Chapter 0 When Do We Attack?

“When do we attack?” Tang Rou asked, rubbing her fists together impatiently as their opponents were right in front of them.

“It’s still early,” Ye Xiu said calmly. “Their six-man firepower will last at least an hour and a half. Everyone can watch a movie or look at some guides.”

“Then I’ll go get some water.” Tang Rou said, and Steamed Bun Invasion was already gone. Before long, she passed by Ye Xiu with a teacup in her hands, seeing Ye Xiu sitting with his legs crossed, smoking a cigarette, and looking very happy. It was as if the hard bench at the front desk was the most comfortable and enjoyable seat in the world.

Tang Rou didn't go over to say hello. After adding water and returning to her seat, she put on her headphones and heard Ye Xiu and Steamed Bun Invasion discussing how happy it was to fight people outside First Line Canyon and push them directly into the canyon to their deaths.

“Yes, yes, it’s very satisfying, it was probably ten years ago…”

“Ten years ago? Boss, you’re exaggerating too much!” Steamed Bun Invasion interrupted.

“Really, really, it’s definitely been ten years,” Ye Xiu said.

“But the tenth server has only been open for a short time, less than a month!” Steamed Bun Invasion said.

Ye Xiu was speechless. “Who said it was the tenth server? This happened in the first server.”

“Oh, oh, you tell your story…” Steamed Bun Invasion stopped interrupting. Tang Rou didn't interrupt either, listening to Ye Xiu recount the fierce battle next to First Line Canyon ten years ago.

At that time, Glory had just opened not long ago. It was a new world, and a large number of players poured in to experience this novel game. Everyone was snatching Bosses, equipment, and materials... Ye Xiu and his friends were caught in disputes in such chaos.

“It’s a game, so there’s no right or wrong. It’s just war anyway,” Ye Xiu said nonchalantly.

“But at that time, there were only two of us, and the other side was an entire guild. They were chasing after us to get back the good things that we had taken from the Boss. If we were to kill them, even if we had the skills to kill them all, our mana wouldn't last until the end. So at that time, we fought and ran. Those guys were chasing after us relentlessly, and we accidentally ran to this side. Then we had a flash of inspiration and started using various knockback and blow-away methods to hit those guys down the canyon. This is so thrifty! One Falling Flower Palm blows away three, and falling down is directly equal to instant kill. But in fact, some classes can’t be killed by falling, like Gunners, who can use Flying Gun and Flying Cannon to avoid being killed by falling. But that doesn’t matter. It’s so high here. Even if they don’t die from the fall, they can’t jump up and can only take a long detour,” Ye Xiu said.

“Then we pushed all the people down in the end?” Steamed Bun Invasion asked excitedly, “How many people did we push?”

“I didn’t bother to count at the time. Almost the entire guild was pushed down! The remaining people saw that they couldn’t escape, so they simply jumped down themselves,” Ye Xiu said.

“Really?” Steamed Bun Invasion didn’t believe it again.

“Well… actually, the game hadn’t been open for long at that time, and the entire guild didn’t have many people,” Ye Xiu said.

“How many people?” Steamed Bun Invasion pressed.

“20-something?” Ye Xiu recalled.

“Tch…” Steamed Bun Invasion despised him. He told it so exaggeratedly, but it turned out to be just a small scene with 20-something people.

“Haha.” Ye Xiu just smiled, but he didn't forget the main business. He peeked out and saw that the Tyrannical Ambition guys were really cautious, and they were still continuing to lead the Boss deeper.

“Just slowly follow them,” Ye Xiu said.

The three of them were like this, under Ye Xiu’s command, looking for opportunities to change their hiding places, and they weren't exposed. They followed step by step for a full hour. The Tyrannical Ambition guys led the Boss deep enough, and no players had found their way here. Many people in the world were calling out Lord Grim’s name, but Ye Xiu didn’t care at all. The guild brothers at the entrance of First Line Canyon thought that Lord Grim and others would take this opportunity to slip away from First Line Canyon, and they were on full alert for more than an hour, but they didn't see a single person.

“Lord Grim’s conspiracy was seen through by us, and he didn’t dare to come.” In the end, everyone could only comfort themselves like this, as if they had won a victory.

Lord Grim and others, who were being called out, finally waited for the crucial moment.

“Alright, it’s almost time. Is your health and mana full? How’s your equipment? Is the durability still okay?” Ye Xiu asked Tang Rou and Steamed Bun Invasion.

“Okay,” the two said in unison.

“Good,” Ye Xiu said. The three of them were hiding behind a small mound at this time. Lord Grim was sticking his head out more often, and Ye Xiu was carefully observing the situation outside.

The battle had indeed entered a fever pitch. Boss Rockin’ Lancer Aufzien was in the red-blood state and was showing off his power. Jiang You loudly commanded a few people, but he was still responding calmly. However, at this time, they were no longer continuing to take the Boss to any deeper places, and it was obvious that they were planning to solve it here.

“As expected, they’re all alts…” Jiang You’s loud commands were mostly heard by Ye Xiu. The names he called were seriously inconsistent with the IDs of these characters. It was obvious at a glance that they were all fighting with alts. And by listening to the call-outs and looking at the characters’ actions, Ye Xiu distinguished everyone and saw that iLoveTiramisu was their commander.

“Their coordination is very skilled, and they definitely have enough strength to take down the Boss,” Ye Xiu commented.

“When do we attack?” Tang Rou asked frequently.

