381 Chapter 381 - Intense Killing Inten (2/2)
With the sudden appearance of the Eternal War mercenary group, as well as the inclusion of the other party of players that had merged with another party when they were left to their own devices, the players from Yunduan City found it exponentially more difficult to hold on like before.
This was especially true when going against the men from Eternal War, who were not killing the men they had downed, yet all it took was an exchange of a few blows before they faced a Seismic Toss. Yunduan City players were being Tossed all around as a result. While their combat strength remained the same, the problem was that the tightly packed formation they had originally adopted had long been disrupted. Thus, finding out if Todd was hidden within their party could be done at a quick glance.
Even though those members of the mercenary group coalition were vexed that Eternal War had suddenly turned up, they realized that their ability to ”hand check” the enemy had proven to be valuable. They were essentially able to benefit greatly from it, since the moment they saw Todd was not around, they could rush to the aid of another party instead.
With only three remaining parties left, they were able to easily take down the players of Yunduan City with two groups ganging up on them. Because they could not see a trace of Todd, they were certain that the last party would be where he was hiding via the process of elimination.
This last party left standing happened to have Black Forefinger in command. He was really crafty, intentionally pulling the fight to the far side of the map as they battled, so they avoided meeting Eternal War from the start, or from bumping into the aid of the other parties who were left with nothing to do. But at this moment, with all the battles of the other three parties at an end, everybody that had participated in the battles all across the map, including the players from Yunduan City, converged on their location and surrounded them.
Naturally, it was important to be fully devoted to the role if they were to act the part. Now that everyone had determined that they were the ones hiding Todd in their party, it only made sense for them to fight as if their lives depended on it.
Originally, the movement speeds of all the parties involved in this battlefield would be incomparable to that of Eternal War, as a whole. But now that victory was right in their sights, nobody cared for the fact it was a group PvP, as the job classes with the fastest movement speed raced against time to run to their aid. In that instant, the entire map looked as if it was a large scale wargaming simulation, each job class no longer caring to match their movement speeds with one another. Those who could run faster were recklessly leading the charge, while those who were slower huffed as they trailed behind.
Black Forefinger sure had it tough! He had specifically led his party to the furthest reaches of the map precisely to avoid a scenario where the enemies that were done with their fighting would rush over to lend aid. While that had proven to be effective, it had actually made his party to become the last group standing!
It was precisely because he was the last party remaining that instantly caused them to become public enemy number one. Everyone came pouncing towards them, and their fighting spirit at this moment had reached the apex, as if they had no more regrets once they finished this last fight, leaving nothing in their tank for this final push. Even those that had been fighting with them all this while instantly changed their style of fighting; these men originally wanted to find Todd without suffering too much of a loss in the process of doing it, so they fought a little reservedly. But now that it was guaranteed that Todd would be found within, they abruptly embraced a scorched earth policy, endlessly bombarding, blasting and slashing with reckless abandon.
However, everyone was ultimately balanced in terms of their power. This death or glory offensive swiftly eliminated players from both sides. Black Forefinger watched the enemy count steadily drop like flies, his own men matching it equally, while the players that were running their way across the hills and dunes on the map were increasing as well.
These players hailed from both Luori City as well as Yunduan City, both parties rushing over to lend a hand to their respective comrades, engaging in skirmishes with one another along the way. And because the difference in movement speed had increased the distance, the entire battle suddenly looked very three-dimensional and layered.
Leading the charge was a phalanx of dagger-wielding Thieves, who had the highest movement speed out of all the job classes in Parallel World after they activated their Fleetfoot. However, Fleetfoot only lasted for a limited duration, and once that was over, their movement speed would lose to that of the Archers, allowing the formations of Archers to stride past them, maintaining their distance from afar, executing highly difficult shots as they advanced. Because there were so many people fighting, even if a single arrow released did not hit their intended target, it might still be able to score a hit or knock over another person instead. While it was difficult to say if this would be an enemy or ally taking the hit, no one really put much thought towards it.
What followed after them was the exchange of spells from the crowd of Mages right behind. Out of all the skirmishes occurring between the job classes, this was the most exciting to watch. Fireballs floating from within the mass of players like a guiding light, while the peal of thunder could be heard periodically, seeing a thunderbolt strike squarely onto people's heads, as the cold Arctic Whirlwinds spun forth all over the battlefield, twisting and turning. There were even large bursts of raging flames in certain areas, where some of the Mages were apparently not satisfied and had decidedly stood still to toss out their two AOE spells imposingly.
The Knights and Warriors running behind were rather similar in their approach. These players did not have any brilliant visual effects in their arsenal of skills, but the sound of clashing blades was deafening,and they were users of heavy weaponry! Although the weapons used by the Knights were slightly inferior in comparison, it was nevertheless far louder than the sounds made by the daggers from the Thieves.
And finally, the pack of Priests took up the rear. These men had no inherent combat power whatsoever, but using their Heal on the enemy was a good method to show their disgust to the other. However, since they were in the middle of a huge battle, everyone was hoping to conserve their mana to use when it was truly needed, so this lot of Priests was like a thunderstorm without rain. If anyone were to close their eyes, they would surely think the fight here was the fiercest, given how loudly these players were cussing at each other. But the reality was that aside from their war of words, they did not do anything at all.
The only job class left were the Fighters, and because Fighters were still not particularly favored by most experts, they were unable to form a phalanx of their own and had to randomly mix into the different job classes instead.
Both sides continued to harass each other as they ran on, rendering the entire map exceptionally chaotic. Plenty of players who were minding their own business grinding were dumbfounded at this sight. PvP fights occurred every day, but it was usually with two clearly defined sides clashing head on until the victor was decided. A good example would be the four separate battles that had happened just now. But at this moment, it was like ants were instantly swarming all over the map, and even fighting towards the same direction all at once; it was truly a rare sight!
The one who benefited the most from this ended up being the members of Eternal War. These guys were experts beyond experts! No one dared to be overconfident and entangle with them, especially since most of them were Fighters, so they did not really have any part in this job class v.s. Job class war. Thus, with no one obstructing them and their decent movement speed, these Fighters could simply sprint all the way through to be the first ones to arrive.
The combatants over by Black Forefingers had already been fighting until they were seeing red, the members of Eternal War did not bother to distinguish between either party as they dashed into the midst of combat at the command of Eternal Dominion, throwing a few punches and kicks at everybody, be they from Luori City or Yunduan City, pummeling them soundly to the ground.
In the end, they still did not manage to catch a glimpse of Todd!