CHAPTER 436: CHAPTER 408: DRAGON SLAYER CHANG LIANG’S AMBUSH

As the team moved forward jokingly, Da Fei’s shoulder was suddenly grabbed by someone.

Da Fei’s heart skipped a beat, thinking which beauty was so bold and fiery? He turned his head eagerly, only to see Ouling with his cheeky little mustache!

What the hell are you doing?

Ouling said seriously, "I’ve got some bad news, we’ve been surrounded by orcs on three sides—"

As soon as Ouling said this, Da Fei and the surrounding beauties were all surprised, "We’ve been surrounded?"

Ouling continued, "Now for the good news, I’ve got a chance to make my mark. I plan to lead the troops on an independent expedition to flank the enemy from behind. You just stay here and distract the orcs for me, how about it?"

—System Prompt: Your vice hero Ouling requests to embark on an independent expedition, do you agree?

—Beginner’s Tip: When your vice hero makes a request, it’s advisable for players to comply whenever possible, or the vice hero’s loyalty may decrease.

The team burst into an uproar, and Da Fei was utterly stunned! Doesn’t Ouling have a Reconnaissance Skill? He doesn’t have Flying Eagle either? How does he know we’ve been surrounded? Of course, that’s trivial; the key is that it’s extremely rare for a vice hero to voluntarily request an independent expedition!

Similarly, at this moment, Little Fang and Little Li were even more surprised, exchanging looks of disbelief. Who would’ve thought that this hero with a cabbage-level skill specialty could be so charismatic?

Ouling urged, "How about it? The opportunity will be fleeting, I’m not here to play games with you!"

Fine! I’ve always believed in the self-motivated ability of NPCs, Da Fei snapped back to reality and nodded, "You go ahead!"

Ouling said seriously, "Very well, if I don’t return within 7 days, don’t bother looking for me then, as it means I’ve failed and am too ashamed to come back!" With that, he took the troops and retreated in the direction they came from.

—System Prompt: You agreed to the vice hero Ouling’s request for an independent expedition. Ouling left your team, and 152 crossbowmen left your team.

Ah, spit! Da Fei spat out! So, if he loses, does that mean I lose this vice hero? The thing is, he’s not even a God-level Hero. Apart from a higher level, he’s no different from a tavern hero, so why is he so arrogantly trying to make a name for himself? Damn, his level isn’t that high either, only Level 30 and can be easily outclassed by Level 40-plus players at this stage! This really is a case of easy come, easy go, huh?

At this moment, the Bloodrose Team immediately reacted as well.

Bloodrose Holy Spear: "Just now Brother Xiang’s vice hero said we’ve fallen into an ambush, what do you all think?"

Bloodrose Qiqi: "There must be an NPC orc army surrounding us because only NPCs would trigger an NPC response."

Bloodrose Holy Sword: "Makes sense, but such NPCs can’t appear alone, there must be players on the other side who accepted related tasks. So, there are players on the other side too. Captain, what do you think?"

Rose Knight: "Just now Brother Xiang’s vice hero suggested we stay put to attract the enemy’s attention. I think this counts as a task hint, so let’s do as he said. However, I personally suggest that everyone should move forward a bit to continue misleading the enemy and making them think we haven’t noticed, getting more chances and time for that vice hero to execute his strategy!"

Bloodrose Holy Spear: "Alright! Listen to the captain! The team continues forward! But everyone must be ready to form a defensive formation at any moment, in your positions!"

"Roger!"

Looking at the discussions in the team channel, Da Fei couldn’t help but nod in appreciation. Their thinking is quite similar to mine, huh? Bloodrose is quite capable after all?

And at this moment, Little Fang next door also sent a private voice message: "Big brother, our hero may be a hidden God-level Hero!"

Oh, well! Deserving to be my future wife! Her thinking is similar to mine! But we must see him pass this hurdle first, right? Da Fei chuckled foolishly and said, "That would be perfect!"

At that moment, Da Fei suddenly remembered Kate, who had been gone for the past half month. What was she up to? Could it be that she was also annoyingly requesting an independent expedition to investigate Desolate Island? Damn, my dear heart better not pester brother like that. In short, now my little account completely turned into a bystander gaining experience. I should take this chance to research this machine and strive to master the dual-log technique. Right, where’s the manual?

...

Chang Liang’s team quietly ambushed in the bushes, waiting for the prey to walk right into their trap. Bloodrose guessed correctly; Chang Liang indeed accepted an orc chieftain’s hunting mission on the way, planning to conveniently earn some merit.

Actually, for a top-tier professional player like Chang Liang, his daily schedule is usually arranged by a logistics think tank. Every task, every instance run, even bathroom breaks must be precisely calculated and controlled. If a task runs overtime, it affects the next move. To ordinary players, this kind of CEO-like schedule is agonizing, but this is the work-life approach for top-tier professional players with annual salaries in the millions. Without enduring extraordinary effort and sacrifice, one cannot become a top expert.

And for someone like Chang Liang, whose entire schedule is pre-arranged, the uncertainty involved in ambushing players for merit is evidently unreliable. More precisely, this action was a spur-of-the-moment decision by the Dragon Slayer Guild.

