“Bitch!!!” The roar came from Yingzuka Tsukiko.

Having fallen for Shui Shen’s trick, and implicating so many others, even someone as shameless as Yingzuka Tsukiko felt deeply guilty and couldn't bring himself to meet anyone's gaze. The entire Grand Hunt mercenary group was in the same state, except for Fireball, who remained calm and collected as if nothing had happened, truly worthy of being called the shameless king of the Grand Hunt.

Yingzuka Tsukiko fired his gun while cursing, eager to take Shui Shen’s head and wash away his own and his brothers’ sins. But due to his overexcited state, his shoulder and fingers were stiff, resulting in a terrible shot that missed Shui Shen by three body-lengths.

"Everyone, hold your fire!" Seeing that other ranged classes like archers and mages were about to follow Yingzuka Tsukiko's lead, Wushi Zhi Jian stopped them. At this moment, he displayed unexpected calmness. After all, this was just a game. Killing Shui Shen once wouldn't leave them leaderless, and other than venting some anger, it wouldn't affect the overall situation of the mission. Wushi Zhi Jian was very clear about this.

"What do you want?" Wushi Zhi Jian asked, looking at Shui Shen on the rooftop.

"Hehe, nothing much, just seeing how many of you are still alive," Shui Shen said with a smile. "More than I expected."

"It won't be so easy to wipe us out," Wushi Zhi Jian replied casually, while privately sending instructions to the channel: "Thieves, go into stealth and scout around."

Shui Shen saw the sudden disappearance of several thieves and smiled again, saying, "Don't be nervous, there are no ambushes this time."

"As if you'd be so kind," Wushi Zhi Jian scoffed.

"Of course not," Shui Shen laughed. "This time, I'm just changing tactics and going for a direct confrontation."

As soon as he finished speaking, figures flickered at the end of the street. Shui Shen’s forces appeared openly in front of the Cloud Riders, a uniform line of archers with arrows nocked and ready to fire.

"Your guild's arrow formation is quite impressive," Shui Shen said leisurely. "But don't forget, we Lurkers can also shoot arrows."

The moment he finished saying "shoot arrows," the archers blocking the road released their bowstrings.

The sound of arrows was as dense as rain. Some were crouching to shoot, some standing, and others were shooting in an arc like the Zongheng Sihai’s arrow formation. Although their coordination and skill couldn't compare to Zongheng Sihai’s, don't forget, this was a street. There was no way to dodge left or right, no cover in front, no way to ascend to the heavens, and no escape to the earth. Being shot was inevitable.

"Heavy armor warriors, hold the front line!! Push forward!" Wushi Zhi Jian quickly ordered. This order wasn't wrong; at this time, they could only continue forward. Turning back would only result in being chased and shot in the ass. In the game, each class had a fixed movement speed. Except for thieves in Swift Stride, no one could outrun archers.

However, the enemy's firepower was too intense. Zongheng Sihai’s arrow formation only had about 150 people, but due to the LinYin City’s skewed class distribution, the entire city was full of Lurkers. Shui Shen’s guild alone had over 400 archers. Even heavy armor warriors with priest support couldn't withstand such an onslaught of arrows for long. White light constantly flashed at the front of the Cloud Rider's formation.

"Don't just charge blindly, archers, move and return fire!!" Wushi Zhi Jian roared.

This move was indeed effective. Although the Cloud Rider's archers weren't as numerous as LinYin’s, they had warriors holding the front line. The LinYin archers were shooting without cover, and the returning arrows had a significant impact on them. The arrow barrage wasn't as intense for the moment.

But the LinYin City’s attack wasn't limited to this. The rooftops also became lively, and even more dangerous than the archers blocking the way: mages.

The rooftops were lined with mages, all raising their staffs. If they were bombarded again like in the forest, the Cloud Rider players being wiped out wouldn't just be a dream. Everyone screamed, telling everyone to watch out for the mages. Those archers covering the charge turned their arrows and started shooting at the rooftops, and the mages also cast spells to counterattack.

The archers' shots might interrupt some of the mages' casting, but the mages' counterattack was equally devastating. Fireballs exploded on the rooftops and in the streets. Some people died, some people survived…

The total number of players on both sides was similar, but at this time, it was a ranged battle. Only mages and archers could participate. The Cloud Rider's originally balanced class composition had become a disadvantage. Their archers and mages combined numbered less than 200. But their opponents had a full 600.

The numbers seemed equal, but in reality, they were at a disadvantage. Their geographical location was an absolute disadvantage. The LinYin players originally had a major flaw: because their classes were unbalanced, they had very few priests… but in the current situation, this weakness didn't have a decisive effect.

