The Doomsday Lord: Starting as a Insect Queen-Chapter 42 - Cycle Challenge Begins

Chapter 42: Chapter 42 Cycle Challenge Begins

Chapter 42 -42 Cycle Challenge Begins

“[Territory protection has ended, removing all unclaimed rewards and wild monsters near the territory, removing movement restrictions on native mutant creatures, version update begins]”

“[Updating version… Update complete]”

“[The first week’s rankings have been settled, please collect rewards from the rankings interface]”

“[Cycle Challenge—Monster Siege Begins]”

“[Cycle Challenge—Monster Siege: Every day at 12 noon, randomly select a position around the territory as a refresh point. The refresh point will be marked one hour in advance. After defeating the current wave, the next wave will start refreshing. A maximum of seven waves can be refreshed daily]”

“[Note: Each time a new wave refreshes, the difficulty of the next wave will increase. The difficulty will carry over to the next day]”

“[Note: The type of wild monster refreshed daily is fixed, and the siege can last for up to one hour. After exceeding the time limit, forced settlement will occur]”

“[After the daily settlement, the Points Mall will open immediately, and this mall area is shared. It refreshes after the siege begins each day]”

“[Due to special circumstances, today’s siege is delayed by one hour, the refresh point is marked, estimated start time remaining: 59 minutes 59 seconds]”

“[Next Cycle Challenge Preview—Natural Disaster: Cold Wave, please all Lords prepare]”

The announcement on the panel arrived punctually at 12 noon.

Having carefully read the announcement content, Bai Yi sighed in slight relief.

The specific rules were not much different from the announcement on the first day, only that there was an added refresh point mechanism, and it would even be marked in advance.

*It was much simpler than expected.*

Instead, Bai Yi found the preview of the cycle challenge somewhat tricky.

“A cold wave, a natural nemesis…”

*What should one do if it’s impossible to endure such a catastrophic challenge?*”

Bai Yi unexpectedly felt a tinge of worry and, driven by an inexplicable impulse, opened the ranking list, scrolling down to the last name.

“Rank 895: Xixi, Territory: Abandoned Cottage, Level Evaluation: 1st Rank Blue”

She remembered that on the first day she checked, this number of people was still over nine hundred and seventy.

*Has the number unexpectedly dropped below 900 in a week?*

“No, why am I suddenly concerned about others? I’m not even completely safe yet!”

Shaking off the thoughts in her mind, Bai Yi looked in a direction, where she had felt a prominent mark after the announcement was made.

That was the east of the territory, a direction she had scarcely explored.

“That must be the so-called refresh point.”

Bai Yi speculated, turning to look at the three Zhan Yi members who had long been on standby.

“Wild monsters won’t attack for another hour but we can prepare in advance.

To be cautious, this time Zhan Er and Nong Si, you two take charge of the confrontation, and Zhan Yi will stay back. I will command the insect swarm to follow you!

The swarm will lead you to the refresh point.

Remember, the primary goal this time is to assess the monsters’ strength during the siege. If anything unexpected happens, remember to retreat immediately!”

“Yes!”

The two responded loudly, and the beetles hidden among the surrounding Banyan Forest flew out at Bai Yi’s summons.

Hundreds of beetles hovered in the air simultaneously, their flapping wings partially obscuring the sunlight.

However, Bai Yi had no mind to pay attention to this; she nimbly lay back into the tree hole, connecting her consciousness to the swarm and leading Zhan Er and Nong Si to the refresh point.

The distance wasn’t too far, and after arriving at the territory’s edge, Bai Yi spotted a peculiar sight from her aerial perspective.

In a small clearing about two hundred meters from the edge of the territory, there was a magic array with a radius of ten meters. Pure white magical power constructed mysterious runes, emitting a faint bright light.

“What is this? Summoning Array? Space Magic Array?”

Bai Yi controlled a Poison Blood Beetle to attempt to approach, but was blocked by an invisible barrier before it could make contact.

