Hu Die Lan
Chapter 490 A Fierce Offensive
The sudden appearance of several people unleashed a barrage of powerful skills. Instantly, the street was ablaze with the sea of fire from Flame Storm, the blood pool from Wrathful Blood Waves, a bloody path carved out by Fierce Dragon Rises from the Sea, and a circle of emptiness from a Whirlwind Throw, each occupying a point of the compass. Although none of Jin Xiang's group were killed, this series of attacks scattered their formation instantly.
"Don't let them get away!!"
Jin Xiang, a Launcher, stood further back and wasn't affected by any of the attacks. Seeing the encirclement broken, she shouted anxiously.
"Don't worry, none of them will escape!" Ye Xiu replied. After Jun Mo Xiao covered the Berserker's attack, he charged directly into the blood pool of Wrathful Blood Waves to pick up the scraps. His grasp of opportunity, though underhanded, was undeniably masterful.
The Cleric on the rooftop also began chanting, and a white light of healing bathed Jun Mo Xiao.
Using a shield to block attacks only reduced damage. When evasion was possible, no one liked to use this method. Jun Mo Xiao was only level 52, and after taking the attacks to cover the Berserker, his health bar had dropped considerably.
Stealth Expert raised his hand and threw three shurikens, and his character followed Jun Mo Xiao to attack. He wasn't surprised at all. These people had joined the party one by one before attacking, so he knew help was coming. He was just waiting for this coordinated outburst!
"Who are these people!" Jin Xiang's players shouted angrily, but they didn't recognize the names of the players who had appeared. They also didn't have any guild titles above their heads, so they couldn't figure out where they came from.
The four players who had charged in to disrupt the formation gathered again in an instant, attacking the players hit by Wrathful Blood Waves alongside Jun Mo Xiao.
With these few characters focusing their fire, the output was considerable. In the blink of an eye, one player was completely knocked to the ground, their health reduced to zero.
"Ice Wall to the left!" Ye Xiu shouted. The Cleric immediately chanted an Ice Wall spell. With a series of bangs, several Ice Walls solidified to the left of the group, blocking the charging group of people head-on. This group didn't detour; they attacked the Ice Walls directly. The Ice Walls shattered instantly, but in that brief moment, another one of their members fell.
"What's wrong with the Cleric?!"
Two people fell in quick succession, with no chance of saving them. Jin Xiang angrily rebuked the Cleric in the team.
"Too... too fast..." The Cleric said helplessly, explaining their predicament. Everything had happened too fast. Jun Mo Xiao's group of six swarmed and attacked. Who were they attacking? They were blocked, and the names above their heads overlapped. The Cleric couldn't even see clearly!
Waiting to jump up and see the names of the people inside, or checking the team's roster to see who was being attacked were both solutions, but they were too slow!
By the time they jumped up to see who it was, landed, and cast a spell, or by the time they noticed whose health bar was plummeting from the twenty-odd health bars, the health bar would be gone in an instant, hitting rock bottom without even tapping the brakes.
The two of them fell in this way. It wasn't an instant kill, but it was close. For these Clerics, their skill level couldn't keep up with this pace at all.
As soon as the Ice Walls shattered, a group of people charged over, only to see Jun Mo Xiao wave his sleeves, unleashing a Dark Night Cloak.
Dark Night Cloak was also a grabbing skill. It didn't deal much damage, but it had a large range. This Dark Night Cloak was used to interrupt the opponent's attacks, which was a characteristic of any grabbing skill. Furthermore, it could gather monsters with its wide range.
Now, the effect of gathering monsters was fully realized. Of course, it wasn't gathering monsters here, but players.
After that, the five people's attacks might not have been the strongest for their classes, but they were undoubtedly the most suitable for the moment.
Magical fluctuations, roaring lightning, a whirlwind stirred up by a heavy sword, flames ignited on the blade, and earth-shaking waves caused by fists pounding the ground, instantly bombarded this tightly packed group, without missing a single one.
Ye Xiu's Jun Mo Xiao also used a Collapsing Mountain after the Dark Night Cloak finished its animation, rushing in to assist. Jun Mo Xiao's attack power was undoubtedly the weakest of them all, but it was better than nothing. He couldn't miss such an opportunity, or he wouldn't live up to his title as a pro player.
As soon as this wave of attacks ended, everyone immediately used their skills again for another attack. Everything was so fast, and in the blink of an eye, five more people fell.
This kind of tactic was extremely common when clearing monsters in dungeons, especially when crushing lower-level dungeons. It involved attracting monsters, gathering them together, and then using AoE attacks. But now, it was being used in a PvP team battle. Five people, half a team of players, were taken down with two waves of attacks.
