Chapter 61: Winning by Outwitting the Enemy
Hang Yu noticed.
The players had summarized their experiences.
They had become more cautious.
There were a considerable number of Yellow Turban Headless Fiend Soldiers in the core pollution zone, and even more new types such as Fiend Warlocks and Fiend Cavalrymen, with the latter two being the true culprits behind the last devastating defeat.
In terms of overall strength, the Fiend Cavalrymen were the strongest.
However, in terms of threat, the Fiend Warlocks were the deadliest.
The players realized that the key to victory lay in whether they could kill the Fiend Warlocks at the first moment; otherwise, even someone as well-equipped and with the highest Iron Armor skill level like Ye Li Meng would not be able to withstand the relentless assaults of the Yellow Turban Rune Wolves.
Black-Eyed Rui Ge and others received good news from the mouths of other players.
The Skill Tower had updated with brand-new skills!
They hurriedly went to check the situation.
【Shadow Step】, a green-quality skill, learning requirements: 22 points in Agility, 10 points in Will, initial learning cost: 1000 Essence + 800 Contribution Points.
【Lord’s Aura】, a special skill, each use costs 100 Contribution Points, boosts Health, Mana, and all attributes by 15% simultaneously, lasting for two hours.
The first was a skill stone that Hang Yu had obtained from the Fate Chest in He Ting Village.
After embedding the skill stone into the Skill Tower, he was the first to learn it himself and immediately leveled it to the maximum, gaining a permanent +15 Agility, greatly boosting his strength once again.
The second was not an actual orthodox skill but a skill that Hang Yu had packaged using his Lord talent; it could be obtained without any cost but could not be cultivated or upgraded, charging per use, fair and honest.
"That's awesome!"
"Shadow Step should be something similar to the Yellow Turban Headless Fiend Soldiers' technique."
"Although the learning conditions include both Agility and Will attributes, the required values aren't too high; Rangers above level 5 can train it!"
"With such a divine skill,"
"The success rate of tactical execution would be much higher!"
This was obviously a skill suitable for Rangers to train.
Its appearance allowed Rangers to truly possess assassin-like attributes.
As for the Lord’s Aura, it was even more of a super divine skill, capable of basically offsetting the negative debuffs of the core pollution zone; although each use consumed Contribution Points, it could turn the tide at critical moments.
Lone Boat and Black-Eyed Rui Ge immediately learned Shadow Step.
Although there were two other Rangers who had reached level 5 and had the attributes to learn the skill, they lacked enough Essence and had to temporarily give up.
Having these two stealthy Rangers was enough!
Everyone else obtained the Lord’s Aura, and during this process, they also recruited a new batch of players, increasing the team from thirty-five to forty members!
If before,
Everyone only had a forty percent chance.
Now they had eighty percent confidence!
"This round is secured!"
"Lord is awesome! These two skills came right when we needed them!"
"Brothers and sisters, it's time to set off, let those brainless monsters have a taste of what players can do!"
"Move faster! Move faster!"
"My mom is calling me for dinner again! I don't want her cutting off my power in the middle of a fight!"
"Hahaha!"
"Charge!"
"Fourth Calamity will prevail!"
"……"
Forty players teleported to He Ting Village, quickly crossing a vast wilderness filled with wandering undead, and once again arrived near the site of their previous annihilation in the core pollution zone.
"Careful!"
The sound of arrows piercing the air rang out.
The archer fiend soldiers had started sniping again.
The melee fiend soldiers swiftly attempted to sneak close for an ambush.
Six roaming Luoshui Fiend Cavalrymen charged towards them rapidly.
Compared to last time, the players were well-prepared, immediately forming a defensive formation, with the main forces decisively activating auras and protective charms.
【You have activated the Taiping Talisman, duration 300 seconds!】
【You have activated the Lord’s Aura, all attributes +15%!】
Ye Li Meng, Mad Blade Old Wang, Salted Fish Thrust, Street Slayer, and other level 6 warriors stood at the forefront to attract enemy fire.
The weakest among them had trained Iron Armor to level 7 and at least wore a full set of Ordinary Wild Bull equipment; most were even equipped with shields, forming an impenetrable defense to protect the monks and warlocks.
