RUN AWAY, THIS CIVILIZATION IS CHEATING!

Chapter 531: Chapter 402: The Second Ranking Settlement!

Every Weird Demon could clearly feel that the advantage that once belonged solely to the Night was being pursued and diminished bit by bit.

The God of the Great Sun had not fallen, but rather was simply a step late in awakening.

They also did not hold absolute certainty of victory, and the future remained unpredictable.

For a time, the relevant intelligence rapidly spread among all Demon Lords, and who knows how much information was continuously transmitted through that special Night dimension.

In fact, for Weird Demons, the most correct choice in this situation was to bet all their strength at one go.

As time incessantly pressed forward, their hopes for victory always seemed to shrink.

But the threat and fear brought by the Great Sun Will was simply too profound for the Weird Demons.

They also lacked a mindset that relied on winning by numbers.

Even if all the Day Forces were eradicated, what would it amount to if the God of the Great Sun still awoke? They would still bring endless destruction upon them.

This was no longer just a fight at the level of Demon Lords, it was a struggle for domination in the Endless World!

With this realization, the Weird Demons chose another path.

But for Human Civilization, what they saw was a retreat of the Weird Demons.

Yes, they were retreating once again.

The original counterattack plan of Human Civilization was to immediately undertake a great push after this victory, to constantly radiate the fruits of battle outward, to not only reclaim all the small worlds that had been lost but also to advance ferociously, plundering more resources and scoring more points.

However, the retreat of the Weird Demons actually made it more difficult for Human Civilization to acquire points.

After deliberation in meetings, they could only adopt a more aggressive approach.

All forces pressed forward!

In the rhythm of such an offensive, even as the spread of Shen Hao’s Small Map cheat became faster and faster, it was clearly unable to keep up with the Legion’s pace of attack, meaning that the frontline warriors no longer had the same Map cheat as before.

However, Shen Hao had also allowed this plan.

Cheats were powerful, but in times like these, when the environment was not conducive to their use, there was also no need to overly rely on cheats, and even without precise enemy intelligence, he still believed that the warriors from the Human Civilization System could continue to secure victories.

Any additional sacrifices brought about by this were worthwhile in the face of greater benefits.

And Shen Hao had not been idle during this time.

Although he was not yet clear as to why the Weird Demons chose to retreat, naturally, he could not let such precious time slip by.

Therefore, Shen Hao made use of the time, continuing to comprehend the Great Sun Principle and persistently designing new “Great Sun Divine Positions.”

Having created the first one, the second and the third became much easier, and in just one or two years’ time, he had astonishingly unearthed a total of twelve Divine Positions!

Although this number was still small compared to that of the Pseudo Demon Lords, these were nevertheless twelve of the most top-tier combat forces.

Once dispersed, the speed of the frontline advancement began to surge.

Human Civilization had already taken over more than five hundred regions, meaning that in these short two years, they had overtaken the gains of the previous seven to eight years.

On one hand, it was due to the aggressive expansion strategy of Human Civilization; on the other, it was naturally because the overall power of Human Civilization had significantly increased.

The number of warriors who had stepped into the Sixth Stage was growing faster and faster.

Up to now, the number of Chosen Ones within the whole Human Civilization System who had reached the Sixth Stage had surpassed four hundred!

Compared to when they first arrived in this world, the number had increased by many tens of times.

And when it came to Sixth Stage combat power, that wasn’t the only consideration.

Having occupied so many regions also brought an exceptionally rich variety of resources. Human Civilization went full throttle with no reservations, nurturing Ancient God Guards. As the original level of the Ancient God Guards gradually increased, their numbers skyrocketed to over a hundred!

Even if these Ancient God Guards were only at the initial level of the Sixth Stage, they fought fiercely without fear of death, and as Shen Hao’s Ancient God Guards, they also inherited some of Shen Hao’s abilities. When calculating their true combat strength, they were at least equivalent to the mid-stage of Sixth Rank.

This level was sufficient to uphold a powerful force.

At least under such rampant expansion, the Weird Demons, if not completely overpowered, were indeed being defeated step by step.

On the surface, the overall strength might still lean in favor of the Weird Demons, but if this continued, with their forces waning and Human Civilization’s growing, it was only a matter of time before Human Civilization System’s power would surpass the Weird Demons.

After all, the Weird Demons were not a type of Trial that became insanely stronger over time.

However, there must have been a reason behind the Weird Demons’ choice, and it had to be one that provided the resolve to absolutely reverse the gradually strengthening Human Civilization and the steadily weakening Weird Demons.

