"Lu Han!"
After exiting the valley and handing over the town-guarding seal to Lu Han, Lin Zhao immediately mounted his horse and charged into the crowd of the Azure Knights.
"Be careful!"
A group of players from Prosperous Peony cried out in alarm, "The White-Robed One is here, ranged players, beware!"
Before the words could even finish, Lin Zhao unleashed a sword qi, which exploded within the enemy's ranged player formation with a "pang." It transformed into a Sword Qi Cage effect, instantly plunging the eyes of a group of mages, rangers, and storm gunners into darkness. Few could escape, and almost all were annihilated by the Sword Qi Cage.
"What skill is that?"
Fan Wang Zhi Xue, holding his staff, stared dumbfounded. "Sword Qi Cage? My King, why don't you have this skill?"
Ghost King was exasperated. If I had this skill book, wouldn't I learn it?
In the very next second, Lin Zhao struck again!
"Pang!"
A strand of blazing sword qi pierced through the Prosperous Peony formation. Immediately after, he flicked his wrist, and three consecutive damage numbers exploded with "peng peng peng." Fan Wang Zhi Xue, caught in the trajectory of this sword qi, couldn't react in time and took the full three hits, collapsing to the ground. His staff even dropped, his face a mask of horror.
"Li Jian Shi?!"
Not far away, Bi Yi Jian Zhong looked at Fan Wang Zhi Xue's corpse and exclaimed, "What the hell is this skill too?!"
With just two skills, Lin Zhao had completely stunned a group of Prosperous Peony members.
"Damn it!"
Ghost King roared, "Focus fire on the White-Robed One, ignore everyone else. If the White-Robed One doesn't die, we can't break through. Focus fire on the White-Robed One, quickly! I want to see him fall within five seconds!"
Instantly, countless Prosperous Peony players charged towards Lin Zhao. There were clashes of sword qi, charges, and mages who directly used spatial teleportation to enter the fray, all just to land a meteor spell on Lin Zhao. As everyone surged towards him, Lin Zhao had already activated his Sword Qi Guard skill. The resilience and damage reduction of Sword Qi Guard were based on the player's attack power. At this moment, Lin Zhao's attack power was beyond question, making his Sword Qi Guard the sturdiest protective barrier in the entire server.
While being stunned by the charge of the crowd, Lin Zhao roared within the White-Robed group, "Xiao Xue, open fire centered on me, Xingchen and Lu Li, keep up your output too!"
"Got it!"
In an instant, Mo Chenxue unleashed a Divine Shepherd skill, dealing an incredibly powerful magical critical hit, which then caused a large group of those charging at Lin Zhao to fall into a state of confusion. Immediately after, she unleashed a barrage of Resuscitation Storm and Divine Domain Storm. Meanwhile, Shen Xingchen's Flame Laser and Stellar Burn Spot skills also rained down. The area around Lin Zhao instantly transformed into a true hell on earth. Countless elite players from Prosperous Peony charged in, only to die instantly. This zone was simply not meant for humans to enter.
In just 7 seconds, Prosperous Peony had at least over 300 people perish in the battlefield near Lin Zhao!
"..."
Ghost King was completely dumbfounded, his expression filled with horror. At this moment, he truly felt fear. Was the Scarlet Moon Knights' Order before him still the same Scarlet Moon Knights' Order from before? This was an opponent with no chance of victory, especially Mo Chenxue's Divine Shepherd skill, which had completely foiled his plan to instantly kill the White-Robed One.
"Mo Chenxue!"
Ghost King gritted his teeth, pointing vaguely in Mo Chenxue's direction. Tears welled up in his eyes, and he was on the verge of crying from anger. He roared, "Have you forgotten who helped you when you were starting from nothing? It was us, Prosperous Peony! It was me! If not for me, would you have today? Would you have this Divine Shepherd class?"
Mo Chenxue gritted her silver teeth, remaining silent. She didn't want to argue, fearing further verbal humiliation. While a person's mouth might not wield a knife, it could sometimes be more potent than swords and blades.
"Jiang Chong."
Lin Zhao raised an eyebrow and smiled. "You speak as if Mo Chenxue's Divine Shepherd hidden class was successfully transferred with your help. If I recall correctly, wasn't it you who, through all sorts of schemes, instructed people from Cold Night Long to try and disrupt Mo Chenxue's transfer quest? Stop pretending to be a good person here. Mo Chenxue is now the chief ranger of our Scarlet Moon Knights' Order. What does she have to do with you?"
Ghost King was choked with rage.
"Kill!"
Lin Zhao pointed his sword forward and said coldly, "The Youth Team will defend the oil well. The other three teams will go on the offensive. Push them aside!"
...
For nearly 20 minutes, Lin Zhao, leading the White-Robed Team, Thousand Cities Team, and Deep Blue Team, fought with bloodshot eyes, chasing the people of Prosperous Peony and the Azure Knights around the oil well. The three teams grew more courageous with each battle. Lin Zhao, Shen Xingchen, Chen Xue, Lu Li, and others had all killed countless opponents. Lin Zhao, in particular, wielded his Thunderclap Sword, felling numerous adversaries. His snow-white armor had a faint bloody aura on its surface, a result of the God-Slaying Blood Drink effect, likely increasing his hidden stats considerably. Moreover, in the Goblin Treasure map, PK did not increase sin value, so Lin Zhao's final concerns vanished. He killed more and more, as if walking through an unpeopled land.
