193 Chapter 193 - Improvisation (1/2)

Gu Fei's Magic Attack Power was terrifyingly high and it could insta-kill many people. In fact, any job class with low HP would have no way of surviving his spells. Right now, however, he was facing three Guardians that had allocated most of their points toward Endurance and were holding three shields with high magic defense. Given all these, it was not surprising for Gu Fei to be unable to insta-kill the three.

As for the other seven players that were also hiding behind the shields, they were essentially unaffected by Gu Fei's spell. This was because the system had merely calculated the damage dealt toward the ones' holding the shields when Descending Wheel of Flames had landed on the enemies.

At this moment, Sword Demon finished appraising the three Guardians holding the shields. ”What the...” Sword Demon lost a bit of his calm demeanor and read the traits aloud, ”Bulwark of Imprisonment. Absorbs 50% of Physical Damage as well as Spell Damage. Boosts both physical and magic defense by another 30%. Adds 20 points to Endurance. Holy… And they have three of those?!”

”Don't forget; that's just the boost from the shields. If we add in the defense they receive from their other equipment, their defensive ability is basically off the charts! Any kinds of attacks would just be child's play to them!” Royal God Call's face lost its color as he said this. Adding all the equipment the three men had on them, even the strongest skill, Snipe, in Royal God Call's arsenal would barely put a scratch on them.

”I may still be of use… I can probably avoid their shields and attack them from behind by using Backstab and Bludgeon,” Sword Demon grimaced. However, the thing was that all ten enemies were closely packed together, and the remaining seven would of course be standing close behind the three Guardians, so how would Sword Demon find the opportunity to actually ambush those Guardians from behind?

”Looks like it's up to me,” Gu Fei took a few steps forward and raised his sword, ”Blazing Tree of a Thousand Inferno! Arise!”

Gu Fei had sadly not allocated any points to Spirit or Intelligence, so his spells could not be casted out instantly and needed a brief moment to actually take effect. That brief moment was enough for the opponents to prepare for his upcoming spell attack, as any skilled player could tell where a spell would be casted by just looking at the where a Mage was pointing at. Gu Fei's chanting was also rather loud, not hiding the fact that he was casting a spell at them. It was as if he was trying to see just how his opponents would react.

If I cast a Descending Wheel of Flames, they will definitely raise their shields upward to defend against it. But a spell that emerges from the ground can surely inflict damage on them, right? What else could they do? Lay those shields down and step on them?

Who knew that the enemies would do exactly that? The three Guardians deftly lay their Bulwark of Imprisonment down on the ground and the other seven men hopped on the shields. By the time the flames of Gu Fei's spell finally sprouted from the ground and spread around, the ten men were already comfortably standing on the shields.

”They can even do that?!” Gu Fei was in tears.

”Your spell-casting time is really…” Sword Demon and Royal God Call were at a loss for words. Actually, the opponents' approach would not have worked had they met a different Mage with quick casting time. Dispersing among themselves, making enough room to put the three large shields on the ground, and hopping on to the shields. These methodical steps of theirs needed time, and it was only due to Gu Fei's slow casting time that they could pull all those off before the flames rose from the ground.

”Wait. Let me try casting two spells on them at once,” Gu Fei told the two as he fished out an apple to munch on. Casting four high-mana-consuming AOE spells was Gu Fei's current limit, and he had already cast three AOE spells ever since this match started.

”No need.” Sword Demon said, ”Given how easy it is to avoid your spells with your slow casting speed, I'm certain they've only done that to see how high your Spell Damage is.”

It was exactly as what Sword Demon had said. A small gap appeared between the two shields just as the three Guardians once more placed their shields before them. Silver Moon emerged from that gap and spoke, ”Miles bro, your Spell Damage is indeed terrifying!”

Gu Fei eked out a smile. He was currently eating an apple, so he could not reply to him.

”Are your three other companions not coming over?” Silver Moon's eyes rested on Young Master Han, Brother Assist, and War Without Wounds that were standing at a distance.

Gu Fei was still munching on his apple, so he did not respond to him. This resulted into Royal God Call interjecting, ”Is there a need to send our full force just to deal with you guys?”

As Sword Demon and Gu Fei glared at him fiercely, Royal God Call feebly explained, ”Those are just words people use to set the stage….”

”Royal, what you just said really resonated with me!” Gu Fei finally finished munching on the apple he had in his hand and said this, ”There's indeed no need to send everyone; just me will do.”

Sword Demon's fierce glare shifted from Royal God Call to Gu Fei. In his mind, 'Miles' was not someone who would act recklessly or foolishly like this. Just the three Guardians were already hard to handle, and Silver Moon had not even activated his skill yet, so Sword Demon was thinking that they should not be taking this ten-man group too lightly.

Royal God Call was now glaring at Gu Fei as well, with his mouth opening wide agape, ”What are you trying to do?”

”Let's move a bit closer to them.” Gu Fei was about to step forward when Sword Demon held him back and said, ”Are you intending to blink into their formation? That's useless, since you can't insta-kill them. You won't be able to display your ability no matter how skilled you are if they gang up and squeeze you in!”

It was a realistic problem that arose during PvP due to Parallel World being a full-immersion game. Therefore, having the ability to insta-kill opponents was a necessity if anyone wished to fight with many in-game. If a person was unable to take lives with his or her every strike, then the opponents would just bear the damage inflicted on them and squeeze him or her in. How could the person fight if he or she could not even extend an arm and or a leg? This was the strategy that Foe-herder had hesitated to use against Gu Fei during their skirmish to prove the latter's identity as the sole male Mage in Amethyst Rebirth.

”Relax. I'm not that dumb,” Gu Fei reassuringly patted Sword Demon on his back, ”Assist me when the time comes.” With that, he walked toward the ten men alone.

A distance away, Young Master Han became stunned when he saw Gu Fei's action, so he asked Brother Assist, ”Has that guy gone mad? Is he intending to take them all by himself?”