"Thieves, retreat, find a way around and take them out!!" Wushi Zhi Jian shouted. They couldn't win in a ranged battle. They had to find a way to engage in close combat. It was difficult to cross the several dozen meters of street in front of them, so Wushi Zhi Jian had to make a quick decision and have the thieves, whose mobility advantage was useless at this time, turn back and find a chance to attack.

However, among the players, there were quite a few experts who could quickly find a way to engage in close combat.

The first one to fly onto the rooftop was another key figure of Zongheng Sihai: Feng Xing. He rushed to the edge of the wall, leaped up, and kicked down with the Fighter's Flying Swallow Slash. This kick didn't hit anyone, but hit the wall. Using the force of the kick, he actually flew onto the rooftop.

He immediately punched a mage off the roof, and then threw another one down. Feng Xing was obviously very aware of the situation. At this time, he didn't need to kill the enemy mages. As long as he disrupted their formation on the rooftop, there wouldn't be a big problem. But one person's strength was too limited. The enemy mages quickly adjusted their positions, and a large group of them used small fireballs with a tracking effect to harass Feng Xing. Others were manipulating ice whirlwinds to try to engulf him.

"Priests, get two priests to watch him!" Wushi Zhi Jian shouted anxiously.

The priests were overwhelmed. They had to frantically support the warriors acting as human shields, and also try to heal the players in the team who were injured by the enemy mages. They were already the busiest people in the team, and now Wushi Zhi Jian was asking for dedicated nurses…

Fortunately, there was more than one fighter in the team. Others were inspired by Feng Xing's actions and followed suit. But none of them succeeded. Most people's bodies flew backward instead of upward after using Flying Swallow Slash on the wall. Lie Lie of Resurgent Amethyst got a little closer to Feng Xing. The girl's body did go up, but she didn't grasp the rhythm and failed to step on the wall, falling back to the ground.

While the fighters were getting up to practice again, the second Cloud Rider player had reached the roof. Gu Fei, of course, it was Gu Fei. Nothing was easier than reaching the roof with his Instant Shift. After finding a good position, he waved his finger, and with a "whoosh," Gu Fei was on the roof. In front of him was Shui Shen, calmly directing the mages to deal with the potential threats who might fly onto the roof, a blade of grass between his teeth.

"Hey, buddy, you wouldn't kill me, would you?" Shui Shen didn't panic at all when he saw Gu Fei.

"Why not?" Gu Fei asked, puzzled.

"If I'm not mistaken, your PK value should be 29 right now. If it reaches 30, the consequences will be severe!" Shui Shen said with a smile, very pleased with his calculation. "So, you can't scare me."

"You're really humorous!" Gu Fei said with a smile, flipping his sword and deflecting all the small fireballs flying towards him.

"Good skills!" Shui Shen exclaimed. Feng Xing had already been scorched black by these small fireballs. The rooftop was full of LinYin City players. It wasn't convenient to use large-area attacks, but because there were so many people, it was easy to gang up on one person with small fireballs. Who would have thought that there would be a freak like Gu Fei who could deflect six fireballs with one swing of his sword?

"The sword is coming!" Gu Fei took two steps forward and attacked Shui Shen.

"You're going to kill me, why don't you cast a spell?" Shui Shen was still smiling.

"Dual Flame Flash, flash!" Gu Fei shouted, spinning his body, flames swirling around him. As Gu Fei spun, the flames swept out with his movements, instantly killing six mages around him. When the flames subsided, he was right in front of Shui Shen. Before Shui Shen could react, Gu Fei kicked out, hitting Shui Shen in the chest. Shui Shen staggered back several steps, falling off the roof and onto the street, staring dumbfounded at Gu Fei.

"You're not a mage. Why would I waste mana on you?" Gu Fei said, looking down at him from the rooftop with a smile. Then, he turned and swung his sword left and right, each time chanting: "Heavenly Fire Wheel, descend! Blazing Fire Tree, rise!"

Gu Fei's chanting gave anyone a chance to escape, but at this time, they were on the rooftop, and space was limited. If they wanted to dodge, they could only jump to the street. These guys obviously already knew how terrifying Gu Fei's spells were, and many people chose this way out. Some people were confused for a moment and jumped without thinking about the direction, ending up on the street where the Cloud Rider players were, and the misery of their fate cannot be expressed in words.

Although Gu Fei was out of mana at this time, he still moved freely among the mages. They couldn't create space to use area-of-effect spells, and Gu Fei wasn't afraid of the small fireballs at all. What was even better was that everyone was a mage, and their strength was all the same. But Gu Fei, this mage, was even wearing equipment like the Grand Thief Ring that increased his strength, so he had an advantage in strength compared to normal mages. After getting close, he punched and kicked, efficiently knocking the mages off the roof. He had completely disrupted half of the mages' formation on the rooftop.

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So close, so close, almost missed the update. It would be too painful to lose the full attendance bonus on the last day… Luckily, luckily, I updated it one hour and forty minutes before the end of the month!!!