Your Coordination Is a Joke!

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The morale at Taiwan University is a bit low. They started out determined to fight a revenge battle, but now they're finding that the revenge battle is turning into a farce.

Apart from Jing Chengwen and Zhao Zhilin, who knew the inside story, the other three main players on the Taiwan University Team were kept in the dark. Now, their feelings were similar to those of the audience in the Zhongzheng Auditorium —they all felt deceived.

The three of them were even more upset because their classmates, who were also watching, seemed to think of them as being in cahoots with Jing and Zhao Er...

"I didn't expect Bai Xiaowen to react so quickly," Jing Chengwen said to Zhao Zhilin in a low voice.

Zhao Zhilin glanced at his three teammates and shook his head slightly. "Never mind that. Let's just play well..."

Jing Chengwen nodded and said loudly to Ke Xin and the other two, "I know you have many questions, but there's no time to explain now. Playing this game well is the most important thing. We can only win this game... otherwise, it will really become the farce of the weak team that Bai Xiaowen mentioned."

Fortunately, Jing Chengwen and Zhao Zhilin had good prestige within the team, and Ke Xin and the other two finally accepted Jing Chengwen's explanation, put aside their distractions, and refocused their attention on the game.

Meanwhile, Xiang Hui and the others were also discussing the tricks of Taiwan University. They all agreed that Bai Xiaowen's decisive action had given the Taiwan University Team a resounding slap in the face; otherwise, they would have had to play the game carrying the blame for murder.

"Alright, focus on the game," Bai Xiaowen said calmly.

The team members whispered among themselves.

"What's wrong with the captain? He seems a bit off. If this happened to me, I would have already started cursing him out," Feng Zi'ang said.

"He seems quite calm, but I wonder what he's really upset about..." Xiang Hui said.

Li Shuyi tugged at Bai Xiaowen's sleeve. "How do we fight this game? First, come up with a strategy. Don't get too excited; the other side is hoping you'll let anger cloud your judgment."

Bai Xiaowen smiled faintly, "The tactic is... to completely dominate them!"

As the bell rang, the gates of the two preparation areas creaked open. In the vast, hilly battlefield, the two teams ran towards each other.

"I see them!" Xiang Hui leaped up a hill and pointed, "They're all together at two o'clock! They're two hills away from us..."

After reporting the location, Xiang Hui Roll down the hill. At the same time, a whooshing sound rang out as the enemy's ranged attacks landed where Xiang Hui had been, but all missed.

"Splitting into two teams to bypass this hill, the three of you on the left go first, Shu Yi and I will go on the right, five seconds later to enter the battlefield... GO!"

Bai Xiaowen flanked to the right, bypassing the hill in front of him. He heard the shouts of battle, and after silently counting to five, he rushed out of this natural cover and immediately unleashed his Intimidation!

At this moment, Li Shuyi, Han Xu, Xiang Hui, and Feng Zi'ang had already begun their battle with the enemy. The opponents, hit by this Intimidation attack, were immediately gripped by fear or stunned. Ke Xin, who was at the forefront of the attack, was thoroughly stunned!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Li Shuyi and Xiang Hui quickly attacked, slashing several times, forcing Ke Xin to use an item to break free of the control effect and then raise his shield to Block.

However, this wave of Intimidation only resulted in the arrest of Ke Xin.

The opposing side wasn't stupid. When they realized Bai Xiaowen hadn't appeared immediately, they didn't send all their melee classes to fight Li Shuyi and the other three. The most obvious example was Jing Chengwen, one of the Twin Stars. As a melee fighter, he didn't rush in immediately but stayed by Zhao Zhilin's side.

Even when the four of them were grouped together and under control, neither Li Shuyi nor Xiang Hui dared to rush forward rashly. The opposing group of four had spread out more than 150 meters away, clearly wary of a combination of Intimidation and a sudden attack.

"After hiding for so long, you've finally come out!"

Jing Chengwen spotted Bai Xiaowen immediately, his eyes lighting up. He patiently waited for the control period to end, then brandished his longsword and charged towards Bai Xiaowen.

At the same time, Zhao Zhilin also raised his crossbow and aimed it at Bai Xiaowen. The Twin Stars immediately changed targets upon spotting Bai Xiaowen!

"Their professional skills dictate that they must attack the same target to maximize their benefits..." Information about the Twin Stars flashed through Bai Xiaowen's mind.

Generally, Quasi-Awakened Class Change, it happens in an independent area of a certain plane in the Spirit Realm, making it virtually impossible for them to encounter other awakened persons.

