My Players Are So Fierce

1548: 520.

Wholehearted pursuit of victory in battles where victory is impossible – [Monthly Ticket Additional Chapter 2/10]_3

1548: 520.

Wholehearted pursuit of victory in battles where victory is impossible – [Monthly Ticket Additional Chapter 2/10]_3

“These past few years, I’ve been closely following a certain great traveler’s personal blog, learning her way with words, sharing in her colorful life, and striving to be the first to like her posts…

what I mean is…

Wait a minute, there’s something wrong with this potion!

Why am I feeling dizzy and disoriented?”

“Because that potion is meant for application on wounds, not for drinking.”

Orchid halts her steps, glancing back at Yuan Mou, who is now sitting on the ground catching his breath.

She shrugs and says:

“Can’t even tell the difference between a potion for ingestion and one for topical use?

You really are a terrible traveler…

I’ve already submitted a request to the Explorer’s Association, that if you can keep up with me as I travel around the world…

I admit, my heart rarely falters, so this is the last time!

If you leave me behind again…”

“I will try my best to keep up with you and not fall behind, great traveler.”

Yuan Mou leans by the fire, gasping for air, and says:

“So, goodbye to the Explorer’s Association?”

“Yeah, I won’t wait too long for you, good luck, rookie.”

—

“Healers, I’ve got you covered!

Don’t even think about getting close!”

That evening, in the grand arena of the sewers, the fully armed Murphy with his blade in hand, dodges the melee blockades and charges into the group of healers aiming to cut them down first.

But the moment he breaks through, Three Five Battles, who is guarding Lady Shui and the potbellied one beside her, roars and activates the divine barricade of the Unbroken Shield.

Instantly, a green glow surrounds the trio, enveloping the area like the arrival of a treeline, transforming it into a realm of nature.

The pure Natural Psychic Power mixed with the divinity from Avalon nearly pins Murphy to the spot during the outburst of power, preventing him from moving.

While enshrined in green with leaves fluttering about him, Three Five Battles lifts the Undefeatable Warhammer and declares Murphy the “Natural Enemy” in his reprimand.

The green warhammer swings down and Murphy easily dodges it, yet the accompanying true damage still chips away a chunk of his health bar.

He takes to the skies with wings unfurled amidst the chaotic battlefield, fixing his gaze on the healing station below zealously guarded by Three Five Battles.

With this troublesome barrier in place, he can no longer easily eliminate the healers, and the cooperative healing powers of Lady Shui and the potbellied one are sufficient to quickly restore combat strength, ensuring that if Murphy cannot instantly kill the combatants, they can recover in a brief time.

“Ah, this is getting troublesome.”

Murphy attempts to dodge the onslaught of melee and ranged attacks with all his might.

He realizes the players have come well-prepared this time; each one is augmented with Eagle Eye Skill courtesy of Yan Song, the ghoul eyeball accessories from the Blood Rat Gang to enhance accuracy, and the Thorn Clan’s hunting snake oil for buffs, all of which accelerate the depletion of his health bar during this second challenge.

Indeed, not a Blood Bull-type BOSS, his vampiric regeneration keeps him from being easily defeated, but if these fellows maintain their deadly precision, then his recovery speed will inevitably fall behind the rate of health loss.

In just two minutes from the start, a quarter of his health has been depleted, and aside from the four unlucky ones he took out with broken moves, the remaining thirty-six fully equipped players dash across the entire battlefield.

From the outset, Evil Incarnate was banished by a joyous stick, and Alpha Wolf George was cornered at the edge of the arena with the help of a pack of hunters and the Scorpion Lion.

Reveno could freely move with his flying speed, but led by Little Wei Ming, a group of vampires forgo their own bodies, instead flapping their wings vigorously in pursuit while besieging him.

It seems they have sensed the “damage sharing” mechanism between Reveno and Murphy.

Damn it!

His weakness has been discovered by these folks.

“Warriors!

Receive the blessing of The Grand Duke of Triss!”

At this critical juncture, Triss from the stands bestows psychic blessings upon the players, and Murphy, following the “script,” initiates a massive area-wide attack that the little players call “Dimensional Slash.”

After the three-second burst of speed and slow effect ends, Murphy sheathes his blade in slight disappointment.

This time the players apparently came with countermeasures, having raised their health to a safe threshold before his big move.

The wave of area-wide attacks almost fails to take anyone down, but the good news is, the stiffening effect afterward slows down the players who have been buffed, even if only slightly, and in those few seconds of regrouping, Murphy and Evil Incarnate returned from the material world strike down six strategists.

Heavenly acceleration and Star Realm delay can only be used for 15 seconds every six hours; even if used for only a few seconds in segments each time, it means that Murphy can’t endlessly exploit this BUG ability.

The small players, having endured the full-screen Dimensional Slash, become even more confident.

They don’t get frazzled, quickly issuing new orders within the team framework, forming a dispersed yet cohesive force once again.

Plus, with Triss’s enhancements being impressively formidable, even with ten fewer players, their offensive becomes more furious.

And they’ve learned their lesson this time.

To prevent Murphy from using that pesky creator’s intelligent shuttle armor, these guys don’t attempt disarming; they just won’t let Murphy enter his “second form.”

Such cunning battle tactics bring laughter to the Vampire Lord.

While reflecting on how challenging being a BOSS used to be, as the battlefield enters the second phase, Murphy finally gets serious.

Bloodthirsty, activate!

The innate predatory instinct of vampires is unleashed in an instant, allowing Murphy to no longer rely on sight, but to precisely target the weakest players in the field just by perception.