The instant Gran and the other three lost their focus because their companion had been vaporized by a single punch.
Du Shu and three other Nine Provinces players shot out of the shadows after him!
However, they did not use the [Resentment] skill the way Wen Tai had. The cost of forcibly deducting 50% of their maximum HP was simply a bit too steep. In essence, it was a self-destructive punch meant for risking one's life.
It was fine for Wen Tai to use it as an opener to break the situation.
But if everyone used it—once the other side pulled out damage reflection, invincibility, or control skills, having the whole team at half health would be no different from walking a tightrope. It would be far too easy to get themselves killed. After all, a guaranteed hit did not mean the damage calculation would go through safely, nor did it grant action super armor.
So next.
They still had to clash head-on!
As Du Shu thought this, he charged straight at the remaining Prison Rock players!
"Stop right there!!"
When Gran saw Du Shu and the other four suddenly rushing out of the shadows, he finally reacted. With a roar, he activated a skill.
[SSS Active Skill: Heavy Pressure]
A gravity field visible to the naked eye burst outward from Gran as its center!
Bang!
The hemispherical force field enveloped the incoming Du Shu and the others.
Three of the Nine Provinces players did not even have time to react before the irresistible gravity forced a muffled groan out of them and pressed them down onto one knee.
And as a player in the same sequence as Gran, Du Shu also felt his shoulders sink, as if an invisible mountain had suddenly been placed on his back. His legs