Chapter 598 - Game On! (1/2)

As the chaotic battle in the Purge Tower neared its final stage, some among the remaining players (about ten of them) finally approached the Frost Coffin at the center of the tower while others were still weighing their options.

”Sigh, we have come to this point somehow.” Qin Ruo was a little upset. However, he willingly cast away the Frost Coffin covering him and exposed himself to the final twelve survivors inside the tower. The remainders were no weaklings, so the mysterious Frost Coffin would do little to deter them. To continue blocking their line of sight would just infuriate them further and made himself an appealing target for others to be poked at.

He took a glance and confirmed the identity of the few final contenders—three Elementalists, four Warriors, two Summoners, and two Shadow Priests. Qin Ruo hastily made up battle tactics in his mind for each of the remaining twelve contestants.

That's right. Twelve contestants.

Although other players inside the tower might have thought that they were only facing eleven opponents, Qin Ruo had never forgotten the Tier 5 Bandit who disappeared straight away as soon as the battle ensued.

Bowmaster was the first Class that was being swept out from the tower.

It was due to the coordinated efforts of the players and NPCs that this battlefield had become a favorable territory for the Bandit to thrive in—Without the eliminated Bowmaster, none of the remaining Classes had the ability to detect the Tier 5 Bandit's whereabouts with their naked eyes.

”If that is so…”

Qin Ruo slanted his Enchanted Frost Witch's Rage and detonated all of his six Frost Ramparts at the same time.

Zing! Zing! Ziing!

Six blasts of ice flakes materialized at both of Qin Ruo's flanks simultaneously. This made the Electromancer halt to a standstill. He was apparently stunned by Qin Ruo's abrupt, unexplainable movement.

Others were equally shocked too.

They wondered who the mysterious Aquamancer was targeting? There was no one within thirty meters around him.

'For show?'

'Trying to display dominance?'

'Too bored so try to waste some MP?'

This was when a shriek trembled the entire Purge Tower and that refuted their guesses.

Bloop!

Bloop!

The floor vibrated slightly as a chubby white bear paced heavily out from the Frostburst area and entered their vision. This brought on a chilling sensation into the already tensed atmosphere inside the tower.

All twelve players inside the tower couldn't help but to roll their eyes.

'Why all the fuss just for summoning a Pet?' They thought of the Aquamancer's broadway-styled Frost Coffin a while ago and immediately linked him to one word after seeing another imposing action of his—Affectation.

Not only that…

Just as the Electromancer mocked the pretentious effort and decided to continue his march, the nearly six meter tall Frost Bear made a move that had almost everyone inside the tower flinching.

The seemingly fat and dumb giant bear first walked out leisurely from the Frostburst, then suddenly turned around and held its back against the Electromancer. It slapped its fat paw on its unattractive butt to taunt the approaching Elementalist.

The Electromancer was speechless.

Prince Noodle, meanwhile, could literally feel his face twitching. 'This fat chunk of meat has some sense of humor!'

Everyone else had no words for what they had just seen too.

***

The Electromancer, Lightning Chen, actually relaxed instead of feeling insulted by the giant Frost Bear's taunting action.

To be honest, the long-standing Frost Coffin placed by the Aquamancer at the middle of the tower since the very beginning of the contest had brought him an invisible dark heavy bout of pressure.

After all, Lightning Chen had sheer confidence over his own capabilities.

Even with his status as a renowned Field Commander, he only dared slide to the edge of the arena at the beginning and slowly eliminate his opponents with his back secured by the solid wall. He would never imitate the Aquamancer's actions but chose the center of the arena so boldly to begin this contest. From his perspective, it was no different from suicide as the center was where one would face the most enemies and face the highest risks.

However, to his disbelief, the Aquamancer had survived the enormous threat and lasted until this point.

None of the six Frost Ramparts had been removed from him, not even one.

This alone was solid enough to deter him from making contact with the caster of the six Frost Ramparts. At least on the surface, he could tell a few of the opponent's traits.

Firstly, his confidence!

Secondly, he was super rich! (Maintaining six Frost Ramparts at the same time was equivalent to casting a Tier 3 or Tier 4 Spell continuously for 10 minutes. This would definitely be not sustainable by any random player with limited MP or supply)

Finally, he was a Tier 5 player (detected through Elemental Perception).

These three telling characteristics were enough to sufficiently overwhelm most of the Tier 4 and ordinary Tier 5 contestants, rendering them useless in making any moves against the Frost Coffin.

As time passed, the weak ones were gradually disqualified while those who lasted were the ones that had shown above average battle abilities.

This was when the Electromancer had gathered enough courage to test the player that was hidden inside the coffin and attempted to break the deadlock.

The appearance of the Frost Bear though, had greatly boosted his confidence.