Chapter 237-2: Containing Godshift, Creating the Inherited Soul (2) |
“Principal, have you solved the death and revival issue?” Cute Baby peeked over and asked curiously.
Facing the question, the Principal nodded, then took out a black crystal from his personal satchel.
“The boss of the Darkborn legion is already dead. Now part of the Reincarnation rule mastered by the Darkborn legion is in my hands. After a Darkborn warrior dies, he will also revive under my guidance.”
“Awesome.” Drunken Milk promptly gave a thumbs-up.
Securing a rule meant the Principal truly controlled the Darkborn legion.
In the future, if he wanted warriors, he could generate them out of thin air in infant state, becoming a true Kindergarten Principal.
“There is also a downside. The resurrection of Darkborn warriors cannot be the zero-loss revival like us players. They all have to re-level. The expenses to cultivate this bunch are not small. I am afraid all the income from Divinity will have to be invested in training the Darkborn legion. I am so poor I want to cry right now.”
Hearing the Principal’s complaint, the Kindergarten players all gave him the middle finger.
This complaint, to them, sounded more like showing off.
The Principal decisively issued combat orders to Anshui and the other Darkborn warriors through the Faith Link.
At once, the Darkborn legion turned into a black blade, sweeping across the seabed battlefield.
Underwater combat was unfamiliar to most players, but to the Darkborn legion, which had invaded countless worlds, it was no problem at all.
Although after rebirth they did not have their previous life’s cognition, insights of combat were preserved in their memory brand.
This allowed them to quickly adapt to all kinds of combat environments.
In the party, Drunken Milk, who had recovered his state, once again entered God of Magic mode and unleashed an elemental torrent, bulldozing the dense battlefield of Ghost Scorpion bugs.
Beyond the Kindergarten party’s battle line, three other fronts had also gained the advantage.
Among them, the most outstanding performance belonged to the God Temple Guild under the leadership of God King.
Bands of Life Link wove swiftly through the warband, helping the frontline tanks bear damage and accelerating the recovery of their health bars.
Behind them, a player’s forehead manifested a spirit-deer silhouette. The Tier 2 Wishmaking trait Moonlight Cocoon Guard was cast rapidly, precisely generating shields for the frontline tank-build players, and those within the shields could continuously restore injuries.
Beside the player wielding the Wishmaking trait stood a battery linked by the Siphon trait.
With potions constantly in hand, they continuously restored the mental power of the player socketed with the Wishmaking Inherited soul.
This was a playstyle devised by forum prank players.
Siphon, which should have been used to absorb an enemy’s mental power, was now commonly used to siphon teammates, speeding up mental power recovery.
Basically, strong teams would be equipped with a few batteries to play support.
After repeated chaotic fights, although the top players of the God Temple Guild still felt unfamiliar with the underwater combat mode, they had gradually grasped a few tricks.
With the Vital Qi Inherited soul providing thrust, rapid movement was very convenient.
As for the backline spellcasters, as long as the frontline held, even if the backline stood still there would be no problem at all.
Compared to loose squads or small groups, the God Temple Guild’s coordination was very tacit.
Even if the defense line was violently torn by the Ghost Scorpions, frontline warriors would use Star Shift to send them out of the backline, rebuilding an unbreakable defense.
The brightest of the God Temple Guild was God King.
After guidance from Guest No. 1, God King’s star vein combination had undergone new changes.
On the foundation of Owl-Headed Fiend, Brain Overclocking, Insight, Lord, and Qi Eater, he additionally added the Siphon Inherited soul and the Scatter Arrows Inherited soul.
At this moment, God King activated Siphon to link with three players behind him who were crazily gulping mental recovery items. Brain Overclocking and Owl-Headed Fiend traits activated in sync.
After that, spirit patterns lit on God King’s forehead as he switched to the Icefield Lord form.
The waters indicated by Insight froze over in an instant, sealing a large number of Ghost Scorpion bugs and restricting their movements.
Voice-chat command of battle, Owl-Headed Fiend to observe the field, Lord form to join the fight… with the boost from Brain Overclocking, God King handled three tasks at once.
During this process, mental power drained like a breached dam.
Without the endurance support provided by the three players behind him, his mental power would be emptied in no time.
In War mode, God King was excited throughout.
As a commander, what he was least familiar with was oceanic warfare.
Now that there was a rare opportunity for drilling troops, he naturally did not want to miss it.
After all, the player camp was not the Black Tide and could not adapt to any battlefield environment at will.
