621 Chapter 621 - The Battle in Baishi Fores (2/2)
The Archer replied expressionlessly. ”Those two enigmas… It's not that they don't know how to play their job class. Rather, they feel uncomfortable shouting the spell incantation when they cast something.”
”They'll get used to it after shouting more,” Broken Water Arrow offered.
”Look; that's Old Lightning right there, yeah?” The Archer pointed in a direction. Broken Water Arrow turned to look and saw someone prone atop a rock. This person was originally firing with his bow and arrow, but because a Mage using a bow would end up dealing miniscule damage, he eventually got fed up with it and stowed his bow in favor of his magic staff. Creeping closer with a few steps, his magic staff was pointed forward as he muttered out the words.Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click visiting.
A circle of flames appeared in mid-air, but those experts had abundant game experience under their belts. Right from the get-go, they had comprehended that their enemies were comprised of various job classes, so they all made sure to keep an eye on the Mages possessing ranged firepower. Having registered every move that man made, they took precautions against his eventual actions. The moment that Descending Wheel of Flames appeared, everyone moved in unison to avoid it.
Just as that Mage was preparing to attack anew after the first missed his targets, a Thief appeared behind him, revealing a face that held a sinister smile, and gifted him with a deep stab of his dagger.
For a group that had Young Master Han commanding it, how could they simply bear the brunt of the attack without throwing in a few tricks of their own into the mix?
This group standing out in the open, bearing the ferocious attacks of those middle-aged men, was Young Master Han's attempt at turning Ye Xiaowu's trap onto himself. While everyone's attention and firepower was drawn onto the cluster of players out in the open, Sword Demon and Blackwater Stealthed their way in under orders to turn this situation on its head by sneak-attacking these ambushers, letting them carve out a piece off these interlopers.
Blackwater did not know when he started inexplicably hating the Mage job class, which was why he chose a Mage as his target. After putting an effort to climb up this rock, he quickly plunged his dagger into the prone Mage.
Who would have thought that this Mage would suddenly turn over, with his two legs kicking out to force Blackwater to reveal himself, though? Taken by surprise, Blackwater bent over and dove at the man with his dagger forward and butt facing the sky. There was no way that he could take back this attack now. All he saw was that old fogey's face chuckling darkly while reaching out his hands to grab a hold of Blackwater's two arms. With his right leg propped up on Blackwater's belly, this uncle gave it a forceful kick…
A Mage's Strength was weak, but they would have no problems executing such a technique. Blackwater was sent soaring to that rock by this seemingly harmless Mage, crashing head-first into the ground as he ate a mouthful of dirt.
F*ck. What's going on? Did Thousand Miles Drunk possess him? Blackwater was in a state of confusion. He never would have thought that there would be a second Mage out that could take him down so handily in close combat.
”What are you in a daze there for? Come back quickly!” The team called Blackwater back. The Thief was all alone now that he was revealed outside the encirclement, so he naturally became the focus of the enemy's aggression. Without the level of reaction time and skill that Gu Fei and Eternal Dominion boasted, how would Blackwater have any HP left when all the arrows came flying straight at him?
Nevertheless, Blackwater's reaction time was not too terrible, so the moment he heard the shout, he came back to his senses and rolled out while activating his Fleetfoot, scrambling his way back over to the team as he made a break for safety. However, the marksmanship that the enemies boasted of was solid; even when faced with such a quick movement speed, the uncles were still able to accurately hit Blackwater with every shot they made. The only thing worth rejoicing was that their damage output was hardly worth a sneeze, so even though Blackwater's equipment were hardly topnotch, it was at least above average, and with the inclusion of the team heading over to his aid at the same time, the three Priests were able to work together and prevent him from turning into white light instantly.
However, these MMO veterans could tell that they might be unable to ensure the survival of Blackwater even after all this. The damage he had sustained was beyond the healing output of the three Healers put together.
Southern Lone Blade wordlessly turned in that direction and Charged out, with arrows landing on him at once. With a higher defense, and the sword and shield protecting him, he was much more resilient than Blackwater. Meanwhile, Young Master Han also diverted some of his Heals over to Southern Lone Blade, his skill leaving Paddy Scent Pastures and Verdant Timber in awe; this level of control he was demonstrating made it such that letting him heal just one player alone would be too much of a waste. He would need to be given a whole troop of people to be used efficiently.
Southern Lone Blade, who had very quickly reached Blackwater with that Charge, helped provide cover for him before finally getting him back to safety.
”What happened?” they asked.
”I don't know; it's as if he detected me the moment I got near him.” Blackwater was a little glum.
”I'm afraid none of these people are easy to deal with.” Young Master Han revealed a rare look of worry as he turned his gaze and point in a direction. ”Let's move over there.”
”Then, what about Miles and Dominion?” everyone asked.
”They can do whatever they want.” Young Master Han shrugged as he sent a message to Sword Demon. ”Don't be in a hurry to strike. These guys are not simple, after all.”