The Azure Knights retreated first. Li Canghai's face was ashen. He had initially thought that by joining forces with Prosperous Peony, they could at least suppress the opponent's four teams. Instead, they were crushed by just three of the opponent's teams. Riding his warhorse and leading his men back in defeat, who could Li Canghai blame? Naturally, he could only blame the useless bunch from Prosperous Peony. They might be good at drinking and womanizing, but in the game, they were truly useless. With over 9000 players in Prosperous Peony and at least 7000+ online, they couldn't even tie down one White-Robed Team. They were routed and chased by the White-Robed One and his men, a complete disgrace.
"Bah, a bunch of trash!"
Li Canghai frowned, vowing never to cooperate with these useless Prosperous Peony members again.
At the entrance to the oil well valley.
Lin Zhao, holding his blood-stained Thunderclap Sword, watched the Prosperous Peony members retreat. His brows were furrowed, his expression a mixture of solemnity and suspicion. He couldn't quite understand why Prosperous Peony, after being beaten so severely, dared to return. After all, any creature attacked would feel pain and fear, or show a weakness. But Ghost King wouldn't have such feelings.
South of a mountain range, on the retreat path of Prosperous Peony.
Ghost King also furrowed his brows, filled with frustration. He couldn't comprehend why so many Prosperous Peony members had still failed, why the White-Robed One's group was so shamelessly powerful. Their pursuit was too fierce, killing more than half of Prosperous Peony's players. Logically, any creature attacking others would feel pity and sympathy, perhaps stopping the attack when appropriate. But the White-Robed One wouldn't have such feelings; he always fought to the death.
...
Around nine o'clock at night, Lin Zhao left the Youth Team and Deep Blue Team to defend the A-grade oil well. He, along with Chen Xue, led the White-Robed Team and Thousand Cities Team eastward to assist the Wu Wang Guild in contesting the S-grade oil well. Once the S-grade oil well was captured, it would increase the entire guild's attack and defense attributes by 15%. If Wu Wang possessed this 15% boost, they would no longer have a problem facing Seek Immortals in a one-on-one battle. However, Seek Immortals would not allow that.
According to intelligence gathered by assassins from the Magic Sound Team, at the S-grade oil well, the Seek Immortals Guild, allied with guilds like All Villains, had an army of over one hundred thousand. They were locked in a fierce battle with the people of Wu Wang and Guanghan Palace at the S-grade oil well. However, Wu Wang and Guanghan Palace were clearly at a disadvantage. Once Seek Immortals captured the town-guarding seal of this oil well, the tide would turn against Wu Wang.
Lin Zhao rode his warhorse, advancing with Shen Xingchen and Chen Xue.
"What's the situation at the S-grade gem mine?" Lin Zhao asked.
"A group of small and medium-sized guilds are contesting it."
Chen Xue replied, "Our four teams are basically on the periphery, not engaged in the fighting. I heard the boss guarding the mine is an eleventh-realm Earth-level boss, so no one is going for it for now."
"Damn, an Earth-level boss..."
Lin Zhao frowned. "Short of it, no small or medium-sized guild can take it down, right?"
"Probably not. Even if they take it, they won't be able to hold it."
Shen Xingchen said, "This S-grade gem mine represents the greatest profit in the entire version's map. Any ordinary guild that takes it will soon lose it. Who would pass up on money?"
Chen Xue's beautiful eyes gazed forward. "Therefore, the current focal point remains this S-grade oil well. All guilds will commit their main forces here."
"Excellent, excellent."
Lin Zhao smiled faintly. "We can have Lawyer Ding, Da Jun, Man Man, and Mo Yin bring their teams over. With our 10% attack and defense bonus, we have a natural advantage. Once our six teams are assembled, we'll directly assault Seek Immortals' main position. After driving Seek Immortals out of here, we can still contest the gem mine. The most important thing is... to break Seek Immortals' morale. Then things will be easier."
"Mm."
Chen Xue smiled. "That's true. Many guilds, after being wiped out 2-3 times, won't return. Their fighting spirit and morale have been shattered."
Shen Xingchen nodded with a smile.
Lin Zhao sent messages to Ding Chi, Zhang Jun, Luo Man, and Mo Yin one by one, instructing them to bring their people to assemble. Once the 6000 elite members of the Scarlet Moon Knights' Order were gathered, they could march into the heartland of this S-grade oil well!
...
"Beep!"
A message arrived from Shu Mei Jian Qing Feng, the alliance leader of Wu Wang: "Alliance Leader Bai Yi, you're not going to snatch that S-grade gem mine right now, are you? Letting two alliance leaders endure Seek Immortals and a horde of guilds' attacks while you go for the spoils, that's not very honorable."
"Don't worry."
Lin Zhao smiled. "Although our Scarlet Moon Knights' Order lacks money, we value decent allies even more. If Alliance Leader Qing Feng is willing to trust us, then our Scarlet Moon Knights' Order will never betray your trust. Hold on a little longer. We are assembling at the valley entrance. In ten minutes at most, the Scarlet Moon Knights' Order will have 6000 elites to strike directly into the heart of Seek Immortals' guild. At that point, you guys from Wu Wang can deal with All Villains and the Azure Knights. Leave Seek Immortals to us, the Scarlet Moon Knights' Order!"
Shu Mei Jian Qing Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Lin Zhao's assurance was more important than anything. He then smiled and said, "Alright, we'll await good news from the Scarlet Moon Knights' Order."
Lin Zhao turned to look. In the distance, Ding Chi could already be seen leading his people over.
Despite his name, Lawyer Ding, Ding Chi, was never late.