Chapter 172-2: Simple Computer, Extreme Brutality (2) |
In battle, the player race’s main damage output units mostly hid at the rear line, killing Evil Entities through long range damage output.
Before, in order to steal resources, it had let those rear player units freely slaughter Evil Entities.
But this time, it planned to go all out and not give players any chance to breathe.
If the rear damage output was strong, then create a batch of stealth assassins, and coordinate them with archer-type units that had long range single shot kill capability to clear quickly.
From the players’ perspective, the Black Tide’s display was more terrifying than before.
Thick black energy like ink surged up into the sky like a raging tsunami. Shrill screeches and heavy roars intertwined, as if the gates of hell were thrown open to release endless evil creatures.
An army formed by evil creatures gathered together, the evil aura they exuded blotting out the sky.
Especially at the moment the natural-catastrophe series and the plague series units appeared, players knew the Earthmind bully was going serious.
The regional voice channel had already begun cursing.
“Earthmind bully, give this old man some face and put away the natural-catastrophe series and the plague series. I want to fight death-catastrophe and frenzy tide series units.”
“Good grief, the entire front row is filthy stuff, poor and disgusting. The fight has not even started and I already know this battle is going to gross me out.”
“Come on, brothers. We players are the strongest. Twist off the Earthmind bully’s head.”
At the same time, God King, the united front commander, issued the order to attack.
The vast player army surged forward at once.
Charging in the very front were the Gargoyle build players in the player legion. They all equipped the Vital Qi inherited soul. With every step they took, crimson ripples spread out. A layer of crimson airflow like burning flames shrouded their bodies.
The Black Tide also surged forward at this moment.
From a high-altitude view, two waves of entirely different colors rushed toward the center of the battlefield.
Boom.
The first collision shook the earth.
“Group up support. Bloodburn, lock onto the corresponding numbered Gargoyle build players.”
“Gargoyle build, push.”
God King spoke in a low voice.
Support from the rear released Bloodburn in succession, striking the pre-numbered and grouped Gargoyle build players.
As vitality surged, the Gargoyle build players instinctively roared. The muscles on their bodies swelled at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The Vital Qi shrouding them turned violent.
The forward-leaning upper bodies of the Gargoyle build players pressed against the massive bodies of the natural-catastrophe series units. The veins on the backs of their hands writhed like little snakes, each one bulging. Their feet were planted firmly into the ground like two steel piles driven into soil. Their stances dipped slightly. Knees bent. Thigh muscles tensed in an instant like powerful springs about to explode.
Under God King’s command, the frontmost Gargoyle build players grimaced as their facial muscles contorted from exertion and they ramped up their strength in stages.
The leg muscles contracted sharply, transmitting the power of the whole body upward from the soles of the feet.
“Advance.”
With God King’s order, low roars rose one after another. The Gargoyle build players forced their way forward against the damage output of the natural-catastrophe series units, letting the attacks of the natural-catastrophe series units hammer their bodies as they transformed into ironclad chariots, creating more combat space for the players in the rear.
After God King gave new orders, Lightfeathers from the back flew low to the front and began helping the Gargoyle build players in front restore health.
Support players used Life Link to share damage for low-health Gargoyle build players, and their hands never stopped using potions.
The battle had only just begun, and the high-burn scenes already gave the watching guests a cranial climax.
Immersed as they were, they could not tell falsehood from reality while watching. The sounds on the battlefield exploded right by their ears. The hearts of the off-site guests involuntarily thumped violently to the rhythm of the war.
In their eyes, the Black Tide surged and covered most of the sky, as if the end times had come.
The Gargoyle build players roared forward like a steel torrent. Especially when they erupted with terrifying strength while shoving the natural-catastrophe series units, the oncoming savage aura made the guests’ blood boil.
The messages exploded in an instant.
“I have decided. After entering Monster World I am playing the Gargoyle build. This is the real man’s choice.”
“Too explosive. Compared to the campaign scenes in the Honor Album, I feel the player camp is much stronger now.”
“So handsome I could die. Please, give me a qualification. I want to join the battlefield. I want to be this handsome too.”
