I'm building the perfect territory in the mist.

Chapter 20: Elite ★★★ Abomination, take it down!

"Haha, that's right!"

Qin Lang smiled and nodded, saying, "The skeleton archer unit is prepared for Shen Xing. Isn't his initial unit orc? It's perfect for supplementing his ranged attack."

"And your archer units, though powerful, are too fragile. These stone golems are perfect for your front line."

Staring at the ball of light on the table, the two exchanged a glance, their faces showing a complex expression.

Clearly, this was a troop nest that Qin Lang had carefully selected after considering the situation in their territory.

"Qin Lang, this is too precious."

Xu Jiayi hesitated and said, "I saw on the trading section that the lowest transaction price for an ordinary two-star troop nest has exceeded 100,000."

"Units like skeletons and golems, which don't require extra resources to feed, are worth double the price. You should take them back."

Shen Xing was initially unaware of the value of these military nests, but after hearing Xu Jiayi's explanation, he was somewhat surprised.

These two troop nests together have at least three or four hundred thousand troops!

I've never seen so much money in my entire life; my bank account balance has never exceeded five figures!

"Where did you get so much money? You didn't secretly find a rich woman behind our backs, did you?" Shen Xing asked with a suspicious look.

"What are you talking about? Do you think I, Qin Lang, am the kind of person who needs to rely on a rich woman?"

He declared righteously, "These are the gold coins I got from the old man."

"You old man?"

The two were puzzled again.

Although they knew that Qin Lang's family was well-off, his father had been very strict with him since he was a child.

When he was in school, he was not given any extra expenses beyond the most basic living expenses.

Several times, his living expenses ran out ahead of schedule, and he only managed to get through it with the help of Shen Xing and the others.

"Yes," Qin Lang explained, "My old man suffers from chronic rheumatism, right? I happened to collect a Blood Fruit in the game that day, so I thought I'd give it a try."

"I lied to him and said that these fruits were picked from a primeval forest abroad, and that I only managed to get them through a friend."

The old man ate it with some skepticism. The next day, he transferred 500,000 yuan to me, telling me to thank my friend properly.

"Then I took the money and went to the Pioneer Exchange in Jiangcheng to buy three unit nests."

The two nodded in realization, understanding where he had gotten the money.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, although this game has existed for many years, only a small number of people know about it.

Qin Lang's father suffered from rheumatism for many years and spent a lot of money on treatment.

The Blood Fruit itself has the magical effect of accelerating blood flow. Although it cannot cure the pain instantly, it can significantly reduce the pain.

Qin's father was so happy that he transferred a large sum of money to Qin Lang.

However, the two were still somewhat hesitant, after all, these two unit nests were too valuable.

Qin Lang saw through their thoughts and continued, "Take it. After all, I'm the one who dragged you into this game."

"Consider it as making up for my guilt; I don't want to see the discussion group get even fewer people."

Having said all that, the two of them naturally couldn't refuse any further.

Xu Jiayi accepted the Stone Golem Nest: "Okay, I'll take it. My territory does need a batch of front-line units."

Shen Xing nodded and put the Skeleton Archer's Nest into his pocket.

This unit's lair was indeed a great help to them.

The three of them then ate their meal while sharing their experiences from the game.

Both of them were somewhat shocked when they heard that Shen Xing had trained an elite two-star orc warrior.

However, the other two were not surprised, after all, Shen Xing achieved an S-level rating in the first battle, which was not difficult for him given his gaming talent.

Similarly, Qin and Xu have also made significant progress in the past few days.

Qin Lang spent tens of thousands of yuan to purchase a complete elite soul and several ordinary souls from the exchange.

He used his money to create an elite one-star halfling assassin.

Xu Jiayi also trained an elite one-star ranger archer.

Shen Xing glanced at the reclusive girl without showing any emotion, feeling somewhat surprised.

After all, this game is extremely difficult, and resources are hard to obtain.

To upgrade a unit to elite level, you need to kill elite-level monsters to obtain soul fragments or complete souls.

Moreover, even if a soul fragment is obtained, there is still a possibility of failing to break through.

For the average player, it might take a month to train an elite unit.

Shen Xing has the hidden talent of [Sacrifice Evolution], Qin Lang has the power of money, but Xu Jiayi is just an ordinary internet-addicted girl, so how did she manage to do all that?

However, Shen Xing did not press the matter. Everyone has their own secrets, and perhaps she also had some kind of adventure in the game.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the three of them walked out of the restaurant together.

Qin Lang pushed Shen Xing, while Xu Jiayi followed beside him with her head down.

"By the way, I went to the Players Association in Jiangcheng yesterday. There are a lot of interesting things there. I bought these troop nests there."

As Qin Lang pressed the elevator button, he asked, "Are you interested in taking a look?"

Shen Xing thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "Let's forget it. We've only been in the game for a few days, and we haven't even figured out the mechanics yet. It's best not to contact other players for now."

Xu Jiayi simply shook her head, indicating that she did not want to go out.

"Never mind then, I'm not going either." Qin Lang shrugged.

