Chapter 373: Reverse Scale Slash (1/2)
He Yi and I exchanged glances with each other. Forget the enemies, even we were astonished by October Rain’s unexpected decision. What was she planning? Why had she chosen to withdraw without fighting? This didn’t fit the behavior of a CGL Hall of Famer at all. After all, everyone who got selected to join that prestigious ranking was a commander-level veteran who was tempered by the Nation Wars. There had to be a reason October Rain had chosen to retreat like this!
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”What should we do?” He Yi asked as the enemy slowly withdrew.
Murong Mingyue shook her head. ”I don’t know.”
I said, ”Let’s wait just a bit longer. Don’t turn around.”
”Mn.”
It wasn’t long before October Rain and her men stopped about 300 yards away from us. Then, they simply stared at us from that distance.
”Hmph!”
I smiled. I finally figured out October Rain’s intention.
”What is it?” Murong Mingyue asked.
I replied, ”Had October Rain tried to attack us just now, she would’ve suffered huge losses. In fact, she knew full well that it would take at least 200 players to beat us. After all, I alone could kill 30 of them with one Charge and Thousand Ice Slash, and if I used my Purple Dragon Howl here they might even be party-wiped where they stand. That’s why she chose to pull away. I guarantee that if we turn around now, October Rain would scream ‘Lu Chen is running away, attack him now!’ and charge us. This way, her troops’ morale would rise, and her chances of winning would be a lot higher!”
”I see…”
Beiming Xue said, ”OMG, this October Rain is so cunning. I’ve misjudged her…”
I smiled a bit. ”If you read back on the history of Spirit of Grief, you would know that October Rain had once founded a guild called ‘Colorful October’. After Shusheng, Ling Xue, Ling Yue, Qin Yun, and Xu Bing retired, Candle Dragon was at Cool Breeze City, and Warsky Alliance was at India’s Fierce Tiger City at the time. When the number one expert of India at the time, Barbarous Throne, launched a fearsome attack on Fierce Tiger City, October Rain fought him at Jadeite Forest ten times, withdrew ten times and lost twenty thousand troops in total. If I stopped my story here it might sound like a horrible defeat, but in reality she killed over ten times the amount of people she lost and delayed the enemy’s siege for an entire day. Not only was it an absurd victory, the strategy was planned and carried out by October Rain alone. With that in mind, how could someone like her be anything but ordinary?”
Beiming Xue’s mouth fell open. ”Wah, she’s amazing…”
I smiled. ”Of course she is. When have you heard of a CGL Hall of Famer with no remarkable legend attached to their name? This prestigious ranking is prestigious for a reason, you know?”
Beiming Xue stuck out her tongue before laughing. ”Big bro, how are we going to fight someone like that?”
I smiled but didn’t answer. It was Murong Mingyue who spoke up for me, ”There’s nothing to worry about, Lil Beiming. October Rain is strong, but your big bro is even stronger. Did you forget that his CGL ranking is way higher than October Rain’s?”
”Oh, you’re right!”
I immediately felt immense pressure on my shoulders and cold sweat breaking out of my skin. Despite my ranking being higher than October Rain’s, I knew that I was most likely a lousier strategist compared to her. That being said, all these speculations could only be confirmed during the Nation Wars. Every game made by the Eternal Moon Corporation was set in a world embroiled in chaos. It was up to us heroes to turn our strength and courage into legends.
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It wasn’t long before another group of players joined October Rain. It was Warsky Alliance’s main force, and together they numbered almost 800 in total. The massive army quickly aligned themselves orderly across the vast desert.
Keeping a hand on his sword and looking all formidable in front of his troops, Warsky stared at me from the distance and smiled. ”Heh, Lu Chen is here! Why haven’t you attacked him yet, Little Rain? You have a hundred players, don’t you?”
October Rain smiled. ”Hmph hmph, I just don’t want to fight an uncertain battle, that’s all. Didn’t you see? Lu Chen is now a fourth-promotion player, and his sword is different from before. If I’m not mistaken, it’s probably the number one weapon on the Weapon Ranking, the Heaven-stealing Sword. Moreover, he has Thousand Mirage Slash, War Crush, and Purple Dragon Howl. How am I supposed to deal with these three AoE skills? In my estimate, it’ll take at least 300 experts to guarantee a victory. Finally, you know I dislike fighting handsome guys, so I’ll leave this to you…”
Warsky smiled. ”Hahaha, okay. Should we begin now that we’re all here?”
October Rain nodded. ”The time is now. Prepare for battle!”
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Warsky raised his sword and pointed at me, shouting, ”Warsky Alliance does not bow to anyone! Warsky Alliance will fight against mankind, heavens, life, and even fate itself to take control over our own destiny! To battle!”
The fighters of Warsky Alliance immediately charged toward us! They were incredibly quick!
I was stewing on the inside, to be honest. How on earth were we going to stop nearly a thousand players on our own? And that was not counting the thousands of reinforcements coming to their aid from the rear! I could literally see the forming sand clouds at the horizon. This was really bad!
It was at this moment Legendary Brave sent me a message: ”Don’t worry, vice leader. We are directly behind you, about 500 yards away. Just stall them for a minute, and we will be there to join you! Xu Yang, Chaos Moon, High Fighting Spirits, Eighteen Steeds of You and Yun, and me are all here in the first vanguard. There are around 200 of us!”
A glad smile broke across my lips. Very well, it looked like I had underestimated the efficiency of my own guild, and this time we had the dragon warrior on our side. I could feel my worry being chased away by the second!
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Clang!
I pulled out the Heaven-stealing Sword and pointed it directly at my enemies, smiling. ”Come at us if you dare. I promise y’all I won’t even bother to bury your corpses. Speaking of which, do you want to be steamed or fried? I’m a kind man, so I’ll even let you choose the way you die!”
I wasn’t joking entirely. My Thousand Ice Slash could freeze my enemies, and He Yi’s pet could unleash a fiery rain, so we could actually burn or freeze our enemies to their deaths.
He Yi smiled slightly. ”Get up this hill and we’ll shoot the survivors!”
Me: ”But why? Bullets are so expensive these days. Just cut off their heads!”
He Yi: ”But cutting off their heads will dirty the ground. I think it’s better if we just bury them!”
Me: ”We need to dig holes to bury them though. It’s laborious work, isn’t it?”
He Yi: ”Just make them dig their own graves, duh!”
Murong Mingyue: ”...”
Beiming Xue: ”...”
Warsky: ”...”
October Rain: ”...”