65: Chapter 64 "What can ten people do?"

"Why haven't they come yet?"

Suddenly, at the first line of defense outside Quiet Lake, a player whispered.

But before his words could land, a hand suddenly clamped over his throat from behind, and a Dagger slashed across it.

*Squelch.*

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*Squelch.*

The player's vision instantly went dark, and he Revived on the spot, only to have a Dagger plunged into his chest the next moment.

He didn't dare Revive on the spot a third time, and could only vanish in a soul state.

Behind him, a gang member as thin and small as a monkey excitedly licked the Dagger in his hand before silently fading into the bushes.

*Squelch!*

*Squelch!*

*Squelch!*

As time passed, one scouting player after another died at the hands of the Great Axe Gang's scouts.

"All scouting players in Sector One are dead."

"All scouting players in Sector Two are dead."

"All scouting players in Sector Three are dead."

Message after message came in, and one flag after another was removed from the makeshift map.

The entire area immediately turned from transparent to a fog of war.

In just a few moments, the expressions of Zhou Rin and the others turned utterly solemn.

In terms of individual combat power, there was still a staggering gap between players and natives.

As for combat experience, one side consisted of flowers from a peaceful world, while the other was made up of elites who had fought their way through gangs. This was a gap as wide as heaven and earth, not something players could bridge in a mere month or two.

In the scout battlefield, the players were being wiped out in a one-sided slaughter. Groups of scouting players, after dying twice, Revived back at the base outside Oak Town to rest and wait for their weakened state to recover.

If they died one more time, their accounts would be deleted.

Therefore, they had effectively withdrawn from the battlefield.

Watching the death messages refresh rapidly, Luo Long did not hesitate and immediately issued orders according to the original plan.

"Notify everyone to pull back. We'll fight a defensive war of attrition."

As the words fell, offline players immediately issued orders within the voice communication rooms.

Although there were no private chat or voice functions in-game, using offline software to communicate and play audio through speakers could achieve one-way information transmission, ensuring that players wearing Gaming Helmets could hear.

After the order was given, the players immediately pulled back and formed arrays on the plains surrounding the shores of Quiet Lake.

Quiet Lake was surrounded by high mountains with no roads and rugged terrain. Only in the direction where Mo Bai was located did a plain extend downstream, forming a shape similar to a funnel's mouth.

Mo Bai was at the neck of the funnel, while Sheep Horn Village extended further out.

If the Great Axe Gang wanted to launch a large-scale attack on the Quiet Lake shore, they had to attack through the funnel mouth, which was exactly where the Player Alliance was stationed.

In other words, the decisive battle was bound to happen here.

At this moment, having lost their vision of the enemy, they could only wait.

The air stagnated, the atmospheric pressure dropped, and a solemn aura permeated the area.

Wave after wave of gang members poured out of the forest, gathering in this open space.

In just ten minutes or so, a full four to five hundred people had gathered.

The Second-in-Command, wielding a greatsword, stood right at the front.

At this time, Ye Qing and Zhou Rin, under Mo Bai's instructions, brought the ten members of the Guard Unit to find Luo Long.

"Alliance Leader Luo, Brother Mo sent us to support you.

He told me to follow your arrangements."

Luo Long was slightly stunned upon hearing this, pointing at the ten people behind them and asking,

"Just these ten?"

"Yes."

Ye Qing tilted his head up slightly, looking quite proud.

"Don't look down on us because we're few; each of us can take on ten."

"Oh, I see. Alright, Mo Bai is very thoughtful.

I'll have someone arrange a position for you. You can act as a mobile unit and adapt to the situation as you see fit."

With that, Luo Long signaled his deputy to lead Ye Qing, Zhou Rin, and the other ten away.

Watching their departing backs—only ten people—even though they were armored, a mere ten people wouldn't be of much use in a battle of this scale.

After they left, someone in the tent immediately said,

"Mo Bai is just... joining the fun..."

Before he could finish, Luo Long interrupted him.

"Regardless, it's a gesture of goodwill.

Arrange a decent position for them and give them some credit for finishing off enemies later. It'll be a way to show respect to Mo Bai."

"Then Ye Qing and Zhou Rin, those two Transcedents..."

"Well, let them move freely; it's up to them.

Now that we have magic scrolls, they can do as they please."

Seeing Luo Long say this, the others nodded in agreement.

They assumed Mo Bai had only sent people as a symbolic gesture to avoid being protected one-sidedly, turning it into a joint defense instead.

No one took these ten people seriously.

Only ten people, aren't they just a group of natives?

True, the attributes of natives were indeed much higher, but the players had been working hard to bridge that gap through constant training.

The advantage this brought wasn't that great; even if they were stronger, they were still flesh and blood, they would still get hurt, and two fists are no match for four hands.

It's not like these ten people are all Transcedents who can mow down enemies like grass, right?

Wait...

Luo Long's heart suddenly skipped a beat. He had been focusing on the Great Axe Gang and forgot to ask.

"Wait a second..."

Just as Luo Long was about to call someone to go and ask, the next moment he heard someone shout.

"Not good!"

"The Great Axe Gang is attacking!"

Hearing this, Luo Long stepped out of the tent and looked over. He saw hundreds of gang members, led by the Great Axe Gang's Second-in-Command, charging forward in a swarm while holding up large wooden planks.

"catapults, fire!"

The voices of players rang out behind them, and with a series of twangs, stones the size of human heads were instantly hurled toward the crowd.

With a bit of luck, the stones happened to fly right over the crowd.

But in the next moment, everyone's eyes widened slightly.

The Second-in-Command, who was charging at the very front, leaped into the air and swung his greatsword.

*Boom!*

The giant stone was instantly shattered in mid-air.

"Kill!"

"The Second-in-Command is invincible!"

"Charge!"

"Kill them all, loot everything! Capture them all to trade for silver!"

Shouts rang out among the gang members, and the morale of the Great Axe Gang instantly soared.

Luo Long narrowed his eyes at the sight, but he wasn't surprised at all; this was well within his expectations.

He had known for a long time that the Second-in-Command was a Transcedent.

However, what he wanted to know more was the Big Boss's whereabouts, but he still hadn't found any trace of him on the battlefield.

His gaze then returned to the Second-in-Command, and he slightly raised his hand.

"magic scroll teams, standby. Don't be in a hurry to use them; wait for the command.

Ranged group, attack freely according to your respective ranges."

As his voice fell, the bows, slings, spears, and crossbows in the ranged group all began to move, and moments later, arrows were fired.

Luo Long's eyes were sharp, and his voice rang in everyone's ears as he constantly adjusted the team's layout according to the Great Axe Gang's attack posture.

The massive force of two thousand people was a bit clumsy under his command at first, but they quickly got the hang of it and became agile.

But in the next moment, something unexpected happened.

??"

"No, how do they dare?"