When the Mage attacked, Blackwater got exposed and was subsequently kicked off the rock, requiring aid after. All this happened in an instant. Gu Fei was now dashing forward as he avoided the projectiles sailing through the air, not once noticing what was happening over there. His eyes were only on the huge boulder before him, and in the moment when he was about to cast his Blink and get up, the sky darkened. Following which, a figure came swooping down like an eagle, a single raised leg kicking out at Gu Fei.
”Don't take that Swallow Dropkick head on!” bellowed Eternal Dominion. He was right behind him and could see it clearly. Gu Fei's kung fu expertise might be well-tempered, but he never considered how there could be certain things that would affect the confrontation in this game. Take for example the Swallow Dropkick skill; it possessed a unique bonus effect, which was dependent on the height at which the user dropped from that positively correlated to the Verdict of the skill. Furthermore, the damage would see a congruent increase with the attack's height. In other words, the higher the skill was unleashed from, the more powerful the skill became. Eternal Dominion was afraid that Gu Fei would be caught off-guard by this unique effect. At this very moment, the assailant was plummeting down with his Swallow Dropkick several meters above the boulder, and there was a tremendous attack power behind this kick. As for Gu Fei, although his spell damage was ferocious, a Mage's spell, which was deemed to be of lower priority by the system's Verdict, would be completely suppressed. In the off-chance that he was a second slower in insta-killing the assailant, this single Swallow Dropkick would surely stomp Gu Fei to his death.
If not for this skill's bonus, this attack from above, where his feet were hardly in contact with the ground in the slightest, would be a huge taboo in a fight. With Eternal Dominion and Gu Fei's discerning eyes when it came to martial arts, they could easily tell that this player was no ordinary gamer from his form, so there was no reason he would not understand this logic. For this person to still opt for this method of attack, clearly showed just how fearless he was.
The moment Gu Fei heard Eternal Dominion's caution, he did not directly contend with the attack like what he had originally planned. Seeing this man arrogantly relying on the game's skill like this, Gu Fei was also not to be outdone. He raised his hand, and with a single point of his finger, the man who was executing his Swallow Dropkick was abruptly stunned, for the Gu Fei below him had disappeared from his sight!
”Behind you!” Broken Water Arrow, still up on that large boulder, hurriedly cried out this warning. Gu Fei had actually used his Blink to directly materialize in mid-air.
Broken Water Arrow was already rather quick when he blurted that out, yet it was still not as fast as Gu Fei's sword, who swung out with a Twin Incineration while in mid-air. On the other hand, this Fighter immediately experienced the disadvantage of not having his feet planted on the ground. When in mid-air, no matter how much muscle someone had in their abdomen and waist, or how fiercely and violently they twisted themselves, there was a limit to the degree and space that they could move, and that made it impossible for this man to dodge Gu Fei's calculated slash.
That player did not die instantaneously after Gu Fei's Twin Incineration connected, and the man promptly rolled away once he landed in an effort to get out of Gu Fei's attack range. The man might have taken such a huge loss just from that single exchange of blows, yet he was neither in the least bit flustered nor astonished, which was an atypical response among gamers. If they were not already dead, most of those who had crossed swords with Gu Fei would often turn green or pale after realizing they had lost such a large chunk of HP from sustaining a single attack from him. However, this man did not react in the least bit from this; it was as if he had not noticed how much his HP dropped with that one cut.
Gu Fei did not hesitate and rushed to where his opponent had rolled toward the instant he landed on the ground. With two Twin Incinerations and a single Blink, the weakness of Gu Fei's pitiful mana reared its ugly head once more, so this one slash of his was not boosted with any spell. The opponent was not panicking when he saw Gu Fei's sword come sailing over to him. He twisted his body and staggered a step, but how was he to know that this dodge he had done was well within Gu Fei's expectations, who proceeded to modify his follow-up move and changed the trajectory of his cut as his blade went slicing at the man?
Finally, that Fighter's passive expression changed. He had long realized that his opponent's skill was anything but simple, but he did not find it particularly difficult for him to avoid this slash again. With another twist of his body, he managed to pirouette away from the sword yet again. This time, he was not going to be passive and sent a leg whip over at Gu Fei as he twisted.
The angle of this kick was huge, and it went directly for Gu Fei's head. The impetus of this kick was as furious and powerful like a lightning bolt, so it could be imagined that the force of it was enough to knock someone out cold if done in real life.
Gu Fei did a diagonal sidestep as he turned his body to the side to avoid that blow; that sword in his hand twisted out for another cut.
If this were in reality, Gu Fei would never do such a counterattack. Since this is a game, I guess I don't have to be too particular about things, he thought to himself even as he chanted his Twin Incineration spell. Standing somewhere behind him, Eternal Dominion was already left dumbfounded by what he had witnessed. ”Whoa. This is a game, alright. To actually use such a move, it's just too obscene!”
Everyone watched Moonlit Nightfalls carve out a stroke of flames, directly brushing past that man's crotch, which was now exposed thanks to his raised leg...