth, as for what will happen in the future, as long as he has gold coins to get his hands again, he can run back after the rat plague.

Lord Manet, who is an old fritter, knows very well what the so-called Imperial Noble Investigation Team is, and when the time comes, he can basically pass the test as long as he stuffs some money, so he has no burden at all. As a result, he really became unburdened when he ran away, because he was killed halfway, and it was none other than Baron Kemdahl, the leader of the noble alliance he belonged to. It's just that the charge of attacking the nobles was planted on Chen Kai by him. But unexpectedly, Chen Kai accepted the residents of Manet's territory, relying on the confessions of those residents, Chen Kai was not only fine, but made Baron Kemdahl himself into trouble.

However, now Chen Kai didn't know that Lord Manet, who had been scolded in his mouth, had returned to heaven, he only knew that without this lord's territory as a buffer, Chen Kai's territory would be attacked by demonized rats earlier. The only thing he could do now was to use the refugees who had escaped as laborers to build the trenches, and then fill the underside of the trenches with bamboo sticks.

Although Chen Kai didn't think that these slender bamboo sticks were of much use, and even he didn't think that such a trench with a depth of no more than one meter could keep the demonized rats out for long, for now he could only pray that these defenses would be useful. At this time, Chen Kai felt that his move to close the mine was a bit wrong, and if there was enough iron ore at this time, then he could definitely arrange a lot of metal traps. Rather than relying on these bamboo skewers as traps. It's a pity that there is no time for Chen Kai to regret it now, because a gray-white slowly moving carpet has appeared in front of his eyes.

There were occasional blood-colored spots on this gray-white carpet, which were demonized rats with blood on their bodies, and the fur of these demonized rats was very special, and the blood was almost difficult to adhere to them, and if you wanted to get blood, you had to almost soak in blood and roll in it. Obviously, these demonized rats did this not long ago, because according to the information that Chen Kai had gotten, they instantly tore through the defense line composed of more than 10,000 players. Pounced into the player's territory not far from Chen Kai and attacked wildly. This territory, which was only about twenty miles away from Chen Kai, turned into a ruin in an instant, and the ground was full of rat feces except for the bones. These demonized rats did not spare even the corpses of their own people, and they were so hungry that they frantically nibbled on what they could eat, and the places they passed were not much cleaner than when the locusts crossed the border. …,

But perhaps because they had eaten too much human flesh, the mouths of these demonized rats began to become provocative, and they began to abandon rummaging for food and attack humans. Because of this, the latter player's territory retains most of the buildings, but all the players are attacked. It's just that the player's meat doesn't fill the stomach when eaten, because the player's body will instantly decompose and disappear after entering the monster's belly.

So the demonized rats became even hungrier, and then followed the smell towards the nearest group of human flesh. Ran directly for twenty miles, appeared in front of Chen Kai, and galloped wildly. Their eyes exuded bloodthirsty madness, and seeing this kind of crazy look, Chen Kai's heart instantly fell to the bottom.

"Zodiac! Are you ready? Chen Kai's huge voice instantly sounded in the team channel, and his voice was as loud as thunder. Under such a terrifying rat tide attack, ordinary soldiers are of little use at all, and ultimately rely on the power of the spellcaster.

"It's going to be done! Wait a minute! Huang Dao kept wiping the sweat from his forehead, but in fact, it was Xu Fei who was even more nervous than him, because the magic array arranged by Huang Dao and these earth element casters was composed by Xu Fei. If this magic array is successful, then Xu Fei can believe that his magic array skills can already design the magic array by himself, although there is basically no problem with the operation of this magic array in the system simulation. You must know that Xu Fei's knowledge of the magic array has reached the level of a basic master. He could easily master the basic magic array. Naturally, there was no problem in designing this most basic magic array, but he had never tried it.

The biggest effect of this magic array is only to increase the power of the spell and control the range. Use each spell node to increase the power of a single spell while sharing the mana cost during release. As the basis for the release of the group ground stabbing technique, more than a hundred earth elemental spellcasters each stood in their own positions and slowly released the same spell, using the power of the magic array to strengthen the power of the spell and the attack range, so that the spell that originally had a spread range of only ten meters became a terrifying spell that could appear on the ground for thousands of meters. Of course, Chen Kai paid tens of thousands of gold coins for this, not including some spell materials and spell crystals that could not be calculated with gold coins. These spell crystals and materials were all leased by Chen Kai from the Spell Association, of course, they will be returned in the future, as for whether they will be returned with money or more materials in the future, it is another matter.

Of course, Chen Kai didn't know that the Mage Association leased the materials used to construct the Spell Association's basic magic circle to Xu Fei was actually not only because of Chen Kai, but more importantly, for the purpose of cultivating Xu Fei. Xu Fei's magic array had actually been reviewed by an old mage from the Mage Guild in Burkner Town before he could take it out and use it. This old mage can be regarded as the nominal president of the Spellcasters Association in the entire town of Burkna, and of course the president among the natives. In fact, he came to Berkner to retire more than he wanted to use the rest of his life. However, this old mage is still the most powerful spellcaster in the whole of Burkner, and there is no one. As a ninth-order arcane master, the arcanist Philip? Lofele was a pure mage, he had no wife and no children, and he devoted almost all his life to the path of a spellcaster. Although his level is only the ninth order, his knowledge of magic is comparable to that of a legendary master, when other spellcasters are trying to improve their magic level, he is studying spell knowledge, and when other spellcasters are studying how to improve the condensation of magic power, he is trying to hit a higher mage level.

