113 The Beginning of Chaos (1/2)

Frankly speaking, it was difficult for regular folk to deal with a Tier 3 Aquamancer such as Qin Ruo!

Melee class players did not dare to attack him. No one could have the confidence to strike him without the fear of being killed instantly. They would not even have the confidence to kill a Tier 3 rookie! Even though many Eight Gods Clan's members were furious, none dared to take action against him save for an Elementalist that probably had too much free time in his hands.

Devil Iceheart.

Despite a menacing name, he was merely an ordinary Tier 4 Aquamancer from Eight Gods Clan. Only a coward would make such a ”wise” choice—picking the seemingly weakest and easiest target among the twenty ”thieves”. Bullying rookies was what many bored players were best at.

What surprised Devil Iceheart even more was the player's information he received from the system. It indicated that this Tier 3 Aquamancer was Qin Ruo, the target that Godslayer instructed them to take down.

This made him even more determined.

Hah, this brat is so unlucky.

Giving the enemy trouble, especially Qin Ruo gave him a chance to give the leaders of the Clan a ”good” impression. He might even walk away with one or two equipment with good attributes!

Hehe!

After making a quick decision, Devil Iceheart decided to be the first to shake up this little ”rookie” who successfully killed Godslayer while he was off-guard.

His plan was simple. To take advantage of the chaotic situation of the fight and sneak up onto the unsuspected and unguarded tier 3 Elementalist and kill him with a single Tier 2 Frost Bullet. (To be fair, calling Qin Ruo unguarded was not the truth at all. However, it was hard to really tell whether or not a person had cast a shield on themselves, especially if it was a Water spell.)

However what he never expected was…

A skill of which he had the utmost confidence with was immediately found out by that ”noob”! Of which, he had made it seems easy to dispel the attack! The manner of he stopping the bullet, from noticing the enemy's presence, casting a shield in the air, all in the same as he revealed his true self to the world. He kept his calm. Not frowning, not flinching. It was the manner of which a true professional player would react in times of danger. That had him, the person who attacked Qin Ruo, a Tier 4 Aquamancer felt ridiculed!

He could not help but exclaim in confusion.

Once his voice escaped his lips he was filled with regret!

The Tier 3 Aquamancer that stood in front of him had eyes that scanned around like an ultra-precision radar. In a split of a second, his eyes locked on to his target, gleaming as he did. At the moment, Qin Ruo's sight was locked, Devil Iceheart felt as if he had done something extremely wrong.

”Why is it happening?” he muttered to himself

Devil Iceheart shuddered slightly. Unconsciously, he tried to subtly avert his gaze, avoiding Qin Ruo's. Although he knew it was futile to hope that Qin Ruo would let him go unscathed, the action was done and he could not felt any more shameful.

Damn, it's so embarrassing.

It was only a moment of thought, yet he noted that Qin Ruo's moving away from him. In the next second, Devil Iceheart immediately drew a breath of relief. His heart was almost beating out of his chest!

Qin Ruo really did not attack him again! Due to the quick scan earlier, his subconsciously activated his counterattack skill—the Water-element web was immediately retrieved with a higher speed.

It was not that Qin Ruo was wary of him. It was because Devil Iceheart kept his guard up with a double layer of defense from both Frostbarrier and Dark Frostshield. In this situation, it was hard for Qin Ruo who possessed mere Tier 3 combat power to cause any damage to him, whether physical or magic damage.

So instead of wasting time engaging him, it was more practical to loot more equipment, taking advantage of the chaotic battle.

However, just as he turned his head around to move to the next place to continue looting equipment...

”Roar!!!”

The Gargantuan Demoncroc's roar could be heard in a distance. It was filled with explosive fury, its terrifying soundwave reverberating in Devil's Swamp like a surging tide!

”Ah!”

Qin Ruo alongside hundreds of players were hit by this strong sound wave and tossed away by the powerful shockwave, causing everyone that was affected to lose their footing.

”Damn it! Another Tier 5 AoE spell!” Qin Ruo cursed in his heart the moment he was tossed into the air.

*Splat!*

Landing heavily on the soft marsh, Qin Ruo did not feel good because his body was now wet. Although he was not badly hurt, he was annoyed. If not for that attack, that Violet Equipment would have been his! Damn, what a shame!