Objectively speaking, the sacrifices of [ Zhongde ] and others were not meaningless. Their bodies were simply left there, and although they were not devoured or turned into zombies like in traditional zombie works, their deaths were still quite tragic.
Learning from the mistakes of his buddies, [Xiexie Huigu] and his strategy team quickly adjusted their thinking and began to launch attacks while roaming around.
They were also aware that the Blood Corpse might block the teleportation point, so from above, their group of seven or eight people were constantly circling around the Blood Corpse, trying to prevent them from attacking while looking for opportunities to kill these monsters.
Through the players' eyes, Ed pieced together a complete battlefield in his mind.
As he had predicted, the players were struggling against the Blood Corpse with their existing equipment and abilities.
It's no wonder these monsters could sweep across the continent after the outbreak of the Demonic Tide. Anyone who comes to such a zombie frenzy would tremble in fear. Only players whose true forms are in another world or completely inhuman beings like Xilǐ'er can break free from their constraints and fight them with all their might.
Thinking of this, Ed remembered the artificial Aberration plants he had originally planned to launch along with the Teleportation Tree. Due to time constraints, Ed skipped a few votes, allowing them to undergo an extra adjustment to prevent problems during later use.
Looking at the scene of the small Corpse Tide in his mind, Ed planned to observe the combat methods between the players and the Blood Corpse again, and then make some minor adjustments to the plants before releasing the update.
As for the Blood Corpse that had already died... since they died within the territory of White Wax Town, the lord naturally accepted their flesh and blood with great pleasure.
The Blood Corpse ' brains have been destroyed, and the vampire lineage's hunting mark has been transferred to the players. At this moment, these dead Blood Corpse are like animals whose poisonous glands and internal organs have been removed, leaving only the pure essence.
As the rustling beneath the humus in the forest began, in a corner of the battlefield unnoticed by the players, the corpses of the Blood Corpse slowly sank and disappeared from the surface. Once again, an anonymous one-eyed lord began stealing the players' spoils of victory.
While devouring the prey, Ed also discovered another problem—
The movement speed of the Blood Corpse was significantly different from what Gray had described. According to Gray, the horde of Blood Corpse that had turned him into a canister was faster than the Antasia at full speed when it was empty, but the Blood Corpse that the players were facing now were not like that.
From a player's perspective, it can be explained by the game's premise that "the first wave of monsters is relatively easy," but from Ed's perspective, it's inexplicable. They're both Blood Corpse; there's no reason for such a large difference in speed...
Therefore, Ed planned to visit Gray again before it got too late to discuss this issue. Although he didn't know if the canned man needed to sleep, it was best not to disturb him too late.
On the battlefield outside White Wax Town, [ Xiexie Huigu ] couldn't help but worry as he looked at his remaining half of his stamina.
Even his stamina bar had dropped to half; his teammates, whose physiques were inferior to his, must have been even lower.
The problem is that they've only killed thirty or forty Blood Corpse so far.
The militiamen's observations were fairly accurate; the total number of Blood Corpse was estimated to be between two hundred and two hundred and fifty.
Even with [ Zhongde ]'s team risking their lives and [ Xiexie Huigu ]'s team kiting the monsters for half an hour, they only managed to kill 20-30% of the Blood Corpse.
The good news is that they are not alone.
The Teleportation Tree in the distance was flashing with light, indicating that another group of players had joined the battle.
Despite the darkness of the night, [Xiexie Huigu] could roughly see, thanks to night vision and the player panel, that about thirty players had already joined the battlefield.
It seems like there are still a few people...
[ Xiexie Huigu ] kept pondering why there were fewer mobile squads here than he had expected.
After dodging a Blood Corpse's claws and kicking it in the stomach, [Xiexie Huigu] finally understood.
It's daytime in my country in the real world!
During the day, everyone goes to school or work!
Damn it, it's because of something like this...
Having figured out the key point, [Xiexie Huigu] couldn't help but feel a little impressed by the game's realism.
In a typical large-scale game, even using the "ghost soldiers borrowing a path" skill wouldn't prevent the player from losing the first battle.
However, the style of " World of Disorder " is clearly not like that. [Xiexie Huigu] has good reason to believe that if everyone fails in the first battle, those Blood Corpse could really sweep through the nearby villages.
However, the good news is that someone has already started a help request on the forum, and many college students and office workers have expressed their willingness to skip lunch to have a meal with the Blood Corpse, which makes the players' perseverance much more worthwhile.
However, judging from the current situation, [Xiexie Huigu] thinks the Blood Corpse might not be able to hold out until noon.
As time went on, it wasn't just the members of the mobile squads joining the battlefield; many players who chose to build or explore also emerged from various directions.
The main reason they arrived late was that they were far from the nearest Teleportation Tree.
It was midnight, which was noon in the real world.
When the number of players increases to sixty, the balance of power on the battlefield begins to slowly tilt.
Compared to the Blood Corpse, humans are clearly more adept at using tactics, which makes it easy for them to achieve a "1+1>2" effect within a certain number.
When the sixty players simultaneously raised their weapons and formed an arc, the Blood Corpse were also caught in a daze.
Those creatures that were being chased all over the place just ten minutes ago have now formed a formation capable of holding them off?
After several probing attacks, the Blood Corpse left behind another seven or eight corpses, clearly demonstrating that the human formation was not just for show.
A low, penetrating roar rang out, and the restless monsters immediately became much more docile.
Players saw a Blood Corpse that behaved more like a human appear behind the monsters, followed by a large Blood Corpse that was as tall as two people and had a pair of broad, curved horns on its head.
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, the monster, its body covered in scars yet with unusually taut muscles, lowered its body and, like a fighting bull, pointed its sharp horns at the player formation in front of it.
Many people swallowed hard. As adults who had been exposed to modern art and literature, they could easily understand what the Blood Corpse was doing.
This is to build up strength for the charge!