Just as they were about to step into the elevator and head to the basement, they suddenly heard a commotion.

Suddenly, the crowd in the shopping mall not far away became agitated.

Many people were running while shouting to dial 110 or 120.

The three intended to leave immediately, but then they heard a burst of maniacal laughter.

"Since I'm destined to die, I'll drag a bunch of people down with me! Hahaha!"

They stopped abruptly, their gazes passing through the crowd to a figure standing in the center of the mall.

The other person was wearing a leather jacket and had messy hair; he was the middle-aged man who had almost bumped into Shen Xing earlier.

He wore a sickly smile, ripped open his shirt with both hands, revealing gruesome wounds on his skin, from which thick gray mist continuously spewed out.

"Damn, he's an unlucky guy who died in a game and wanted to take revenge on society before he died!"

Qin Lang cursed, then instantly understood what had happened.

They searched for a lot of information on the forums during this period and gained a general understanding of the game's death mechanism.

When players die in the game, their physical bodies will also die, but not instantly.

There will be a buffer period of two or three hours or even most of the day.

Some people will choose to take this time to make their will and arrange their affairs after death.

Some people are unwilling to die like this and, like this middle-aged man, will take revenge on society before they die.

"Pfft! Pfft pfft!"

The middle-aged man's body was continuously torn apart, gradually turning into fragments on the ground, and more mist gushed out.

In just a few breaths, it covered the entire first floor of the mall and was spreading to higher floors.

In the fog, ordinary people collapsed in droves, as if there were some kind of toxin in the fog that caused them to fall into a coma.

Only Shen Xing, Qin Lang, and the other two were unaffected.

"Plop... Plop..."

As if some creature was moving in the slime, a huge shadow gradually condensed on the middle-aged man's corpse.

As it slowly walked out, everyone could see what it looked like.

It was an extremely bloated monster, over three meters tall, covered in rotting flesh, like a moving mountain of meat.

With each step, rotting flesh fell off his body and slammed onto the mall floor with a "thud".

"Holy crap, it's an 'Abomination,' a monster that's at least an elite three-star level!"

Qin Lang stared at the monster before him, his face deathly pale, frozen in place.

The other two were in no better shape; the monster's aura was far too evil and terrifying!

It felt as if a rotting hand was gripping my heart, and my shoulders trembled slightly.

"What do we do now? It seems like these monsters in the game will indiscriminately slaughter all living things around them after they appear." Qin Lang swallowed hard and asked.

"Run! This monster is an elite three-star monster, probably level 5 or higher. It's too dangerous!" Xu Jiayi said seriously.

"Run... but what about these ordinary people?" Qin Lang looked at the crowd of people lying on the ground around him, a hint of pity in his eyes.

The fog can render ordinary people unconscious and erase their memories.

Only those who have entered the game before will not be affected.

But as Qin Lang said, the monsters that emerge from the fog will launch a frenzied massacre on the surrounding people, which is why the number of accidental deaths has surged in recent years.

Even if there are special personnel from the Anomaly Handling Bureau to deal with this kind of thing, by the time they arrive, there will probably already be a lot of casualties.

At the same time, the abomination was dragging its rotting body toward a little girl who had fallen to the ground.

A large, foul-smelling hand slowly reached out, and the gaping mouth on its stomach opened wide; what would happen next was self-evident.

Their pupils contracted sharply, and they were torn between their inner thoughts and their own internal struggles.

"Qin Lang, Jia Yi, let's get started."

Shen Xing took a deep breath and solemnly said, "This monster is an elite three-star, the difference isn't too great. Let's summon our strongest units to take it down."

"Listen to my commands. Even if we can't win, we should be able to stall for time!"

The other two were slightly taken aback, but only for a second before they came to their senses.

"Okay, let's do it!"

The three of them simultaneously raised their right hands, rolled up their sleeves, and revealed the mist flower that existed between reality and illusion.

The flowers slowly rotated, releasing white mist that quickly condensed in front of them.

In the mist, they could vaguely see the outlines of their own unit, as if it were about to manifest from another world.

But just as it was about to be fully formed, it suddenly stopped.

There seems to be a layer of frosted glass between them and the military branches; they can see them, but they can't touch them.

"What's going on? Didn't you say that if you connect your consciousness to the Mist Flower, you can materialize the troops in your territory?" Xu Jiayi asked, looking puzzled.

Shen Xing was also very puzzled, after all, this was the first time they had materialized a unit, and they had no idea that this situation would occur.

"I remember now!"

Qin Lang suddenly realized something: "I saw on the forum that, in addition to connecting with the Mist Flower through consciousness, you also need to shout the name of the unit to establish a real-world anchor point."

"Only in this way can they be fully manifested!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xing and Xu were both stunned, their expressions stiffening.

"Do we really have to shout?" Xu Jiayi asked.

"It seems necessary," Qin Lang replied, his expression somewhat complicated.

After some hesitation, they finally made up their minds and shouted:

"Come out! *3"

"Hellroar!"

"The Angelic Queen!"

"Master of Shadows!"