If the Earthmind bully were here, oceanic Evil Entities could be generated in the next second, instantly switching combat mode.
As players, they needed a process to adapt to a new combat environment.
Many new potential guilds were now rising rapidly, and quite a few new player commanders were shining in node campaigns in various regions. He had seen three players on the forum with very solid command ability.
This also stirred his fighting spirit, making him feel he should work harder to study and grow, ensuring his abilities always remained in the lead.
There would surely be many more challenges of oceanic warfare in the future. Now was the perfect time to learn.
“Group 3 fall back, Group 2 fill the spot, lock the flank.”
God King’s voice entered the ear of every player in the warband.
From long, verbose commands at the beginning, God King’s commands were now concise and forceful, with no dithering at all.
He had long since branded the detailed status of his own warband into his mind.
Hearing God King’s order, Group 3 players quickly retreated with uniform, orderly movements.
At the same time, Group 2 surged forward like the tide and swiftly filled the gap left by Group 3.
“Group 8 apply Bloodburn to Group 1. Group 1 advance. Group 4 provide Light Shield cover. Kill.”
God King’s command rang out again. The Gargoyle-build players of Group 1 moved on cue, surging Vital Qi flaring outside their bodies.
The supports of Group 8 targeted their marked Gargoyle-build teammates and released the Bloodburn trait.
At once, the muscles of the Gargoyle-build players swelled and their strength skyrocketed.
They drove in like a dagger straight into the Ghost Scorpion swarm.
Group 4 followed close behind, releasing Light Shields from time to time to block the Ghost Scorpions’ giant pincers for the Gargoyle players.
“Starting from Group 6, apply Life Link to Group 1. Groups 8, 10, 12… relay.”
With the order given, the Life Link mode activated.
Beams of Life Link were released in sequence from the front line of the formation, like a wave of vitality, conducting the damage layer by layer toward the rear. The final Group 32 stayed in place to drink potions and recover from the health-bar drop caused by the conduction.
A round of brutal charges from the Ghost Scorpions was forcibly held off by the life-conduction tactic.
“Group 5 spread out. Group 5, coordinates 23923.18234, group spells bombardment, now.”
Owl-Headed Fiend perception was as sharp as a raptor’s, quickly capturing the nearby movements of the Ghost Scorpion swarm.
Players who received the order unleashed their Inherited soul traits one after another.
Void Grasp, Inkflame, Thunderburst elemental orbs, Frost Breath coverage… various skills instantly blanketed the position marked by God King. After several rounds of bombardment, swathes of Ghost Scorpion bugs attempting a flank attack were blasted to dust.
The violent fluctuation of the seawater also caused changes in the formation.
God King immediately called for adjustments, then continued issuing new combat orders.
“Group 1 fall back. Groups 2 and 3 advance. Alternating suppression. Do not give the bugs a chance to breathe.”
The exhausted tank-build players of Group 1 withdrew at speed upon receiving the command.
The melee players of Groups 2 and 3 moved rapidly, interlacing their charges in alternation. Their weapons hacked forward as they met the swarm’s giant pincers head-on and entered a raging bulldoze mode.
“Continue the previous grouping… Life Link, conduct to the rear.”
The life tide opened once more. The rapidly dropping health bars of the melee players were forcibly locked, and the damage taken was conducted in turn toward the back via beams of Life Link.
“Monster grouping, wings charge.”
With the order received, the Monster-build players let out roars and launched a ferocious charge with the formation.
Compared to the Earthmind bully, this Ghost Scorpion swarm was practically brainless in God King’s eyes. Superiority could be achieved entirely through tactics.
In the undersea war, aside from several top guilds with outstanding performance, there were also strong individuals among solo players.
The spirit weapon grand formation that had shone in several previous battles took the stage again in this undersea war.
This time the scale of spirit weapons reached more than three thousand players.
Many were even volunteers who wanted to play the Spirit Weapon build.
The sight of thousands of spirit weapons moving in unison was overwhelmingly spectacular, slicing through currents as if ten thousand arrows had been loosed.
The only drawback was that the average player quality was not high, making it hard to inflict effective damage on the Ghost Scorpions. The advantage was exceptionally bright endurance.
Every spirit weapon player had socketed the Bloodthirst Inherited soul, roaming the battlefield and continuously restoring health.
From the very beginning of this great war, the players had not planned to retreat.
After dying and returning to base, they watched the live footage through the forum, then, upon revival, decisively went out to sea to rejoin the battle.
As time went on, twelve relay battle lines formed in the sea.