Chapter 216: War Begins
After the order was issued, both players and NPCs sprang into action.
In less than 10 minutes, each Hundred-Man Team had over 200 players blocking the front, at least to control their speed of advancement, so as not to die too quickly.
On the other side of the horizon, countless gray-white dots were faintly visible approaching; it seemed that they would soon engage in battle!
Following the coordinates provided by Zane, the members of Dust Star gathered, among them was an unfamiliar face.
“Who is this…?”
“Oh, he’s the big shot we met while doing quests this morning. His skills and awareness are top-notch. If it weren’t for him, we would have been wiped out by monsters several times already,” Brother Shiu introduced.
So impressive? Zane turned to him and checked his information.
Level 31 Swordsman, health 6k+, physical attack 1400+.
What kind of attributes are those!?
To know, the Swordsman is just a regular class; with limited attribute growth, achieving such a current panel…
No, it’s not possible to see the quality of the equipment he’s wearing.
Like Kurei, this person had all the glowing effects of equipment turned off; how low-profile!
“He is indeed very strong,” Kurei nodded.
The forgotten memories were silently staring at her, wanting to say something but ultimately asked, “Is she… talking to me?”
What else could it be? Did you think that the person in front of you was…
Alright, did he consider himself an NPC?
“Adventurer, your strength astonishes me.”
“?” Brother Shiu cast a perplexed look.
“Can we have a little chemistry here!” Kurei complained in the adventure group channel.
“Brother Kurei, what are you doing?” Endless Sea didn’t understand.
“My skill isn’t convenient to mention in front of outsiders! It would be a hassle if it got out.”
“Oh! That’s right, I was so used to it before that I almost forgot about it.”
“You guys didn’t leak it, right?” Kurei asked.
“No way, how could we talk about something like this?” Endless Sea replied.
“Good to hear.”
Actually, if it was just a newbie joining, telling him wouldn’t matter.
But this person… his equipment and attributes are over the top, making her unable to not…
be suspicious.
“Hahaha… Brother Memories, look, even your excellent NPC knows! I get it, it must be your reputation points that are too high,” Brother Shiu patted his shoulder and laughed.
“My reputation points are 0.”
“……”
…
As the distance closed, the first to enter everyone’s sight were the Skeleton Soldiers leading the charge.
Unlike the last city defense, death in this battle would not force a player to log off.
However, there was a limiting rule.
The first death deducts 1 level, the second death deducts 2 levels, the third deducts 3 levels, and so on.
When players want to continue the battle, they need to assess if their level is sufficient; if the level gap is too large, even Skeleton Soldiers can deal tons of level difference damage.
The first guild to clash with the Undead Legion was Cloud’s Edge.
They completely surrounded 5 NPC teams, and even though the front line was stretched long, at the moment of close combat, there were no issues, as the knights and swordsmen in the front held steady against the onslaught of Skeleton Soldiers, with their health never dropping below the red line.
In fact, for a well-equipped guild like Cloud’s Edge, the Kneeling Soldiers were already insufficient.
Moreover, there was a petite Starlight Druid walking among the frontlines, as her hand subtly raised, causing stars to fall, generating a large area of effect damage of 1w+, directly obliterating the enemy!
“Little Leaf Grass is amazing!” the surrounding members cheered.
“Jiang Zhaojie is invincible!”
“…” Hearing these words, she couldn’t stop her right hand holding the staff from trembling, wishing she could turn around and create a starfall.
Aside from Cloud’s Edge, other guilds also quickly formed their formations right at the start of the battle; even casual teams were managing quite well.
Some began to secretly rejoice.
So far, Yunshui City was the first to begin the battle.
Players in other locations had yet to start the siege, and this place was already engaging in skirmishes.
Watching the scores of Yunshui City players rapidly rise, those players who had run elsewhere felt quite uncomfortable.
Just watching others consume the soup and enjoy the meat was immensely frustrating.
As it became clear that the Kneeling Soldiers could withstand the combat power, some players began to test releasing a few low-health monsters for the NPCs to engage.
And then—suddenly, a heavy strike from the Skeleton Soldier caused over 5k damage, directly eliminating the rookie.
“++! Yuhua Xuanlong cursed softly, not expecting that the NPC would be so weak and be killed with a single hit.
However, unexpectedly, another soldier surged forward and shouted, “Aahhh!!”
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A sword pierced the Undead Flame within the skull.
Damn!
Suddenly, a silver light enveloped the brave soldier.
When it returned, the silver light dissipated, and his armor had unknowingly thickened, while the standard longsword became markedly sharper.
Checking attributes!
Human Soldier:
Rarity: Black Iron grade
Level: 20
Health: 1700
Attack: 114-174
Physical Defense: 50
Magical Defense: 24
Skills: Heavy Stab
Description: A rookie who overcame fear, learned new fighting skills by slaying the vicious soldier.
Attributes doubled?
“I swear… Dianhuo!”
“This… Boss, I’m not BL,” Yuhua Dianhuo said awkwardly.
“Shut up, I mean, get half of those who can control skills out, and tell the front-liners to let a few low-health vicious soldiers in. Rotate to control them, so the NPCs can take them in.”
“But that would put more pressure on the front lines…”
“Better to have pressure; if we want to surpass those guilds, we have to do something.”
Exactly, although Yuhua had many people, the truly capable high-level tanks to hold the attention of the vicious soldiers were few.
This led to a situation where there were many people but little soup, with a lot of melee classes too scared to hit a few times.
Unlike Yuhua, those large guilds prioritized quality first, whereas quantity was secondary.
Thus, the key point of this mission—when NPCs kill monsters, the points are shared double among all players who selected that target.
Maybe a turnaround could be achieved.
…
Miss, do we really have to break into such a place… Kurei gulped anxiously.
“What’s wrong? Are you scared?”
“No… not…”
“Your hands are shaking! Are you really not scared?”
“Of… of course!”
“Don’t worry, with so many reliable adventurers here, they will help you.”
“Well… alright, I’ll count down 60 seconds before I go in.”
“60”
“59”
“Fifty…” Kurei was saying when he suddenly felt two soft little hands on his back.
Before he could feel the warmth, a powerful force from behind surged, and his body, as if out of control, was sent soaring into the air by inertia.
With the Poison Blade in hand, Kurei looked down at the encircled menacing bones, his mind momentarily blank.
Chen Chen rubbed her hands and shook her head, “Big man, stop dilly-dallying, what’s that about!”
