Chapter 661: Equal to a Thousand Men (2/2)

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He brandished the Blade of Scarlet Flames warily as he beat a quick retreat. Once he had retreated far enough, he waved a hand and used his Ghost God Prophecy against me as he yelled, ”Archers, use your Shock Arrows to stun this asshole! After that, I want everyone to kill him!”

A group of archers positioned on the city walls began to rain down fire on me!

Thud! Thud! Thud! Thud!

A flurry of arrows forced the Ice Qilin Horse backward! Candlelight Shadow had too many powerhouse players by his side and Transient Smoke and Clouds’ bow was definitely an Earth-grade weapon at the very least. Furthermore, he wasn’t unleashing a hasty barrage of arrows at me. He was slowly and methodically aiming at my weak spots before firing. His accuracy was startlingly high as well, and even my lightning-quick movements weren’t enough to dodge his iron arrows!

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Those arrows exploded when they hit my Crimson Rock Dragon Armor. Transient Smoke and Clouds’ attacks seemed to have an explosive property which dealt huge damage against heavy-armor opponents!

8293!

4592!

7291!

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The constant heavy blows had left me at my wits end as well, but I still wasn’t willing to retreat yet. If I didn’t hold their attention, all the siege towers that Stranger of Three Lifetimes had used a lot of time and effort to build would be destroyed!

My blade swept forward as my Thousand Ice Slash exploded within the enemy’s midst with a resounding boom. My attack one-shot many archers and assassins while restoring a huge amount of my health. My Phantom Wolf King had also leapt onto the city walls with a furious howl. It seemed extremely angry at the fact that its master had been ganged up on by so many people, so it dove straight into the crowd of Candle Dragon players and unleashed Claw of the Storm, carving huge slashes into the cobblestones that made up the city wall!

Candlelight Shadow shuddered at the might of my pet, but he immediately ordered his own pet to launch a counterattack. The Bloodthirsty Lion King immediately wheeled toward the Phantom Wolf King, and I also urged my little wolf forward. In the end, the two kings of beasts smashed into one another as they tore at each other’s hide. Countless streams of energy swirled around them as they ripped into one another, the savage display leaving the surrounding players dumbfounded.

”All archers, focus your fire on Lu Chen! We need to take him out in one shot!” Transient Smoke and Clouds yelled.

Nearly a hundred elite archers raised their bows at his command. The sound of them nocking arrows and pulling their bowstrings taut caused my heart to leap into my throat.

Whoosh, whoosh...

After I cut down a few Candle Dragon fighters, I immediately saw an opportunity and yelled, ”Little wolf!”

The Phantom Wolf King howled when it heard my call. It immediately bounded forward and unleashed Purgatory Storm in the next instant, the huge storm sweeping up most of the elite archers who had trained their bows on me. My precisely-timed attack had ripped most of them to shreds, but Transient Smoke and Clouds had reacted with supreme speed. He escaped the radius of that storm with a single Leap, saving his own life in the process.

Candlelight Shadow gritted his teeth angrily when he saw that. Not allowing this to go on any further, he instantly shot straight toward me with the Blade of Scarlet Flames raised high in the air!

Boom!

I missed my first strike! Candlelight Shadow had managed to pull off a zigzag to dodge my first attack despite moving at such a fast speed. After that, his feet skidded against the ground as he instantly wove an ”S” on the ground and got behind me. He slashed me a few times from behind before slipping away again. He was a blur of constant motion, and my slower turning radius while mounted allowed him to keep dancing around me. Was he trying to maneuver his way to victory?!

I chuckled to myself when I realized what he was up to. Was he really that naive?

I suddenly urged my mount forward, and the Ice Qilin Horse’s superlative speed caused me to fly forward and out of the range of Candlelight Shadow’s sword. Light exploded from the Cyan Netherworld Sword as I used Burning Blade Slash on a squad of his elite magic knights, instantly one-shotting most of them. The 200% Attack boost from my Martial God skill and the overwhelming offensive power of my Cyan Netherworld Sword turned Burning Blade Slash into a nuke that most players couldn’t endure. Of course, more than a few of those elite players had managed to defend against my attack, which had saved them from the grisly fate of their companions.

I did a half-spin as I cleaved players to the left and right of me with my Cyan Netherworld Sword. I had mowed down nearly a hundred Candle Dragon elites like so in the matter of seconds! I wheeled around once more to meet Candlelight Shadow, who had only just managed to catch up to me. His face had gone completely white. He clearly understood what my intentions were now. I was going to kill every player of Candle Dragon I could lay my hands on before his very eyes and dare him to stop me!

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It was at this precise moment that Galaxy Storm suddenly exploded all around me. My body went cold as I instantly lost 17829 HP. Fuck, that’s one strong spell!

I spun around to see that God’s Dance was the one who had attacked me. This WMD of a mage had always been a huge thorn in our side. Her powerful magic and oustanding mechanical skill had utterly justified her reputation as the best mage in Candle Dragon.

Whoosh!

My Cyan Netherworld Sword flickered in the air as I immediately rushed toward God’s Dance. I braved the countless spells and arrows that were raining down on me as I charged ahead.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

I had definitely overestimated my defensive capabilities. As God’s Dance and Transient Smoke and Clouds poured fire down on me, I saw the Armored Ice Qilin Horse’s tenacity bar grow shorter and shorter. In the end, it gave a sorrowful whinny and disappeared from beneath me. Goddammit, I really couldn’t just charge in headfirst like that!

Thud, thud, thud...

I frantically scrambled across the ground as my health instantly plummeted. A bunch of fireballs and icicles were flying right at me even as I tried to dodge the first few spells and arrows. However, what made the situation truly grim was Tempest Shadow’s sudden charge. His spear shot through the air like a bolt of lightning as he headed my way with Barrier Break!