LWGP - Chapter 116
Chapter 116: Jason
Before the Nevernight Territory, the atmosphere was deathly silent. Mei Qinghe was locked in a large cage that emitted a peculiar aura. That's right, he had been captured.
"Sis! Stop reviving on the spot! Fuck, Bian Moshu, you ungrateful bastard!"
"Damn it, just let me out of here!"
Mei Qinghe's eyes were red. He gripped the bars and watched as, not far away, Mei Qingshu revived again and again. But because she kept dropping resources and equipment, Bian Moshu's kills became increasingly brutal. The time she could hold on grew shorter and shorter, but she was stubborn. In contrast to her brother's furious curses, she said nothing, merely persisting in the fight.
And just as Wang Jiu had predicted, this area was indeed some distance from the resurrection point.
She had no way out. She could only revive on the spot. Was it because of the cage Bian Moshu used to restrain Mei Qinghe?
In any case, she truly had no choice. For her younger brother, she could only stay put.
"Mei Qingshu, you big idiot! If you keep reviving here, you'll really die when your HP runs out! How am I supposed to explain that to Mom and Dad! Fuck!"
As Mei Qinghe cursed, he began to cry. Li Li and the others, also locked in the large cage, had grim expressions. The apocalypse had only begun a few days ago, yet they were already witnessing such cruel, lawless acts. When they first joined Nevernight, they thought it was a safe haven and were even planning to contact their families to come over. But now, this?
Bian Moshu wanted to kill Mei Qingshu—not just defeat her, but truly and utterly eliminate her.
This was different from their previous battles against other teams for resources.
A game was a game, and a fight was a fight.
But murder was murder.
They were all having trouble processing it, a chill running through their bodies as if they were truly beginning to understand the tragic consequences of a world where order had collapsed.
If no one came to save them…
Would Wang Jiu even find out? After being locked in this cage, all their social functions had been blocked.
Li Li was helpless, but she soon noticed Bian Moshu smile after killing Mei Qingshu once more. Then, a large contingent from Nevernight surrounded the area.
Three thousand combatants.
Could it be? Li Li and the others were startled. Because they had been collectively kicked out of the Nevernight Territory, they didn't receive the territory notification. But everyone in Nevernight and its subsidiary territories received a prompt—their territory had been unilaterally declared war upon!
Li Li and the others were quite strong themselves and suddenly realized something was amiss. At this moment, they couldn't help but hope that Wang Jiu wouldn't come.
If she came, she would surely die!
Just as Mei Qinghe and the others had this thought, a light descended from the sky before them, imprinting a teleportation array on the ground.
The moment the teleportation array appeared, Mei Qingshu saw it, her pupils constricting. But she couldn't send a private message; a special item had blocked her social functions as well.
But it was too late. As soon as the array manifested, three hundred people teleported in.
"Ready!"
At Bian Moshu's command, Wang Shu and the others, who had just teleported in, looked up to see three thousand people surrounding them in a 360-degree death trap.
Fuck!
Zhao Shanxiao and the others immediately thought Wang Jiu had screwed them over again.
It was over. This was a long-distance teleportation just to feed the enemy kills!
Just as Qi Shuanghan and the others were about to launch a group attack, Wang Jiu acted a step faster, throwing out the Rock Meteor group attack skill.
In a PK, the timing of the opening skill is crucial.
And this timing was related to three factors.
1. Bian Moshu had anticipated Wang Jiu's arrival based on the territory attack notification. He even knew she had a group teleportation ability. This wasn't just a prediction; it was because there was a spy in Wang Jiu's territory. Buying people off was too easy now; the social friend system offered infinite possibilities. Bian Moshu only needed to trade some benefits with a few people to have them act as his eyes. When Zhao Shanxiao and the others teleported back to the city waypoint while he was dealing with the Mei siblings, but didn't immediately leave the territory, he guessed their plan and quickly had his ambushing forces surround the area.
2. However, Bian Moshu hadn't expected Wang Jiu to declare war before teleporting. They had come, and Nevernight's three thousand members had gathered for an ambush. But she also wanted their ambush.
3. Both sides wanted to kill the other. You predicted me, and I predicted your prediction. In the end, it all came down to reaction speed!
On the third point, Qi Shuanghan and the others all lost to Wang Jiu. After all, her 1780 Agility was no joke. She opened with Rock Meteor.
