Chapter 19 An Unprecedented Disaster

The hastily assembled players of the Ten Guild Alliance were no match. They lacked any formation, their attacks were uncoordinated, and all they could manage in their hurry was to arrive as quickly as possible. Once within attack range, they hastily threw out a skill, only to see the Eagle Regiment tank through it and pounce, knocking them to the ground. In the chaos, they wouldn't even know who got the PK points.

One warrior attempted to disrupt the opponent's formation with a Charge followed by Whirlwind Slash, but as soon as his Charge activated, an enemy warrior stepped out to counter with their own Charge. After the system calculated, the Ten Guild Alliance's pitiful warrior was sent flying like a kite. Everyone was shocked. After a skill check, the stronger side prevailed, but the damage from the weaker side wasn't completely ignored. However, for the weaker side to be sent flying, that meant the difference between the two Charges was far too great.

As soon as the Eagle Regiment's warrior finished charging, he raised his sword with both hands and suddenly flew into the air, pausing briefly before plunging down into the Ten Guild Alliance's formation. Two sword beams slashed down like bolts of lightning, and the earth trembled. Players with enough PK points could appreciate this skill from the system guards chasing them: Earth Splitter.

This skill not only dealt area damage, but also had a chance to inflict stun, though the chance was clearly low. The players around the warrior were still in control of themselves. But before they could react, the warrior had already swung his swords, creating a huge Whirlwind Slash in their midst.

Under the sword light, white light danced. The Eagle Regiment players tacitly split into two groups, bypassing the Whirlwind Slash on either side. Those of the Ten Guild Alliance who hadn't died in the Whirlwind Slash were easily finished off, and the two groups rejoined on the other side, continuing to clear out the Ten Guild Alliance's players.

The Ten Guild Alliance's players had gathered, but they couldn't hold their ground. The Eagle Regiment's sudden assault had already swept away thirty-seven of them, including their team leader. The remaining sixty-three were like headless flies, a disorganized mess indistinguishable from NPC monsters. Their only clever move was that, after realizing the situation was hopeless, some of them thought of running.

Of course, those who thought of running were either thieves or archers. Warriors and priests, on the other hand, were much more aware and expressed their heroic determination not to retreat, even if it meant death.

"Brothers, hold on, I'm going to get reinforcements!"

"Good brother, just send a message for reinforcements. We'll advance and retreat together!"

Such touching dialogues were common. Even in the passionate and heroic Moonlit City, there were still some wretched individuals...

The call for help had long been sent out, and Yun Zhongmu had already led his team back. But by the time he arrived at Moonrise Street, it was all over.

This was just a game, so there was no blood or corpses on the ground, only silence. But for Moonlit City's largest market street, silence was the most terrifying atmosphere.

The Ten Guild Alliance's shopping group, as far as everyone could see, had not survived. They had all been wiped out by the sudden arrival of the thirty-person team. The players of Moonlit City were quite discerning when it came to PK. They could tell that the thirty-person team was top-notch in terms of skills, equipment, coordination, and awareness. Seeing one or two such players wasn't unusual, but seeing thirty of them together made everyone wonder where they came from. All the players were still standing on both sides of the street discussing, just as they had been before the battle, having forgotten what they had come to the street for in the first place.

Yun Zhongmu's face was ashen. He had just said in the guild that this was just a thirty-person mercenary group, nothing to worry about, and they wouldn't dare to fight their hundred-person team. But then, the Eagle Regiment had gathered and annihilated his Ten Guild Alliance's hundred-person team in one battle. Objective reasons such as the quality of the personnel and tactical coordination being ignored because they were buying things seemed weak at this point. It was a heavy slap in the face, hitting Yun Zhongmu's speech to boost the morale of the whole guild...

"Forever..." Yun Zhongmu murmured this name. Since this person was the leader, then the Eagle Regiment's strategy and tactics must have been arranged by him. This person clearly had a strategic mind, and the attack he made was not just as simple as eliminating a hundred people. The great sense of oppression created by these attacks was what made it even more difficult to deal with.

"Those bastards from the Eagle Regiment... ran away as soon as I arrived." Yun Zhongmu said in the guild channel.

"How many people can recognize those grandsons now?" Yun Zhongmu shouted. He decided to take the initiative, otherwise, continuing to defend passively would be dispiriting.

The Eagle Regiment didn't wear masks, and after so many attacks, quite a few people had remembered some of their faces, and now they were speaking up in the guild.

"Okay, listen up, take off your guild badges first, then wander around the city, paying special attention to the streets near the resurrection points. If you find these guys, message the guild leader directly." Yun Zhongmu instructed.

The detail of messaging the guild leader was Yun Zhongmu's counter-espionage measure. He wasn't afraid of the enemy knowing that he was looking for them, but the result of whether they were found or not couldn't be leaked. The leaders of the ten guilds were trustworthy people, so Yun Zhongmu had them notify the guild leader first when they found them, and then find reliable people to organize an attack. Even killing one or two of them would make them seem less passive and mentally less tense.