“Don’t worry. When both sides are at the end of their ropes, we’ll attack and take them down in one fell swoop. Remember, kill the people first and then kill the Boss. Let’s agree on the attack targets now. We’ll give them numbers so that we can coordinate without them knowing our intentions. There are six of them in total, so we’ll number them from 1 to 6. That Elementalist iLoveTiramisu is number 1, the Swordsman is number 2, the Sharpshooter is number 3, the Striker is number 4, the Cleric is number 5, and the Berserker is number 6. Don’t get them mixed up. I’ve sent it out in the message,” Ye Xiu said.

“Okay!”

“Alright, wait for my instructions.” Ye Xiu said and continued to watch the battle. At this time, he couldn't help but think of Huang Shaotian. If that guy was here, what he had to do at this time was definitely that guy’s strength: seize the opportunity and kill with one blow!

Flame Impact!

Outside the mound, Jiang You's iLoveTiramisu successfully cast another spell. The high-rising pillar of fire engulfed Rockin' Lancer Aufzien. But at this time, Rockin’ Lancer Aufzien was in the red-blood state. The Flame Impact, which could have made the target float, didn't have any floating effect on him.

Rockin’ Lancer Aufzien swung his sword back, and a large sword circle halo flashed out, with an attack range of 270 degrees. But the skill used was just the Swordsman’s most ordinary Draw Sword. In his hands, it was almost chopped into a circle.

Jiang You and the others were naturally prepared. The three of them were standing in the 90-degree range that the sword circle didn't affect. iLoveTiramisu and the Sharpshooter, two ranged attackers, were simply outside the attack range. The one resisting head-on was the Swordsman in the team, who used an extremely precise block to parry this Draw Sword.

But blocking only mitigated part of the damage, not all of it. Taking a map Boss’s skill head-on, even with a block, was quite uncomfortable. But the Cleric in the team had already brushed down a white light of recovery. The Swordsman was energetic and returned with a Draw Sword, splitting a bloody flower on Rockin’ Lancer Aufzien’s body. Rockin’ Lancer Aufzien roared angrily and directly chopped his sword on the ground in front of him. It was the Berserker’s skill, Groundsplitter.

With a muffled sound, after the Groundsplitter went down, more than a dozen pieces of gravel sprayed out like a fountain in a large area around Rockin’ Lancer Aufzien. The player Berserker's Groundsplitter had no such exaggerated and sharp effect. Obviously, this was another strengthened version of the skill in the Boss’s hands, and it had been evolved after the red-blood state.

“Look at this skill,” Ye Xiu quickly called to Tang Rou and Steamed Bun Invasion.

“Rockin’ Lancer Aufzien’s skill is very fast to cast and difficult to interrupt. The position of the sprayed gravel is random, and the speed is also very fast, making it difficult to defend against. But… at the moment of spraying, if it is directly under the character’s feet, there will be a protruding process. This process is very small, but if you are careful, the rise in the horizontal line of sight for a moment can still allow us to detect it. If the reaction is fast enough, this attack can be dodged. Look, that Striker just dodged it.”

While Ye Xiu was talking, the top expert team of Tyrannical Ambition was a little embarrassed by the impact of this skill. They also knew about the dodging method that Ye Xiu mentioned. It's just that the success rate of this kind of operation is definitely not 100%. Even Ye Xiu wouldn't dare to say that he could do it every time.

Of the six people on the field, four were within the attack range, and three were hit by the gravel fountain. In the end, only the Striker really relied on this method to jump away from the gravel fountain. The other two were a Swordsman and a Berserker. The Berserker was the player who discovered the Boss and was not a top expert in the first place, so he was undeniably sprayed. The Swordsman also made a rolling action, but it was a bit slow. The roll was directly sprayed into a stretching exercise by the gravel fountain.

But for this situation, the experts of Tyrannical Ambition were obviously not flustered and were already mentally prepared. The two ranged attackers on the outside continued to output as quickly as possible. The Cleric stepped up to heal the Swordsman. The Striker dodged the gravel fountain and immediately ran back with a punch, followed by a Judo’s back throw, successfully grabbing Rockin’ Lancer Aufzien and throwing him to the ground, buying everyone time to stabilize. From this round, it was obvious that the Berserker who discovered the Boss was out of sync with the other five because his level was not on the same level.

“Keep going, not much left!” Jiang You shouted loudly. The Swordsman had already jumped into the air when Rockin’ Lancer Aufzien stood up and used Quake. As soon as the Quake disappeared, he slid in with a Falling Light Blade. The opportunity was also seized just right. Rockin’ Lancer Aufzien was hit, but this non-mandatory knockdown grab skill couldn’t knock him down. Rockin’ Lancer Aufzien swung his sword back, and the Swordsman parried again, and then returned with a Draw Sword.

Obviously, this guy’s attack method was very routine. But routine is the most effective method in PVE.

Jiang You was extremely excited in his heart. This Boss was finally about to be taken down. Wild Bosses, no matter what level they are, are very valuable, so even a top expert in the Realm of Gods like him would be excited about it.

“Again!” Jiang You shouted loudly. Others obviously also realized that victory was in sight, and their morale was at its peak. The output was stacked up. The Swordsman stepped forward to grab aggro. After the attack, Rockin’ Lancer Aufzien counterattacked, and the Swordsman parried again with precision.

At the same time, three figures suddenly flew out from behind a small mound next to them.

“Soft Mist number 2, Steamed Bun number 5!!” Ye Xiu shouted.