Chapter 194 An Unexpected Change

Few prey targeted by Aziz ever escaped.

Especially when that prey was afflicted by the Gaze of Mother Earth, each step, even on solid ground, feeling like traversing a swamp?

Especially when that prey had previously suffered the backlash from a strange alchemic mixture?

Three cold bullets flashed, relentlessly pursuing, seemingly unremarkable, devoid of any magical effects, yet possessing two key qualities: astonishing power and incredible speed.

DH wore a wry, helpless smile. The first bullet had already sent him flying. The second bullet followed, bringing him to the brink of death. The third bullet directly blasted him into a mist of blood!

Aziz struck successfully, his cold face betraying no emotion, as impassive as granite. In his mind, this was merely one of many prey he had hunted, nothing more, offering no additional excitement.

After posting the loot in the team channel, he placed it in the team's shared space and vanished into thin air, impossible for anyone to trace.

DH dropped a silver story-related cloak called the Malfoy Family Invisibility Cloak. It added no basic or attack stats but could be equipped at any time.

The cloak's description read: Draco Malfoy finally discovered the secret of Harry Potter's Invisibility Cloak, blaming his failures on it. At his insistent request, his father acquired a cloak for him that was in no way inferior to Harry's.

Use: Renders you invisible, but all spells and attacks will immediately disrupt this effect. Reduces the damage you receive from long-range attacks by 13% while invisible, until you break the invisibility.

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DH's death was like the collapse of the first domino, triggering a violent chain reaction in the mixed team. The two powerful tanks' relentless penetration and disruption had shattered their remaining confidence. When they faced the Dark Faction contractors' frenzied attacks, the tangible difference in strength crushed their morale. They fled in droves, and the remaining contractors pursued, reaping great rewards.

Fang Senyan and Reef, however, were unwilling to stop there. Their original plan was to take advantage of the momentum and continue the pursuit, hoping to strike straight at the enemy's headquarters! However, Jazz was ultimately a cautious man. Although he had sent out sixty to seventy percent of his contractors, he had redeemed a staggering number of archers.

They were already startled birds, and they knew Fang Senyan was a monstrously powerful individual. So, as soon as anyone approached, a rain of arrows poured down relentlessly. Who knew that Fang Senyan, usually so adept at judging situations, would act contrary to his nature and lead the Ace Team in a reckless assault, lasting a full ten minutes before retreating, only to launch another surprise attack a moment later. Fortunately, Jazz had not relaxed his guard and managed to defend with a narrow escape.

Watching the Ace Team's actions, Jax snorted coldly:

"This sailor isn't all that great, is he? Just a brute! It's clear that Jazz was prepared, and all sorts of backup plans haven't been used. He can rely on summoned archers to make him return defeated, yet this guy insists on charging to his death. I think he's just thick-headed."

Not only Jax but even Bashiven and Laxili felt somewhat surprised:

"Has this sailor lost his mind, wasting the team's combat power at this time? Aziz and that Reef, are they just messing around with him? The pressure on our side is so great, if you have the ability, come and help us share the burden. Why are the Rohan riders so resilient?"

With the Ace Team's retreat, the grand counterattack came to an end. Almost all the contractors returned to the hard battle with the Rohan riders. The Ace Team quietly re-entered the battlefield to fight, but the eyes of the other contractors looking at them now, in addition to the previous scrutiny, also had a bit of awe... which was also natural.

Anyone who could enter this battlefield was not a fool. No matter who it was, anyone who could charge into the enemy formation and mess it up so badly deserved that kind of look! Although the battlefield was cruel, it was like sifting sand in a great wave. It couldn't be said that Fang Senyan and Reef's strength as tanks was the strongest, but! It was almost certain that the two tanks who could help each other and share life and death were only the two of them! It was too difficult to find such a pair again. Even more closely related was that, seeing that the situation was getting worse and worse, no one dared to guarantee that they would not be in danger. It was a good idea to improve the relationship now. It was hard to say that there would be no time to ask Reef's Holy Grip to save their lives in the future.

