Crimson Heart led a large group of Dark Cloud Legion members on a small path in the Silent Canyon, ignoring their Stamina consumption. Even when they encountered monsters that suddenly attacked them, they only put up minimal resistance, not bothering to engage in battle.
"Hurry!
We need to hurry! "
Crimson Heart's expression darkened when she saw the time displayed on the system screen.
It was because five minutes had passed since the planned time of the ambush. This meant that the Three Kills of Xuanyuan were most likely on their way here from the other route.
Although they had broken through Desert Tiger's blockade and continued to ride their Mounts, there were still several checkpoints along the way. As a result, their speed was greatly reduced. Not to mention Three Kills catching up to them, Desert Tiger alone would be able to catch up to them.
"Vice Guild Leader, we've discovered a checkpoint up ahead. There are roughly 3,000 players there," a Tier 2 Ranger reported to Crimson Heart.
"Two or three thousand?" Crimson Heart's expression darkened when she heard this.
This was undoubtedly bad news for her team.
Normally, when sealing off a road, many checkpoints would be set up. Who would have thought that Desert Tiger would not only place a large number of people at the first checkpoint, but also at the other checkpoints?
This situation might be advantageous for a team with a large number of players, as it could reduce the number of times they had to break through the encirclement and save time. However, it was a different story for her team.
For the sake of breaking through Desert Tiger's initial checkpoint, they had sacrificed over 400 players. Currently, their team had less than 600 players. If they were to break through a checkpoint that was guarded by two to three thousand players, especially in such a dense forest, they would definitely have to pay a considerable price and spend a considerable amount of time.
"We have no other choice. Use the Tier 3 Summoning Scroll! Once we tear through the defensive line, everyone, activate the Teleportation Scroll! "Crimson Heart commanded, gritting her teeth.
To reinforce Moon Creek Town, aside from the Blood Source Potions, she had also prepared a few other trump cards to help Moon Creek Town survive until the Hundred Flowers Palace's army arrived. One of these trump cards was a Tier 3 Summoning Scroll.
She had originally planned to use it in Moon Creek Town, but to break through the encirclement as quickly as possible, she had no choice but to use it here.
"Understood!" The several Tier 2 Summoners behind Crimson Heart nodded in agreement.
A short moment later, Crimson Heart's team arrived at a checkpoint blocked by several hundred MTs. A large number of Rangers and Elementalists hid in the trees on both sides of the path. Once Crimson Heart's team entered attack range, these Rangers and Elementalists would launch their most powerful attacks.
However, when less than 100 yards separated the two sides, four Summoners on Mounts began to chant incantations and unfurled their Magic Scrolls.
Immediately, four Level 75 Great Lords appeared before Zero Wing's members and pounced on Starlink's defensive net.
"Attack!"
"Attack with everything you've got!"
Although Starlink's members were surprised by the sudden appearance of a Level 75 Great Lord, as Starlink's elites, they immediately launched a counterattack.
Tier 2 Spells and Skills bombarded the Great Lords one after another, causing damages in the tens of thousands to appear above their heads. The leading Tier 2 MT activated his Lifesaving Skill and shielded the Great Lords, while the healers in the rear frantically healed the Great Lords. Even the Level 75 Great Lords couldn't break through the encirclement quickly.
Although Starlink had reacted quickly, the four Great Lords had attracted a significant amount of damage, allowing Crimson Heart's team to reach the frontline MTs.
These Tier 2 MTs were already struggling to deal with the Level 75 Great Lords, but Crimson Heart's team focused their attacks on them. In the blink of an eye, several Tier 2 MTs in the frontline died, creating a large gap in the encirclement. Although the other MTs tried to stop Crimson Heart, Crimson Heart didn't give them the chance to do so. She charged forward and launched a flurry of attacks, forcing even the Tier 2 MTs back.
Crimson Heart's team quickly widened the gap in the encirclement. Despite the frenzied attacks from the ranged players on both sides of the encirclement, Crimson Heart relied on the Great Lords' massive bodies to evade their attacks. She then slaughtered her way out of the encirclement, allowing the Dark Cloud Legion's members to follow her.
Even so, Crimson Heart's Dark Cloud Legion had still lost over 50 players.
"Vice Guild Leader, Starlink's forces have caught up."
A few seconds after Crimson Heart's team broke through the encirclement, a Tier 2 Ranger reported anxiously.
"Already?" Crimson Heart's expression turned ugly when she heard the report. "How far away are they?"
"Around 700 yards," the Tier 2 Ranger replied.
"Leave two Great Lords behind to pin them down! Use two Great Lords to open a path!" Crimson Heart commanded after giving the matter some thought.
Even for ordinary players, 700 yards was a short distance, not to mention Mounts. If the Dark Cloud Legion got caught in a pincer attack, with its current combat power, only death would await them.
The only thing they could do now was buy as much time as possible and put as much distance between them as possible.
Following which, the Dark Cloud Legion's members took action.
