310 Chapter 310 - The Enemy of My Enemy (1/2)

The men that Dusky Cloud had brought with him for this operation were extremely baffled by the emergence of enemies from the nearby buildings. Similarly, those players were shocked by their sudden appearance in the central plaza and from the adjoining streets.

The gazes of the people on both sides went straight to their respective bosses. This was when Dusky Cloud's men followed the trajectory he was diving toward to and identified the recipient of his devoted attention. ”F*ck! It's Blue Ease!”

On the opposing party's end, Blue Ease also recognized the Thief in Fleetfoot mode that was hurtling toward him and roared, ”D*mn! It's Dusky Cloud!”

However, the person who was the loudest in this location right now was Silver Moon. Raising the glowing golden sword in the air, Silver Moon activated the party-wide skill of King's Command as he yelled, ”Brothers, to arms!”

Both parties quickly entered melee engagement.

The fact that Dusky Cloud and his men had fallen for Silver Moon's scheme again infuriated them so much. As such, their battlecry was more thunderous, promising pain on their foes as they strove to foil their ploy even if it meant their own ruin.

Blue Ease was on the warpath when he heard Silver Moon's roar. Eyes turning red, Blue East wielded his weapon and launched a vigorous counterattack on Dusky Cloud.

Numerous white lights burst forth from the central plaza in this first clash. Dusky Cloud's men had rich experience in group fights; naturally, Blue Ease was not too far off from them, being a former resident of the blood-soaked city of Yueye. All these players hailing from Yueye City were truly well-versed in concentrating their firepower to kill as many enemies as they could.

The number of casualties was a reflection of either side's manpower, level of teamwork, choice of target, and so on. Simply put, this was a battle of efficiency. While the logic behind all this sounded simple, utilizing such a stratagem required a deep understanding of warfare. This sort of head-on clashes were taxing on the Priests, to say the least, as it needed them to possess superb healing skills and a strong grasp of tactics that could bring victory to their side. Therefore, those Priests with average skills would soon be revealed when they discover their comrades dying on them, unable to provide any significant assistance in the least.

Highly skilled Priests were truly few and far between, so it was hardly surprising that almost all the Priests on both sides were hard-pressed to accomplish their tasks. Since the Priests were barely up to par, the death toll on both sides quickly rose in just these two rounds of fighting.

Being a Mage, Blue Ease predictably did not rush to the forefront of this clash. Although Dusky Cloud was striving to pounce on him, Blue Ease was not foolish enough to be swayed by his action into duking it out with the commander of the opposing side.

Dusky Cloud did not forget his real objective for this assault, yelling to his men as he fought on, ”Keep your eyes peeled for Silver Moon! Immediately strike if the opportunity presents itself!”

Dusky Cloud did not instruct his men to launch the first strike on to their target because he had seen Silver Moon unleash the King's Command skill. In such fights where efficiency was the key, it was imperative to avoid initiating the attack on the enemies. Although they were here to kill Silver Moon, Dusky Cloud knew that attempting to attack the latter at this moment might very well cost him the lives of all his men and to fail the operation, instead.

Blue Ease was evidently stunned when he heard Dusky Cloud's order and he hurriedly squeezed himself out from the Mages' ranks, yelling, ”Stop m*th*rf*ck*ng fighting! We're here to kill Silver Moon, too!”

”What?!” Dusky Cloud was stunned by Blue Ease's words, but since Silver Moon was known for his scheming nature, he was unsure of the veracity of Blue Ease's claim. Fortunately, Blue Ease was decisive enough and immediately issued this command to his men, ”Everyone, stop your attacks!”

Since Blue Ease decisively withdrew from the fight and had his men stand down, Dusky Cloud no longer held suspicion regarding his claim and quickly ordered his men to follow suit. Almost instantly, only the sounds of sporadic fights could be heard from the fighting field, and those soon stopped as well. Before either side could make sense of things further, Dusky Cloud slapped his forehead in realization, ”M*th*rf*cker! Where is Silver Moon?!”

This one statement prompted everyone to search for their target, yet not one of them spotted even a lick of shadow of Silver Moon and his men.

”G*dd*mn! Did none of you see him?” Dusky Cloud and Blue Ease coincidentally bellowed the same thing at the same time.

Everyone looked at one another, nonplussed.

”M*TH*RF*CK*NG FIND HIM!” the two men shouted in unison again. Yelling the same thing twice had left an awkward aftertaste in the two men, causing them to eye each other rather discontentedly.

”We've lost them; no idea where they are right now!” The players who had run down the nearby streets in search of Silver Moon reported back.

”F*ck! That guy gave us the slip!” Blue Ease exhaled.

Dusky Cloud was no fool and he quickly realized why everything had gone south. Dusky Cloud and his men had assumed that Blue Ease and company were on Silver Moon's side, but Blue Ease would not have thought that Dusky Cloud and his men were lending Silver Moon a hand.

However, this misunderstanding started after Silver Moon's bellow of ”Brother, to arms!”