135 Flesh Mill
Shortly after the samurai began massacring the Greening Base, they were ambushed by the players.
"These idiots," Li Aoz sneered as he peered at the battlefield, "Does Sky Ring really think I care about the life or death of the Greening Base?"
Of the three major organizations Outland, the most obsessed is the Greening Base. If players were to dig up the tree roots in those Green Rooms now, they would immediately discover flesh and entrails.
Maybe it's still fresh.
The Greening Base is a group of monstrous creatures whose madness is no less than that of Nethermark Professor. They spread the doctrine of restoring greenery to the outside world, and in the name of environmental protection and restoring the ecology of nature, in version 2.5, they directly and voluntarily defected to Entropy, willingly becoming corrupted into monsters and turning against humanity.
As for the civilians—they basically all have the bacteria researched by the Greening Base in their bodies, and later they will frequently detonate themselves in residential areas and transport ports in order to 'save the forest,' causing terrorist attacks.
Human traitors battle the Heavenly Ring Devils, Li Aoz is happy to watch the two groups of people fight like dogs.
Rocket Shell, grenades, and swords clashed repeatedly as players burst out from every nook and cranny of the rooms, launching frequent attacks from the corners of alleyways.
Originally, given the Heavenly Ring Warrior ' adaptability, they wouldn't have been at a disadvantage even in the face of a sudden attack. However, they soon realized something was wrong.
These people... their tactical awareness, positioning, and marksmanship are completely beyond the level of those from Outland.
Apart from Caramel Snail, a complete newbie, the other players in this beta test all have extensive gaming experience and studio support, so their training is quite thorough. In addition, the in-game voice chat function added by Qiqiao Network in the Internal Test Version allows random teams to communicate and cooperate, greatly improving their mobilization and organization capabilities.
Ye Zhangjian used the rented "Eye of Truth" to lock onto his target.
He activated [Gravity] to distort the light, concealing himself from the corner as he slowly charged into the Heavenly Ring Warrior ' support medical personnel.
[Iaijutsu]
While they were rescuing the wounded, Ye Zhangjian suddenly sprang into action, drawing his longsword. Gravity accelerated the sword several times over, making it swift and agile. He ran while rapidly swinging the sword, skillfully turning his body and using the amplified acceleration from gravity to dismember and behead the lightly armored medical personnel. Finally, he lightly flicked the sword to shake off the blood on the blade before disappearing again.
[Burst Reload]
[Aura Amplification]
The Cumin Powder- powdered player, his eyes swirling with blue flames, brandished a 12.7mm Heavy Machine Gun in each hand, a stimulant needle dangling from his mouth. Expressionless, he advanced, pulling the trigger as he went, providing reassuring firepower coverage for the players. The other infantry players, completely disregarding the risk of being wounded by friendly fire, roared and charged forward, engaging the Sky Ring's regular troops in hand-to-hand combat.
Yu Tianxiao was quite cunning—taking advantage of the surprise attack on the Greening Base, when no one had time to manage network security, he simply took advantage of his teammates' firepower to quickly crack the electrical equipment in the building. By creating short circuits, he caused flickering bright lights. In this visual environment, the Heavenly Ring Warrior had to take off his night vision goggles and rely on his own eyesight to fight the players indoors.
They all rented Li Aoz's Eye of Truth and fought without restraint in the dimly lit world.
As a professional player, Garryton was a substitute, but he was no less skilled than anyone else. However, due to his low level, he could only play the role of an ordinary infantryman. But he was very lucky. Among the 800 players who joined the Li Aoz Squad, there were two main players from their ' Old Godfather ' team. Both of them had reached the version cap of level 15, so Garryton simply handed over all the equipment he had bought to the two big shots.
With the equipment boost, the two main professional players immediately unleashed terrifying strength. They led Garryton in a guerrilla war against the Heavenly Ring Warrior in the narrow and complex ruins, using kite-like tactics to wear down four Heavenly Ring Warrior in succession.
The gap in hard power cannot be completely bridged by technology and awareness, but the machinery bought from Du Zexin can, the equipment bought from Auckland Lord can, and the various Aoneng rented from Li Aoz can even better.
Besides giving everyone one [Eye of Truth], Li Aoz opened up the concession market, temporarily putting all his Aoneng up for rent.
But it's somewhat counterintuitive that, apart from a few professional players, almost no one rents the highest-grade [Gravity] weapon.
Most people don't understand the use of [Gravity] at all. On the contrary, [Mechanics] like to use [Gravity], turning their fixed turrets into floating cannons, flying all over the sky, chasing and beating the enemy.
However, players were clearly not interested in such flashy items. Most players in the "Redemption" category chose "Mountains Armor," "Sever Life," and "Blood of Immortality" because they were responsible for healing and absorbing damage.
