89 Chapter 89 - The Forgotten Character (1/2)
”Gather quickly! Faster!” Dusky Cloud bellowed incessantly at everyone beside him. Obviously, their group, which was currently outside the city, had no means to hurry back in time for the upcoming PvP outside the Warrior Encampment.
”We can't wait any longer!” Sword Demon shouted, ”Those with high Agility, return to the city first and support our men by the Warrior Encampment.”
A high-Agility squad composed of Archers and Thieves swiftly made their way toward the city after hearing this. Sword Demon mentally calculated; if the Past Deeds' thirty-man team from the underground prison did not suffer a casualty when they had rescued their guild members in the Archer Range, there would currently be around sixty to seventy of them attacking the Warrior Encampment. If the reinforcement from several Past Deeds Eradication groups could make it in time there, they would still hold numerical superiority during the fight.
We must make it there in time! Sword Demon resolutely muttered to himself. The distance Past Deeds had to travel from the Archer Range to the Warrior Encampment was quite substantial. Since Past Deeds was at a disadvantage when it came to its number of men, Priests would undoubtedly be crucial to its success. Thus, they would not dare leave their Priests behind in favor of faster movement.
”Priests—f*ck!” Sword Demon realized that he had made a critical mistake: He should not have made the team locking down the Priest Academy's spawn point retreat so soon. The current Past Deeds' forces might have been thinking of rescuing their Priests first by heading to the Priest Academy. Even if the thirty-man group Sword Demon had stationed there could not resist the enemies' bombardment, it would still force the Past Deeds' players to spend quite some time rescuing their Priests. This would have bought Sword Demon and the gang ample time to get back to the city. But since he had ordered the thirty-man group to leave the Priest Academy earlier, the Past Deeds' Priests would not have any issue rendezvousing with their main force at the heart of the city.
There's no use crying over split milk now. Anyway, a team with Priests won't be able to advance quickly! Sword Demon held on to that shred of hope in his heart.
It was at this point that they received some good news; a friend of Dusky Cloud saw that a Past Deeds' squad had gathered in the heart of the city. However, this group of players did not go to the Warrior Encampment at four o'clock; instead, they headed northeast.
Northeast was in the one o'clock direction… Mage Academy?
They're heading there, after all! Sword Demon thought to himself. Mages were the strongest AOE damage dealers when it came to team PvPs. It seemed that Past Deeds had taken a big detour to bolster its team's strength first.
When Young Master Han heard this piece of news, he actually reacted with astonishment, ”Looks like our opponent's commander isn't simple!”
”?” Sword Demon just typed this to Young Master Han since he was in a hurry to get back to the city.
”It's true that it's faster to attack the Warrior Encampment at four o'clock, which is closer to the Archer Range at nine o'clock. But the Warrior Encampment's defending group is mostly composed of Mages who can deal high AOE damage. Even with the Archers' inherent job class advantage over the Mages, they'll still pay a heavy price for confronting the latter. What's worse, our killed Mages will revive at the Mage Academy's spawn point. By the time they carry their assault to the Mage Academy, our groups will have finished assembling there. Since we're also occupying the Mage Academy, they'll have no Mages left for the upcoming PvP! With the Past Deeds' manpower disadvantage and lack of Mages, how will they win the group fight? That's why I said that their commander isn't simple. This person's vision isn't limited to what's immediately visible. Occupying the Mage Academy is the key to this guild war!” Young Master Han analyzed, adding, ”Half of the Past Deeds' members have dropped three levels. Even if both sides' numbers are equal, either side's strength is now more or less even. Whichever side has more Mages will emerge victorious.”
”So how did our fifty players in the Archer Range get wiped out?” Sword Demon reflexively stopped running for a bit as he asked this question.
”I'm still not sure about that. Just quickly get to the Mage Academy and establish a line of defense! Oh, yeah. He first seized the Archer Range for the purpose of using the Archers to lockdown the Mage Academy… F*ck! To plan each step so thoroughly, just who is this person?!” Young Master Han wondered in amazement, ”Vast Lushness? I've met her before! While she has a few tricks up her sleeves, she's definitely not in possession of an amazing foresight.”
”Alright, I've reached the Mage Academy,” Sword Demon sighed in relief. The Mage Academy was in the one o'clock direction, so it was not far from the city's north gate and the Thieves' Union. Sword Demon's group and Dusky Cloud's group actually benefited from the opponents' unexpected plan, as the Mage Academy was close to the city gate that they were currently rushing toward. With this, both groups would have ample time to join up at the Mage Academy and prepare themselves for the upcoming fight.
”Something feels wrong. He must have a way to break your group's defense if he's committing to assaulting the Mage Academy. There must be something we're not aware of,” Young Master Han, who was at a tavern, anxiously said.
”We don't have time to consider that now. They've arrived,” Sword Demon closed the conversation window. Figures of Past Deeds began to appear on the street from a distance at an unexpectedly fast pace.
”They're all Archers?!” Sword Demon felt stunned. He and Dusky Cloud shared a look.
Past Deeds' hurried over with just a thirty-man team. This team's every member was an Archer.
”Thieves, activate your Stealth and approach them from behind. Archers, ready your Snipe!” Sword Demon spontaneously commanded. The opposing Archers had dropped a few levels, so they no longer had the Snipe skill. The range that Past Deeds' team could engage in would definitely be lower compared to Sword Demon's group. The thirty Archers could not pose a threat to them.
”Just what're they trying to do?!” Sword Demon was at a loss.
”A group of them must be hiding somewhere! Search the vicinity!” Dusky Cloud made a few Thieves check the surroundings.
The Past Deeds' Archers did not engage Sword Demon's group directly. After firing a few arrows, they began to employ guerilla tactic. The opposing Archers focused more on running instead of blocking their attacks; they were clearly avoiding the Thieves from getting anywhere near them.
”Are they trying to buy time?” Sword Demon whispered to himself upon seeing the enemies' action.
Meanwhile, Broken Cloud, one of the ten leaders of the Past Deeds Eradication Army, was not as nervous as Sword Demon, Dusky Cloud, and the gang. He was in charge of holding the fort in the Knights' Barracks. Knight, which had balanced overall stats, was currently not seen as a job class that could influence a fight's outcome. Hence, Broken Cloud wholly assumed that their opponents would not attack the Knights' Barracks.