Chapter 245: Adding Insult to Injury
Each Undead Iron Cavalry has a health of 40,000, making it very difficult to focus fire and take down even one of them quickly.
Moreover, the truly terrifying aspect lies in their Peerless Skills.
Who can possibly withstand the Charge of cavalry that suddenly accelerates in speed?
As long as someone can hinder the speed of the front row cavalry, the monsters behind will also be affected.
However… so far, the situation is not optimistic.
Only a very small part of the players can barely withstand them.
Not every top guild chooses the Human Race; among the Elf Race, although their numbers don’t match the Humans, there are still a few medium to small guilds, along with more solo players and small teams.
The most powerful guild, without a doubt, is Mirage Blossom.
Unlike ordinary guilds, Mirage Blossom is composed entirely of female members; from the guild leader to the regular members, there isn’t a single male.
Logically, such a guild shouldn’t be able to grow strong because this kind of member recruitment can attract unnecessary trouble, even from some males who think with their lower halves.
However, the guild leader—who is like a summer day, with a substantial background—has kept those with ulterior motives towards the guild at bay.
Through years of development, Mirage Blossom has gradually established itself as one of the top ten guilds in the national server, fluctuating between ranks seven to ten.
After arriving in Dream of the Mists, they collectively decided to choose the Elf Race as their main race (some chose to follow trends with other races).
Now they serve as the backbone in resisting the Undead Iron Cavalry.
As for why they are the backbone…
That’s because the power displayed by the NPCs is even more astonishing.
Continuing with the traditional elf setting, their Agility and archery skills are exceptional; although players only get a 3% bonus to Agility, the elf NPCs are genuine ranged damage dealers, taking down one cavalry after another under the deluge of arrows.
However, their speed is still lacking.
Fortunately, the player base is large enough; as long as this continues, once the time for the Peerless Skills passes, they can slowly wear down these Undead Iron Cavalry.
Of course, all of this is predicated on the Bone Dragon not appearing.
The giant creature flying in the sky obscured the moonlight, with only a little light filtering through the gaps in its skeleton falling to the ground.
Peh!
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A single shot shattered the cavalry into pieces, and the Illusion Fragrance Fairy raised her head, her pupils suddenly narrowing—what is that thing??
Whoosh—wow!!
A thick black aura shot from the giant shadow in the sky, and in the blink of an eye, the life of more than twenty elf archers vanished.
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“You bastard!!!” Peli, filled with rage, immediately turned her gun, ignoring the charging Undead Iron Cavalry. “Ah!!!”
The spirit wood spear pierced through the night sky, shooting straight into the clouds!
Peh!
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Seemingly affected by gravity, or perhaps by the pressure of the Bone Dragon, this attack didn’t deal much damage to the Bone Dragon.
However, it successfully attracted the attention of Chalagas.
“Tsk tsk—!” Even having lost its true life, the growl of the Bone Dragon still sent a chill down one’s spine.
“Monster…” At some point, Peli’s figure had appeared on the back of the Bone Dragon. She drew her wooden spear and pointed it towards the sky, murmuring, “Illusion Fragrance… Dream!”
Purple smoke was released from the top of her spirit wood staff.
Even while flying, more than half of it covered the Bone Dragon.
“Sister Summer, this NPC flew up! Is she going to slay the dragon!?” A female priest exclaimed upon seeing the Illusion Fragrance Fairy shift into the skies.
“…It’s hard, this Bone Dragon is a Platinum Grade boss; I don’t have much faith in NPCs.”
“Hey, why do you always sound so negative? The Illusion Fragrance Fairy is not weak!”
“…The girl known as Summer rubbed her forehead in frustration, seeming to struggle with how to respond to her.
“Nan Zhi, don’t just chat, focus! I’m almost out of strength!” Another girl shouted as she blocked an attack from an Undead Iron Cavalry.
“Oh, here I come!”
The girl with the ID “Self-Hanging Southeast Branch” responded and hurriedly waved her staff to cast a healing spell.
Not weak…? It’s like a summer day frowned, looking up at the sky and shaking her head.
Now they were stuck in a dilemma.
Below the city, there were kneeling warriors, and approaching them would subject them to attacks from the Magic Crystal Cannons, while behind them were the brutal Undead Iron Cavalry. Even if they resolved this, new reinforcements would come.
A vast army loomed, just seeing it felt nerve-wracking.
At this critical moment, another Bone Dragon flew in!?
What are the other guilds doing? Even though Mirage Blossom has a deep foundation, it couldn’t possibly contend with so many forces at once.
Moreover, Peli, as the mainstay NPC elf, if something happened to her… the consequences were unthinkable.
The shadow in the sky began to swirl wildly, circling and reversing, and the purple smoke quickly filled the entire night sky!
Did it succeed…? But the lack of damage indicators was quite strange.
Suddenly, something unusual appeared in the sky.
Something was coming down! Another breath attack? No, there was no boss voice.
Could it be…!
Smash!!!
The falling object created a large pit in the ground, simultaneously revealing a white damage number:
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The Illusion Fragrance Fairy’s eyes tightly closed, her arms falling limp; she had fallen unconscious.
“Peli-sama!!!” The nearby elves exclaimed in panic.
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Strategy will never go smoothly, and this has long been Turbid Dust’s realization.
However, the current circumstances were still somewhat beyond her expectations.
There are three bosses, with the Shadow Aberrant having one-third of its health left, the Giant Axe Qilin at 10%, and the Stitch Monster at full health.
Starry had no strength to help; she was the core of resisting the mage boss, and if she moved even slightly away, it could lead to an unexpected hate transfer.
Meanwhile, the players besieging the Stitch Monster had all lost their fighting capability, and even three players were bringing the plague over here.
To make matters worse, the Giant Axe Qilin triggered its Frenzied Bone Rage, killing another knight just as she hesitated.
What to do? There’s nowhere to hide!
The escape route was blocked by her own people; how ironic.
Of course, Turbid Dust could use Blink to escape and after the frenzy passed, deal with the two low-health bosses before turning to the Stitch Monster.
But the price for doing so would be the loss of many teammates, even Kurei could die here, which she absolutely could not accept.
This is a subordinate I’ve brought up! Their future is limitless, how could they die in a place like this?
“Pray—Swamp!”
The ground under the Stitch Monster turned into a pool of mud, and several low-level teammates changed their expressions, wondering if the NPC was going to sacrifice them.
“It’s over… I never expected to die in a place like this; I should have never accepted that ridiculous quest…” a player lamented in despair.
“Who isn’t…?”
“You guys are not even controlled, why all the drama? The Endless Sea Japan server is already bad enough. Just stand there and don’t move, let us finish off this skeleton before coming over!”
“Seriously not controlled! One player picked his foot up, and it was just ordinary mud; as soon as he lifted his foot, the mud on top disappeared, so they really are invincible.”
“What about the Stitch Monster!?” Another player turned to look and saw the boss’s robust legs completely sunk into the mud pit.”
