After Han Xing prepared to establish the Wolf Cavalry Camp and the Minotaur Camp, he planned to enter a troop-building mode.

At this moment, Cheng Jianyong eagerly asked, "Brother Xing, if you form an army in the future, could you spare me a brigade? I've long wanted to experience the feeling of leading troops to conquer the lands!"

Shen Yun glanced at him disdainfully and said, "You want to lead troops? Have you ever been on a battlefield?"

"So what if I haven't!"

Cheng Jianyong said excitedly, "This isn't modern warfare, it's all about magic and swordplay."

"When the time comes, watch me take the enemy's head amidst the chaos!"

Shen Yun was utterly speechless.

At this time, Han Xing smiled and said, "It's still early to build an army; for now, let's focus on completing the Second Transformation advancement quest."

Only then did everyone remember this; Han Xing had already reached Level 20, and advancement was imminent.

At this point, Shen Yun commented, "This advancement quest is quite challenging; it actually requires handling a Leader Monster alone."

"I suspect that besides Brother Xing, none of us can confidently say we can easily pass this quest."

Since Han Xing had Coal Ball, a violent pet for assistance, he could easily deal with Leader Monsters of the same level.

Hearing this, Cheng Jianyong was surprised and said, "What? Your advancement quests require soloing a Leader Monster? I only need to solo an Elite Monster!"

Everyone was taken aback.

At this moment, Zhang Lianmeng softly said from the side, "I also just need to solo an Elite Monster."

Su Xiaoyang timidly said, "Mine is a Leader Monster…"

Everyone felt a bit puzzled.

Typically, when ordinary Survivors reach Level 18, the system automatically issues two quests.

One is an advancement quest, and the other is a challenge quest.

[Advancement Quest]: Break through the Level Limit to complete Profession advancement.

[Quest Condition 1]: Survivor reaches Level 20.

[Advancement Condition 2]: Obtain 1 Expert Emblem.

The Expert Emblem is a non-tradable quest item that can only be obtained through challenge quests.

The 'Advancement Quest' requirements are the same for everyone.

However, the challenge quest varies somewhat.

[Challenge Quest]: Survivors must complete a test of their abilities.

Successfully defeating a same-level Leader or higher-grade monster grants the item reward: 1 Expert Emblem.

Han Xing, Shen Yun, and Su Xiaoyang's quests require them to defeat Level 20 Leader Monsters.

Whereas Cheng Jianyong and Zhang Lianmeng only need to defeat Level 20 Elite Monsters.

Everyone seemed to realize something, connecting it to their respective professions, and suddenly they understood.

Cheng Jianyong's eyes showed a look of realization, "So that's it, for ordinary professions like ours, simply challenging a same-level Elite Monster can complete the quest."

"This is also a system mechanism to take care of ordinary players like us."

"Whereas those who have transferred to hidden professions, due to the advantages of their professions, have relatively more difficult advancement quests."

Upon understanding this, everyone felt at ease.

This mechanism is rather humane.

Otherwise, at this stage, besides top-tier players like Han Xing, even ordinary players would need to struggle to handle an Elite Monster, let alone a powerful Leader Monster.

Han Xing shook his head and said, "It's okay, although Leader Monsters are powerful, based on your skills, as long as you choose the right target, you can still defeat them."

"Even though you don't have pets, you can still take advantage of your profession specialties to find Leader Monsters with weaknesses and adopt targeted strategies."

Su Xiaoyang and Shen Yun's eyes lit up; they understood Han Xing's meaning.

What are targeted strategies?

For instance, Su Xiaoyang's profession, Elf Shooter, has flight capabilities. In this case, they can find a Level 20 Leader with short reach and kite it to death.

Shen Yun's profession also has distinctive features.

The Radiant Knight deals an additional 150% damage when dealing with Dark Creatures, such as Ghosts and the Undead.

With these thoughts, everyone's gaze at Han Xing became tinged with admiration.

Now, they just need to find suitable battle targets.

As for Level 20 Leader Monsters, they are also easy to find.

For instance, clouds with an area over ten thousand square meters are highly likely to have a Level 20 Leader inside.

Of course, they might also encounter even stronger enemies.

However, for extremely dangerous Sky Islands like these, the system will provide corresponding warnings.

The massive Sky Island continued moving forward.

After Han Xing reached Level 20, the Sky Island's movement speed increased significantly again.

It reached a movement speed of 77 meters per second, which translates to a speed of 277 kilometers per hour.

But due to the growing size of the Sky Island, it seemed relatively slow.

Before long, a vast cloud appeared ahead of everyone.

Rough estimates put its area at over twenty thousand square meters, the largest cloud Han Xing and company could currently challenge.