The main purpose was to dampen the Bloodrose Guild’s morale. During yesterday’s massive buy-out event, Bloodrose caught the Dragon Slayer Guild’s coattails, creating a huge sensation and emerging as the fourth largest guild in the China Region, which felt very uncomfortable from the perspective of old guilds.

Though on the surface Bloodrose seemed to have good relationships with Ninth Heaven and Star, giving an impression of invulnerability, Dragon Slayer knew it was superficial. Dampening their morale also aligned with the interests of Ninth Heaven and Star, though in reality, Ninth Heaven and Star hoped Dragon Slayer would strike at them.

Seeing through this relationship sharply, Chang Liang didn’t hesitate to act, especially since Bloodrose’s activity location happened to be on the way to his task location. Of course, once action commenced, it would undoubtedly create a stir on the World Channel, even better to attract everyone’s attention and further divert attention from the guild’s secret actions at the Pool of Radiance.

Time passed slowly, and Bloodrose’s time gathering in town was a few minutes longer than expected. This made Chang Liang, who claimed to create tens of thousands of value every minute, feel impatient. Then the undercover small account in the city saw more new low-level female players joining Bloodrose’s team.

"Damn! Lazy asses causing delays for everything!" For a semi-amateur team like Bloodrose, which also had many female players, it’s indeed not appropriate to gauge them with international team standards.

Luckily they finally set out, everything still within Chang Liang’s schedule, but given the extra few minutes delay, he planned to go all out and crush them in one move, putting psychological pressure on them and showing them the gap with top-tier teams. Moreover, Beastman players in the China Region have never acted on such a large scale, making Chang Liang’s actions unprecedented in history, catching the opponent off guard.

Now the prey was fully within the encirclement. Chang Liang waved his hand to launch the encirclement, aiming to annihilate completely! If Bloodrose’s troops were all wiped out, they might not have enough troops for their next instance. Tactical advantages are accumulated bit by bit.

Right at this time, the Bloodrose team abruptly halted forward motion and, with unusual swiftness, formed a circle with shield soldiers outside, gunners behind, and archers in the middle—a standard Human Race hedgehog formation.

Chang Liang frowned. They’ve been discovered? Now this was slightly troublesome! Chang Liang’s team had a standard cavalry and wolf rider mobile unit configuration, excellent at assault but lacked Tier 1 cannon fodder goblins, not to mention Tier 5 tanky Frenzied Beastmen, making siege challenges slightly harder, not to mention the opposing team had many priests, and under various blessings, the crossbowmen became overwhelmingly strong.

To fight or not to fight? Fight!

Being a top-tier player, Chang Liang certainly would not be intimidated by a mere hedgehog formation. Although hedgehog formations are formidable, to Centaurs possessing the Mobile Shooting special skill, the threat wasn’t especially high. Running Centaurs had high chances of dodging arrows, plus orcs had the Arrow Avoidance sub-skill in Defensive Technique, so Chang Liang’s team wouldn’t be at a disadvantage in a trade of fire.

Simultaneously, as long as the crossbowmen were distracted by the moving Centaur troops, the wolf cavalry could seize the opportunity to charge. Moreover, Chang Liang’s hero Tyrannosaurus had the God-level characteristic "Army’s Roar," and team members could summon Nature Spirits, not fearing the opponent’s priests.

...

As the grasslands echoed with the orc’s war horn, the Bloodrose team, long prepared, instantly blessed, prayed, and strengthened their entire force with spells, bathing the whole team in sheets of golden light. You could imagine how strong their combat capability became at that moment.

Yet, just then, the thundering hooves sounded over the prairie, dust clouds filled the sky, blurring the entire team’s view!

The whole team buzzed in excitement, "They’re experts!"

Rose Knight instantly responded, "Blind fire! Team 3, priest members reserve mana for post-battle resurrection, Team 2, priest members focus on healing!"

The whole team roared in response, "Roger!"

At that time, countless arrows rained down amidst the dust storm, Little Fang and Little Li yelped! Da Fei’s eyebrow twitched, did they get hit? Or just startled?

Rose Knight exclaimed, "It’s Tyrannosaurus Chang Liang, we’ve really encountered a master."

The team stirred into panic, "Isn’t his leveling time really precious? Why would he waste time ambushing us?"

Bloodrose Holy Spear was astonished, "Can’t we win? Should we retreat?"

Rose Knight resolutely declared, "I’m afraid it’s not that simple, once we retreat and scatter our formation, it will be even harder to resist. I personally suggest fighting to the end, taking down as many of them as possible, after all, we still have a sliver of hope."

The group wondered, "What hope?"

Rose Knight smiled bitterly, "It’s that vice hero who just left with Brother Xiang. Honestly, I’m curious and want to see how that vice hero intends to mark his way. In summary, let’s hold our ground and see if he succeeds?"

The girls finally realized, "Oh, I see! Alright! We want to know too! Let’s fight them! It’s just losing some troops, we don’t mind!"

Da Fei was stunned on the spot! Damn, you’re all so righteous! (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations, monthlies. Your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please visit m.qidian.com to read.)