Chapter 0 "Good Fast!"

The members of Dark Hunter were all shocked as they watched Bai Qingxue launch a fierce assault on Black Shark.

Bai Qingxue's speed was simply too fast. In an instant, she had broken through their defensive perimeter and directly attacked their leader, Black Shark. Sixteen sword lights stabbed from all directions, targeting every blind spot, making it impossible for a ranger to defend against.

"Trying to take me down?"

Black Shark looked at the sixteen incoming sword lights, his eyes filled with disdain.

Just as the sword lights were about to hit Black Shark, he suddenly swung the ancient bow in his hand, and a layer of breeze surrounded him. All sixteen sword lights brushed past Black Shark's body, as if passing through water, without harming him in the slightest.

Tier 2 skill: Wind Armor!

Even if Bai Qingxue's dual swords struck Black Shark, they wouldn't be able to harm him, but Black Shark couldn't launch any attacks either.

Seeing that Wind Armor was about to disappear, Black Shark suddenly used the Back Leap skill, jumping into the air. The ancient bow in his hand instantly fired five arrows, forming a pentagram magic array that crashed down on Bai Qingxue like a comet.

Tier 2 skill: Starburst!

This was the most powerful Tier 2 skill a ranger could use. The power of the five arrows merged into one, capable of repelling even a Grand Lord of the same level.

However, Bai Qingxue didn't even try to dodge. She met the incoming Starburst with a single strike of the Glorious Will.

Will of Light!

The Glorious Will, imbued with the Will of Light, unleashed a golden radiance that transformed into a sword light and struck the Starburst.

Boom!

With a resounding explosion, Starburst was instantly split in two, leaving everyone present dumbfounded.

From a distance, it looked as if a beam of light had cut through another beam of light. The scene was exceptionally dazzling, and the powerful shockwave was awe-inspiring.

Wherever the sword light passed, nothing was left standing. The ground was cleaved open with a deep gash, and the six Tier 1 Dragonmen who were caught in the blast were instantly reduced to ashes, their immense power causing shivers.

"How is this possible? Didn't she just use it once before?"

"Is this a bug?"

Some players with keen eyes quickly realized that this skill was the same one Bai Qingxue had used to protect the Zero Wing shield warriors earlier. Such a powerful skill should have a long cooldown, but even if it was short, it shouldn't have been just a few seconds.

Before everyone could figure out what was going on, Bai Qingxue swung her sword at Black Shark again.

The golden radiance bloomed once more, leaving Black Shark, who was just about to land, with no way to dodge.

Black Shark frowned as he watched the approaching sword light. He pulled back his ancient bow again, but this time there were no arrows, just an empty string.

However, with the vibration of the empty string, terrifying magic power instantly condensed into a Light Arrow, directly cutting through the air with a burst of sound, and struck the sword light.

This time, the sword light didn't cut the Light Arrow in half like before. Instead, the Light Arrow shattered the sword light and flew towards Bai Qingxue.

"Die!" Black Shark sneered as he looked at the Light Arrow, less than ten yards away.

This move wasn't a ranger skill, but a skill attached to his ancient bow called Piercing Arrow. It could forcefully increase the power by one tier, and even a High Grand Lord of the same level would suffer serious damage from it.

Instantly, the Light Arrow transformed into more than thirty small Light Arrows, raining down on Bai Qingxue like raindrops.

Even Bai Qingxue felt a sense of helplessness at the sight of the dense rain of Light Arrows, and the Dark Hunter members around her saw a glimmer of victory.

They knew how powerful their leader's move was. Each small arrow had 100% of a player's strength. Faced with so many arrows, a few hits would greatly reduce their health. Only the Dragonmen's powerful defense and health could barely survive.

But when they saw Bai Qingxue raise the Glorious Will in her hand once again, everyone was completely dumbfounded, because they saw the golden radiance lighting up the Glorious Will in Bai Qingxue's hand again…

Seeing the thirty-plus arrows flying towards her, Bai Qingxue unhesitatingly swung the Glorious Will.

The golden sword light bloomed again, instantly devouring all the Light Arrows and flying towards Black Shark. Black Shark jumped back, dodging the attack of the Will of Light at the last moment, staring intently at Bai Qingxue.

"Who exactly is she?" Black Shark's expression as he looked at Bai Qingxue was no longer as relaxed as before.

