554 Chapter 554 - Countering the Sneak Attack (1/2)
As everyone sifted through their memories, all their eyes turned to Sword Demon. The man shook his head in response. ”I don't know…”
”Of course, you wouldn't know. Everyone here saw him use the skill earlier, but who knew back then?” Young Master Han asked.
”Isn't that just your guess? How are you so sure?” Royal God Call asked.
”Well then, why don't you go ahead and run around on your own? I hope that the target's you,” Young Master Han said.
”Tsk. I don't like to loiter on the streets,” Royal God Call said.
”Yes, that's no secret.” Young Master Han nodded.
The miserable Royal God Call was just about to roar in anger when Brother Assist stopped him. Thinking back on the details, Brother Assist also realized this problem, and he was rather embarrassed about it himself. While he was someone dubbed as the Information Expert, that was just in the field of collecting information; admittedly, he was nowhere near as good as Young Master Han when it came to analyzing data. This situation, for example, was an inference made based upon the design of this game. Brother Assist felt that he should be good at this aspect as well before he could be called the King of Information.
”Who do you think he has targeted this time?” Brother Assist asked.
Young Master Han swept his gaze over this table once before he enunciated, ”Indubitably, it's either Royal or Wounds.”
”Why?!” Royal God Call felt that Young Master Han was just trying to scare him.
”In terms of importance, yours truly is of course doubtlessly the core…” Young Master Han could not help pausing when he heard their collective 'boos', but after everyone stopped, the man continued as if nothing had happened. ”But the position yours truly holds as the core isn't something that can be eliminated with levels – even if they bring me down to 0. Thus, that man should be well aware that taking me down will be a pointless endeavor.”
Another round of boos resounded from the peanut gallery.
”Similarly, Brother Assist won't be a target as well. His value when it comes to information has nothing to do with his level, and considering his actual combat worth… Well, no one will be picking Brother Assist in terms of that, right?”
Brother Assist was in tears, but he could not refute this claim.
”Considering that this won't be a short skirmish but a drawn-out war, it is far more effective to reduce our combat might by removing our available combatants,” Young Master Han said.
”What about Sword Demon?” Royal God Call was dissatisfied.
”Sword Demon was Stealthed outside back then; thanks.”
”That doesn't mean that guy won't have equipment or skill that can detect Stealth!” Royal God Call said.
”Sword Demon is at level 40, and that fool is at level 36. With a four-level difference, how high of a chance do you think he has in detecting Sword Demon?” Young Master Han raised this question.
”But the chance remains!” Royal God Call defended.
”Chance, your sm*rt*ss.” Young Master Han did not bother arguing with Royal God Call as usual.
”Then, between Royal and Wounds, which one do you think will be the more likely target?” Brother Assist interrupted once more.
”I think it'll be Wounds.” Young Master Han regarded the Warrior.
War Without Wounds, who had been keeping his mouth shut all this while, finally could not resist opening it this instance. ”Why?”
Young Master Han raised a finger. ”First, Royal is such an annoying brat; no matter what reason or issue, no one will ever choose to pick him when given an option, right?”
”I agree,” War Without Wounds nodded gravely.
”Agree, your sm*rt*ss!” Royal God Call yelled.
”Second.” Young Master Han lifted a second finger. ”Take a guess…”
No one was interested in making themselves look bad, so everyone kept their mouths shut. Brother Assist only opened his mouth to express his abstention. ”And the second point is?”
”It's so obvious, yet none of you can see it? If a loathsome child isn't selected, of course all that is left is Wounds.”
Everyone was so demoralized; they felt like banging their heads against the wall.
”Is there a third point?” Brother Assist was the only one with the resolve to continue playing with Young Master Han.
”Yes. The third point is his survivability when facing a sneak attack. Archers will have a much easier time using their advantage in Agility to escape if the initial attack doesn't result in an insta-kill. A Warrior, on the other hand, might be able to survive the first round of attacks, but all he or she can do is counterattack when ambushed. It's very difficult for Warriors to make their escape if they don't utterly defeat their assailants. From the enemies that we know we may face, they are more than capable of taking down Wounds as long as they joined forces, so they can essentially ignore Wounds' retaliation. Ambushing him can be seen as a near foolproof plan.”
”That reasoning is a lot more forced… It's not really that easy for Archers to escape,” Brother Assist said.
”Don't forget that this is Linyin City. In the trees that surround us, it's much easier to escape than locate someone, right?” Young Master Han pointed out.
”Uhh. True—”
”That is why, as long as he's intelligent enough, Wounds should be his number one choice.” Young Master Han shrugged.
”So, we should quietly set ourselves up and use Wounds as bait. Wait till they fall into our trap before we kill them all in one fell swoop,” Brother Assist said.
”Brother Assist, you're pretty heartless, too!” War Without Wounds was crushed.
”If you're killed this time, your points for this will be doubled,” Young Master Han announced.
”Yes!” Sword Demon, the one in charge of keeping a record of the points, agreed to this as well.
”Is my life really worth just that handful of points…” He was the dignified number-one Warrior, someone ranked second in the Warrior leaderboards in Parallel World, but he was nothing but a pawn that could be casually sacrificed here in Young Master's Elite; War Without Wounds' heart might as well shatter from hearing all this.
”That's not bad already. Even Brother Assist can't fight for such a chance even if he wants to,” Young Master Han said.