The Daralsson Basin, apart from a small flat area in the center, was almost entirely surrounded by trees.
This was why Jian Zhi Cang Tian and his group had not been encircled for so long.
Chu Tian had predicted that Kill would currently be stationed evenly throughout the basin, setting up a spiderweb-like defensive formation, waiting for the players of the Inverse God Alliance to move chaotically. Once a camp or team discovered them, Kill's forces would converge on that point from all directions.
This would lead Jian Zhi Cang Tian and his group to believe they were completely surrounded, causing them to constantly change direction and move erratically within the basin.
Kill's plan was to use small units to hold them off, drawing in more Kill forces. However, the basin was too vast, and with over 1,500 people dispersed, the manpower at each point was still somewhat thin.
They had underestimated the Inverse God Alliance's two hundred-plus members.
Therefore, Tian Ya Kuang Dao was likely still mobilizing more personnel to head this way. Once their numbers increased, Jian Zhi Cang Tian and the others would be in real danger.
On his way, Chu Tian had already spotted many Kill members heading in this direction.
These were likely the reinforcements called by Tian Ya Kuang Dao.
The coordinates Chu Tian sent to Jian Zhi Cang Tian were a dead end, a place with sheer cliffs.
He determined that Kill would definitely not be stationed here, as this was the deepest part of the basin and the only direction from which one could not leave.
The other three directions, while also surrounded by mountains, had gentler terrain and some paths leading up the mountains. Only this place was a dead end!
He passed through small teams ambushing in the forest, and as he had predicted, the closer he got to the cliffs, the fewer personnel Kill had deployed.
By the end, there were no longer any scouts or Kill players camped out.
Upon arriving, Chu Tian discovered a few scouts in the forest. After observing them, he realized they were players from the Inverse God Alliance, indicating they had already arrived.
He nodded inwardly, acknowledging Jian Zhi Cang Tian's arrangements in setting up scouts to detect danger. Surviving such a large encirclement by Kill for so long clearly showed he had some skill.
In his previous life, he had followed Chu Tian for so long, it was truly a waste of such talent.
Exiting the woods, he found a small clearing ahead with a small pond. Opposite the pond were the cliffs, and the two hundred-plus people were stationed beside the pond.
Chu Tian deactivated his stealth and appeared in human form within their sight.
Their first reaction was to draw their weapons. So many people drawing their weapons in unison and staring fiercely at Chu Tian made him feel an infinite killing intent, like a powerful airflow washing over him.
Chu Tian was stunned for a moment, looking at the more than two hundred subordinates before him. They were able to condense their presence into a single force. This was something few teams could achieve even in late-game guild battles, though they were merely in their nascent stage.
When 'momentum' is triggered, the entire body moves. This team of his guild would undoubtedly become a seasoned army in the future. With these people, and by incorporating others, they could quickly cultivate such momentum.
When teams of the same numbers and equipment faced each other on the battlefield, those without the understanding of 'momentum' were destined to lose.
They would even be routed and scattered by the first charge.
After a brief moment of stunned silence, Chu Tian smiled and walked forward.
The opposing side also realized that the person who had arrived was Chu Tian, and their eyes were filled with excitement. Although their guild leader rarely showed himself.
However, after the battle of 1370, he remained their backbone. Their guild leader had finally arrived.
Although the entire team stirred slightly, there was no loud commotion.
However, the guild chat channel became lively.
"Hello, Boss!"
"Boss, you're finally here!"
"Boss, we missed you so much!"
"Boss is here, we'll fight Kill!" Da Feng Novel Network
Countless greetings and fervent words expressed their excitement.
"Stop, don't make noise yet! Let's see what Boss plans," Jian Zhi Cang Tian sent a message.
The guild channel instantly fell silent. It seemed Jian Zhi Cang Tian's prestige was equally high in everyone's hearts.
