Chapter 76: A Bunch of Backstabbers

"For the glory of... Huh? Why did these damn things retreat?" The Iron Black Pot, who was just getting into the fight, glanced at the Gana retreating in front of him, his spear in hand coming to a halt.Mr. Zhou squinted his eyes, holding his Tang Blade, and sized up the distant Gana: "These Gana probably realized they can’t break through our defenses, so they’re temporarily retreating."

His Tang Blade was custom-made for him. Although he was primarily a Mage, he had also gone through Blood Pool Enhancement a few times, making close combat possible.

Of course, the most important thing is being cool.

Brandishing the Tang Blade while casting magic, Mr. Zhou saw it as a form of romance.

The Iron Black Pot tightened his grip on the spear: "These AI monsters are quite sophisticated, yet it seems they’re not planning to retreat? Rather, they’re waiting for something?"

Hand Rubbing Diamonds sheathed the thin sword behind him, casually saying: "Probably waiting for elite monsters or a boss?"

"That’s good too. Although our armor has Water Enchantment, making it comfortable underwater, there’s still a lot of impact, especially in terms of swimming speed; we definitely can’t compare to them."

"If they just kept running away, we’d have a problem since our bows and arrows are useless underwater."

Mr. Zhou nodded in agreement: "That’s true. If they kept running, we could only use magic to slow them down, dealing with them one by one, which would be incredibly inefficient, almost unimaginable."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching, who hadn’t spoken until now, slowly said: "These monsters are crafted so realistically, they’ve even captured facial expressions and emotions."

"I’ve been paying attention to their actions and expressions, and these Gana don’t show a slightest bit of fear; what they have is... only excitement and bloodlust."

"Even those Gana severely injured showed no fear. Their faces displayed only anger and hatred."

"If their expressions and movements are accurate, then simply put, they’re a very brave species."

"No need to worry about them fearing battle."

The Iron Black Pot glanced at Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching in surprise: "Grandpa Qian, have you been observing them all this time? I got so caught up in the slaughter I didn’t even notice their expressions."

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching grinned: "I was in the center shielded by you all, these Gana couldn’t touch me, so I only needed to time my magic attacks and thus had plenty of time to observe them."

"With a game crafted this realistically, how could we not scrutinize every detail? It’d be a disservice to the game developers otherwise."

Mr. Zhou glanced at the longsword in Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching’s hand: "Grandpa Qian, are you fully committed to the long-range damage approach now?"

Earlier, Mr. Zhou was both casting spells and hacking away at the Gana with his Tang Blade, too caught up to specialize in pure long-range damage like Grandpa Qian.

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching shook his head: "No, my dream is still to become an Ice Crystal Skeleton Demon Swordsman."

"But since the situation doesn’t allow it right now, I’ll make do as a ranged Mage occasionally dealing finishing blows."

"Without a weapon wrapped in frost, fighting monsters lacks soul."

Mr. Zhou looked Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching up and down: "Accumulating some combat skills now isn’t a bad thing, right?"

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching shook his head: "No, no, I’m going to be a big controller, freezing enemies with ice then slashing them down, what need is there for combat skills?"

Mr. Zhou shrugged: "Well... I have nothing to say."

Hand Rubbing Diamonds pointed at the Gana in the distance: "Hey, are those Gana chattering about something? They seem excited? Oh? They’re launching another attack on us."

The Iron Black Pot swung his spear: "Ha, I guess the elite monsters or even a boss has arrived, let’s prepare for battle, be cautious."

Watching the Gana charging again, the players on the surface were still laughing, but their actions showed they were now serious and careful.

Soon, both sides were once again locked in a melee.

Flatulence swung his Two-Handed Greatsword with awe-inspiring might, piercing directly through the body of the Gana in front of him.

But at that moment, a Stone Spear suddenly stabbed from the side, different from the normal Gana spears, it glowed faintly white.

This white glow was so faint you’d almost miss it without careful observation.

As a result, Flatulence hadn’t noticed it either.

Many Gana had previously thrust their spears at him, unable to damage even his armor.

Soon, the Stone Spear struck Flatulence.

Almost simultaneously, Flatulence felt a tremendous force, losing control, swaying in the water.

The spot on his armor where he was struck, the water ripple effect of the Water Enchantment had faded significantly, and an obvious dent appeared.

Before Flatulence could regain his balance in the water, several more Stone Spears were thrust at him, and upon closer inspection, each of these spears glowed faintly white.

Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching noticed the anomaly on this side and cast a Basic Curse Weakening Skill on one of the Gana.

This gave Flatulence a chance to react.

He swung his Two-Handed Greatsword, blocking two of the Stone Spears, but one spear still pierced his armor.

This thrust was aimed at the dent on his armor, but with the tremendous force from the two spears, Flatulence twisted his body, avoiding the hit, redirecting it to a different spot.

With the momentum from this thrust, Flatulence moved close to another player team, blocking the pursuing Gana.

"Damn, really sneaky, everyone be careful, these elite Gana hidden among them are quite powerful and can damage our armor."

He hardly needed to announce it, as the surprise attack he suffered had drawn everyone’s attention, causing all players present to become even more cautious.

Their actions were no longer unreserved, and players who had been loosely coordinated began attempting precise teamwork to fend off the crafty Gana hidden among them.

For players, it was genuinely tough to distinguish between these Gana. Once the sneaky Low Tier Knight Naga blended back among the regular Gana, players were thoroughly confounded, unable to distinguish them again.

Mr. Zhou glanced at Flatulence, who had been forced into another player team’s formation, then shouted at Grandpa Qian of Bone-Touching: "Grandpa Qian, when we find those elite monsters, let’s cast magic on one of them together."

"I’ll shout out which one to target, and the others should seize the chance to focus fire and take them down quickly."