He was a ranger, a pure ranged class, but he had exchanged several ranged attacks with Bai Qingxue, a berserker, and he was actually at a disadvantage…

No one would believe it if he said it out loud.

At this time, not only did Black Shark's face become solemn, but Shen Yin, who was commanding the offensive not far away, also had a gloomy expression.

She knew Black Shark's strength very well. Even if he faced Undying Battle Heart, the number one berserker of Battle Soul, Black Shark could suppress Undying Battle Heart as long as he didn't engage in close combat. But now, in a ranged battle, Black Shark was faintly suppressed by a berserker.

While Black Shark and Shen Yin were focused on Bai Qingxue, screams suddenly erupted from the Dark Hunter army. White lights flashed in many places, and one Tier 1 Dragonman after another was killed.

The MTs, who had clearly transformed into Dragonmen, couldn't survive more than three moves against a female assassin, and even a single skill could easily kill a full-health Tier 1 MT.

The elementalist on the other side was even more amazing, a complete mobile turret. One spell after another flew from her hands. Any player who was hit, unless they were an MT-type class, was almost instantly killed. Three Tier 2 members rushed up to stop her, but the elementalist split into three, and the three Tier 2 members who rushed up were all greatly suppressed. The three elementalists had their stats increase by 80% simultaneously. In less than three or five exchanges, all three Tier 2 members were killed.

This sight was shocking to the surrounding players.

A guardian knight not far away also charged into the crowd like a tiger descending the mountain, completely disrupting the team's formation. A single charge sent more than a dozen people flying. Even when hit by a Tier 2 class's attack, they only lost five or six thousand health points. Their defense was even stronger than that of the players who had transformed into Dragonmen.

In addition, many Zero Wing members had unbelievably high combat power, with one person capable of fighting two or three Tier 2 members of their Dark Hunter.

In just a short time, the Dark Hunter, who had been in the lead, suddenly began to fall behind, and the number of deaths continued to climb.

"So strong!" Holy Light Reincarnation, who was fighting alongside a Tier 2 class, glanced at Fire Dance and the others in battle, and felt an unspeakable shock in his heart.

"Black Shark! This isn't a viable tactic. Even if we win, it will likely be a pyrrhic victory. We can only wait for the other adventurer teams to arrive." Shen Yin whispered to Black Shark, "The other adventurer teams already received the news earlier. I believe they'll arrive shortly."

Their goal was to annihilate Zero Wing, but there was a prerequisite: they couldn't suffer too many losses, or it wouldn't be worth it.

"Alright, we'll retreat first!"

Black Shark, who had been keeping his distance from Bai Qingxue, was reluctant, but the current situation wasn't optimistic. He gritted his teeth and agreed to retreat temporarily. Although many members of the team had drunk the Basic Dragonman Potion, it lasted for half an hour, enough time to wait for the other adventurer teams to arrive and start the second battle.

Black Shark then ordered the entire team to begin an orderly retreat.

"Want to leave?" Bai Qingxue looked at Black Shark, who was constantly trying to increase the distance, and used Will of Light again.

"Damn it! How can she use it so many times?" Black Shark looked at the approaching sword light, feeling somewhat insane. Bai Qingxue's combat skills were clearly only at the Microscopic Realm, but relying on her super skills and basic attributes, she was forcefully suppressing him at range.

Because the distance was too close, he didn't have time to dodge and could only use a life-saving ultimate move to resist.

But after using his life-saving ultimate move, Black Shark suddenly noticed that Bai Qingxue's body was radiating a multicolored light. A sense of oppression fell upon him, causing his speed to plummet, and his original speed advantage disappeared.

Three holy spears appeared next to Bai Qingxue at some point and stabbed directly at him. Black Shark hurriedly dodged and defended.

However, the moment the ancient bow touched the holy spear during the defense, he felt as if he had been hit by a car. His whole body went numb, and he couldn't help but retreat, his health suddenly dropping by more than three thousand…

Just as Black Shark was struggling to cope with the three holy spears, the Glorious Will in Bai Qingxue's hand, less than fifteen yards away, had its skill cooldown completed and lit up once again.

Will of Light!

The golden radiance bloomed, leaving Black Shark, who was retreating in mid-air, unable to resist. He was directly swallowed by the radiance and transformed into a white light, disappearing into the air…