Chapter 46 Strategic Shift

This circular sweep wasn't a particularly fast attack; many players reacted in time.

But… hundreds were still taken down by that wave.

This sudden loss reduced the number of surviving players to less than two hundred.

Watching the white light dissipate, an uncle spoke from a considerable distance from Infinites.

"Um…" Li Feng looked at the four players protecting him and murmured, "Young men…"

Hearing this, all four main players of Blade turned to look at Uncle Li.

"Although my gaming skills are terrible, I can see that… you are very strong." Li Feng said, "I am grateful that you have protected me the whole time, and I know you must have a good reason for doing so. But… I think that at this moment, protecting everyone is more meaningful than protecting a noob like me, isn't it?"

Hearing Uncle Li's words, Tan Lang, Qi Sha, and Long Ao Min all turned to look at Po Jun.

Their meaning was clear… we also want to help, but you, the leader, have to speak up first. That way, if Section Chief blames us later, we will have an explanation.

"Hmm…" Po Jun deliberated for a few seconds and said, "Actually… the instructions from above were just two sentences…" He paused, "The first sentence—in case of danger, let the leader go first." As he said this, his expression changed, and he gave Tan Lang a meaningful look. "The second sentence—act according to circumstances and follow the leader's arrangements when encountering major situations."

"So…" Tan Lang, the political commissar, also understood and immediately responded, "Now is the time for us to change our strategy according to Uncle Li… that is, according to the 'leader's instructions.'"

"Hehe…" Long Ao Min laughed heartily, "I've been waiting for this."

Qi Sha also laughed, immediately raising his hand and cracking his knuckles: "Alright! I've been itching to beat that bastard up!"

"Hey, hey!" Hearing this, Tan Lang frowned slightly, reminding him, "What are you doing? Trying to look like a gangster to show off?"

"Ahem." Po Jun also put on the air of a leader and said solemnly, "The political commissar is right." He also looked at Qi Sha, "We are a disciplined unit. No matter what the situation, we must control our emotions and watch our words."

"Yes! I will definitely pay attention next time!" Qi Sha responded loudly, and a second later, he asked, "Then may I ask you two officers… can I go up and beat him up now?"

"Yes." Po Jun and Tan Lang nodded together, saying in unison, "You may."

Before the "may" could finish, Qi Sha's figure shot out like a bullet.

In the same second, a set of data flashed before Infinites' eyes…

Beep beep beep—

Warning:

—High-energy reaction detected.

Data Identification:

—【Shadow Step】, 【Burning Star Melting Moon Fist】

Tactical Control Options:

—Create foam-like, high-temperature resistant armor on the body surface.

Survival probability:

—84%

"Oh? There are such strong players hidden in the crowd?" Infinites thought to himself as he executed the tactical control option.

Boom—

The next second, a punch, exploding!

When Qi Sha used this S-class skill, he not only used 【Shadow Step】 as a prerequisite but also activated his Soul Intent—【Fierce Star Blazing Flames】.

This punch can be said to be the second strongest fire-attribute skill to appear in Thriller Paradise so far.

(For those who don't remember, the strongest fire-attribute skill to have appeared so far is Hell's Unparalleled Explosive Heat Wave Cannon, triggered by 【Watch This】 in the "Brothers" scenario)

However, Infinites still defused this attack with relative ease…

"Hehehe… I see…" After the blow, Infinites slowly turned around, the layers of fluorinated foam-like substance on his body fading away as they burned, "Although it was only a 16% probability, if I hadn't defended against this punch in time, I might have been melted by it…"

Before he finished speaking, he suddenly grinned and roared as he punched: "Hahahaha! Too bad! It's still useless!"

Whoosh—

Instantly, the wind from the fist rose again.

Qi Sha, still recovering from his previous attack, was close to Infinites, in an even worse situation than Xiao Wen Cang Tian had been just now; after the overwhelming force swept over him, his entire person "disappeared."

Everyone who witnessed this scene understood that Qi Sha had not been knocked away. He had been blasted into dust by the fist wind and blown away, but the process was too fast, making it seem as if he had vanished instantly.

"Outrageous!" Before Qi Sha's body was even cold, a furious roar rang out.

Who else could it be but Long Ao Min?

At this moment, Brother Long had activated 【Dragon Knight】 mode. His already Schwarzenegger-like physique had increased by another 30%, the surface of his muscles was covered with amber dragon scale armor, and his eyes had turned into a pair of crimson gems.

Because his speed was not as fast as Qi Sha's, Long Ao Min arrived slightly later than his teammate, but it was in this moment that Qi Sha had already received his lunchbox, which couldn't help but make Brother Long furious.

