115: Sakura Country's trump card, black smoke

Enveloped by a massive black smoke, there was a gigantic stone pillar, colossal in size, reaching up to the heavens.

Upon the stone pillar, a figure completely shrouded in a black robe sat cross-legged.

The black smoke drifted from him, falling outwards.

It landed on the Sakura Country players.

The Sakura Country players' bodies abruptly swelled, tearing their clothes, their eyes turned blood-red, and fangs grew from their mouths.

"W-what's going on?"

"Damn it, what kind of buff is this? Why does my attack cause continuous bleeding?"

"Healer, where's the dispel? Why can't it be dispelled?"

...

The China players continuously exclaimed in shock.

These Sakura Country players, affected by the black smoke, regardless of their profession, unleashed incredibly bizarre damage skills.

While the damage values hadn't changed, after dealing damage, the attacked China players began to emit black smoke.

Moreover, their health plummeted wildly, and it couldn't be dispelled, and Healer's healing also became ineffective.

Without means of health recovery, the Sakura Country players, who had been retreating steadily, began to counterattack.

In an instant, a large number of China players fell.

"What kind of skill is this?!"

Zhou Xing looked at the scene before him, a shocked expression on his face.

He had never heard of such a powerful skill.

It could affect such a vast area, and its effects were so abnormal.

Even a Commander Skill couldn't achieve this.

One must know, in a large-scale battle like this, recovery is the most crucial aspect.

Healer's recovery was ineffective, and health was continuously dropping.

If this continued, it wouldn't be long before all of them would die.

"We must destroy this pillar!"

Zhou Xing looked at the incredibly massive black stone pillar, knowing that it was the culprit.

To clear this strange black smoke, this pillar had to be destroyed.

But who possessed such power?

Sakura Country players had already rushed into the city, and the city gate was blocked.

Even if a Thief went invisible, he would be hit by area-of-effect skills.

And most importantly, once hit, he would be affected by the black smoke.

A Thief's health was already low; if black smoke started to rise from him, he would probably die before even reaching the pillar.

But if not this, what other way was there?

Charge out with full force?

That was also impossible; it would only lead to greater casualties.

"Qin Tian, it would be great if Qin Tian were here; he would definitely have a way."

Zhou Xing glanced at Qin Tian's location.

Since Qin Tian had been pulled into the group, he could see Qin Tian's location information on the map.

Zhou Xing remembered that when he first pulled Qin Tian into the large group, Qin Tian's location was a valley, about a dozen minutes away from this main city.

Calculating the time now...

He should be arriving soon.

"What?! Why hasn't his position moved?"

Zhou Xing saw that Qin Tian's location still showed the mountain terrain icon.

Qin Tian's position was still the same as when he last saw it.

He still needed a dozen minutes to arrive.

And most importantly, Qin Tian just stayed there, his position no longer changing, as if he was blocked by something.

"There's no time!"

Zhou Xing saw this scene and knew that he could no longer rely on Qin Tian.

Even if Qin Tian came now, it would be too late.

After a dozen minutes, all of them would be poisoned to death by that black smoke; without recovery, no one could endure it.

"Use Life Spring? No, using Life Spring would only allow us to last an extra minute. It's better to use Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boats to temporarily increase damage and kill a few more."

Zhou Xing immediately made a decision; rather than waiting for death, it was better to break the cauldron and sink the boats, fighting to the very end.

When he explained the current situation and his thoughts to the large group, to his surprise, not a single person objected.

Everyone's thoughts were surprisingly consistent.

"Killing one isn't a loss; killing two is a huge profit."

"Exactly, I came here just to kill Sakura Country players."

"Hurry and activate Breaking the Cauldron. It's just death, after all. With my broken body, I will protect my China."

"With my flesh and blood, I forge my Great Wall!"

...

Countless messages flooded the group chat channel, and a resolute expression appeared on Zhou Xing's face.

It was just death, after all; every single person here, the moment they signed up for the National War, had already accepted this fact.

Everyone stopped retreating and charged directly towards the Sakura Country players.

Even the Healers did so.

Just as Zhou Xing was about to cast Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boats, a voice suddenly echoed in his mind.

"Give me the Commander."

The voice was calm, but it brooked no argument.

Zhou Xing looked; the one speaking was none other than Qin Tian.

Qin Tian's position hadn't changed; he was still there.

It was a voice message.

Although Zhou Xing had doubts, thinking of the miracles Qin Tian had created one after another, he quickly transferred the Commander position to Qin Tian.

[Player Zhou Xing has transferred the Commander position to Player Qin Tian]

[Player Qin Tian used Commander Skill Life Spring]

A series of notification sounds rang out.

Including Zhou Xing, all China players were stunned.

Didn't they agree on Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boats?

Activating Life Spring at this time was useless anyway; it would only let them live a little longer, but they would still die in the end.

It was better to sacrifice themselves and kill a few more.

As Life Spring took effect...

The China players' bodies began to enlarge, and their health instantly doubled.

Green light began to flicker around the China players, but it still couldn't take effect.

This black smoke was actually so powerful.

Even a Commander's recovery skill couldn't produce an effect.

"Haha, it's useless. This is the work of the Evil God, Lord, and no recovery skills will work."

"A bunch of cowards, still trying to live through Life Spring. Just wait to be burned to death by the Evil God, Lord's black smoke."

"All Defense Warriors, push forward! Block them for another minute, and all of them will die."

...

The Sakura Country players continuously sneered.

Originally, they were somewhat afraid that the China players would activate Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boats.

In that case, even if they won, they would pay a heavy price.

But now, the Commander Skill activated was Life Spring, which made the Sakura Country players overjoyed.

After all, this skill could only boost health, and health recovery would be ineffective under the black smoke.

They could only hold on for a little longer and wouldn't cause too much damage or too many casualties.

"Indeed, in the face of death, everything is forgotten. But it's also normal; if it were me, I would make the same choice."

Sakura Country's Commander, Oda Tetsu, sneered.

Just as he was about to welcome victory, a sudden change occurred.

The countless China players charging towards Sakura Country, their bodies already enlarged by the effect of Life Spring, grew even larger, and their health instantly surged again!

A notification sound simultaneously rang out in the minds of all China players.

[Player Qin Tian used Commander Skill Life Spring]