The four, who had been poised in the water, exploded into action simultaneously.
With swords pointed at the heavens, they charged, plunging into a group of people by the water's edge.
A shield bash knocked one of the warriors to the ground.
Heroic Strike, Mortal Strike, Giant's Bloodlust…
They were all unleashed on the unfortunate player, instantly depleting half his health.
This group numbered seven, gathered together in casual conversation and boasting.
Suddenly, a killer god burst into their midst, and for a moment, their idiotic minds couldn't comprehend what was happening.
"Holy crap, 'Proud Little Er Bi' got beaten up!"
"Haha, he probably hooked up with a guild sister again and her boyfriend found out!"
As 'Proud Little Er Bi' had half his health stripped away by Jian Zhi Cang Tian, one of the slightly more quick-witted among them finally registered the situation.
"Wait, this person is Jian Zhi Cang Tian from the Ni Shen Alliance!"
Prompted by him, the others finally reacted, drawing their weapons.
Just then, Jian Zhi Cang Tian stomped his foot, unleashing a Thunder Stomp that shook the ground with a deafening roar, accompanied by web-like currents of electricity.
The skill ensnared the group.
A three-second stun took effect.
Immediately following, a tall Demon Guard, wielding a greatsword in each hand,
also charged into the crowd, unleashing Whirlwind.
With his arms spread wide, the Demon Guard's already imposing frame, amplified by the two greatswords, covered a span of nearly four meters.
He began to spin in place, his dual greatswords slicing through the immobilized players like a scythe through leeks, with a series of *swish, swish* sounds.
"Holy hell!" Jian Zhi Cang Tian unleashed a Execute on 'Proud Little Er Bi', instantly reducing his health to zero.
He then immediately ducked and hugged the ground, as the greatswords, spinning like a fan, kicked up a gust of wind.
Jian Zhi Cang Tian felt a chill run down his spine; if he had stayed standing a moment longer, he would likely have been minced into meat paste.
Sheng Guang Hu You Zhe Ni, who was slightly slower, also abruptly halted his advance and glanced back. Standing by the shore, bouncing like a ball towards them, was 'Yi Zhi Rou Rou'.
"Yi Zhi Rou Rou, damn it, don't you see I'm still here? Quickly tell your demon to stop its divine power! Everyone's dead!" Jian Zhi Cang Tian yelled into the team chat while prone on the ground.
"Big Brother Jian Zhi, I can only command it to attack and retreat. I have no control over what skills it uses. My demon control level isn't high enough yet! You should get out of there quickly!" Rou Rou replied in the chat.
"You..." Jian Zhi Cang Tian was about to retort when he suddenly saw 'Sheng Guang Hu You Zhe Ni' charging into another group, greatsword in hand.
Shockwave, Judgement, Leap Attack, directly downed one opponent.
He was already moving to attack the next.
Thinking about the bet they'd made on who could get more kills, Jian Zhi Cang Tian scrambled out of the range of the Demon Guard's Whirlwind.
He had initially thought his charge speed would allow him to secure a kill first.
He hadn't expected Yi Zhi Rou Rou's Demon Guard to also charge, following closely behind him, and unleash its ultimate skill upon entering, instantly racking up six kills for his teammate.
As the Vice President, he couldn't let himself be outdone. In the brief time he took to get up, Sheng Guang Hu You Zhe Ni had already taken down three others.
Even Heng Dao, using Consecration and Curse of Agony, had snatched a kill from Sheng Guang.
Standing up, Jian Zhi Cang Tian was furious.
Charging, Heroic Strike, he too plunged into the fray, fighting ferociously, sending a mage flying with a sword blow. He sprinted after the mage, his one-handed sword glowing red as he delivered a Mortal Strike.
As the mage's body hit the ground, the Execute skill followed.
He then turned to his next target.
No one would have imagined that Jian Zhi Cang Tian, usually so carefree and jovial, could be so filled with murderous intent when serious.
He took down six or seven opponents consecutively, his skill rotations seamless, not even a single normal auto-attack thrown in.
The cooldowns of his abilities were calculated with such precision.
Sheng Guang Hu You Zhe Ni was no less impressive, utilizing Crusader Strike, Judgement, and Execution.
With only a handful of basic skills, he could kill ten men in ten steps, advancing unopposed and invincible.
As for the Execution, it was likely a skill he'd grown fond of back in the Level 1370 beginner village, a sure-kill technique.
Leveraging the stun effects of his Judgement and Shockwave, mere fractions of a second, he had managed to capitalize on these brief windows to land his Executions.
However, this was also due to the opponents being relatively weak, and mostly cloth-armor wearers.
If, in the later stages, everyone's gear covered their entire bodies, even their necks shielded by mail, this move of his might not be as effective.
But against these beginners, the strategy was devastatingly efficient, taking them down one by one!
Spells and magical abilities erupted and detonated on their bodies, but the two of them remained unfazed.
With the guild's top Holy Priest standing behind them, what was there to fear?
The three of them, as guild leaders, possessed the best equipment in the entire guild.
Even Yi Zhi Rou Rou's equipment wasn't bad; after all, he was wealthy and had contributed to the guild, earning significant contribution points in return.
Facing this mob of Slaughter Guild members, mostly comprised of priests, it was a one-sided slaughter.
In a matter of moments, over twenty Slaughter guild players lay dead on the ground.
The surrounding priests, their livers and gallbladders splitting in terror, turned and fled.
"Enemy spotted!"
"Run, it's people from the Ni Shen Alliance! We can't win, run, run!"
The entire camp descended into chaos. Initially, there had been some resistance, and their health bars had been steadily dropping, thankfully, Heng Dao was constantly healing them from behind.
Now, the Slaughter guild players were solely focused on escape, with no one attempting to counter-attack.
Meanwhile, Chu Tian, having transformed into a leopard, herded them like sheep.
He moved at high speed around their perimeter, intercepting anyone who tried to flee, without needing any other skills. A single Shred was enough to instantly kill them.
When some saw their teammates being instantly annihilated ahead of them, they turned and fled back.
The people behind them, not understanding what was happening, began to push and shove each other, colliding.
Jian Zhi Cang Tian and his allies became wolves among sheep, cutting down anyone they saw, utterly invincible.
By the time of the total annihilation, the Slaughter guild members had no idea where these killing gods had emerged from.
One by one, they lacked the courage to retrieve their corpses and resurrect, fearing the killing gods would guard their bodies. They all chose to resurrect directly at the graveyard, then endured the weakened state until their timer expired.
In just about two to three minutes, all fifty-seven Slaughter guild players had been wiped out.
The five of them converged, all sporting bright red names, their blood-red eyes betraying an unmistakable glint of excitement.
"Heng Dao, did you record the video?" Since Heng Dao had been positioned at the rear, with a good vantage point of the entire battle, Chu Tian had instructed him to record the entire process from the moment the fight began.
"Recorded! But..." Heng Dao glanced at Jian Zhi Cang Tian with an awkward expression.
Jian Zhi Cang Tian immediately interjected, "Uh… Boss, when you send it out, can you pixelate the part where I was crawling?"
They all knew what Chu Tian intended to do. Jian Zhi Cang Tian knew he couldn't stop Chu Tian from releasing the video, so he could only ask for his help in concealing his embarrassing moment.
"Alright, no problem. Heng Dao, send me the video," Chu Tian said with a smile.