Therefore, he also unleashed his strongest attack as soon as he arrived.

"Divine Dragon Swa…"

"Swa your head!" Unexpectedly, Infinites didn't let Brother Long use his move at all.

With a shout, he used a speed far exceeding Long Ao Min's dynamic vision… to give the latter's head a side kick.

Splash—

The sound of Brother Long's head shattering sounded like a piece of cartilage being thrown into boiling oil.

The shield he raised in his hand was useless, his dragon scale defense was vulnerable to Infinites' destructive power, and his death sank the hearts of all the other survivors to the bottom…

"I told you it was useless…" Infinites proved with his actions that his strength had evolved to a level of complete despair in this battle, and his attitude became even more unbridled, "Resistance only increases pain in fear and despair; as for running away… Hehe, unfortunately, in the data link layer, no matter how far away you are, you will be sensed by Link." As he spoke, he suddenly used his right hand as a claw, scratching five ferocious blood marks on his chest. "So… just obediently accept your death!"

By the time he finished speaking, the wounds on his chest had already healed.

"Heh… although I don't want to admit it…" Atobe, who was being suppressed by one of the five Links, smiled bitterly at this moment, "But he seems to be telling the truth."

"Don't give up! There's still hope!" Shiva, who was fighting two opponents alone, heard his mutterings and quickly shouted from the side, trying to cheer him up.

"Is there… really?" Two seconds later, Cai Bupa Ne said in a dejected tone.

In those short few minutes, Xiao Wen Cang Tian and Kuang Zong Jian Ying had been killed by Infinites, Bupa's younger brother Bu Tian Ge had also quickly sacrificed himself in the entanglement with Link, and Bupa had also suffered some injuries due to being distracted several times, and was about to collapse at this moment.

It can be said that whether it was Infinites' side or Link's side… the players were at an absolute disadvantage in the battle, without seeing even a sliver of a chance to win.

"Yes!" However, Wang Tan Zhi gave Cai Bupa Ne a firm and affirmative response in a loud voice, and took the opportunity to kill the Link who was fighting with Bupa.

"Hehe… Wang Tan Zhi." One of the remaining three Links turned to Xiao Tan at this moment and said, "It is indeed commendable to have used Flame Devour to solve 'two of me'. But you don't think… that things will be over if you eliminate these 'five of me' in front of you, do you?"

As he spoke, a pile of people in suits and leather shoes fell from mid-air again.

Shiva and the others glanced at them and were immediately horrified, because… there were twenty or so identical Links.

"You see." One of the newly arrived Links took over the conversation from the previous Link and said, "The loss of one or two 'me' is not painful at all; how many times can you kill me with your limited stamina?"

"I don't know about that." Xiao Tan replied, "My mission is just to hold out until reinforcements arrive."

"Reinforcements?" The Link's expression changed slightly, and he looked up at the sky. "That's interesting… according to my detection program, you came here through the loophole opened by Tu Ba Ge just now, and only you came out of that loophole." He looked down at Xiao Tan again. "At the moment, the game space is empty, and the booming tunnel connecting the inner world has also disappeared… May I ask, where do your reinforcements come from?"

"As long as I'm still alive, Dou Mo will send them to my side." Xiao Tan replied very honestly.

"Dou Mo…" The Link's expression changed, and then he sneered, "Heh… although I think you are bluffing, but just in case, I will try my best to kill you first."

After speaking, all the Links except for the three who were still fighting with Shiva and Atobe rushed towards Xiao Tan, launching a siege like a pack of wolves pouncing on a tiger…

Even if Xiao Tan's speed was fast, there was absolutely no way for him to escape being heavily surrounded by dozens of individuals with first-level derivative strength.

"Tch… Death's…" Just as Xiao Tan was preparing to take out his trump card.

Buzz buzz buzz—

A burst of buzzing sounded, and five figures were teleported by a surge of Demonic Qi and appeared around Xiao Tan.

"Hey hey… what's going on…" Zhao Ying Wang's reaction was surprisingly calm.

"Damn… I've been schemed against by that Feng again…" Hong Hu was annoyed.

"In any case, how about controlling the situation first?" Juan Meng Huan put forward a very constructive suggestion.

"Okay, I'll do it." Fei Chai Shu adjusted his sunglasses and replied calmly.

Finally, Teacher Bi, the "Phantom Fifth Member" of the 【Worthless Brigade】, used a dialect to aptly describe the mood of their five-man team at this moment: "What are you doing!!!"