If it were any larger, it would likely harbor Three-star Monsters.

After the two massive Sky Islands drew near, a system prompt appeared.

[This was once a territory of the Human Race Empire, a prosperous small city, its former splendor vanished after the wash of time...]

"A small city? Does that mean there's a city inside?"

Hearing this prompt, everyone was also surprised.

This was the first time they encountered architecture from the world's original inhabitants outside of a Secret Realm.

Moreover, the system did not clearly state whether there are any monsters inside.

Han Xing clicked confirm with a face full of confusion.

After the clouds dispersed, a floating island suddenly appeared ahead.

Everyone looked on with curiosity.

Just as the system indicated, on the island was a relatively intact human town.

The first thing that caught the eye was a blue stone wall about two meters high, encircling the entire island.

However, it seemed that due to the ravages of war, the wall had many cracks and several collapsed gaps.

Passing through the wall, inside were rows of medieval-style buildings.

Blue bricks and red walls, each building was carved with some ornate decorations, all of which displayed the city's former prosperity.

But now, the bustling scene was gone, leaving only a wreckage.

Houses collapsed, ground sunk, leaving only scattered wood and stone blocks.

"My God! Could this be the Sky City from the movies?" Cheng Jianyong couldn't help exclaiming.

Han Xing wondered, "A human town... does this mean that the Human Race in this world once developed well here?"

Everyone was also very puzzled.

In their impression, the place where survivors descended was always a shatter of broken Sky Islands, without any sign of civilization.

In the last Knight Judgment Arena, although everyone knew there was a Human Race in this world, they had never encountered them.

Most importantly, from the information Han Xing received, the place where the Blue Star people arrived was called the Land of the Abandoned Gods, a place other intelligent creatures were unwilling to set foot in.

But why, only the Human Race prospered here?

Unable to think of an answer, Han Xing shook his head and said, "I'll go in and explore a bit to see if I can find anything."

With that, he maneuvered his territory closer to the city in the sky, ready to land.

Then, at that moment.

The ground beneath everyone's feet trembled, and they found it hard to stand steadily.

Rumble!

A violent quaking sensation came, as if they had collided with an air wall.

Han Xing looked carefully, and in front of him appeared a transparent defense shield.

At this moment, a system prompt appeared.

[You have approached the territory of the Human Race Empire, Lamino City. If you have not obtained permission from the City Lord, your intrusion will be regarded as a forceful invasion.]

Hearing this, Han Xing was a little surprised.

Lamino City, that should be the name of this Suspended City.

But he didn't expect that this seemingly ancient small city actually had something like a defense shield.

"There's even a defense shield here. Does that mean there might be other structures like pyramids inside?"

Han Xing also heard the words City Lord, which indicated that there might be living people inside.

However, after observing for a while, he didn't see any signs of life coming out from the town.

Everyone was also expressing great confusion.

Then, Han Xing tried attacking the defense shield.

An arrow shot out, creating ripples on the transparent shield.

A prompt appeared in front of him.

[Intermediate Spiritual Defense Shield: Remaining defense value, 1180/1200.]

Han Xing's arrow only knocked off 20 points of defense value, but that was because he just attacked casually without using full force.

"What a thick shield!" Han Xing exclaimed in surprise.

The intermediate defense shield had 1000 more defense points than the basic defense shield.

At this time, the system prompt appeared again.

[Please note, your actions have already displeased the creatures within Lamino City. If you continue these attack actions, the creatures inside Lamino City will regard you as a hostile entity and retaliate.]

"Retaliate?"

Han Xing was shocked inwardly.

He quickly instructed everyone to step back.

However, after waiting for half a minute, there was still no movement inside.

At this time, Han Xing realized something was amiss with the system prompt.

This prompt seemed not to be from the system, but from the creatures inside.

It sounded like a threat and warning, but Han Xing detected a sense of insecurity from it.

"Is this guy inside trying to scare me off?"

A strange expression suddenly appeared on Han Xing's face.

"If I'm not allowed in, I insist on entering!"

With that, Han Xing directly operated the crossbow arrow launcher platform for a volley.

Thwack thwack thwack!

The siege crossbow arrow launcher platform caused significant damage, with very noticeable effects.

After a round of volleys, the shield with over 1000 defense points broke instantly.

Yet, even with the shield shattered, the town remained eerily quiet, with no creatures coming out.

After waiting for a moment, Han Xing murmured softly.

"It seems, the folks inside don't want to come out."

The system's prompt confirmed that there were definitely living creatures inside.

Shen Yun worriedly said from the side, "Brother Xing, the entities inside seem not too welcoming to us. Should we still go in?"

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