The existing near-death mechanic already allowed players to linger on the battlefield, even resorting to suicide tactics, carrying 40 kilograms of explosives to take down the enemy—a huge win for each kill. Now, with the [Blood of Immortality] buff, they're fighting even more aggressively, risking their lives for each other.
Players specializing in the "Destruction" skill set have a wide range of choices. High-level players often prefer to combine "Gravity" with "Pegasus Force." They need maximum room for maneuver and output capabilities. Although their "Charisma" isn't high enough to amplify their Aoneng like Li Aoz's, the presence of "Gravity" allows them to unleash their full potential.
Originally, they could only roll, slide, and wall jump on the ground. Now, they can perform bizarre maneuvers in the air like mosquitoes, with the ceiling becoming their new foothold. They can change direction and accelerate dive multiple times in the air. The existence of gravity frees up the time for vibration and rebound when they land and collide, turning CS into Titanfall.
Many players opted for [Natural Ignition] to increase their damage output. Early on, there weren't many magic damage classes available, and the armor of the Heavenly Ring Soldiers offered significant bullet resistance. Therefore, [Natural Ignition]'s high magic damage and True Damage became the top choice for most players.
Players in the "Mastery" class all rented the "Eye of Truth" to increase their accuracy and vision. Their energy is very precious in the early game, and they use it sparingly. They can use guns but rarely cast spells.
Li Aoz wasn't lying to them; if you choose the Aoneng kind of energy, it can really boost your Combat Power.
The best example is Caramel Snail. As a newbie with exceptional talent in martial arts, his biggest problem is not poor equipment, but insufficient experience. His operation is not up to par, and he easily suffers from a lack of awareness and experience in battle.
However, after Li Aoz lent him the [Soul-Inscribed Sword Saint], he transformed into a legendary swordsman, with his melee kill count skyrocketing, almost catching up with that of professional player Ye Zhangjian.
The most puzzled were the [Mutant] players. They watched as others used Aoneng in combination with their class skills to fight the Heavenly Ring Warrior to a standstill, while they could only silently use Aoneng and guns to deal damage, and no one paid them a second glance.
However, this did not prevent the [Mutant] players, Aoneng Power increased rapidly after purchasing jewelry and equipment from Li Aoz, from gradually becoming the main damage dealers on the battlefield.
They were originally specializing in Aoneng, and the Primary Attribute of other professions provided almost no bonus to Aoneng. Moreover, after the Mutant wore Li Aoz's jewelry and equipment, they all had their Charisma stats above 20.
Gravitational pressure—15 times! The Heavenly Ring Warrior' originally light and sturdy armor immediately became a heavy burden, making it almost impossible for them to move. The [Mutant] players formed a human wall, golden halos blooming in their eyes, and applied the next insurmountable Gravity Wall in front of them.
In their haste to slaughter civilians, the warriors of Sky Ring were too scattered within the Greening Base, causing the expected fire support to be fought over by various squads and groups.
Many Heavenly Ring Warrior commanders watched helplessly as an enemy that could have been dealt with with a single artillery barrage was instead slaughtered by the weak, ragtag army due to insufficient follow-up firepower.
What a disgrace! Who could swallow this insult! The officers at the front immediately started cursing in the communications channel, and the various squads even broke off relations over the issue of priority for fire support, arguing fiercely with each other.
"Damn it, what did you guys do? How did it get like this?!"
Kano cursed loudly, and it took several hypnotic spells from the Great Onmyoji to bring the troops back to normal.
"Commander Kano! We have been ambushed by an unidentified target. The other side has no uniforms or identification codes, but they have tactical coordination and command."
The existence of the [Eye of Truth] was a fatal blow to the Heavenly Ring People in urban warfare. Since their own people had already penetrated deep into the building, the fighter jets were almost unable to bomb them—they couldn't just wipe out their own people along with the enemies, could they? The Mobile Armor also had to keep an eye on the captured Greening Base [Biochemists]. Although these old guys couldn't match the complete strength of Sky Ring's Gamma-rank, they were still Gamma-rank. Without these elite Beta-rank vehicle crews to suppress them, they would cause trouble at any moment.
At this point, Kano Asaichi had naturally come to his senses:
"This is a trap. Li Aoz deliberately used the Greening Base as a battlefield."
In just thirty minutes, the war platform showed that more than 74 units were offline. As for the number of casualties, based on weapon consumption and analysis of battlefield footage, the command estimated a terrifying figure:
"With so many weapons, theoretically we should have defeated 1,300 people."
Are you kidding me? 1,300 people, that's almost twice the number of people in the convoy that was initially discovered.
The bunker-buster missiles killed a number of people, and their escape route was blocked. Without support, the number of survivors could not have exceeded 200.
1300 people... Ha! Does he think they never went to school? And the numbers keep growing as the fight goes on? Do you think the enemy is Spirit Wraith that can resurrect after dying?