Eyes and ears began to scatter to investigate the whereabouts of the Eagle Regiment players, while Yun Zhongmu began to select a reliable group to fight with. The brothers who had followed him from the beginning were naturally indispensable. Yun Zhongmu even had a bit of blind trust in these guys. People like Zhu Xian and Yi Dai Jun Shi were usually objects of Yun Zhongmu's scolding and contempt, but if these people really became the enemy's internal agents, Yun Zhongmu wouldn't be able to say a word of abuse.

Of course, these people were added to the team by Yun Zhongmu first. Then he thought of some reliable combat power, and even sent people offline to call for help. Although Yun Zhongmu thought there were many reliable people, after all, the human heart was unpredictable, and the more people there were, the greater the risk. After gathering about one hundred and fifty people, Yun Zhongmu felt it was about right. Although the hundred-person team was badly beaten on Moonrise Street, there were also many objective conditions. Yun Zhongmu believed that this passionate team he personally led was enough to compete with any thirty-person team composed of experts other than Qian Li Yi Zui in the game.

Just as he was gathering people, the scout he sent out suddenly reported: scouts found people from the Eagle Regiment near the Thieves' Guild.

"I only recognized one person, but there are three other people with him," the scout said.

"What are they doing?"

"I don't know, they just seem to be wandering around," the scout replied.

"Can you keep an eye on them?"

"Anyway, they haven't found me yet," the scout said.

"Okay, you keep an eye on them, be careful, we'll be there soon."

Yun Zhongmu quickly gathered his men. Of course, it was impossible for one hundred and fifty people to be in one place, but there were only four opponents at this time. One hundred and fifty people was unnecessary, and there was no time to lose. So he quickly gathered fifty-four people and rushed to the Thieves' Guild.

"Now they're on Third Street of the Thieves' Guild."

"They've turned to Second Street."

"They've turned back to the square."

"They've entered Fourth Street again."

"I think they're wandering around to see if they can run into our people," the scout analyzed while continuing to report.

"Hehe, they'll find us soon." Zhu Xian smiled lewdly. Guided by the scout, they had already arrived at Fourth Street.

"Describe the appearance of the four people," Yun Zhongmu said.

"One knight, one warrior, one thief, and one priest," the scout replied.

"Oh, no ranged classes, easy kill!" Yi Dai Jun Shi started talking nonsense.

"Duan Yun, take half the people and go in from this side. I'll lead the people and detour to intercept them," Yun Zhongmu arranged the tactics.

"Isn't that a bit much, Lao Yun? There's only one thief among the four. The other three can't run away. Do we really need to intercept them? Just send a few people to the other side," Duan Yun said.

Yun Zhongmu thought it made sense. There was no need to split his forces in half just for one thief, so he randomly selected a few thieves and archers to detour around.

After everything was arranged, Yun Zhongmu waved his hand, and a group of brothers charged into Fourth Street of the Thieves' Guild with murderous intent.

This was an ordinary street, not too crowded and not too empty. Players who liked to do business near the resurrection point would usually set up their stalls in the square outside the Thieves' Guild, not here. This was a pure passage, with players passing by, rushing at the fastest speed.

Although there were only four opponents, Yun Zhongmu was not careless at all. After entering the street, he arranged the formation and ordered everyone to maintain their formation and advance. That Zhu Xian guy was smug for a few words, naturally attracting another burst of cursing. Everyone kept the channel clean for Yun Zhongmu to command.

Fifty meters, forty meters, thirty meters...

The opponent was getting closer and closer, and Yun Zhongmu could feel the sweat on his palms. He glanced at his brothers on his left and right. They were walking quite naturally and casually, and their scattered appearance didn't show any combat formation. Unless they could recognize the guild badge from this distance, they wouldn't be able to tell that they were a group.

"Why aren't we being more careful? Maybe we should take off our badges..." Yun Zhongmu suddenly felt uneasy. With a strong enemy in front of him, he still wanted to show off his badge and avenge his hatred. Was that a bit too naive? But if he told everyone to take them off now, wouldn't such a neat action by dozens of people attract attention?

Yun Zhongmu was still tangled up in these small details when he got closer and closer to the opponent. Finally, someone in the channel couldn't help but remind him: "Lao Yun!"

"Are we attacking now? They don't seem to have noticed anything. Should we wait for them to enter our formation and then suddenly attack, so we can surround them?" Yun Zhongmu, who was walking in front, could already see the faces of the four people opposite him. Seeing that they were completely unaware, Yun Zhongmu suddenly had a new hesitation.

"It's just dealing with four people. Am I being a little too cautious?" Yun Zhongmu had already brushed past the four of them at this point, and then had such a self-deprecating thought. Just as he was about to order the attack, he suddenly noticed that the players opposite him, right in front of him, were walking and running, and they were all so natural, just like his own people... Yun Zhongmu suddenly realized something and shouted in the channel, "Not good, we've been tricked!!!"

