As the battle dragged on, both sides had gone bloodshot with rage. There were casualties on both sides, but Smiling Coffin had suffered far more. After all, they had quite a few skilled fighters, and players willing to ruthlessly kill were naturally far more vicious than those who only knew how to raid labyrinths.
If the Strategy Group had not held a considerable advantage in numbers, along with Chen Fan's overwhelming strength, their casualty rate would definitely have been higher than Smiling Coffin's.
The battle continued for an entire hour before Smiling Coffin's last member was taken down. The atmosphere at the scene was heavy, and no one wore the exhilarated expression of victory.
This was different from defeating a Labyrinth BOSS. This time, they had killed players, and some of their own people had been killed or wounded as well. There was simply nothing to be happy about.
Everyone sat on the ground. The battle had drained a great deal of their stamina, and after facing Smiling Coffin's savage counterattacks, they all felt as though they had survived a disaster.
Chen Fan walked over to Asuna and patted her shoulder. Her expression was deeply weary. For three consecutive days, she had watched players die again and again. It had dealt a tremendous blow to her mind. A girl who had never killed anyone had spent the past few days witnessing players fall, only to finally kill someone herself. No matter how strong Asuna was, she was still just an ordinary girl. The male players in the Strategy Group were much the same; it was their first time killing someone too. Some were in even worse shape, and many guild leaders were consoling their guild members.
"Chen Fan... I killed someone."
"It wasn't your fault. You did the right thing.