Shen Hao could only speculate slightly on this.

But, as expected, it must be related to the ultimate test of the entire Trial.

In fact, this Trial had been the least pressuring experience Human Civilization had faced so far.

Although there were still some crises along the way, overall, it was a stable and steady progress, and even if they faced crises, it never directly impacted the entire civilization.

But this too was normal.

The potential of Human Civilization had also grown increasingly powerful over time, and it goes without saying that, within this Trial, they even possessed a Civilization like the Contract Spirit Civilization, which should have been able to pass the Trial with ease.

And this was undoubtedly good news.

It meant that Human Civilization did not have to struggle desperately in every Trial crisis; they were indeed moving forward steadily in the process of overcoming the Trials.

This was the true significance of cheating.

For this reason, both Shen Hao and the entire Human Civilization maintained an extremely stable mentality, even though they were aware of the extremely dangerous “levels” that still existed, they did not feel too much pressure.

Their attention began to converge on the upcoming second ranking settlement.

This time, the ranking settlement had been fixed long in advance.

Not just the first place of Human Civilization, the second place of Contract Spirit Civilization, including the subsequent seven Civilizations, were all sorted according to their contributions to the entire Civilization System.

It could be considered one of the most harmonious rankings since Human Civilization entered the Civilization Trial.

As for the fate node that was supposed to occur at this time, so far, there had still been no clues.

Some speculated it might have been the birth of the “Pseudo Demon Lord” that was supposed to happen at this point.

But no matter what, all that was needed was to be extra careful on this day, and if nothing happened, then it was likely that the original fate node had already been changed.

After all, with the existence of the “Cheater” that was Human Civilization, the pace of this Trial indeed had been very fast.

The Weird Demons had started to retreat early on.

In short, the time for the ranking settlement arrived very swiftly.

Everything proceeded without incident.

Shen Hao had already made his selection for the type of ranking settlement as needed.

Considering the current situation, he did not choose defense this time; instead, he chose one auxiliary item and two Offensive Type items as Civilization Rewards.

Yes, all were items.

The rules and the Secret Realm were applied within the Civilization, but right now, the greatest pressure on Human Civilization stemmed from the need for a furious offense.

After reaching the Sixth Stage of the Civilization Mall Level, the total points needed for each Level increase had become absurdly high.

Even with seven times the points and what seemed like an endless supply of Weird Demons, Level growth was still extremely difficult.

Therefore, accumulating as many points as possible in this Trial had become the top priority for the entire Human Civilization System.

Very quickly, the ranking settlement information appeared on time in the panel of each Chosen One.

[Your Civilization has obtained first place in the second ranking settlement of this Trial.]

[As the Chosen One with the highest contribution value in your Civilization, you will make the reward selection for your Civilization.]

[Please choose any three of the following three rewards.]

[1. Mirror Image Army]

[2. Holy Link]

[3. Teleportation Ticket Book]

Still, there were three foundation rewards, but from the last ranking reward, Shen Hao had roughly figured out the level of rewards for this Trial — they were simply of a higher original level.

While a higher original level also implied greater power, since he already knew, it could not be said to be a surprise.

Thus, Shen Hao did not check as carefully as before but quickly glanced through them, etching the three Civilization Level item foundation rewards firmly in his mind.

Mirror Image Army, just as the name suggested, could create a mirror image of a Legion to participate in battle!

The scale and strength of the Legion were determined by the Level and expenditure.

Shen Hao made a simple attempt and found that with his current Level, he couldn’t even mirror himself.

However, this was quite normal; the power of Shen Hao himself was not something that could be simulated by a Red Mythical Endowment Treasure; it was a force that could have a decisive impact on the entire Civilization Army!

Shen Hao then attempted further and found that it was somewhat difficult to simulate the power of a Holy Spirit.

At most, he could only simulate a weakened version, like a maximum of four times burst.

But this was indeed powerful.

The power of the Holy Spirits had also been growing over the years; a four times burst was enough to overwhelm a real Demon Lord.

Moreover, this was an individual limit, not a collective one.

While mirroring out the Holy Spirit, it was still possible to mirror out a Legion comprised of over ten million Fifth Stage Warriors!

Although the consumption was huge, it was totally worth it; such a Legion on the battlefield would definitely be able to easily earn back the expenditure.

The Offensive Type item lived up to its name.

It directly provided Civilization with a strong and highly familiar Legion!

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