As a group attack skill from a Nightmare Dungeon, even if it didn't meet the threshold of a high-level group attack skill, it was definitely a top-tier item among intermediate ones. The moment it was activated, a hundred-meter-diameter array spun into existence three hundred meters in the sky. Then, hundreds, even thousands, of large and small rocks materialized on the array's plane. Bombardment!
The three thousand people were blasted into a bloody pulp before they could even react. Even those with average attributes of 500 couldn't withstand a single hit and were killed instantly!
As a top-tier intermediate group attack skill, its pride was, "I can kill a whole group of noobs with average attributes under a thousand!"
This "killing" came in two forms: instant kills and being flattened after taking two or three hits.
In short, the result was—get down!
Before the three thousand people could even launch an attack, they were all lying on the ground within three seconds. In the end, only Bian Moshu and seven or eight others with high attributes managed to survive the first wave thanks to their high Stamina, then used their high Agility to leap out of the meteor's attack range.
In a way, Rock Meteor had filtered out Nevernight's strongest experts.
If Bian Moshu was the number one and Mei Qingshu was number two, both with average attributes over a thousand, there were also eight others with average attributes of eight or nine hundred. After they dodged, they immediately prepared to attack Wang Jiu and the others.
"The rest of you, stay down! This group attack skill has a time limit—three minutes!"
Although Bian Moshu was shocked that Wang Jiu possessed such a powerful group attack skill, he didn't panic. He told the dead to remain on the ground and quickly ordered the eight survivors to surround and kill the three hundred people in Wang Jiu's teleportation array!
In fact, Wang Shu and the others were still within the attack range of Rock Meteor, but they had all switched to ranged attacks—to attack the territory!
At the same time, a large amount of equipment and items on the ground were collected and deposited into the territory war team's shared inventory.
A full ten thousand items. Wang Jiu distributed them randomly!
Everyone received something.
Nevernight was formidable. Their three thousand members were well-equipped, especially those from level two and three teams. All those with attributes below eight hundred were now dead, and the items on them were plentiful. They were all treasures; even Puppet Cards were as common as dirt.
As soon as everyone got their hands on the resources, they used them without a second thought!
Damn it, if they didn't use them, they'd just die and drop them anyway.
Whatever equipment, whatever items, they used everything they could!
This was the first wave of war spoils!
The group, frantically absorbing the resources, was temporarily safe within the range of the group attack. The three thousand dead didn't dare to get up, fearing they would die again upon reviving. This bought Wang Shu and the others time.
The three hundred people, now equipped with new resources, each summoned two Puppet Cards. When their first volley of group ranged attacks slammed into the Nevernight Territory's protective shield, it knocked off 3% of its health.
It wasn't exceptionally high, but it made Bian Moshu's brow twitch. He immediately ordered his people to hunt down the three hundred. Although he knew from the start that Wang Jiu didn't have a fixed elite team, he also knew she had cleared a Nightmare Dungeon. After distributing the resources, her people would surely have grown stronger, but he hadn't expected this much of an improvement.
But it was fine. 3% wasn't a major threat yet. However, if their attack frequency was too high and they could attack unimpeded for several dozen times within three minutes, the territory's defensive health bar would be depleted. So, he had his nine-man group surround and kill the three hundred to disrupt their attacks. Of course, they couldn't enter the group attack's range, so they could only attack from a distance.
Fortunately, their Agility was high enough. With a hundred-meter diameter, the maximum range needed was only fifty meters.
Following Bian Moshu's command, the eight elites locked onto Wang Shu and the others and unleashed a volley of attacks!
With a hum, the combined attack of the first-tier elite group, including Qi Shuanghan, descended. Wang Shu and the others saw the immense, destructive power rushing toward them!
Among them was even a mage with a group attack skill, albeit a low-level one.
The gap was too wide. Could they withstand it?
Three hundred mid-tier players versus eight elites?
Losing seemed quite embarrassing…
On the other side, Bian Moshu also locked onto Wang Jiu. He raised his staff, and a swirling arcane sigil of golden-white light formed above her body.
Light-type Arcane Art—Shine!
In an instant, a brilliant white light flared, blindingly intense.
It's important to know that it's not just darkness that can rob you of your sight, but also light.
Wang Jiu's vision was instantly plunged into a state of white blindness. Seizing the opportunity, Bian Moshu's silver-grade staff swirled with another sigil, and he blasted a blade of light at Wang Jiu.
The light blade's speed was terrifyingly fast, instantly streaking toward Wang Jiu's head.