Seeing that the battle was getting more and more heated, casualties began to appear gradually. Although all the Dark Alliance people were trying to protect Gothmog and the Witch-king of Angmar, of course, they also protected them, but... Princess Éowyn finally began to explode! At this time, they realized that the potential of story characters was like a menstrual cycle. Even if it didn't come on Monday or Tuesday, it would come on Friday or Saturday. It could only be delayed, but it couldn't be suppressed!

Therefore, the result of everyone's caution was an exchange of two for one.

The Witch-king of Angmar exchanged for two Ringwraiths. Strictly speaking, the strength of the Witch-king of Angmar could only be worth one and a half Ringwraiths at most. In fact, this transaction was a loss. More importantly, in the process of killing the two Ringwraiths, King Théoden of Rohan, who would have died in the hands of the Witch-king of Angmar, did not die, but was disabled with both legs. It was estimated that he would not be able to fight.

However, whether Théoden died or not had a huge impact on the morale of the Rohan riders. If Théoden was killed, Princess Éowyn would also be unconscious. The morale of these knights would probably plummet by half, but now that Théoden survived and the princess was still alive, the morale would continue to rise instead!

However, in the midst of this epic and exhilarating battle, no one noticed that Fang Senyan had stopped, first looking at Reef, then at Zi, with a look of calm like a farewell in his eyes, but with a defiant arrogance, and then slowly disappeared into the crowd, leaving only a few lingering words:

"In the recent charge against the walls of Minas Tirith, my Hedgehog Milestone has been completed. So, calculating the time, it's about time. Then, it's time to carry out the plan."

"After I leave, you must accumulate enough contribution points as soon as possible, and everything will be carried out according to the plan we agreed upon before. Remember to prioritize the redemption of those designated props."

"Although my task this time is difficult, it is not very threatening to me personally. As for you, be sure to take care!"

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Thirty seconds later, Jax, the leader of the Blue Light Team, suddenly received news, and he was immediately shocked:

"What? Fang Senyan suddenly disappeared on the battlefield? Did he leave the team or was he killed?"

"He disappeared suddenly. One second he was still standing next to Reef, chatting, and the next second he just evaporated into the air."

"How could this happen? What is this idiot doing disappearing now? Damn it, our war elephant reinforcements are coming soon, right? Could it be that this guy got the news and went to relieve the reinforcements? By the way, where are the other people on their team?"

"Except for Aziz, who is elusive and cannot be located, everyone else is there. The latest news is that although one of the ogres redeemed by the Ace Team died in battle, the remaining two have advanced. One can beat war drums, weakening the enemy's combat power while increasing the combat power of friendly forces. The other has become a ranged attack axe thrower, with a range no weaker than an archer, and can throw two weapons at a time, with extremely strong power."

"He's the only one who left the team. Then don't worry about it. A monk can run away, but the temple can't run with him! Keep an eye on the others in the Ace Team. I estimate that the mammoth war elephant legion reinforcements in the south should be coming soon. Whether we can break through Minas Tirith depends on the next battle."

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At this time, Fang Senyan had indeed left the battlefield, and he was using the "Malfoy Family Invisibility Cloak" dropped by DH, which was a hot-selling item, so he left so silently and was good at disguise.

However, this thing was just icing on the cake. With it, Fang Senyan could walk more easily, without it, Fang Senyan's plan would not fail.

The direction Fang Senyan was traveling was exactly the opposite of the battlefield. His destination was the longest river in Middle-earth! Anduin!

And Fang Senyan's target was the last wave of reinforcements sent by the Dark Lord - the combined fleet of the Umbar Corsairs!

This fleet included about 5 large ships and countless small ships. These pirates used ancient sailboats and sloops with large triangular sails because they were going to attack the port city of Pelargir in Lebennin first, so they came the latest.

However, their ending was the most tragic. When they were advancing along the Anduin River, they unfortunately ran into the protagonist Aragorn, and they were happily mocking the trio, and then the army of the dead swarmed up, destroyed them, and used their ships to get to Minas Tirith more quickly.