“Wuu wuu wuu, why can there not be one qualification for me. I really want to play Monster World. I am begging you, Daddy Starnet.”
Just as the players in the livestream room were feeling their blood surge, God King issued several commands in succession.
At this moment countless black shadows were leaping over the Gargoyle build players and striking fast. Realizing that the Earthmind bully intended to run a backline-cutting tactic, God King decisively had the melee push up. At the same time, support build players released the Bind trait and, in coordination with melee players, slaughtered the Black Tide’s assassin series units.
During this time, the Earthmind bully’s single shot kill also began.
But God King had likewise prepared in advance, splitting off a portion of support-build players to release Light Shield, preemptively applying defensive barriers to the spellcaster players.
The battlefield was like a chessboard, with God King and the Earthmind Evil Spirit playing a remote match.
The Earthmind Evil Spirit dispatched assassin-series units, and God King followed with a counter move.
God King and the Earthmind Evil Spirit were already very familiar opponents.
The two sides had fought multiple times in the Emperor’s Mound Mountain Range region and both knew the other’s tactical traits.
As the war progressed, the frequency with which both sides adjusted their controlled forces grew faster and faster.
Discovering the front-line tanks in poor condition, God King spoke at this moment.
“Second wave of Gargoyle build players, begin your charge. Swap out the first wave. After the first wave returns to position, drink potions to recover.”
“Spellcasters, create clones, attach Annihilation Bombs, and charge with the Gargoyle build. Try to clear the natural-catastrophe series blocking the way.”
After the new orders were issued, the player battle line shifted rapidly.
After spellcasters created Flowing Shadow clones, they disguised themselves as Gargoyle build players and charged forward with the Gargoyle build.
On the other side, in its perception view, the Earthmind Evil Spirit instantly marked the second wave of charging Gargoyle build players.
Data on vitality intensity and mental power intensity surfaced in its mind, and it immediately caught that a large number of abnormal players had mixed into this wave of chargers.
“Earthmind, these with obviously weaker vitality intensity are clearly not damage-bearing players. Based on past player combat data analysis, players who choose a certain-death charge very likely possess a self-detonation ability. They want to tear open the natural-catastrophe unit line with a self-destruction tactic.”
The corner of the Earthmind Evil Spirit’s mouth lifted. In a flash of thought, the number of death-catastrophe-series archer units behind the Black Tide abruptly increased.
Its awareness swept over and quickly marked the clones among the players, then opened single shot kill mode.
On God King’s side, seeing the self-destruct clones dying one after another, his expression turned ugly.
During the single shot kill process, the second-wave Gargoyle build chargers were not hurt at all. All that got single shot killed were the spellcasters’ Flowing Shadow clones.
He realized his disguised self-destruction tactic had been seen through.
After completing the single shot kills, the Earthmind Evil Spirit brought the plague-series units onto the field, having them spit black slime with a ground-binding effect to restrict the first-wave Gargoyle build players from retreating.
This made God King curse inwardly. The Earthmind Evil Spirit seemed to have wallhacks, completely seeing through his tactical layout.
In a flash of thought, he decisively had Gargoyle build and warriors who possessed the Star Shift inherited soul swap the first-wave players out.
As God King adjusted tactics, the Earthmind Evil Spirit adjusted in turn.
The natural-catastrophe units actively pulled back, with some in poor condition voluntarily disassembling and melting back into the Black Tide. New natural-catastrophe units rapidly generated and joined the battlefield in fresh form.
Taking advantage of the players’ Star Shift substitutions, the Earthmind Evil Spirit also seized the gap in the player charge to run a round of reverse finishing, sending all poorly conditioned natural-catastrophe units back to the furnace.
Damn.
Even with Brain Overclocking active, God King felt the strain.
Bean-sized sweat dripped continuously from his forehead. He downed bottle after bottle of mental recovery potion, not daring to stop.
He discovered the Earthmind bully’s command and combat ability had progressed at a terrifying pace.
It was as if a wiretap had been installed in his brain. All sorts of tactical layouts could be quickly seen through.
