Chu Tian leaped out diagonally, soaring over the heads of the chaotic melee fighters, covering a distance of over five meters.
Just as he was arcing down, he forcefully kicked off a player's head and took to the air again.
This jump carried him further, and with four consecutive leaps, he still had two seconds left on his Flying Skill.
His final airborne maneuver was another kick off someone's head.
*Boom…*
The first wave of area-of-effect magic rained down from the heavens, striking him head-on.
Transform into a giant bear!
The instant he transformed, countless AOE spells slammed into him, forcing him to plummet from the sky.
Chu Tian, who had started with ten thousand health points, immediately saw his health plummet, falling below five hundred.
Fortunately, however, AOE skills that descend from the sky in Tian Dao were typically one-time, high-damage spells, usually without subsequent damage.
Conversely, the AOE magic rising from the ground was almost entirely sustained damage.
Otherwise, even while airborne, Chu Tian would have likely died instantly had there been even a few more damage instances.
Of course, this was also thanks to his +30 enhanced equipment, which allowed him to withstand the magical barrage in his bear form without his defenses being breached.
At this moment, the sustained AOE magic was what concerned him the most.
Because each instance of damage, while unable to break through his defenses, resulted in rapid health loss, one point at a time.
Moreover, he had no idea how many skills were stacked and overlapping beneath his feet.
Concurrently, Chu Tian felt even more fortunate that by the time he arrived, this group of players had already died several times over.
Among so many players, not a single Curse Warlock or Shadow Priest had a level exceeding thirty.
Otherwise, being afflicted with a multitude of curses would have surely spelled his doom.
Skills like curses and debuffs would be resisted if they targeted players more than three levels higher than oneself.
He checked the cooldown for his potions. His instant health potion was ready, but he only had one high-grade instant health potion in his inventory.
He had to take out a mid-grade instant health potion, restoring 8,500 health points.
Simultaneously, the moment he was hit by the magical barrage, he activated his boots' skill: Double Jump.
[Double Jump: When used, allows the user to step on air in mid-air and perform another jump. Cooldown: 1 minute.]
He dared not land, as the sustained AOE magic on the ground was incredibly dense.
Chu Tian was confident that if he landed, he would be downed within three seconds at most!
His body was still ascending from the force of the Double Jump, and a larger wave of AOE magic was about to descend from above.
What should he do? Once his body reached a certain height, he would rapidly fall back to the ground.
Even if he didn't land, the next wave of AOE spells raining from the sky would instantly kill him.
Why was the interval between the two waves of magic so short? The second cast shouldn't have finished so quickly!
Chu Tian had no idea that the first wave of attacks was solely from the over six thousand ranged professionals of [Guiyi Tower].
And this wave was from the ranged professionals of the other eight guilds, who had started their incantations more than ten seconds later.
By estimation, to escape, he still needed to move forward thirty meters, where the ranged combatants were positioned.
To truly break out of the encirclement, he would need to cover a hundred meters to pass through the ranged encirclement and reach the outside.
Chu Tian was confident that once he left the ranged encirclement, he would be safe. He didn't believe anyone could catch him.
However, he was curious: he had been fighting with the melee fighters for so long, why hadn't he seen a single rogue?
At the time, he had been extremely worried about rogues suddenly appearing and using their stealth skills on him.
Although, in such large-scale battles, rogues rarely participated, but no one could guarantee it was absolutely impossible.
Chu Tian was puzzled, but at this moment, he had no time to dwell on this issue.
The force from the Double Jump had been exhausted. Chu Tian's mind worked rapidly, figuring out how to break free from this certain-death situation.
Divine Talent Teleportation? No, it couldn't be used. Although he had left a coordinate point in the city,
and this location was within the teleportation range of Beihu Town, the conditions here did not allow for skill usage.
[Teleportation (Divine Tier): Allows recording of up to 20 coordinates and teleporting freely between recorded points. Teleportation range is within 100 kilometers. (Usable 5 minutes after disengaging from combat.)]
If it could be used during combat, he would have used it the moment he obtained the item, and wouldn't have waited until now.
Chu Tian quickly scanned his inventory, wishing he had a random teleportation scroll right now.
Unfortunately, he had used it when obtaining the divine-tier teleportation skill!
His gaze settled on that colorful stone.
A flying stone…
But he only considered it for a moment before shifting his gaze away again.
Setting aside whether it could carry his body, even if it could, it wasn't obedient.
It only flew back after being thrown; who knew if it could fly outwards on its own.
That thing was unreliable!
His gaze finally locked onto one item. It seemed he could only leave it to fate and fight for his life!
He instantly took out the item. At this moment, his body momentarily paused, reaching the apex of the Double Jump.
*Hum…* Numerous AOE spells in the sky were about to take shape.
Chu Tian aimed the item behind himself.
He pulled the trigger!
*Bang…*
*Swish…*
A rope shot out from its front end.
And Chu Tian's body, due to the recoil, lurched forward a considerable distance in mid-air.
His eyes lit up, and his face showed a gleam of excitement.
Looking at the rope launcher in his hand, he almost picked it up to kiss it.
The first time he used this thing, Luo Luo was almost knocked off her feet by the recoil.
Now, while in the air without a point of leverage, he could use its recoil as his propulsion.
*Bang… Bang… Bang…*
He pulled the trigger consecutively. His barrel of rope launchers had eight remaining uses after being used twice previously.
Chu Tian fired all eight uses at once.
His entire body shot forward like a cannonball.
*Boom…*
The mountainside shook violently as tens of thousands of AOE spells rained down.
They grazed Chu Tian's rear and struck the snow-covered mountains.
The next second, endless snowflakes flew, and an avalanche occurred on a farther mountain.
For a moment, everyone’s vision was filled only with the brilliant magical light and the vast white mist.
Chu Tian flew towards the direction of the descending mountain. Although his body was constantly falling, the impact speed was too great.
The distance between his feet and the ground not only didn't decrease but actually increased.
"Boss, this is bad, he’s flying out!"
As Chu Tian glided past the ranged players, someone shouted in the team channel.
Because the area magic erupted with brilliant light effects and a vast white mist,
the Ice Flame on the mountain couldn't see what was happening here.
"What? He flew out? What kind of joke is this?" Ice Flame's heart sank. Although he knew no one would report false information,
he still couldn't believe it.