The player stood up from the ground, and the strange plant fibers on his body quickly transformed into the beginner's outfit he would wear upon resurrection after contact with the air.
The player flicked his hand, Directed Alienation activated instantly, a weapon appearing in his hand.
A series of crackling sounds rang out as countless "bubbles" began to expand outwards from the tree, which had almost turned into a sponge.
After these bubbles expand to a certain extent, they fall to the ground, and players emerge from them, once again eyeing the surrounding Holy Crusaders officers with predatory intent.
Most of the players who resurrected here were those who had died not long ago and were currently outside, counting down their lives as spirits.
In their spirit form, they saw a new respawn point on the map, located right on the battlefield they had just been on.
Following the unconventional idea of using the fountain to block the BOSS, they all chose to revive at this temporary respawn point.
Outside the tree wall barrier, a player climbed to the top of the now completely tightened barrier. A tremor came from beneath his feet, and the barrier around him suddenly shattered. A giant, Aberration plant with obvious characteristics of the Resurrection Tree Resurrection Tree, but which looked quite different from it, emerged from it.
The tree rapidly expanded outside the tree wall barrier, its originally sharp tips beginning to widen laterally, soon transforming into an ugly, spherical object.
The reason this thing is considered ugly is because the holes on it, almost the size of a person, are really unsightly. If a player has trypophobia, they might even find it difficult to look at this thing directly.
Fortunately, the player next to the sphere didn't find it scary; he took two steps forward and looked into the holes.
He should have looked away, because once he did, he couldn't help but exclaim "Ah!" because he discovered that these holes led directly into the tree wall barrier, and he could even see his comrades wrestling with the Holy Crusaders in the blood and mud.
In other words, this thing forcibly created a passage in what was originally a completely sealed environment.
"Brothers, there's a road here. I'll go scout it out for you!"
The player shouted and plunged headfirst into a cave near the bottom. The side walls of the tree hole seemed to secrete some lubricating resin, and the player squeezed in completely with almost no pressure. Then, under the influence of gravity, the player continued to accelerate downwards and finally burst out of the hole with a "pop".
Finally joining the battlefield, the player joyfully deployed his most proficient Directed Alienation weapon in the air and shouted at the enemies directly below:
"Take this!"
The Holy Crusaders captain below looked up and saw a long weapon with a side blade approaching steadily...
Players outside the barrier squeezed through the holes into the tree wall and joined the battle, while most of the dead players chose to resurrect here.
In an instant, every hole in the entire Resurrection Tree was spewing out players, almost like a showerhead with a distinctly World of Disorder style.
The Middle Tier Holy Crusaders officers were now completely bloodthirsty, wielding heavy longswords in one hand and firing shotguns in the other, cutting through the players. Their originally pale combat robes were now stained deep red.
With the indiscriminate barrier of the tree wall separating friend from foe, there was almost no gap between the inside and outside. The battle lasted only a dozen minutes, but the blood on the ground was already high enough to cover the insteps of the Holy Crusaders officers.
Regardless of which side uses wide-ranging attacks, the ground will be splattered with blood.
Stepping into ankle-deep mud, feeling the scattered pieces of human tissue every now and then, and looking at the endless horde of enemies before them, the Holy Crusaders officers' fighting spirit grew even stronger.
Since I am destined to die today, fighting to the death is not such a bad ending.
The players' fighting spirit was no less than theirs. Since ancient times, it has been said that only the BOSS blocks the respawn point, but today they blocked the BOSS with the respawn point.
Ed's limited-time offer of "10% off resurrection, unlimited supply of bodies" put aside their last remaining concerns, and their eyes were only on the heads of the Holy Crusaders officers.
Once players enter the tree wall, a long health bar representing the BOSS's health will appear directly above their field of vision.
However, unlike any previous BOSS battle, this time they were facing a group of BOSSes.
Unlike individual bosses like [ Lord of the Gloomy Sanctuary - Yiden ] and [ Rotten Soil Knight - Motley ], Ed named this group of elite Holy Crusaders [Blade of Fir City - Holy Crusaders Officer Group], a name that clearly indicates they share a health bar.
Every time players land a hit on any Holy Crusaders officer, his enormous health bar will decrease slightly. At around 30% health, Ed deliberately designed a very obvious marker.
Experienced players know that once the boss's health drops to this level, something is bound to happen.
As for whether it's the second phase or some other good opportunity, they can't guess for the time being.
The reason for this design is actually to divert players' attention away from Marba.
Ed now fully understands that this mischievous demon is indeed suppressing his own strength, deliberately creating the illusion that Marba is at his wit's end.
It would be impolite to let the players chase after him and hack him to pieces. Since things have come to this, the other Holy Crusaders can only suffer a few more blows from these otherworldly lunatics.
On the other side of the battlefield within the barrier, Ed was having a friendly physical exchange with Marba.
The alchemical golem slammed down with a heavy punch, but Marba dodged it with a quick leap.
But this time his dodges weren't as smooth as before.
The powerful punch sent up a burst of blood, momentarily obstructing his vision.
As the blood-red curtain fell, Psionic Energy attacks from the alchemical golem followed in quick succession.
Willow left numerous Psionic Energy Circuit on the alchemical golem. These Psionic Energy Circuit represent different Psionic Energy Formula and will become depleted and dim after use.
Ed happens to possess some highly refined Psionic Energy, which allows these circuits to quickly return to their original bright state.
At this moment, the Alchemy Golem is like a game character in a classic game with numerous skills and combos, and Ed is the wheelchair player who likes to use his face to mash the keyboard to create invincible combos.