Chu Tian merely sent a few words of thanks in the guild chat, nothing substantial, and did not mention how to arrange this battle.
He couldn't guarantee that all members of the guild were trustworthy.
Whether there were any spies from Kill or scouts placed by other guilds, he had no way of knowing.
He pulled Jian Zhi Cang Tian, Heng Dao, and Sheng Guang Hu You Zhe into a separate chat group.
He asked if they had any absolutely trustworthy Warlock players. Jian Zhi and the other two exchanged glances, understanding Chu Tian's intention in pulling them aside for a private chat.
Heng Dao considered for a moment, then pointed to a boy in the team, about fifteen or sixteen years old.
He said in the group chat, "His name is 'Yi Zhi Rou Rou'. He joined us on the first day we established the guild. He's been leveling and doing dungeons with us every day, so he should be trustworthy."
Hearing that he joined the guild on the first day, Chu Tian nodded. Someone joining on the first day was unlikely to be a scout arranged by another guild. Moreover, if they were to arrange someone, they wouldn't send such a young boy.
"Heng Dao, ask him if he has learned the skill 'Water Breathing'!" Chu Tian instructed.
After a while, Heng Dao replied, "He has learned it."
"Good, all of you leave the team, and have him leave too. I'll invite you!"
Jian Zhi Cang Tian and the others mentioned this in the team chat, and then all three joined Chu Tian's team.
Simultaneously, Chu Tian invited 'Yi Zhi Rou Rou' into the team.
"I'm looking for a trustworthy Archer who knows 'Swift as the Wind'," Chu Tian spoke again.
After a while, Sheng Guang Hu You Zhe said in the group chat, "I really can't find anyone for this. 'Swift as the Wind' is a skill book that can only be learned at level fifteen. We've been harassed these past few days, barely killing any monsters, and no skill books have dropped."
Skill books above level fifteen had very low drop rates, especially since they had been facing constant harassment from the idiotic Kill players since arriving at this map.
It was normal for there to be no Archers who had learned this skill.
Seeing that there was still one slot open in the six-person party, but no good replacements, he had no choice but to give up.
"You should have been here for over 20 minutes now, so you should all be out of combat. Have everyone else use their Town Portal Scrolls and return to the city! Then, remove your guild emblems, hide your character names, and wait for news outside the basin perimeter," Chu Tian told Jian Zhi Cang Tian.
"Ah? We're just leaving like this? What will the brothers think?" Sheng Guang Hu You Zhe asked.
As he asked, Jian Zhi Cang Tian had already relayed Chu Tian's instructions in the guild channel.
Instantly, the guild channel exploded again.
"Boss, we've been suppressed and fought for so many days, and we're just withdrawing like this?"
"Yes, Boss, let's fight them. We're not afraid of death. At worst, we'll just return to the beginner village."
"Damn... this is so frustrating. We thought the guild leader was here to lead us back into battle and maybe even loot some equipment, but he turned out to be a coward."
"Ding... Ding... Ding..."
The guild system continuously announced that people were leaving the guild.
Chu Tian watched the messages in the guild chat without speaking. After a while, people gradually stopped leaving the guild.
He said eleven words: "This battle, the five of us are enough."
Silence...
The guild fell silent instantly...
The brief eleven words fully conveyed Chu Tian's dominance.
Some even suspected they had misread. Over two hundred people had struggled for two days without escaping the enemy's pursuit and remained in combat. Their guild leader actually said that the five of them were enough...
Right, combat. The Heavenly Dao system settings stipulated that in PvP, one had to be out of combat for more than twenty minutes. It seemed the guild leader had only sent a coordinate, asking them to come over, and it had already been more than twenty minutes. Everyone was out of the combat restriction.
They could use their Town Portal Scrolls now. Thinking of this, they looked at the guild leader curiously. Perhaps he wasn't just trying to show off, as a single coordinate could save them all.
With that thought, their gazes towards Chu Tian became fervent.