Realizing this, Don't Shoot looked at Wuji in awe, his eyes full of admiration.
This was not just a matter of offense and defense.
There were 50,000 pirates in Port City, which was 50 times more than the players outside the city.
If Don't Shoot said to rush in and fight, they might be surrounded by the monsters and end up being wiped out.
The canyon was different. The terrain was long and narrow, and only a dozen players could stand side by side.
If the canyon was the battlefield and the pirates attacked the players at the entrance, the pirates' advantage in numbers would be greatly reduced because of the terrain's buffer. Once they fought, there would be less than 30 people who could come into contact with each other.
Moreover, the pirates' long-range professions had been slaughtered, and one-third of the players were mages who specialized in damage. As long as the shield-bearers in the front row could withstand the monsters, the outcome of the battle in the canyon was self-evident.
As for whether the shield-bearers could withstand the monsters, there was no doubt about it.
Under normal circumstances, a priest could be paired with more than three shield-bearers. Now, Wuji was using a standard battle-mage and priest formation, achieving a luxurious configuration of one shield-bearer and one priest.
Moreover, everyone stood in a staggered position so that the players in the back could replace the players in the front row at any time.
Healing endurance and formation relay were two advantages that the pirates did not have, so they chose to fight in the canyon. Although it seemed like they were at a disadvantage in terms of terrain, they had actually switched positions with their opponents.
No wonder Wuji dared to guarantee that he could end the battle in 40 minutes.
Mages could kill monsters very quickly, and multiple mages could use AOE skills at the same time, which was several times more efficient than a single mage.
In this kind of terrain, if the pirates were fast enough, it was not impossible to end the battle in 30 minutes.
…
The reason why Wuji let Beiming Youyu and Wang Yu steal the alarm bell was to buy time for everyone to get into formation. Otherwise, once the bell rang, the pirates would swarm in, and without formation, they would probably be scattered by the pirates as soon as they reached the door.
"Ring the bell!"
As soon as everyone was in formation, Wuji immediately sent a message to Beiming Youyu.
Beiming Youyu put the big bell on the tree next to her, then held her dagger upside down and used the dagger handle to knock on the bell.
"Dang dang dang!"
A loud bell rang, and the pirates came out of their hiding places.
It could be said that monsters without AI were the easiest to deal with. Anyone with the slightest bit of intelligence would hesitate for a moment when they saw that the attacking players weren't entering the city to attack. Instead, they were lingering at the city gates.
However, the pirates didn't care about that at all. Seeing that the city gate had been breached, a group of players stood at the entrance to block it. Without saying a word, they immediately formed a formation and rushed forward.
Looking at the pirates surging into the canyon, Wuji smiled faintly and ordered, "Shield warriors, form a shield formation! Sorcerers, prepare your AoE spells! "
Upon receiving Wuji's order, the Shield Warriors in the front row raised their shields in unison, crisscrossed each other, and smashed the ground with all their might.
“duang！”
With a loud bang, the Shield Warriors smashed into the ground, causing dust to fly into the air.
Boom!
At the same time, the pirates collided heavily with the Shield Warriors.
The pirates were all Level-50 Elite monsters, while the players' average level was around 53. Originally, with the bonus of equipment, the stats of players of the same level were much stronger than those of monsters of the same level. At this time, because of Spring Soar's poison, the pirates all had a weakened buff, so their stats were much lower than when they were at full strength.
Shield Warriors had the highest defense out of all the professions. With the bonus of many people, the Shield Warriors' high defense was naturally not something these poisoned pirates could break through.
When the two sides collided, the players didn't move an inch, while the pirates couldn't stop in time because their companions at the front were forcefully blocked. They crashed into each other in a messy mess.
At this time, Wuji ordered again, "Release!"
The Sorcerers in the back row simultaneously cast the AoE spells they had prepared.
All kinds of magical light and all kinds of sound effects intertwined. In an instant, Chain Lightning, Blizzard, and Sea of Fire covered the front row of pirates, and the canyon was forcibly blocked by magic.
The lethality of dozens of Sorcerers casting spells at the same time was quite terrifying. Even if it couldn't be described as earth-shattering, it could be described as a pile of bones.
As the spells fell, streaks of white light illuminated the area. Nearly a hundred pirates in front of the Shield Warriors were killed in one wave. As for the Shield Warriors who had withstood the first wave of attacks, they had only lost half of their shield durability.
The Priests in the back row cast their healing spells, and the Shield Warriors began to block. At this time, the second wave of pirates came.
Boom!
The two sides collided, and another wave of magic fell. The pirates were once again killed en masse …
The cycle repeated. The pirates were like moths to a flame, killed in waves.
To the players, the pirates' reckless attacks were still very stressful. If not for Spring Soar's poison that gave the pirates a weakened buff, the players' formation would have been broken.
Even so, after a few waves of attacks, the Shield Warriors in the front row were on the verge of exhaustion, and all the skills of the Sorcerers in the back were on cooldown.
"Switch!"
Wuji saw this and gave another order. Whether it was the Shield Warriors, Sorcerers, or Priests, the players in the back row all stepped forward and took over the positions of the players in front. The players who were switched off retreated from the two sides to recover.
The pirates didn't have the players' tactics, so they could only rely on numbers to attack.
…
Relying on the terrain advantage and the players' solid defense, more and more pirates died. Looking at the number of pirates on the quest panel slowly decreasing, Don't Shoot's back teeth were exposed.
From the start of the battle until now, only five minutes had passed, and the pirates had suffered more than ten thousand casualties. With the current killing speed, ending the battle in 40 minutes was already a conservative estimate.
At this time, Don't Shoot was completely convinced by Wuji, and he was completely in awe of Wuji.
In the past, when Quanzhen was on the same side as Yu Huicheng, Don't Shoot had a lot of ideas.
After all, Finger the Heavens was defeated by Wang Yu alone, so Don't Shoot was very unconvinced by the others in Quanzhen. He thought that without Wang Yu, Quanzhen was a bunch of trash.
But looking at it now, Don't Shoot finally understood why Blood Red War Flag, as the leader of a major guild, would suck up to Wuji.
Meow, this kid was definitely a tactical genius.
Of course, the happiest person was Wang Yu. After all, this was Wang Yu's mission, and Don't Shoot and the others were just part of it.
"Moon Walker!!!"
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