Shi Feng had to admit that the two Great Lords' delay was very effective. As a result, the distance between Zero Wing and Starlink's pursuers continued to grow. With the Great Lords paving the way for them, the monsters they encountered along the way were no problem.
Moreover, with the help of the Great Lords, they had a much easier time breaking through the 1,000-man encirclement.
"Vice Guild Leader, we'll reach Moon Creek Town in less than ten minutes," a Tier 2 Ranger said excitedly as he looked at the map of the Silent Canyon.
"Get ready. I'm afraid we'll have to fight a bitter battle once we enter the town," Crimson Heart said, breathing out a sigh of relief.
Breaking through the encirclement had not been easy. Even after using Tier 3 Summoning Scrolls, the Dark Cloud Legion had less than 200 members remaining. Fortunately, they weren't far from Moon Creek Town.
As long as they handed the Blood Source Potions to the town's garrison players, they should be able to hold out until the Hundred Flowers Palace's army arrived.
However, just as Moon Creek Town appeared within Crimson Heart's team's sight, several hundred flame arrows suddenly descended from the sky. Caught off guard, Crimson Heart and the others hurriedly dodged.
However, the descending flame arrows were so fast that even the Dark Cloud Legion's experts failed to dodge them in time. Many of the legion's experts were hit by the arrows, and they transformed into streaks of white light after being struck by two of the flame arrows. The power of the arrows was nothing like that of a player-type Spell.
While Crimson Heart and the others were in chaos, a gigantic magic array appeared in the sky, enveloping Crimson Heart and the others.
"This is … a magic barrier!" Crimson Heart's expression darkened when she saw the translucent barrier around her.
"That's right. I prepared this for you. Aren't you surprised?"
At this time, a rough voice entered Crimson Heart's and the others' ears, and they turned toward the voice's origin.
A large group of players had appeared on the plain, and the person who had spoken was a Level 61, Tier 2 Berserker.
"Desert Tiger!" Crimson Heart was surprised when she saw the Tier 2 Berserker. "Why are you here?"
Her Dark Cloud Legion had lost over 400 members during their first attempt to break out of the encirclement, over 100 of which had been killed by Desert Tiger. If not for her subordinates' desperate efforts, Desert Tiger would've held her back and prevented her from escaping the encirclement.
Logically, Desert Tiger, who should've escaped from her grasp, had reappeared. Why wouldn't she be surprised?
"Don't tell me you think that aside from Mounts, there are no other means of movement," Desert Tiger said, smiling calmly at Crimson Heart.
"Could it be a flying tool?" Crimson Heart suddenly thought of a possibility.
In the sealed Silent Canyon, teleportation was impossible. The only thing that could move faster than a mount was a flying tool. However, flying tools were too precious. She had only heard of them and had never seen one before.
"Smart." Desert Tiger nodded. Chuckling, he continued, "How about it? Are you going to surrender yourselves, or do you want us to take you down personally? "
"Surrender?" Crimson Heart said coldly as she glanced at Desert Tiger and the others. "That depends on whether you have what it takes!"
Currently, Desert Tiger only had a 100-man team with him, and only a dozen or so people were maintaining the magic barrier. This proved that the barrier wasn't particularly strong, and they had a high chance of breaking out of the encirclement.
"Since that's the case, show me what the Hundred Flowers Palace is capable of," Desert Tiger said, smiling. He then waved his hand.
Immediately, the several dozen players around Desert Tiger charged into the magic barrier and charged at Crimson Heart's team.
The instant the two sides clashed, the Dark Cloud Legion's members, who had assumed that they had the advantage in numbers, were dumbfounded.
Their combat power wasn't even on the same level. Every expert on Desert Tiger's side could suppress two or three of the Dark Cloud Legion's members. In a one-on-one fight, the victor would be decided in less than ten moves.
Even Crimson Heart, who possessed frightening combat power, had no choice but to defend herself against multiple experts.
"Refinement Realm experts?" Crimson Heart could tell that the five experts she fought were much stronger than the other experts. They were definitely at the Refinement Realm standard. Moreover, the overall standard of the team was far higher than that of Starlink's team.
"You've already seen the difference between our sides. It's a pity that an expert like you has remained in the Hundred Flowers Palace. How about you join Starlink? If you submit to me, with my recommendation, you can become one of Starlink's Elders. There's no need for you to die with the Hundred Flowers Palace," Desert Tiger said, chuckling. He wasn't in a hurry to take action when he saw that Crimson Heart could only defend herself. Instead, he advised, "If you're hoping that your people from the other path can break through the encirclement and enter Moon Creek Town, I advise you to give up. Those old bastards aren't like me. They don't have the patience to fool around."
"You think you have what it takes?" Crimson Heart sneered. Determination flashed in her eyes as she prepared to fight to the end.
"Since that's the case, I'll send you to hell with the Hundred Flowers Palace!" Desert Tiger bellowed as he charged at Crimson Heart.
However, as soon as Desert Tiger entered the magic barrier, an indifferent voice reached everyone's ears.
"Vice Guild Leader Crimson, I apologize for the long wait."
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