Chapter 215: Joint Operation
The situation unfolded too suddenly, and Fenghua’s fragile health was being trampled by the relentless Skeleton Soldiers.
In the blink of an eye, she was on the brink of dying.
In such a state, she couldn’t even use her skills.
“…”
If this dragged on, Fenghua would be kicked to death by the minions!
Thousand Flash Step!
A wild Sword Art swept through the approaching skeletons, dealing over 10,000 damage while repelling their frail Undead Flames.
Unfortunately, Starry’s level 33 had already surpassed theirs by three levels, and the experience gained was significantly reduced.
Taking advantage of the gap before they closed in, she flung the Qiu Yue Sword out, executing the Whirling Blade!
Swish, swish, swish!
The spinning blades sliced through the bones like cutting through paper, dividing the skeletons into countless segments.
For now, a small vacuum zone was cleared.
Fenghua reacted quickly, pushing herself against the ground to regain her balance.
Brushing off the dust from her face, she fumed, “Ah! This is driving me crazy! I’m going to capture them all and make soup out of them!”
“…? Isn’t that venting way too extreme?”
“Let’s run out first.” Starry glanced at the encroaching Proud Warriors and said.
“Alright—” As she responded, a strange sound echoed, and the temperature in the air noticeably dropped.
Are they using the same trick again?
Starry raised her head, surrounded by Proud Warriors, but there were no strange ice spears overhead.
What was happening?
Suddenly, a Proud Warrior behind Fenghua charged forward!
No, looking closely, one would notice this Proud Warrior’s limbs were twisted backward.
Who… was pushing it forward?
Ah… she already had an answer in her heart; they wouldn’t even spare their own!
A deep blue ice spear pierced through the Proud Warrior’s bones, revealing sharp fangs.
This is bad!
The Ice Flow Shield was still on cooldown, and the effect of the Whirling Blade skill hadn’t ended yet,
even if she wanted to block, it wasn’t possible.
However, there was still a way.
Taking a step closer to Fenghua, she finally felt something was off due to her angle.
Extending her right hand, Starry shouted, “Star Cat!”
Accompanied by a chilling breath, the Ice Frost Tiger emerged from the pet space, its frost-clawed paw crashing down!
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After both the Proud Warrior and the ice claws weakened the attack, combined with the Star Cat’s own ice resistance, this strike only dealt over 3,000 damage, yet still, it took away a quarter of the Star Cat’s health.
“Ah—!”
In pain, a massive ice chain rose high, pointing to the three o’clock direction.
Looking in that direction, a figure approximately 1.8 to 1.9 meters tall came into view, with a head that was longer and sharper compared to a human. Its face was covered with a gray cloth, and it had a row of weapon holes on its back, each holding a blue ice spear. There was no mistake; it was him!
Check Attributes!
Ice Dwarf Hunter:
Rarity: Gold Grade
Level: 35
Health: 30,000
Physical Attack Power: 535-772
Physical Defense: 198
Magical Defense: 176
Skills: Critical Arrow, Leap, Ice Arrow Regeneration
Description: A giant that lurks in the extreme cold, feared by people known as Ice Arrow Hunters. They have begun to roam the continent, hiding among the armies of corpses.
Not even a Boss-level monster!?
This means… there’s more than one of this kind of monster…
Feeling a chilling sensation behind her, another one was coming!
…
“Soldiers, and adventurers!” Kurei stood at the forefront, his voice not too loud, just enough for everyone to hear, and those on escorting missions could certainly hear him.
“Lord Wishcaster has sensed the enemy’s position. Right now, we are being assaulted by thousands upon thousands of Undead Spirits. However, as long as we work together, I believe everyone can defeat them!”
“Oh~ The soldiers murmured in scattered voices, mostly discussing what to do.
Seeing this situation, Kurei wasn’t discouraged; he had already anticipated this scene. “Don’t worry, as long as you obey the orders, I will do my best to keep everyone alive! Now—let’s get ready!”
“As I said before, form a battle group of one hundred people each, and fight alongside the adventurers!”
At the same time, all players present received the subsequent quest.
“Ding!”
System Notification: The A-level quest “Escort” has changed, entering Phase Two—“Joint Operation.”
Joint Operation: The soldiers of Hero City will join forces with the adventurers to confront the monsters. Choose one from the thirty battle groups as your quest target. When any NPC in the target group delivers the final blow to a monster, the related players will receive double points. If any NPC in the target group dies, the related players will lose 1% of their maximum points.
Once this quest was announced, the players erupted in discussion.
Isn’t this different from other quests? I haven’t heard of such a change before! Losing points if a soldier dies?
Moreover, this double points gain is a bit worrisome.
They weren’t given much time to think, as the NPCs scattered, forming 30 hundred-man teams, with an average strength around level 20 black iron.
Yan Xiao Youhun grimaced, “What are these ancestors scheming? Losing 1% points for the death of an NPC? If the target group gets wiped out, wouldn’t there be hardly anything left?”
The players sent to scout had already reported back, the monsters were familiar foes—a group of Kick Soldiers, but as long as they were steady and careful, they could handle them.
However… the current situation didn’t allow them much time to think.
“Tingfeng! Bring 500 people to the group I marked. Have everyone select that target, and let’s see if we can finish them off before the NPCs do. If there’s any leftover health, let the NPCs finish them off!”
“Got it, I understand!”
“Lian Lian!”
“Coming, coming, Boss, should I also bring 500 people?”
“Yes, you bring… hmm, almost mixed that up. Gather all our assassins from the guild, provide support between the three marked hundred-man groups, go wherever you’re needed.”
“Huh? I also want to race!” Lian Lian whined adorably.
“Be obedient, you’re the only one who can handle those guys.”
“Boss, about that silver ring from last time…”
“I’ll sell it to you at 20% off, hurry up!”
“Mm-hmm, you’re the best, Boss~”
Meanwhile, other guilds quickly made their arrangements.
Top and mid-tier guilds directly claimed 1-4 hundred-man groups.
Solo players and smaller groups opted for the remaining NPCs.
Achen observed this scene, relieved that it was about as he imagined.
“Miss, is this really going to work?” Kurei still couldn’t shake the memories of the tragedy in Yunshui City.
“Don’t worry, don’t worry, there are enough adventurers. They’re not the rookies they were three days ago.”
“Alright, then I…”
“Wait!” Grabbing his shoulder, Achen quickly spoke, “Don’t rush off, you’re the one I’m most worried about.”
…
“Achen, what on earth is this quest? Do you know what’s going on?” Brother Shiu asked.
“I’ll explain to you later, just bring everyone over; there’s something more important we need to do!”
