Chapter 22 - Besiege by the Three Guilds

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The players from the three guilds gathered at the Novice Village’s entrance. The number of players had already exceeded a thousand. The solo players watching the scene subconsciously retreated and stood inside the Novice Village. It was an exceptionally spectacular sight.

The solo players in the novice village laughed out loud when they saw that and quickly turned on the recording function.

“Hahaha, this amuses me. It’s amusing to see guild players afraid of something. Aren’t they always fearless?”

“That’s right. I thought that the guild players weren’t afraid of anything. Usually, they’re quite arrogant. Aren’t they a little coward facing the real expert?”

“Bros, I’ve already recorded the scene just now. I’ll post it in the forum. Remember to watch.”

“Speaking of which, what did Heavenly Cloud take out? It doesn’t seem like a skill scroll.”

“It shouldn’t be. That is a parchment paper material. Maybe it’s a treasure map.”

“Heavenly Cloud is still as amazing as ever. He scared thousands of people away just by standing still. Awesome!”

“Stupid guild player, go back home. Cowards!”

The solo players in the Novice Village continued to taunt them loudly.

Their voices were loud enough for at least the three guild leaders and the core players around them to hear it.

That was not the time to argue with the solo players. Their focus was still on Heavenly Cloud.

They could resolve the problems by defeating Heavenly Cloud. The guild would lose their reputations if they could not defeat him. They might even have to endure humiliation in the forum for the second time.

“Damn it, how dare you be so arrogant without the scroll! You were on the advantage side because you had information about the Boss the last time. Boys, charge! Slay Heavenly Cloud! I’ll reward you handsomely later.”

Tyrant Knight’s face flushed red with anger. The last time, Heavenly Cloud had slain him instantly. He had fallen for the trap because he didn’t see Heavenly Cloud coming.

The players from Tyrant Guild charged towards Heavenly Cloud after snapping out from their daze.

Only by slaying Heavenly Cloud to his lowest level would they be able to vent their anger.

The Greed Wolf Guild and the Assassin Guild also gave their orders subsequently. More than a thousand players charged towards the Novice Village and targeted Heavenly Cloud.

Su Jin was calm as ever. In the New World, the difference between the close-combat and long-ranged characters was huge when they came one-to-one on a besiege. Moreover, the way they dealt with it was also different.

However, when solo players faced a siege, they could only retreat. That was also the reason why those guild players were so arrogant.

However, Su Jin was different. With the recharge system and the memory from his last birth, he had accumulated all sorts of advantages. Those advantages had converted into Su Jin’s strength. Otherwise, he would not have been able to kill so many players in one hit the last time.

Close combat was his advantage, but it was also his disadvantage. The main problem was that he had not many skills.

The most suitable skill for warriors to fight one against many was with a whirlwind sword. It was for large-scale damage. Fighting Aura Domain was also one of them. However, it was hard to activate and usually by luck.

As Su Jin pondered about what to use, he suddenly remembered the blue skill he had just learned, Shadow Warrior.

Shadow Warrior could be used as a shield and as an attack. It was not afraid of death and would not feel pain. In addition, it had half of Su Jin’s attributes, so it was suitable to test the strength of the guilds.

The most important thing was that Shadow Warrior’s effect was good. It would be exposed sooner or later, so there was no need to hide it.

Su Jin activated the skill. A Shadow Warrior holding a long sword stood up and rushed towards Tyrant Knight and the others from the shadow.

– 150

– 140

– 160

Even though it only had half of Su Jin’s attributes, that terrifying attack power was still not something ordinary players could withstand.

In just a few seconds of contact, the Shadow Warrior had killed over a dozen players from Tyrant Guild.

– 310!

– 350!

Suddenly, the Shadow Warrior struck out a double crit hit, slaying the warriors from Greed Wolf Guild.

Looking at the damage caused by the attack, the players watching from the back were dumbfounded.

Heavenly Cloud was indeed amazing. Just a few random skills from him was not something others could surpass.

Some of the players in warrior characters had no idea why they were warriors, yet they were nothing like Heavenly Cloud.

After watching Su Jin fight, they always had the feeling that Su Jin was the only true warrior among them.

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Tyrant Guild and the other two guild leaders frowned. Heavenly Cloud was more difficult to deal with than they had imagined. If the chaos continued, the damage they suffered would continue to increase. It would be even more embarrassing if the solo players posted the video on the forum.

“Warriors, go to the front row. Archers and priests stand behind. Assassins, flank them!”

“Mages, pay attention! Use your control skills. Don’t attack recklessly.”

The other two guilds also adjusted their members’ formation in time. They split into flanks, warriors, and mages like when they attacked Boss.

“Priests, accelerate in full speed. Archers, scatter your shots. Warriors, go forward. Mages, use your skills depending on the situation.”

As the commander moved, the combat ability of the three guilds instantly increased.

“Slow lightning!”

Suddenly, a mage who had used the speed boost buff and drank a potion charged past the Shadow Warrior and rushed within twenty meters range near Su Jin. He raised his hand and threw out a bolt of lightning.

As long as the lightning stuck Heavenly Cloud, it would slow his speed by 80%. With that, the archers could focus their attacks on Su Jin. There was no need for them to aim. Even if Su Jin were in stealth mode, he could not dodge the arrows. It was enough for the members of the three guilds to slay Su Jin more than ten times in an instant.

“Stealth!”

Su Jin narrowed his eyes. Without the slightest hesitation, he immediately released his invisible skill. At the same time, he rolled forward and approached the mage who was using the skill.

Usually, instead of charging forward, players would either dodge left and right or retreat in a dangerous situation. They might face greater danger if they charged at their enemy. Su Jin was using that to catch them off guard.

Su Jin used stealth mode and sprinted forward, and the entire process took only a second. Then, Su Jin disappeared in front of the guild members.

“F*ck, he is using that move again. President, what should we do now?”

“Where did he get such a great skill?”

When the guild members saw the scene, their formation immediately fell apart. They recalled when they fought the Boss, Heavenly Cloud had slain them without them realizing it. The system was the one who told them who slayed them. But they did not see anything coming before the attack.

Tyrant Knight and Greed Wolf were wary. They knew it would result in great humiliation if Heavenly Cloud defeated them again.

“Don’t panic. Archers, attack the space ahead. Warriors, charge forward and force Heavenly Cloud to retreat.”

“The skill has a duration of time. Let’s see how long the stealth mode can last. I’ve already asked a think tank to analyze it. We will have to defeat Heavenly Cloud today no matter what it takes. I’m giving out 50,000 gold coins to the guild now. Everyone, charge forward!”

Tyrant Knight had the money and power to form and lead a guild with that many members.

With his call and rewards, the members of the Tyrant Guild grew bolder. They did care about their lives and carried out Tyrant Knight’s orders without hesitation.

One had to know that although the rewards in the guild channel were gold coins, they could convert the coins into money.

Dying in-game was not death in the real world. At most, they would lose some experience and equipment. The guild would provide them with new equipment, after all.

They could earn some money and even vent their grudge on Su Jin for what he had done to them the last time, even if they might die in the battle. However, that was not a big deal.

The archers scattered their attacks. The warriors charged forward and cast their skills on the empty ground.

Su Jin walked forward and avoided most of the archers’ attacks. The principle of common sense had restricted their thoughts. None of them had thought that Su Jin would attack at close range..