The lich is gone. The players who enjoy experiencing the game clenched and unclenched their fists, feeling their bodies become stronger and lighter at the same time. They exclaimed, "This buff is really well done."
Players who focus on data immediately opened their interface and, sure enough, found the new buff in the status bar:
[ Psionic Energy Stimulation: A group buff from the Lich, Psionic Energy Compatibility and +10% to all base attributes. Duration: 12 hours.]
Upon seeing the specific values of this buff, many players let out a sharp, explosive sound.
The reason is simple: the given numbers are far too generous.
Although the benefits from Psionic Energy Stimulation are not that obvious in terms of attribute bonuses, a buff is not only about the numerical increase, but also about its duration.
Losing your buff halfway through a fight is something no one wants to see, and the duration of the Psionic Energy Stimulation is an astonishing twelve hours!
Players can play for twelve hours a day. This means that if Willow becomes an important NPC that spawns regularly between several frontline towns during this period, then every player can fully enjoy the benefits of the buffs.
A time-limited buff has thus become a permanent effect, similar to that of equipment and weapons. Who could refuse that?
Even the Dragon Transformation potions developed by [ Evergreen Tree ] only provide a two- to three-hour buff when used at double the dose. Although the stats are more generous, you always have to think about using one during battle, so in terms of versatility, they are not as good as the lich's Psionic Energy Stimulation.
Having figured all this out, the players resumed their disastrous advance, heading straight for the western entrance to the Fir City tunnels.
The reason it was described as a utter rout was because their formation was completely unbearable to look at; in short, they were all running their own separate ways, and their postures resembled those of an oddball.
If the true Soul Returner of [ A Huan ], who was a soldier in his previous life, were here, he would be so angry at the sight that he couldn't bear to watch.
With Willow's buff, the players moved with incredible speed, but due to the lack of unified management, their formation was extremely scattered.
Apart from a small group of players who regularly play together, most players go their own way, occasionally taunting each other and competing in speed and endurance.
At this point, the [Constitution] attribute comes in handy.
Physical attributes grant players greater endurance. While players with higher agility and strength might have a fighting chance in sprints, physical attributes are undoubtedly the most important factor in long-distance running, comparable to a marathon.
Not long after the " Fir City Rout March" began, players with higher physical strength had already rushed to the front.
Following them are players who primarily allocated points to Strength, and then those who primarily allocated points to Agility.
As for players who mainly allocate points to Willpower, most of them have already realized that they are not the chosen ones of this version.
Only a small number of them were still moving forward with extraordinary willpower, while others started to rely on their financial resources, summoning dragon-powered vehicles that could directly reach the front lines.
With the players marching at breakneck speed, the entire column stretched for several miles.
Players who had no reason to infiltrate naturally didn't bother with any disguises. They all took off their old coats and wore custom-made chest ornaments and thin armor with their own aesthetic styles, making the whole team look even more colorful and long.
Before long, the first group of players had already approached the walls of Fir City.
Without the cover of leaves, the winter forest offers no concealment of these individuals running wildly.
The Holy Crusaders guards on the city wall weren't fools either. The first person to notice the anomaly immediately blew his whistle, and soon a large number of Holy Crusaders gathered from the surrounding area.
As the rebel army drew ever closer, a solemn expression appeared on the faces of the Holy Crusaders on the city walls.
They all underwent Directed Alienation and began firing downwards. However, unlike before, because the rebels' formation was too loose, their hit rate was much lower than normal.
Long journeys have always been an area where players with high constitution excel. The journey from Black Locust Town to the western part of Fir City is dozens of miles long. As mentioned before, most of the players who arrive near the city walls first are those who have focused on constitution.
Another characteristic of high physique is a thicker health bar...
An arrow pierced [Xiexie Huigu]'s shoulder, and it felt as if it had shattered his collarbone.
Completely shielded from pain, the Soul Returner let out a mock shout, his blood-red eyes fixed on the Holy Crusaders on the city wall who were firing arrows.
Then he tilted his head, bit the end of the arrow, twisted his neck and pulled it out, spitting it on the ground.
His fierce glare and subsequent reckless actions nearly made one of the timid Holy Crusaders lose his footing. The man involuntarily shouted, "The rebels are insane!" and then fired arrows at them even more frantically.
Not far in front of [ Xiexie Huigu ], someone had already pried open a makeshift wooden trapdoor in the ground and stretched out their hand to wave in this direction. It was [ Zhong Lele ] who had just dug the tunnel not long ago.
Coincidentally, to avoid being discovered by the rebels outside the city, Marba, who led his army out of the city, ultimately chose to assemble in the south of the city and leave from the east of Fir City.
If he had chosen the west, he might have caught [ Zhong Lele ] red-handed while he was digging a hole like a rat. Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs" on the battlefield, and he missed an opportunity to significantly delay the Soul Returner ' plans.
Seeing the disguised tunnel entrance not far ahead, [Xiexie Huigu] didn't bother with the Holy Crusaders on the city wall any longer, threw out a gadget that could generate a lot of smoke, and sneaked inside.
Seeing the enemy disappear into the smoke, the Holy Crusaders quickly called to the people around him, and immediately four or five Directed Alienation arms began to fire arrows into the smoke.
The sounds of arrows piercing flesh were drowned out by the cries of the other players. By the time [Xiexie Huigu] crawled into the tunnel entrance and met [Zhong Lele], he was already riddled with more than a dozen arrows.
As the first player crawled into the tunnel he had dug himself, [ Zhong Lele ] immediately began playing the lines he had prepared beforehand:
Good afternoon, um, Mr. Hedgehog?