“Cannot be touched…”

After fiddling with the beetle for a while, she realized that she couldn’t figure anything out, so she hung herself on a nearby banyan tree and waited for the “professionals.”

Soon, Zhan Er and Nong Si arrived, taking bus number 11.

The moment Nong Si saw the magic array, it immediately caught their attention.

“Zhan Er, I’ll take a look…”

Zhan Er didn’t ask much. This looked too magical for her to have any input, so she merely reminded:

“Be careful.”

Nong Si nodded, walking slowly forward and placing a hand on the barrier.

Bai Yi’s consciousness hid within the swarm, watching the scene silently without intervening, instead hoping Nong Si could uncover something.

As the territory’s only true magician, Bai Yi couldn’t offer her much useful support. Zhan Er had already acquired a handy weapon, and Zhan Yi had directly inherited Karis’s entire legacy.

Nong Si had to rely on herself to grow stronger.

Nong Si didn’t let Bai Yi down, providing her with a pleasant surprise.

“Your Hero Unit Nong Si had an epiphany, unlocking Space Element (1%/100%).”

…

Outside White Poplar City, Mechanical Workshop

Jun Lin, accompanied by a group of heavily armed men, stood guard behind a low wall at the edge of the territory.

In front of them lay an identical pure white array to the one Bai Yi had encountered.

“Boss, what exactly is this…”

One of the burly men couldn’t hold back any longer and asked, immediately receiving murmurs of agreement from his companions.

“Yeah, boss, just the other day, we dealt with those Goblin Slimes, and now there’s this magic array. Is there really such a thing as magic in this world?”

“Boss, is magic real?”

“Boss…”

Jun Lin raised his hand in a gesture for silence, feeling a bit of a headache.

After arriving in this world, he had indeed overlooked the fact that the people under his command were not the same as those in his past life; they lacked an understanding of this world.

Seeing that there was still over half an hour left as indicated on the panel, he had ample time to explain things to them.

Jun Lin carefully chose his words and began to explain:

“Firstly, I can confirm that there is indeed magic in this world,

but are you really afraid?

You’ve seen superpower users too; so-called magic is just like superpowers.

Get hit by a bullet, and you’d still die!

As you saw the day before yesterday, even that Third Rank Goblin Giant would bleed and die if hit by bullets or bombs!

Feel your guns. Are you afraid?”

Jun Lin’s tone rose as he raised his rifle.

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“Not afraid!”

The burly men shouted loudly, hurting Jun Lin’s ears a bit.

“Enough, enough, how many times have I told you, keep your voice down when we’re out!

Alright, listen carefully to what I say. According to reliable information, our old friends, the Goblins, will be the first wave of monsters.

The Goblins teleported in the first wave are very weak. Wait for my command and prepare to throw grenades.

Make sure to aim carefully, and then for the second wave, you all…”

After laying out the battle plan, everyone took their orders and dispersed to find their attack positions.

Jun Lin, however, just stared absentmindedly at the array in front of him.

From his past life’s experience, even those top-notch experts proceeded cautiously on the first day, leaning towards discerning the monsters’ patterns, rather than rushing.

But he was different; with memories from the previous life, he could skip this step entirely.

If so, he might actually secure the first place on the very first day.

He distinctly remembered that the best items in the Points Store were limited, only available one per day!

Especially the dungeon scrolls and superpower crystals, they were truly invaluable! Even though he had a Golden talent this lifetime, he still couldn’t manage to wield any high-powered, destructive attacks early on.

He lacked confidence in competing in the ensuing days, but on the first day, he could still leverage this intelligence advantage to seize the first place.

Focusing on the panel’s countdown, the time reached the final ten seconds.

…

Unidirectional Space Transmission Array: Can transmit a target from one place to a destination thousands of miles away. The advantage lies in its low magic power consumption and extreme stability, but it requires prolonged guidance and forms a very noticeable array at the destination, making its practicality rather limited…