Five Against Two
After saying this, Ouyang Heng laughed, thinking he was being very humorous.
Wu Chaojie chimed in with a couple of lines, and Zheng Bing and Xie Yixin also seemed interested. Although they didn't explicitly state their stance, they subtly supported going head-to-head with the Gold Mine. It made sense; it was five against two, how could they possibly lose?
Qiao Rui's piecemeal tactics were good, but the execution was too frustrating and didn't reflect the Master Tier style of Yanda University at all. Everyone is used to A rushing in and overwhelming the opponent with a decisive advantage, and the style of this Master Tier team is to slaughter them.
Qiao Rui was silent for a moment, then sighed softly, "Could we take over the Forge first?"
"Of course, the Forge's 20% attack power and armor bonus is a great tool for team battles. Even if you hadn't mentioned it, I would have gone to get it." Ouyang Heng smiled when he saw Qiao Rui compromise. He regained command.
Under Captain Ouyang Heng's brilliant leadership, the opponents typed "GG". This is the familiar rhythm!
For safety reasons, the five students from Yanda University acted as a group.
The five people boarded two boats and set off from the research institute, heading north until the small island where the Forge was located came into view in the distance.
The island was deserted, with only a blue flag flying in front of the Forge.
"They never expected us to come and take the Forge first..." Ouyang Heng said smugly. "Chaojie, let's go and capture the flag."
Wu Chaojie agreed, rowed the small boat to the shore, and then jumped onto the island with Ouyang Heng.
Qiao Rui and the other two waited on the small boat behind. After capturing the Forge and gaining the team battle buff, they would head to the Gold Mine, defeat Bai Xiaowen and Li Shuyi, and completely wipe out the enemy team.
Just as Wu Chaojie began the countdown to raise the flag, a dark shadow suddenly grew larger, Butcher's massive body fell from the sky, carrying purplish-black poison gas, and landed squarely on Wu Chaojie's backside!
Gunshots rang out immediately afterward.
Qiao Rui, who was sitting at the stern, suddenly stood up. "Oh no, we need to get to shore quickly!"
"We're in a good position to take advantage of our long-range capabilities," Zheng Bing said, somewhat puzzled.
Before Qiao Rui could speak, the next second, the plank of the boat beneath their feet was cleaved open like tofu, and the small boat broke into three pieces! All three fell into the water at the same time.
Li Shuyi's graceful figure flashed out, and she was the first to rush in front of Zheng Bing, slashing out with her twin swords, which were wreathed in flames! This time, she had Bai Xiaowen's Psychic Barrier to shield her from Qiao Rui's senses during the Ambush.
Zheng Bing exclaimed in surprise and immediately activated the speed-up skill on his shoes in an attempt to retreat. However, the speed-up skill only increased movement speed on land, and the increase in swimming speed in water was minimal.
Qiao Rui reacted the fastest; the moment Li Shuyi appeared, she immediately raised her hand.
A flash of yellow light transformed into a golden net that bound Li Shuyi — Mind Cage!
This is a skill that requires continuous casting, but it can maintain the Imprisonment and will not be Imprisonment by damage from external forces! While Qiao Rui is maintaining the Mind Cage, Zheng Bing and Xie Yixin only need a few seconds to kill Li Shuyi.
However, a crimson Spell Talisman that flew over from the island seemed to foresee the future, shattering Qiao Rui's plans.
Talisman Switching - Berserk Talisman: Li Shuyi is immune to control skills with a priority of 7 or lower for 14 seconds! Furthermore, the damage dealt by Li Shuyi is increased by 20%!
The light of the Mind Cage cannot be dispelled.
Li Shuyi unleashed two swift, Triple Slash, piercing Zheng Bing's shield and causing his Life Value to plummet from full to less than 100 points. Immediately afterward, the crimson longsword in Li Shuyi's right hand glowed, and a fountain of blood gushed from Zheng Bing's body, pouring onto the sword and making the crimson blade appear even more eerie and terrifying!
After this "Blood Drain" attack, Li Shuyi directly detonated the explosive effects of the Thunder Mark and the Demonfire Dance.
It sounds slow, but in reality, this series of actions didn't even take a second before Zheng Bing was declared dead! It was as if his health bar had been magically wiped out.
This kind of overwhelming instant kill was too much for Qiao Rui, Heroic Tier support with powerful Life Value abilities, to handle! Moreover, she had just cast Mind Cage, which itself has a casting animation.
After Li Shuyi unleashed her full power and instantly defeated Zheng Bing, she kicked the water with her toes, and with the powerful recoil, she leaped out of the water like a mermaid, shooting towards Xie Yixin with a whooshing sound.
Qiao Rui held her bamboo flute horizontally, feeling somewhat puzzled. Why was Li Shuyi ignoring her?
But Qiao Rui knew why the next second.
Swish swish swish swish!
Four Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier descended from the sky, landing precisely around Qiao Rui and completely blocking her attack path! Qiao Rui's first Destructive Sound Scale attack was forcefully absorbed by the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier.
What's even more discouraging is that the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier survived a single-target spell, instead coming back up full of energy and unleashing a Shield Bash bash.
Qiao Rui activated her detection and glanced at the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier in front of her. He actually had 22 points in Constitution! No wonder he could withstand single-target spells. Her Destructive Sound Scale skill was a basic spell with a low damage bonus.
Qiao Rui estimated that, taking into account the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier's 22 points of magic resistance reduction, she would need at least two Destructive Sound Scale to kill one, and if she was unlucky, she would have to use a third.
However, Qiao Rui could not ignore the attacks of the Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier. After all, she was a support character with a Mental Specialty, and melee combat was her weakness. She was not good at maneuvering in the water, and was surrounded by four skeletons with no way to avoid them. She could only reluctantly activate her Soulwalk to try to break through the encirclement.
However, the four Skeleton Sword-and-Shield Soldier followed closely, going wherever Qiao Rui moved! Throughout this process, the iron sword kept swinging and slashing, forcing Qiao Rui to maintain the energy expenditure of Soulwalk and not daring to cancel it rashly.
"You only used four of the weakest Skeleton Soldier to seal my movements... As expected of Xiao Wen. I haven't resurrected since, and my ultimate skill Annihilation Rest's End, is on cooldown. I'm sure you anticipated that."
"Fine, I'll do my best to make a final contribution... If Ouyang Heng and the others can't defeat Xiao Wen before my Divine Might is exhausted, then we'll have to admit defeat."
Qiao Rui stopped wasting her time and maintained her Soulwalk state. She raised her bamboo flute, and a gentle, lingering Soul Melody resounded throughout the battlefield.
Li Shuyi seized the remaining time of the Berserk Talisman to pursue Xie Yixin.
The key to this battle lies in the fierce fight between Bai Xiaowen, Wu Chaojie, and Ouyang Heng on the Forge island.
The Butcher struck first, pinning Wu Chaojie down with his buttocks. Wu Chaojie, relying on his superior strength, managed to push the Butcher away, but in the process, he still took two shots from Bai Xiaowen. Fearing Bai Xiaowen's high burst damage, he activated his defensive skill, a bronze light shimmering on his body.