Chapter 223 The Trap

Outside the Stoneclaw Mountains.

Over four hundred well-equipped Red Players were steadily advancing towards the inner regions of the Stoneclaw Mountains.

However, the closer they got to the inner regions, the stronger and more numerous the monsters became. The more players there were, the easier it was to be discovered by monsters, leading to frequent battles.

They started by dealing with two to three hundred Level 35 Elite Orcs, along with several Special Elite and Leader-ranked Orcs. Now, they faced four to five hundred Level 38 Elite Orcs, led by Level 39 Lord-ranked Orcs. The difficulty of advancing had more than doubled.

"Our luck is terrible; these Orcs refreshed so quickly."

"If we'd known they'd refresh this fast, we wouldn't have wasted so much time gathering people, and Blood Without Trace wouldn't have gotten ahead."

Many in the group envied Blood Without Trace's team.

To ensure they could kill more Zero Wing main force members, they spent a lot of time gathering people. Now, dealing with these Orcs, it would take considerable time to catch up with Zero Wing's main force.

"I heard they're already fighting; I wonder if we can make it in time."

"Better if we don't. That's Zero Wing's main force, after all. Even Blood Without Trace can't wipe them out entirely. We can take advantage of the chaos."

"That's Blood Without Trace. With him hunting them down, how many players can escape?"

"True, we'd better hurry, or we'll have come for nothing."

With that, everyone began clearing monsters more diligently.

In God's Domain, Dark Players and Light Players had little interaction and looked down on each other. To Dark Players, Light Guild players were just a bunch of people with no real combat ability who only knew how to run dungeons. How could they compare to the thrilling life of licking blood from their blades every day? So, no matter how legendary the Guild experts outside were rumored to be, Red Players didn't think much of them because, deep down, they looked down on Light Guild players.

"There are several people moving towards us," a Ranger suddenly warned.

"Could it be Zero Wing's main force? I didn't expect them to be defeated so quickly. Looks like Zero Wing Guild isn't that impressive after all. It's not as great as the rumors say," many Red Players mocked.

"Alright, everyone, prepare yourselves. We can't let anyone from Zero Wing Guild escape."

They were now approaching the inner area of the Stoneclaw Mountains. Aside from Zero Wing Guild and the Red Players who went to ambush them, no one else would be active in the inner area. Since someone was coming out of the inner area, they must be from Zero Wing Guild.

Immediately, over four hundred people spread out, waiting for Zero Wing's people to walk into their trap.

Time passed second by second. Soon, dozens of people emerged from the trees, each disheveled and gasping for breath, clearly suffering from reduced stamina due to prolonged running.

Just as the Red Players lying in wait were about to rush out and surround them, they suddenly realized something was wrong.

"Hmm, isn't that the Berserker Fierce Three Blades, ranked 91st on the Red Name List?"

"Aren't they members of Blood Without Trace's team?"

"Why are they in such a sorry state?"

A series of questions popped into everyone's minds.

However, these questions were quickly answered, as dozens of arrows and magical attacks suddenly emerged from the trees. Several of the fleeing Red Players instantly fell, scattering equipment all over the ground.

Fierce Three Blades, the leader, had a grim expression, desperately dodging and blocking, but was still hit by two arrows, instantly losing nearly three thousand HP.

"You dare provoke Zero Wing? Did you think you could escape?" North Wind Low Tune came out of the forest with his men, coldly looking at Fierce Three Blades.

"Since we can't escape, we'll fight you to the death!" Fierce Three Blades was also tired of running. He held his battle blade horizontally, ready to fight to the death.

Since the battle with Zero Wing's main force began, it had been entirely one-sided. Even Blood Without Trace, the strongest among them, was easily killed, let alone the others.

In just five minutes of combat, most of them had died, while not a single member of Zero Wing's main force had fallen. It was unbelievable.

The strength of the two sides was obvious, completely different levels.

He immediately ordered everyone to flee.

There were over a hundred people fleeing, but now only a dozen remained. Most of them had died at the hands of North Wind Low Tune. The speed of his arrows was too fast, and there were too many of them. Even he couldn't block them, let alone others.

"Fight to the death?" North Wind Low Tune couldn't help but laugh. "Unfortunately, you don't have the ability."

Fierce Three Blades had decent strength, and his combat skills were indeed better than many of the main force members, but his skill completion rate wasn't high. Coupled with the difference in equipment, Fierce Three Blades' strength was only around the 50th or 60th rank in the main force, and that was without activating Dark Power.

With that, North Wind Low Tune drew his longbow and fired dozens of arrows in quick succession.

Although Fierce Three Blades wanted to get close to North Wind Low Tune, the distance between them was over 40 yards, completely out of reach. None of the remaining dozen or so people had ranged classes, so they could only advance under the rain of arrows.

But North Wind Low Tune's Tier 1 weapon, Gale Chaser, was not a joke. His normal attacks dealt around 1500 damage. Fierce Three Blades's HP was at most 7000 points. A few arrows would finish them off, not to mention the rapid-fire arrow attacks and the occasional triggering of the Four Stars Convergence effect. Before they could get within thirty yards, only Fierce Three Blades was left, with only a sliver of HP remaining.

The Red Players lying in ambush in the distance were stunned.

One person with a bow not only chased Fierce Three Blades and the others so far but now Fierce Three Blades was the only one left with a sliver of health before they could even reach North Wind Low Tune. They simply couldn't believe it was real.

"Am I dreaming?"

"How can that Ranger be so strong!"

At this point, everyone understood that the Red Players who had previously ambushed Zero Wing's main force were finished, and the only survivor, Fierce Three Blades, had only a sliver of health left.

This was too different from the Light Guild players they had imagined.

"Hmm, are there companions coming to rescue them?" North Wind Low Tune looked at the Red Players hiding in the bushes. Through his detection skills, he discovered that there were no fewer than four hundred people lying in ambush around him. He couldn't help but curl his lips. "Sister Fire Dance and the others aren't here. I'll use you to test my true strength."

The Red Players lying in ambush felt uneasy when they heard North Wind Low Tune's words.

North Wind Low Tune's attack was too high, and facing such a rain of arrows, no one was confident they could emerge unscathed. Fierce Three Blades was the best proof.

"Wait!" At this moment, a black-robed Elementalist, the leader, came out and shouted loudly.

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