However, Jing Chengwen and Zhao Zhilin were special cases. When they Class Change, they used a special item: the Light and Shadow Pact. As a result, they entered the Spirit Realm Plane together as a two-person team to complete the Awakening Quest, and eventually both of them Class Change Elite Class.

[Jing Chengwen (Elite Tier Level 7)]

[Race: Human Species / Human Race]

[Class: Demonshadow Warrior]

[Attributes: Strength 31, Agility 46, Constitution 25, Spirit 19]

[Class Skill: Light and Shadow Pact: Passive, when you fight alongside your pact partner, you share Life Value and your shadow damage is increased by 25%. Your melee attacks will apply Demonshadow Mark to the target, making the target always visible to you (within your line of sight)]

[Skill 1: Leaping Charge: Omitted.]

[Skill 2: Multi-Strike: Your weapon creates multiple Afterimage to attack the opponent, dealing damage in four stages. This skill cannot Critical Hit.]

[Skill 3: Frenzy: Omitted.]

Zhao Zhilin's class is called "Holy Light Archer," and his class skill is also "Light and Shadow Pact." He shares Life Value with his contracted partner, and his holy damage is increased by 25%. Ranged shots will apply Holy Light Mark to the target, making the target always visible.

As for "Demonshadow Mark" and "Holy Light Mark," they are useless when they appear alone, only preventing invisibility. However, when Seed Mark appear on the same enemy, they will explode, dealing shadow damage and holy damage respectively.

How would you rate the Twin Stars class?

Together they are very strong, stronger than most Hero Class — the Life Sharing alone almost doubles their health, giving them the survivability of a tank Hero Class of the same level, and they also deal extra damage when attacking the same target.

But if you separate them, they're not even as good as the worst Elite Class.

The reason Bai Xiaowen disregarded the renowned Twin Stars and believed victory was assured was because... his Targeted Airdrop skill was best suited for dividing the battlefield! With one opponent being melee and the other ranged, dividing them was even easier.

Swish!

The massive butcher appeared, standing directly in front of the Shadow Warrior Jing Chengwen, activating his Rot skill to halt his advance.

With Rageclaw four claws whipping up wind, the furious creature charged towards the Holy Light Archer Zhao Zhilin!

As Rageclaw charged, Li Shuyi activated her Savage Charge skill, lunging towards the ranged formation of Taiwan University. Han Xu locked onto Li Shuyi as his Cover target and followed closely behind.

As for the Ke Xin at the front, Xiang Hui will handle him—yes, Xiang Hui's class characteristics are quite effective against tanks. What's the use of high health? Bleeding effect is a percentage-based health loss.

Of course, Ke Xin could use his shield to Block Xiang Hui's attacks, so he wouldn't be killed in a short time.

Jing Chengwen, the Shadow Warrior, thrust his longsword, causing tiny sprays of blood to erupt from the Butcher's body. The Shadow Mark also adhered to the Butcher's body, a dark light mark visible only to Bai Xiaowen and the Gemini, shimmering faintly on the Butcher's skin.

"This big guy is really tough to deal with... it actually has 600 Life Value!" Jing Chengwen exclaimed.

"No matter how tough you are, you're useless against our combined attack!" Zhao Zhilin suddenly fired a bolt from his two-handed crossbow.

The two worked together seamlessly, with Jing Chengwen always charging ahead, inflicting damage on the opponent with melee attacks and applying the Demonshadow Mark, before Zhao Zhilin, positioned at range, would follow up with the finishing blow, triggering the Demonshadow Mark with the Holy Light Mark to create an explosive effect.

Each explosion of light and shadow deals both holy and shadow damage, and combined with the physical damage from the two attackers, the damage types are very balanced.

However, a Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier appeared out of nowhere in Zhao Zhilin's firing trajectory, blocking the attack.

With a whoosh, the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier was hit, its Life Value dropped, but it did not die.

The Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier now has a "Holy Light Mark" on him. However, unless the Demonshadow Mark is triggered, this Holy Light Mark only serves to prevent him from becoming invisible.

Zhao Zhilin's eyes widened suddenly. He realized something was wrong and quickly loaded the crossbow bolt, firing a second arrow!

It was still this same Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier stepped to the side and blocked the arrow.

"No good... Chengwen!" Zhao Zhilin shouted.

The two worked together seamlessly, understanding each other's thoughts without needing to say a word. Jing Chengwen turned and abandoned the Butcher, charging towards the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, intending to attack.

In short, the Twin Stars must attack the same target for the extra mark damage from the Light and Shadow Pact to be most effective; otherwise, the two are less threatening than two ordinary Elite Class!

