Chapter 95: Flowers in the Greenhouse

"That exotic beast wasn't summoned by him?" Vicky was somewhat surprised.

James and the others also turned their gaze to Irving, their faces full of confusion.

Irving had been closely observing the mysterious man from the Night Blades and soon noticed something peculiar.

If the beast had been a summoned exotic beast, it should have had a physical form. In other words, the swords and spells wielded by the Angel Guild players would have made contact with the beast, and even if they couldn't inflict damage, they wouldn't have simply passed through it.

The only explanation was that the exotic beast was merely a phantom, an illusion.

"If I'm not mistaken, he should be a dark mage." Irving said in a deep voice.

Most players didn't know much about the mage class, primarily because mages were exceedingly rare in the Other World Game and had many branches.

For example, Vicky was a support mage, playing a healing and augmentation role in the team. Sophia, on the other hand, was an ice mage, capable of casting ice-elemental skills.

Hearing this explanation, James suddenly understood and murmured, "So that means,Irving, you must be a fire mage then."

Irving responded with a mysterious smile.

Strictly speaking, he wasn't a mage. To determine if a player was a mage, one had to consider their inherent skills.

No one would have guessed that Irving's talent skill was [Tenfold Drop Rate]. Even he didn't know what profession he belonged to.

"If we're talking about classes, I should probably be considered a necromancer." Irving murmured to himself.

Of course, neither Vicky nor Sophia, nor even James and the others, knew this information.

Irving's class was his secret and his trump card, something he would never reveal to anyone.

At this moment.

The battle between the Angel Guild and the Night Blades had reached a fever pitch. Though many players from both sides were still fiercely fighting, the outcome was already clear.

"We can't keep fighting like this!" Aron, covered in blood, looked at the numerous player corpses on the ground, many of whom had familiar faces, his expression forlorn.

Even in the secret realm, players killed by others wouldn't get a chance to revive.

In less than ten minutes, more than half of the Angel Guild's players had perished. Aside from those who had fallen into the lava, a significant number were killed by the gigantic exotic beast controlled by the mysterious man from the Night Blades.

Anna's brows were furrowed, and her face darkened as well.

The players of the Angel Guild were elite members assembled by the authorities. Yet, in this single battle, they had lost so many, many of whom would never revive.

As the vice leader of the Angel Guild, she would have no way to explain this to her superiors when she returned.

"Anna, we can't hesitate any longer. Are you going to watch everyone die here?" Aron said anxiously.

The players of Angel Guild, despite their extraordinary talents, had not experienced real combat after being under the protection of the authorities for so long.

This is also one of the reasons for their heavy losses.

On the other hand, the twenty-odd mages sent by Night Blades were also very powerful, and they had enough space to cast their skills, protected by the defected family guild.

Although more than half of the defected family guild members were dead or injured, the hundred-strong team now had only about thirty people left.

However, to Night Blades, they were just cannon fodder, and it didn't matter if they all died.

"I've told you before, Angel Guild cannot compete with us." the mysterious man sneered, his contemptuous smile deepening as he looked at Aron.

"Wasn't it you who said you wanted to settle scores with Night Blades? Do you think you're qualified for that?"

"How ignorant!"

"Our Night Blades' strength is far beyond your imagination!"

The mysterious man laughed heartily, and the enormous exotic beast under his control let out a sinister laugh as well.

Anna's expression grew increasingly complex.

This was the first time the official Angel Guild had faced provocation from another force in the game.

She felt a deep sense of helplessness. In the brutal world of the Other World Game, no one cared about your identity or background. Only true strength commanded respect.

Anna looked around, first at the remaining Angel Guild members, who were all severely injured and filled with fear of death.

Then her gaze fell on Irving in the distance, her expression growing more complex.

"Vice-captain, we can't hold on much longer. Please, take us back."

"Their strength is too overwhelming, especially that exotic beast. My skills have no effect on it."

"I don't want to die here. Please, let's retreat..."

The members of Angel Guild looked at Anna with pleading eyes. Some of them even had tears in their eyes.

Previously, they had only fought exotic beasts, and even if they died, they could be revived. Most of the time, they had the protection of the official guard.

But the recent slaughter, seeing their comrades die in agony, had completely shattered their mental defenses.

Not far away.

Seeing the Angel Guild members' pleas, James looked frustrated, punching the air in anger. "If I were them, I'd never surrender, even if it meant death. They're part of Angel Guild, how can they be so spineless!"

The players in the Green Ivy Group shook their heads in disapproval.

They had faced many dangers on their journey, but they had never shown fear or retreated.

"How can they be so useless? Keep fighting with your weapons!"

"Damn it, those foreign bastards are so arrogant, I can't take it anymore."

"They're practically pissing on our heads. James, give the order already."

"Yeah, we may not be many, but we're not afraid of death. Killing one is worth it, killing two is a bonus!" The players of the Green Ivy Group shouted angrily.

James clenched his fists, his chest filled with fury.

Although there were conflicts among the domestic families, and they often fought each other, any red-blooded person would feel anger toward these foreign forces.

At this moment, Angel Guild represented the official faction, and they could not allow the nation's dignity to be trampled by these foreign entities.

"Irving..."

"Irving..." Both James and Vicky, along with Sophia, looked at Irving.

This man was their anchor.

A cold gleam flashed in Irving's eyes, as he said in a deep voice, "It's time for us to act. Let's teach the members of Angel Guild a lesson!"

James and the players behind him were initially stunned, but then they became as excited as if they'd been injected with adrenaline.

"Yes, let's teach them a lesson."

"Show them what real backbone is. Retreat? True warriors never retreat."

"Charge!" The players shouted in unison.

Their commotion immediately drew the attention of both Angel Guild and Night Blades.

Anna and Aron's faces briefly lit up with hope, only for it to quickly fade away.

The remaining members of Angel Guild frowned, looking at the scene in disbelief. When they came to their senses, they began to mock.

"Are those people crazy? What are they trying to do?"

"Even we can't fight Night Blades. Are they here to die?"

"Well, at least they'll buy us some time..."

The members of Angel Guild only had one thought in their minds now: to get out of this hellish place as soon as possible.

In their eyes, being part of Angel Guild meant they were a cut above ordinary players in both status and rank.

They looked down on James and his group from the bottom of their hearts.

"A bunch of reckless ants!" scoffed the mysterious leader of Night Blades. He then turned to a middle-aged man beside him. "Take care of them. If you can't handle this, don't bother coming back."

"Understood, Master Vite!" Addison responded.

Addison led the remaining players from his family guild, turning to face the charging James and his group.

"These guys must be out of their minds. Master Vite wasn't even going to bother with them, and now they're rushing to their deaths." Addison muttered, shaking his head.

The next moment.

Addison spotted a familiar face among the crowd.

His expression faltered briefly, then a look of delight spread across his face.

"That little bitch is still alive, and she's with them." Addison continued. "Perfect! We can take care of this group and capture her alive..."

Although the Fox family wasn't as powerful as the Green family in Starling City, after aligning with Night Blades, they had acquired a lot of equipment, making them a force to be reckoned with.

"Kill all the others. Leave the woman alive. Make sure not to kill her." Addison instructed his players.

His confidence in the battle evident in his tone.

However.

"The Fox family, look! There's a huge group following them... it looks like those venomous spiders from the forest!" exclaimed one player at the front.

Before he could finish his sentence, his vision went black.

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