Therefore, in addition to having the rank of Arcane Mentor, the old mage is also a scholar, a master-level magic circle master, and a master-level magic knowledge master. Academician of Arcane Knowledge. The reason why he was placed in Burkner Town was not only because of Philip's own request, but also because the Mage Guild had not thought of cultivating Xu Fei and Huang Dao, and the others were incidental. Among Chen Kai and the other spellcasters, there were only two who were most favored by the Mage Association, one was Xu Fei's excellent magic array comprehension and arcane knowledge mastery, which made the imperial caster higher-ups think that he might become a division-level arcane master. Although players can basically become a division, in the eyes of the aborigines, whether they can become a division ultimately depends on one's potential and luck. …,

The potential of the zodiac lies in the shaping of spells. If it is among the ancient spellcasters, the zodiac is definitely specialized in shaping spells, and then the future is to develop in the direction of shaping spell masters. However, at present, Philip pays more attention to Xu Fei than to the ecliptic, especially when Xu Fei takes out this group magic array pattern, even though Philip knows that Xu Fei did not do it alone, he is also happy for his genius idea. This is also the reason why Philip would rather stop the construction of the basic magic circle within the Mage Association and lend the materials to the zodiac to arrange the magic circle, not only to help Chen Kai's territory, but also to witness the actual effect of Xu Fei's magic array.

In fact, Philip has a better magic circle, but those are not something that can be taught to the player, or can only be learned when Xu Fei has a certain contribution to the Mage Guild. Of course, if Xu Fei becomes Philip's disciple, maybe Philip will teach him, but he needs to pay a little fee, and the price will not be very expensive, only five or six hundred thousand gold coins. Don't think this price is expensive. In fact, among spellcasters, such a magic array that can amplify the power of spells and can be used by hundreds of spellcasters can be used together for at least millions of gold coins, and you must be eligible to buy it.

When the last bit of Mithril ink slowly outlined the last arcane rune under Xu Fei's harmony, the entire magic array flickered lightly and then gradually came to a standstill. At that moment, both Xu Fei, who was sketching the runes, and Philip, the old mage who was paying attention from a distance, breathed a sigh of relief, because they knew that the entire magic array had been completed, and that fleeting light was a static phenomenon that was automatically triggered by the magic array when it was completed. In fact, it is very dangerous to sketch such a huge magic array in the wild, because any mistake will lead to a deviation in the outline of the magic rune, and such a deviation may not have much impact on the magic array when it is small, but it will strictly reduce the amplification efficiency of the magic array. If it is a completely standard magic array, then the increase is at least fifty percent or more. But in reality, no magic array is completely standard. Even a magic array outlined by a god could not be 100% perfect. Therefore, the maximum amplification power of most magic arrays is only twenty percent. Only the power of the Combined Magic Circle is increased by the stacking of spell power.

Xu Fei's magic array uses this method to use the power and range of the superimposed tandem amplification spell, of course, the medium of the final endurance he uses is not the caster, but the spell crystal. Luckily, they still had a large piece of magic crystal. This magic crystal not only has extremely powerful power in itself, but is also the best energy support medium. With their magic power level, even if more than a hundred spellcasters are stacked in series, they may not be able to shatter such a magic crystal, so it is best to be the core of the entire magic array. At the most important time, even if it is used as a medium, it will not be damaged and can be used in the future.

When those demonized rats were no more than a kilometer away from the trenches. The zodiac is the first to pronounce the syllable of the first incantation. The spell of the earth elemental spell is as heavy and solid as the earth element itself, which is the essence of the earth, which carries all things thickly, solidifies and resists the erosion of all things. Of course, once you are angry, you can also destroy everything, so the earth element and even the earth from which the earth element is derived are the superior elemental power, and it is also the easiest force to mobilize. When you step on the ground, you can clearly feel the solidity and heaviness of this power.

Earth elemental spellcasters are regarded as the strongest mages on the earth, not only as long as they have their feet on the earth, they can continuously obtain the support of the earth element, but when they reach the master level, as long as their feet do not leave the earth, high-level earth elemental spells can be released at will. However, the earth elemental mages of the master rank rarely do this. Because of the heaviness and benevolence of the earth, many earth elemental spellcasters do not like to study battle spells in the future, but are keen to improve the earth environment. But no caster would dare to stand on the ground and anger an Earth Elementalist unless they wanted to take a shot of Earth Rift Ray or be petrified. …,

By the time the demonized rats had rushed to the trench, the spell of the zodiac had ended, and at his feet, an earthy yellow magic array of light was slowly spreading, blending with the light released by the surrounding player mages, and finally converging towards the location of the large magic crystal. Originally, this place was supposed to have a high-level earth elemental caster as the guide of the spell, but because this spellcaster had to withstand the power of the entire magic array. And there was no such earth elemental mage in the entire town of Burkna, so naturally it could only be replaced by other methods. After the magic power is gathered in this place, it naturally continues to gather and then produce agitation, and this agitation is slowly released with the target aimed at the spiritual power released by all the casters, and finally makes the spell of the magic array completely effective.