As a ranged attacker, it would be difficult for Zhao Zhilin to bypass the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier and attack the Butcher. Therefore, the only option is to turn the tables and have Jing Chengwen, a melee attacker, become the target.

However... Jing Chengwen's movement speed was reduced by more than 10% due to the effects of the decay! He barely managed to escape the Butcher's melee range and was just about to speed up when the rattling iron chains behind him were already flying towards him.

"My strength is over 30 points! Your Corpse Monster may have a lot of health, but its strength can't possibly be higher than mine. You think you can drag me back? Dream on!" This thought flashed through Jing Chengwen's mind. He stood in a horse stance, intending to take the Meat Hook skill head-on and have a tug-of-war with the Butcher.

"Huh? This hook is a little crooked..."

Before Jing Chengwen could react, a tall, skeletal figure wielding a greatsword charged forward like a whirlwind. The powerful impact sent him staggering back several steps, his footing unsteady! He crashed right into the Butcher's crooked Meat Hook!

Despite having a higher strength, Jing Chengwen, who was out of balance, was easily dragged back to the Butcher's side.

It's important to note that the entire process of Jing Chengwen switching targets, running out of the Butcher's melee range, and being dragged back took about five seconds. During this time, he was constantly enduring the Butcher's Rot, the cleaver's attacks, and the significant damage from the Meat Hook. He also took a full hit from the Skeleton Champion's Whirlwind Slash...

If it were a typical agile Elite Class, they would be mostly dead by now. Only Jing Chengwen and Zhao Zhilin, who Life Sharing, have relatively stable health.

However, Life Sharing comes at a price: Zhao Zhilin's Life Value also decrease.

After unleashing his Whirlwind Slash, the Skeleton Champion quickly reached the Butcher, surrounded Jing Chengwen, and began hacking away with his greatsword.

Zhao Zhilin hurriedly fired his crossbow bolt, intending to attack Jing Chengwen's target, the Butcher, but it was blocked by the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier! He was both shocked and angry, but mostly helpless.

"Don't you understand yet..." Bai Xiaowen shook his head slightly, "Your teamwork is a joke in front of me! Maybe you can defeat Hero Class like Qi Ruifeng if you join forces, but the trouble you can cause me is far less than what Qi Ruifeng can do..."

Zhao Zhilin gritted his teeth. "Bullshit!" A flash of white light appeared on his hands.

Boom! Zhao Zhilin's crossbow burst into light, and the bolts split into many bolts, Scatter out in a 30-degree fan shape!

This is Zhao Zhilin's combat skill, Ballista Shot. The next attack will deal area-of-effect physical damage to all enemies in the frontmost position within a fan-shaped area in front of him, and will also have a knockback effect!

However, the moment the Ballista Shot, a graceful figure suddenly appeared in front of Zhao Zhilin, less than a foot away from him!

It was the Shadow Assassin who blocked the Ballista Shot, stopped within a foot of him; the Shadow Assassin's width was more than enough.

Since Bai Xiaowen knew about Zhao Zhilin's skill through the information, how could he not be prepared? As a result, only the Shadow Assassin was Ballista Shot. With 50% physical damage reduction, this attack only caused the Shadow Assassin to lose about a quarter of its Life Value.

More importantly, only the Shadow Assassin was Holy Light Mark; the Butcher, Skeleton Champion, and other creatures did not have the mark.

The Shadow Assassin was repelled, but Bai Xiaowen had already airdropped two more Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier, who appeared directly on Zhao Zhilin's left and right sides and began to gang up on him.

The subsequent battle was actually quite simple. Zhao Zhilin and Jing Chengwen's teamwork failed to materialize even once. Their performance was completely frozen by Bai Xiaowen's summoned creatures! Even with Life Sharing, what difference did it make? Bai Xiaowen had enough summoned creatures that the two of them could gang up on each other and beat them up at the same speed!

Moreover, the two Elite Class, Twin Stars, are not as strong or agile as the Hero Class, so they have virtually no chance of escaping if surrounded.

The other three teammates were completely Suppression by Li Shuyi and the other three. It was a four-on-three situation, and their advantage was quite obvious.

"Zhilin! What are you waiting for...?" Jing Chengwen noticed that both of their health bars had dropped below 20% at the same time, and he couldn't help but panic.

Zhao Zhilin looked conflicted, but ultimately shook his head.

Boom! Zhao Zhilin and Jing Chengwen fell to the ground at the same time. Bai Xiaowen commanded the summoned creatures to assist Li Shuyi and the other three in ganging up on the remaining three members of the Taiwan University. It was truly a matter of cutting melons and vegetables, and they were all taken down.