The System’s Response

"I'll be fine. This is urgent!"

"Yes, Master!"

Zhao Qing Er looked at Xu Hang's determined face.

He was an average guy and a little old-fashioned but when he confidently gave his directions, he became a little more dashing.

Other than a few soldiers outside the city gates and the little elf who was lying in a piece of cotton cloth, there was no one left.

Xu Hang became very curious. Why did his allies experience such ferocious attacks?

Meanwhile, in the northernmost part of the continent, it was a land of ice and snow.

The wind was cold and it was hailing.

Under the mountains, there were countless magical beasts. 

The beasts ignored the harsh hail and continued to attack a castle.

As for the Lord of the castle, he commanded a team of soldiers and they easily killed the magical beasts. His defensive power was quite astonishing as well. 

With a strike, the sword directly pierced through a beast's heart!

"This little beast does not stand a chance!"

The number of magical beasts attacking was no less than those in Xu Hang's territory!

Back in Xu Hang's territory, Xu Hang was pacing back and forth alone in the hall.

Based on the information that he had received, it seemed that the number of magical beasts at the Elven Queen's was increasing. The beasts even managed to enter her territory.

These magical beasts had no intelligence whatsoever. So, they did not bother with the elves' tricks and directly rushed into the cave. 

Luckily, the elves had the magic cannon. Otherwise, they would probably have suffered heavy casualties!

As for Zhao Qing Er and Yang Mingyue, their condition had stabilized.

Xu Hang had a bold theory.

"The greater the ability of a person, the harder their test would be!"

If the system gave you an abnormal advantage, then it would also give you a test that corresponded to the level!

It would explain why Zhao Qing Er's territory was attacked once she formed an alliance with him. 

...

In a dark castle deep within the mountains, a few people were nonchalantly drinking tea.

There were exquisite candles lit all around and the French tea set was decorated with gold embossments. The black tea in the teacup was still steaming hot.

"What? He formed an alliance with another person?"

A woman wearing a veil and gothic style dress said in surprise.

"He's just a newbie. He doesn't know the rules. It's normal for him to want to show off his abilities."

"People like us are targeted by the system. If we form alliances with others, they'll be targeted as well. This guy formed three alliances all at once and he's still in the early stages of development."

"Hahahaha, looks like he's just an average person!"

A muscular man in a black jacket laughed loudly.

"Let's just wait and see. Shadow guard number nine, continue to keep an eye on him!"

"Yes!" replied a male voice. However, there was no sight of this person!

Xu Hang pondered for a long time before accessing the world chat channel.

He skimmed through it.

There was barely anyone complaining about the Beast Tide. Most of them were talking about how powerful they were.

Xu Hang knew that for a Beast Tide of his scale, even the famous Zhang Wuji would have trouble dealing with it.

It seemed he was the only one experiencing such an aggressive Beast Tide.

There were two possibilities. One, only he and those that had formed an alliance with were being targeted by the system. 

However, it was very unlikely.

After all, people like Zhang Wuji were still around.

Two, there were others being targeted as well, but they did not announce it.

Obviously, the second possibility seemed more likely!

Those people probably chose to hide their existence!

Moreover, there were no benefits to announcing their situation.

No, there should be someone who was having a rough experience with the Beast Tide and chose to complain about it.

Besides, the Beast Tide was not over yet.

Outside the castle gates, his farmers were still trying to hold the beasts back. Xu Hang was afraid that they would run out of stamina, so he closed the castle gates to let them get some rest.

The beasts were getting stronger and stronger and Xu Hang started to worry.

He had no time to spare.

In order to confirm his speculations, Xu Hang decided to pose a question on the world chat channel.

[ Xu Hang: Hello everyone. May I ask how many magical beasts that you have killed? ]

[ It's you? You're still alive?! ]

[ About 90 or so. There's still more of them. ]

[ Tsk, what a noob. I have killed over 200! ]

After looking at the replies, Xu Hang noticed that the highest number of beasts that the others had killed were barely over 300.

Those numbers were not even a fraction of what he was experiencing!

Moreover, his farmers had killed many magical beasts at other places!

It was clear that Xu Hang possessed a powerful ability right from the start. That was why he could summon abnormal farmers.

However, the system also set him up with difficult tests!

This test was not only a challenge but also an opportunity!

For example, all of Xu Hang's farmers had gained at least two levels. Hill had already reached level 19!

Furthermore, the mountain of beasts' corpses would fetch a huge fortune!

The flesh of magical beasts could be used as food, while their skeletons could be used for crafting. The recipes that Xu Hang had previously obtained did require a large number of magical beast drops!

As long as survived, he would gain almost a lifetime supply of magic crystals!

It was definitely great news for Xu Hang.

Previously, he had thought of using the magic four-wheeled car and magic cannon to hunt for beasts in the depths of the forest. Now, it did not seem to matter if he went or not. The endless supplies were automatically coming to him!

"Being targeted? No, this is more of a blessing!" Xu Hang muttered excitedly to himself.

Soon, he could lead a carefree life instead of waking up early to work every day. 

Xu Hang could not help but think of the words that his high school teacher used to say.

"To be a top student, you need talent, but you also need to work hard."

Xu Hang felt like that sentence applied to him.

However, although he could withstand the beasts' attack, his allies could not.

They suffered because of him. He could not just ignore it.

Originally, Xu Hang wanted to rest but instead, he accessed the system's panel and began researching for countermeasures.

It was going to be a long night.