The allied forces of Britain, France, and other countries numbered over ten thousand. They had dozens of flight mounts, a hundred Dual Profession players, and likely several hundred players with Flight Skills. It was an extremely powerful force. Although the team led by Breaking Waves Riding Wind was strong overall, it only had forty to fifty thousand people. Even if they could win in a head-on clash, they would suffer grievous casualties. The priests might not even have time to resurrect those who were killed. That was not something they wanted to see.
For that very reason, Breaking Waves Riding Wind and the others decided to avoid their edge for the time being, at least not confronting them head-on with their main force.
However, because they had adopted a curved detour strategy, the team led by Breaking Waves Riding Wind was near the edge of the safe zone. With their numerical advantage, the prepared allied forces of Britain, France, and other countries could force them into a corner, or even into the unsafe zone.
The unsafe zone had already stacked three penalties: poisonous mist, flames, and frost. Leaving aside the reductions to Defense and movement speed, the loss of 3,000 HP per second alone was more than most players could bear. That was why Breaking Waves Riding Wind and the others planned to use an Elite Squad to block the allied forces of Britain, France, and the other countries.
The Elite Squad Breaking Waves Riding Wind and the others spoke of consisted entirely of players with Ancient God Grade flight mounts. This squad had forty or fifty such mounts. With boosts from Special Equipment such as the Orange Spirit Saddle and Yellow Spirit Claw, they held an advantage in flight speed and could intercept and harass the allied forces of