376 Chapter 376 - Two Minute Battle (2/2)

The four Mages before them each pointed in the same direction, covering a huge area that putting them all at risk of being engulfed in the fire. Thus, each one of them began to run for their lives in hopes of escaping the huge area that was soon to be a sea of flames.

The mercenary leader had tears streaming down his cheeks as he ran. What sort of situation had he gotten himself in? He was the one that had took the initiative to attack, yet aside from that Warrior of his that got sent flying when his Charge crashed into the enemy's Charge, none of them had even managed to unleash a single attack!

The inferno that ensued sprouted forth from the heart of the valley, burning plenty of those players as a result. However, because the mirages of Drifting were actually unable to deal any damage, only two of their men were unlucky enough to be damaged in this cast.

One of them had low HP and had already perished in the flames. The other had more HP, so he was still able to persist and survive despite being caught in the flames. Yet, why would these interlopers be given a chance to catch their breath during a pitched battle? War Without Wounds had already rushed up towards this man like a crashing meteor, swinging his claymore out with both his hands like he was hitting a baseball, and smacked that man back into the flames.

Over by the other side, Drifting had already raised his magic staff and called forth a Descending Wheel of Flames to follow-up. While the Blazing Tree of a Thousand Inferno would appear without a warning, Descending Wheel of Flames would instantly and ominously create out four huge wheels of flame in the sky after the cast was complete. Ignoring the huge psychological stress it created, these men had no choice but to resume running for their lives before they could even stop.

”That's the real body!” The enemy proved themselves to have the skill to be part of the foremost large mercenary groups in Luori City when someone managed to determine which was the real Drifting from the four Mages after considering where the Four Blazing Trees of a Thousand Infernos came from.

That Thief activated his Fleetfoot and sprinted out of the AOE of the Descending Wheel of Flames as he dove straight towards Drifting. This man did not expect to be ambushed by Sword Demon, who had used Stealth when battle begun, and hurried over swiftly to intercept. Flitting past the man, Sword Demon's dagger had already created a gash on his side with a reverse grip, and in the time that Thief tried to come to a stop, Sword Demon had already thrown in two more lacerations that killed him off outright.

Young Master Han and Brother Assist calmly remained where they were, with the former taking care to protect Todd while the latter granted stat buffs to everybody.

”Brother Assist, do you wanna come up and play for a bit?” War Without Wounds called out after his Cyclone sent off two more players, inviting him to join in the fun.

But Brother Assist was a good companion that was always cautious and careful. Even though it was apparent their side held the upper hand, he nevertheless stayed in his position, not at all tempted by War Without Wounds' proposition.

The players from Luori City had their attack initiative stolen despite originally holding numeric superiority, and their numbers were even more reduced now that a good number of them had been culled after that wave of deadly assaults. The small party formed by an average mercenary group was no match for this elite team of highly skilled experts before them. After the next wave of attacks ended, the mercenary leader was all that was left of the interlopers, now left standing alone in that river valley.

He was the mercenary leader, so he was slightly stronger than his men, after all. The others had already fallen, yet he stubbornly held on all this while. But against this group of apex experts before him, he did not had much confidence in his continued survival. Both his hands gripped his sword tightly, yet he could feel his legs weakening, feeling he could hardly take another step out.

These guys are just too fearsome! the man thought to himself. Only two minutes had passed from his first command to attack until now, yet the men he had brought with him had already been slain. Now that it was just him alone, would his own death not take a mere two seconds, at most? But what made him all the more pained was the message his comrades had sent after dying, telling him how they had each lost an entire level. Just what was going on? Were not the players supposed to only lose a portion of their experience if they died during competitive missions and quests?

This mercenary leader had already realized that the risk factor this time had truly been too great.

”How are we dealing with this guy?” Seeing how pallid the man had become, he looked no more like a flickering candle in the wind that a single Homing Projectile would slay, Royal God Call did not hurry to do the deed as he turned his head to consult Young Master Han on this matter, wondering if he had any sly plan in mind.

”Let me ask you something,” Young Master Han approached that mercenary leader.

That man gazed at Young Master Han, his expression placid. It was just a VRMMO after all. Even though his life was in the clutches of the enemy, he could still respawn upon death. Plenty of players would still have backbone to them and would hardly succumb to beg for their lives.

”Is the Eternal War mercenary group with you guys?” Young Master Han asked.

”Them? Why would they partner up with us?” that man answered.

”Ah. Got it,” Young Master Han nodded.

”How are we dealing with them?” Royal God Call asked again. In most movies, asking such a question would often lead to the main character letting the victim go as a show of nobility!

”Kill him. His buddies are still waiting for him in the spawn point; letting him go now might adversely affect him instead!” Young Master Han waved his hand dismissively.One of the thirty-six stratagems. More details:

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