Jin Xiang was still deploying her troops! Although she had been disrupted by the sudden appearance of these people, she didn't pay too much attention when she saw that there were only four of them. She still had a psychological advantage in numbers. What if another five people came? Her side still had more than three times the number of people!
Who would have thought that in less than 30 seconds since these five people appeared, they had already killed seven of her people!
Jin Xiang was still looking at everyone's positions, looking at the team roster, preparing to make proper arrangements when the little heads on the team roster, lit up like colored lights, quickly went out one after another, seven of them.
Jin Xiang was shocked!
After the shock, she was at a loss. The opponent's offensive was as swift as the wind and as fierce as fire, but what about her? Her mind was blank. She had never seen such a ferocious charge. Her awareness couldn't keep up, her experience couldn't keep up, and she had no idea what to do.
In addition, this group of people was hastily assembled. They were just playing the numbers game, relying on having more people to bully those with fewer. Tactics? Coordination? They hadn't given much thought to these things. Although there were some friends among them, some habitual tacit understanding, it was useless. Faced with the opponent's fierce attacks, everyone was like Jin Xiang. They didn't know where to start, they couldn't find a way to break through the opponent's defense, except for some people, some people who were being attacked. When the broadsword came down on their heads, they would put up some subconscious resistance.
But what use was this kind of resistance?
Those players who had just dodged the Dark Night Cloak and were still savoring the moment watched as their comrades who had been bound by the cloak were instantly killed. The opponent's attacks continued non-stop, immediately sweeping towards them.
In the blink of an eye, two more people fell. From that moment on, apart from hitting Jun Mo Xiao's umbrella shield once and breaking an Ice Wall once, they hadn't done any damage.
The team that had once charged up together to break the Ice Wall was now left with only three people. Numerical inferiority was now on their side.
The three terrified players even forgot that their entire team was still present. Seeing two more people killed and the attacks sweeping towards them, the three of them had the same thought: run!
Only escape.
They could only escape.
What other choice was there? The three didn't know, and they didn't have time to know. They were already running fast enough, but...
A figure crouched down and flashed in front of them; another figure flashed directly above them.
Blade Draw!
Ninpo: Sparrow Drop!
The Jun Mo Xiao and Stealth Expert, who had appeared as shadow clones, instantly used two skills. The three who were wholeheartedly trying to jump away didn't expect this move at all.
Sword light rose, feet stomped down. The three of them flew backward in unison. Behind them, the Judoist had charged over. With his left hand, he grabbed one; with his right hand, he grabbed another; then his character suddenly jumped up, his legs flying out, and he entangled another one.
In an instant, all three were grabbed by the Judoist.
This guy had actually completed two Judo skills at the same time: Twin Throws and Aerial Choke! This kind of usage could happen if the conditions were right.
His legs intertwined, his hands flew, and the Judoist twisted in the air, throwing the three players into a pile, while he squatted down to the side.
Berserker, Battle Mage, Elementalist, these three were obviously ready to attack. Jun Mo Xiao and Stealth Expert continued their onslaught. And so, another wave of AoE instantly killed all three.
Twelve people!
At this point, twelve of Jin Xiang's team of twenty-five had been killed, more than half of them dead, and all of this had happened in just one minute.
Jin Xiang wasn't completely without tactical thinking. She had set her sights on the Cleric on the rooftop, and she was sending people to take down the Cleric first.
This tactic wasn't wrong, of course. In team battles, being able to kill the opponent's Cleric first could put one's own side in an invincible position.
However, common tactics were naturally meant to be used at common moments.
Kill the Cleric first? To be honest, when she prepared to do so, Jin Xiang even felt that she was being a little too cautious. This wasn't a common moment at all. Her side had such a large numerical advantage, did she even need to be so calculating?
Now she knew, now was definitely not a common moment.
Cleric? Could the Cleric really play a role in this battle? Jin Xiang doubted it. During the process of their twelve members being killed, the team's Cleric hadn't been able to perform a single effective heal.
Fast! It was too fast.
Killing twelve people in one minute, the speed of AoE tactics. However, AoE tactics were only used when there was a significant level advantage or a clear numerical advantage. Logically speaking, Jin Xiang felt that they should be the ones using it against the other party, so how could it be the other way around, with their people being slaughtered by the opponent's AoE tactics?
"They're too strong, let's retreat!"
They weren't noobs. After fighting to this point, if they still couldn't see that the other party was strong, then they were truly hopeless.
"Retreat first, I'll call for backup!" Jin Xiang also said quickly.
"Want to run away? This is too difficult... We have to keep our word. We said that none of you can run away, so none of you can run away!" Ye Xiu's voice sounded behind them.
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One chapter today, three chapters tomorrow, uh!