"What?" Everyone was staring at the channel, ready for Yun Zhongmu to shout out the attack, but they didn't expect Yun Zhongmu to suddenly come out with such a nonsensical sentence. Then Yun Zhongmu shouted again: "Fight these four to the death!!"

Everyone had been waiting for this sentence for a long time. Although they didn't understand what "we've been tricked" meant, they had been preparing to attack these four for a long time. Yun Zhongmu's old brothers were naturally skilled at killing. Those in front weren't in a hurry to attack, but instead brushed past the opponent, cutting off their retreat. The players behind him stood firm to prevent them from continuing forward, while those who were really launching the main attack were the mages and archers who were the farthest away from the four, but had long-range attack methods.

With people blocking in front and behind, the middle space would be subjected to the precise strikes of mages and archers. The only way out was to clear out the blocking players at an even faster speed than before. This was of course not so easy. Yun Zhongmu's trusted brothers were not so easy to deal with.

And these four didn't seem to want to do that. The priest among the four suddenly supported his staff, and Yun Zhongmu, who was not far from them, heard him shout "Mana Shield". A wave of white light suddenly spread out, instantly condensing into a small ball with a diameter of three meters. The other three also stood next to the priest, all four of them inside the light sphere.

A descending wheel of fire was blocked outside the light sphere; burning trees rising from the ground were also separated from this area with a diameter of three meters. Only the archer's arrows, as if they hadn't encountered anything, went straight through the light sphere and struck the four, but the warrior immediately drew his shield and raised it, blocking all the arrows.

This mana shield was obviously ineffective against physical attacks, and after this wave of magic attacks, the light of the light sphere dimmed a lot, and the priest was still holding the staff motionless, obviously, this was a continuous consuming spell that required maintaining the posture.

"Continue attacking!" Yun Zhongmu shouted loudly. He estimated that this spell wouldn't last long.

"I didn't expect Guild Leader Yun to come in person." Yun Zhongmu heard a voice in his ear and saw that the knight among the four had actually walked out of the mana shield and attacked him with his sword.

"Forever?" Yun Zhongmu dodged the sword. He was surprised by the opponent's speed. This must have been someone who had added agility points. Yun Zhongmu had never encountered such a knight before.

"That's right." Forever responded and raised his hand to cast a spell. Yun Zhongmu felt as if his body had been tightened, and then he saw a dark sword light flash. Yun Zhongmu hurriedly dodged again, but this time his movements were a bit slow.

"Dark Knight." Yun Zhongmu was also a knowledgeable person. Before level forty, the knight's skills were all blessing skills that strengthened the player's attributes, but after the level forty class change, the Light Knight's blessing skills would be further enhanced, while the Dark Knight's blessing skills would be greatly weakened. In this way, the Dark Knight's skills before level forty were equivalent to being completely discarded, which was obviously a bit unreasonable. Therefore, after changing to the Dark Knight, players could choose to darken their skills as well: all blessings became curses.

This was a free choice question. Players could also choose to continue not being a curse caster and be a blessing caster. Quite a few solo Dark Knights were still temporarily retaining the blessing system. Because according to their research, curse skills were more useful in PK, but when leveling up, giving yourself a half-baked blessing was more useful than cursing.

Of course, there were also Dark Knights in Yun Zhongmu's guild who played curses. His movements suddenly slowed down, obviously because his agility had been cursed by the opponent. After dodging the sword, he looked at the attribute panel and sure enough, his agility had been weakened.

And Forever, this knight, had obviously added agility points. The knight class was all balanced, with no advantages or disadvantages in any attribute. Adding anything wasn't a loss, so there was controversy over what to add. Yun Zhongmu had seen the most people add constitution and intelligence, and he had also seen people add agility, but he had never seen anyone add as much as Forever. Because after being hit by this curse, he found that his speed was actually no faster than Forever.

Being unable to rely on speed to move and fight was fatal to an assassin. Yun Zhongmu gritted his teeth and simply rushed up to fight desperately, shouting to his brothers, "Fight!"

Before, everyone hadn't understood why Yun Zhongmu shouted "we've been tricked," but now they knew why they had to "fight."

Because their opponents weren't four people, but thirty people, a full thirty people. Those casual crowds walking towards them on the street were also pretending. As soon as the battle started, they had quickly pounced on them.

It was a trap... Yun Zhongmu had thought about preventing internal agents, but he didn't expect the internal agent to directly pretend to be a scout, sending out false information to lure them here. It could be said that they were carrying out the betrayal to the end.

On one side were fifty elites from the Ten Guild Alliance, and on the other side were thirty elites who could be considered among the best in the entire game.

Although Yun Zhongmu had the advantage in numbers, he had to admit that it was they who needed to fight.