When the first batch of demonized rats jumped and prepared to cross the trenches, countless ground spikes suddenly rose from their feet, and the sharp ground thorns contained terrifying magical power that instantly pierced through their skin and pierced into them. The thorns spread like a forest standing on the ground, and in an instant, Chen Kai and the others saw that a large number of demonized rats had turned into squeaky wounded, and as time passed, their voices gradually became muffled and slowly turned into corpses. When all of them ran out of magic, Chen Kai's face soothed slightly. Because under this spell, the demonized rats died at least tens of thousands. Although most of them are low-level cannon fodder rats, these rats are also the backbone of the entire rat colony.

On the other side of the thorn is a pile of firewood piled up, which is poured with grease and accelerant, and all of Berkner's fire elemental spellcasters stand in these two directions, and the spell they need to cast is very simple, which is a fire blaster. While not all fire casters can use this spell, casters who don't know this spell can help condense the surrounding fire elementals. Of course, when the fire burns, there is no need to gather the fire element, because the fire element produced when the flame burns is the most violent spell power.

So the first wave of spellcasters who cast the Fire Blaster had the lowest spell power, but when they lit the firewood, a large amount of fire was released. The flame blasters released by the subsequent fire mages became more powerful each time. Each time, it can achieve an increase of five to ten percent. Of course, this is due to the fact that firewood combustion releases a certain amount of fire element, and on the other hand, it is due to the input of a large amount of fierce fire oil.

In fact, this time, the main force against the demonized rats is still the caster. Chen Kai knew very well that if he engaged in melee combat with the Demon Mouse, the wealth he had accumulated during this time would quickly bottom out, so he could only spend a lot of spell materials for the caster to attack. At present, the effect is quite good, and even relying on less than a thousand player casters Chen Kai to create a more powerful combat effect than several other territories to attack the demonized rats, on the one hand, because of the storage of Xu Fei's magic array, and on the other hand, he has accumulated more wealth than other player lords. If it weren't for that large magic crystal, no matter how highly educated Xu Fei's magic array was, there would be no way to carry out this dangerous work, because ordinary players would be instantly blown up by the terrifying magic when they acted as a buffer and guide for the final spell, and then the entire magic array would explode in one fell swoop.

If there was no earth elemental caster artificially creating this obstacle, other spellcasters would need to face greater risks if they wanted to carry out a spell attack, and Chen Kai would naturally need to use his life to resist the attack of the demonized rat. But now, those demonized rats are squeaky and squeaky when blocked, although the spells on both sides are not very powerful, and many demonized rats are not burned or bombarded to death by spells, but the fear of flames makes them choose to attack from the middle. It is very difficult to run on the sharp ground thorns and the corpses of demonized rats, many demonized rats accidentally fall directly and then get stuck between the ground thorns, squeaking and screaming, some of them cross the ground thorns but fall down when jumping over the trenches, and finally fall into the trenches. finally climbed up to the trench, but was instantly flattened on the head and rolled down by the shovel that was slapped horizontally from above. Of course, there are only a few who wield shovels, and most of the soldiers will definitely be kicked by Chen Kai and scolded if they do this, you must know that shovels are also strategic materials in Burkner Town, because there is a lack of enough metal Chen Kai wants to build shovels and rely on the scrap items dug up in the old city of Hugodi to be forged after recycling. …,

Therefore, for Chen Kai, every metal shovel is very precious, because he does not want the farmers in his territory to wield wooden shovels to cultivate. It is absolutely normal for soldiers who naturally wield shovels to fight against demonized rats to be repaired, and when Chen Kai and they gradually took control of the battle, it was located at the junction of Chen Kai's territory and another player's territory. Drake, who was appointed by Chen Kai as the commander of the cavalry regiment, slowly drove the war horse, he was wearing the armor of the original black-armored cavalry, but the blood lion insignia on his chest that represented the black-armored cavalry of Hugodi was slashed by him with a knife, not only because he didn't want his armor to have the insignia of the former lord, but more importantly, this insignia represented his painful past.

"Father! I'll give you rest in peace! Looking at the blood lion badge on his hand, Drake pinched it hard, and the badge representing Drake's past family crest was slowly crushed by him with his fighting spirit, and then slowly turned into scum.

"Let's go! Your lord is already in a hurry! Let's send those rats to hell once and for all! Drake slowly raised the black cavalry spear in his hand, this thousand-person cavalry team was a cavalry team that Chen Kai had managed to put together, fully equipped with black armor cavalry armor and high-grade war horses, and it could be said that it was the last backbone of the entire Burkna Town. This was originally arranged by Chen Kai, and when the battle was at its most intense, it was an extremely dangerous thing to let the cavalry directly crush the line of demonized rats, but someone had to do it, and Drake, the newly appointed commander of the cavalry regiment, took over this task.