"Warriors, hold the line!"
"Warlocks, focus fire on the cavalry!"
"Rui Ge, Lone Boat, the warlocks are yours!"
While speaking, Ye Li Meng swung his great blade, ignoring several attacks that landed on him, instantly slashing down a fiend soldier with a charged strike.
Street Slayer, Mad Blade Old Wang, Salted Fish Thrust, and other warriors had also withstood the first wave of attacks and were engaged in close combat with the Headless Fiend Soldiers.
Although casualties quickly occurred,
With the healing from monks like Midnight Pig Slayer and Chenxi, the situation remained under control, while warlocks like Chimera Wraith, Little Bell, Green-Clad Fox, and Glorious Years, protected at the center, had already completed the charge for Flame Arrow Curses.
As soon as the Luoshui Fiend Cavalrymen got close, they were struck by scorching flame arrows; two cavalrymen were immediately ignited, suffering continuous damage and impaired mobility.
At that moment, eerie wolf howls rose as expected!
Four Yellow Turban Fiend Warlocks hiding in the back had finished their casting, sending rune magic wolves with fierce auras charging at the Fourth Calamity's army.
Given the rune wolves’ suppression over warriors,
They could tear through the defense line and destroy the players’ formation.
At this crucial moment, ghostly figures emerged beside two warlocks.
A figure with a blood-patterned sword silently stabbed into a warlock's neck at lightning speed.
305 (Lethal Critical)!
Hmph, just as expected, Fiend Warlocks were tricky in techniques but extremely fragile themselves; once engaged in close combat, they could not withstand even a single blow!
Lone Boat quickly pulled out his sword.
Another warlock and nearby archers were already on alert; the warlock hurriedly retreated to widen the distance, while several archers pulled their bows to shoot at Lone Boat.
Clang! Clang!
Two crisp sounds!
He deflected the arrows with his sword.
Lone Boat activated Swift Step, rapidly advancing, using nimble footwork to dodge one arrow after another, slicing through the air with his blade, plunging it into another warlock’s chest, inflicting massive damage and taking away most of its HP.
152 (Critical)!
The warlock still tried to retaliate.
Lone Boat gripped the sword hilt with both hands, suddenly exerting force, slashing horizontally with brutal strength, his sharp blade carving a huge gash from the left chest down to the abdomen.
252 (Lethal Critical)!
Lone Boat successfully killed the second warlock.
Almost simultaneously, Black-Eyed Rui Ge launched his assault, first using Shadow Step to assassinate one, then wielding twin daggers to swiftly eliminate another with a series of clean attacks.
"Awrooo!"
The eight rune wolves had just reached the players.
But they lost balance and control, instantly turning into ashes.
"That was so cool!"
"Well done!"
"As expected from Rui Ge and Lone Boat!"
"Let's hurry up and take out the archers too!"
At this time, led by level 5 Rangers Ashwood and Cold Snow, another five Rangers activated Swift Step and rushed in to support, joining Rui Ge and Lone Boat like a ferocious wolf pack tearing through the archers.
Everything was according to plan.
Although the fiend archer soldiers were also a major threat,
Their close combat ability was weak, unable to resist the swift and fierce Ranger strike team; amid the cold glint of sword lights, the archers fell one after another.
Without the suppression from arrows,
The pressure kept decreasing.
At this point, the situation completely reversed.
Ye Li Meng and the warriors began actively tangling with the Fiend Cavalrymen; though the cavalrymen were powerful, they could not easily break free when multiple warriors pinned them down.
The warlocks like Chimera Wraith continued to focus fire; under a series of powerful spell attacks, finally, one heavily armored Fiend Cavalryman fell.
The second.
The third!
The overall momentum was decided!
The Abyss Army collapsed like a mountain falling!
Although the iron hooves and long spears of the Fiend Cavalrymen killed quite a few players,
As the gap in strength widened, the battle no longer had any suspense.
"Die!"
When Street Slayer cleaved down the last Headless Fiend Soldier with his twin blades, there were no more enemies capable of posing a threat on the battlefield.
Out of forty participating players,
Twenty-four remained.
The players laughed and celebrated with each other.
Although the casualties were not small, the overall loss was acceptable, and by any measure, it was a glorious victory!