Undoubtedly, the powerful Bian Moshu, capable of killing Mei Qingshu, didn't rely solely on schemes and using Mei Qinghe as a hostage. More importantly, he was formidable in his own right—his class skills were clearly a synergistic set.
The blade cut through empty air. After being temporarily blinded, Wang Jiu had closed her eyes. Just as the light blade was about to cleave into her head, she used Shadow Step to flash away, raised her hand, and shot out a blast of spirit power.
She had predicted it!
A counterattack!
At the same time, just as Bian Moshu was about to attack again, he felt a Spirit Tentacle wrap around his leg, yanking him to the ground.
Crash!
On the ground, Bian Moshu couldn't break free immediately. Left with no choice, before he was dragged toward Wang Jiu, he decisively abandoned his attack and used an arcane light burn to destroy the Spirit Tentacle. In that moment, was Wang Jiu free?
No. There was no fear on Bian Moshu's face. As Wang Jiu approached him… a chain suddenly emerged from a state of stealth out of the empty air behind her. The hook on the weapon attached to it latched directly onto her neck.
Assassin-specific skill—Hook Hunt!
The target would be unconditionally dragged over, and the user would enter a surprise attack state.
In those brief two seconds, just as Bian Moshu burned away the Spirit Tentacle, Wang Jiu was already being dragged before a black-clad man who had emerged from stealth.
This person had a cold, sinister appearance. His name was pitch-black, and his entire body was shrouded in a dark, ominous aura.
He was no nobody. If any avid forum-goer from the Luoyang area were here, they would recognize him at a glance—the three biggest names among the experts from novice villages 400-500 were currently Xu Baiyan, Jiang Jason, and Leng Rong. Of the three, the most feared was Jiang Jason.
Simply because this man was bloodthirsty.
The moment Liao Luo saw him, his heart skipped a beat. Was this a top player who followed the same path as him, rapidly strengthening himself by killing for spoils?
A black name and aura like that meant he had a kill title from at least two thousand kills.
Faced with the murderous demon Jason, players from a hundred villages paled at the mention of his name. And it had only been three days. It was clear how terrifying his killing spree had been.
He was also one of the top three figures on the ten-person list Wang Jiu had compiled last night.
However… Wang Jiu's current bloodlust was even more terrifying than his, as she had just killed 3,000 people with a single group attack skill. It wasn't supposed to have such a large kill radius, but it was mainly thanks to Captain Bian's high prestige, which had caused the enemy to cluster together for the ambush.
At this moment, Wang Jiu's name was so dark it seemed to have a blood-dripping special effect. But titles were titles, and effects were effects. Just how strong was this Jiang Jason, known as Luoyang's terrifying murderous demon?
His right hand held a golden hook wreathed in a bloody aura—undoubtedly a gold-grade weapon. His left hand crushed a potion. Pop! A cloud of poison gas billowed out, enveloping Wang Jiu's body. Paralysis effect for 30 seconds!
Then he followed up with a Charge and a slashing hook.
Level 5 Charge + Level 5 Heavy Strike + Assassin's Throat Slit + Bleed damage over time!
What were his average attributes?
1800!!
It was over. What a terrifying assassin!
He was clearly going for a one-turn kill on Lao Wang!
Most importantly, no one could support Wang Jiu. In a single exchange, more than half of Zhao Shanxiao's group was already dead, dropping a large amount of equipment…
There were still too few people, too few elites.
After all, their side was just the collective top combat power of a single village, 443. But Nevernight had gathered experts from thirty or forty villages. There was simply no comparison.
It seemed this time, they were all going to be wiped out.
A total defeat?
Not only had they failed to save themselves, but they had also dragged others down with them. Mei Qinghe and the others were on the verge of despair.
Mei Qinghe also finally understood why Bian Moshu had used a precious item to block all their social functions—it was all to lure Wang Jiu and her people here.
But what he didn't know yet was that it wasn't just about blocking social functions. Wang Jiu had also received a distress call. Who sent that?
Bian Moshu, who had gathered three thousand combatants and obtained many special items through various channels, deserved a round of applause at this moment. That's right, he was the one who had sent the message using a disguised social puppet.
A previous social media incident had allowed him to judge Wang Jiu's style and personality. She was not to be trifled with, but if you truly provoked her, she wasn't impossible to deal with.
Wang Jiu had fallen for the trap—because of her ambition, because of her arrogance, because of her self-righteousness. Therefore, today, she would die!
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