The respawn point was right outside the gate

"Hey, who are you people? What are you doing here? This isn't a place for you. Get going, get going."

The 21 players exchanged looks, excitement showing on most of their faces.

A fellow with the ID Love Thor let out a shout.

Love Thor: "Attack!"

The martial soul this fellow had awakened was also Bluesilver Grass, but his soul skill wasn't Entangle. It was Lash.

He swung his Bluesilver Grass, sending its vines whipping toward an Ironblood Sect disciple.

The lash struck, and in the players' eyes, a chunk of that Ironblood Sect disciple's health bar dropped away.

Immediately afterward, the other Ironblood Sect disciples' health bars appeared as well.

"You dare come make trouble at the Ironblood Sect? You must have a death wish! Seize them!"

A fellow with the ID Wang Zhongwang had awakened the Black-Striped Tiger martial soul, which was also black quality.

Wang Zhongwang: "Watch my first soul skill: Tiger's Roar in the Mountain Forest!"

A tiger's roar rang out, and the several Ironblood Sect disciples charging toward them all entered a brief stunned state.

The most basic quality of a gamer was knowing how to seize an opening.

Since their teammate had already landed crowd control, it was time to leave the rest to the damage dealers.

I Am an Angel: "First soul skill: Light Slash."

I Am an Angel's strike emptied more than half of one Ironblood Sect disciple's health bar. She charged over and followed up with a kick, emptying the bar completely.

[Congratulations to player ID I Am an Angel for earning the achievement: First Kill. Soul ring refinement attempts +10]

This was a server-wide announcement that every player could hear.

Invincible Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "First kill even comes with an achievement? Missed out, totally missed out."

Agile Dog in the Mountains: "There must be other achievement rewards too. Any gaming experts here? Put together a guide."

Wang Zhongwang: "Bro above me, are you serious about that ID? Is there nobody in this world you care about anymore?"

Agile Dog in the Mountains: "Who are you calling bro? I'm a girl."

While everyone was busy being absurd in the chat window, I Am an Angel had already used up all the soul ring refinement attempts she had received as a reward.

I Am an Angel: "Look at my soul ring!"

The other players all looked toward I Am an Angel. The yellow soul ring originally beneath her feet had now turned black.

Qian Xixi: "Holy shit, a ten-thousand-year soul ring! Is refining soul rings this easy? You can get a ten-thousand-year soul ring in ten attempts? This game's pretty generous."

Waste Tissues: "You above me, judging by your ID, are you a whale?"

Qian Xixi: "I wouldn't call myself a whale, but spending a hundred thousand or two on a game is no problem."

Agile Dog in the Mountains: "Rich patron, please support me · cute.jpg."

I Am an Angel: "Maybe I just got lucky. All ten trials succeeded."

I Am an Angel used her first soul skill, Light Slash, again, instantly killing an Ironblood Sect disciple this time.

By now, the few Ironblood Sect disciples who had opened the gate and come outside had all been killed.

Without another word, I Am an Angel flapped her wings and charged into the Ironblood Sect.

The other players charged in right behind her, only to find themselves surrounded by nearly 50 Ironblood Sect disciples.

These people all had the strength of one or two rings and counted as regular mobs.

Among the mass of regular mobs, however, a miniboss appeared. In the players' eyes, his name was specially marked above his head.

[Tie Tang · Young Sect Master of the Ironblood Sect, LV:42]

"Where did this bunch of blind fools come from? You dare barge into my Ironblood Sect? Do you really think our sect has no one capable? All of you, attack! Cut them down!"

A veteran player with the ID Ten-Year Veteran stepped forward.

Ten-Year Veteran: "Everyone, don't panic. Supports, stand in the middle and buff the people around you. Defense types, step up and tank the damage. Control types, get those crowd-control skills out. Main damage dealers, hurry up and deal damage too."

There was nothing wrong with the plan, but this was the players' first time working together, so naturally they weren't that coordinated.

Facing twice their numbers, the few defense-type players were instantly killed as soon as they put up their defensive soul skills. Invincible Divine Shield was among them.

The few support players, on the other hand, were well protected, and their buffs all landed on the main damage dealers.

Invincible Tyrannosaurus Warrior: "Behold God King Tang's divine skill, Bluesilver Entangle."

Wang Zhongwang: "Tiger's Roar in the Mountain Forest! Roar..."

I Am an Angel: "First soul skill: Light Slash."

[Congratulations, player ID I Am an Angel. Soul power level increased, base attributes increased, maximum soul power increased]

Wang Zhongwang: "Badass! A ten-thousand-year soul skill really is big and powerful. I got a good share of experience too. I'm almost leveling up."

Invincible Divine Shield: "Hahaha, I, Hu Hansan, am back again."

The few defense-type players who had just been instantly killed ran back in through the Ironblood Sect's main gate.

Xuanwu Is Not a Turtle: "Don't be afraid, brothers! The respawn point is right outside the gate. If you die, you can run straight back. Just go for it."

The sight actually frightened the people of the Ironblood Sect.

None of them dared attack, and they retreated to the side of their young sect master, Tie Tang.

"Young Sect Master, there's something strange about these people. We'd better ask the sect master to come out."

"They're just a bunch of one-ring soul masters. How could they scare you this badly?"

"Young Sect Master, the people we just hacked to death have appeared again."

"Stop spouting nonsense. You must have seen wrong. A bunch of useless trash. I have to take action myself after all."

The players had just regrouped when they saw Tie Tang charge over with his health bar showing.

Ten-Year Veteran: "The boss is here! Watch out!"

Invincible Divine Shield: "No need to watch out. We're in the beginner period right now, so there's no death penalty. Charge with me! Every hit we land counts."

To veteran players, this was undoubtedly courting death, but under the current circumstances, the simple, brute-force approach was actually the best solution.

Tie Tang was a four-ring Soul Ancestor whose martial soul was the Iron-Armed Bear. Naturally, dealing with ordinary players who only had one ring posed no problem at all.

But these players had no regard for their lives and would resort to any means.

A fellow with the ID I Want to Choose Li Bai had his entire body pierced through by Tie Tang, yet he reached back and clung to Tie Tang's arm, even smiling at him.

I Want to Choose Li Bai: "Got you!"

"Lunatics! You're all a bunch of lunatics!"

Tie Tang really was a little scared. Fighting a bunch of lunatics who had no fear of death was just asking for suffering.

Only now, Tie Tang couldn't leave even if he wanted to. There was always someone clinging to him.

Moreover, as time passed, the original fifty-odd Ironblood Sect disciples were reduced to just a dozen or so.

The players still hadn't lost a single person. Barely a few dozen seconds after dying, they would come running back.

Basically all the players involved in the battle had gained one level, while those who scored kills had even gained two.

Players who ran back after respawning also had a chance to loot the corpses. With the rise of soul tools, Tang Sect hidden weapons had already become chicken ribs-of little use, but a pity to discard.

The Ironblood Sect had also occupied the Tang Sect's territory, so finding low-tier Tang Sect hidden weapons on these Ironblood Sect disciples was only natural.

Thus, hidden weapons such as sleeve arrows and throwing darts all came flying toward Tie Tang as well.