CHAPTER 419: CHAPTER 398: FIRST AERIAL COMBAT

[Aerial Combat]: This is a term that everyone can understand just from its literal meaning.

The term aerial combat only gradually became known to everyone nearly a year after the game was running in Lin Yi’s previous life.

Unlike ground combat, having legs is enough.

To experience aerial combat in the game "Glory of the Gods," having a flying mount is the essential prerequisite at the early stages, without exception.

In Lin Yi’s previous life, the Winged Race profession wasn’t available, and flying mounts were a status symbol for top players and super-rich individuals.

Ordinary people found obtaining flying mounts as difficult as ascending to the heavens.

And within the game mechanics, Lin Yi only got to experience the joys of aerial combat when he reached the Eighth Transformation (Level 80) and entered the Demigod Domain in his previous life.

Because once players reached the Eighth Transformation and entered the Demigod Level, they could fly freely without relying on any external object.

In the previous life, when Lin could fly, it was actually close to the day of Lin Yi’s rebirth.

So in his previous life, Lin Yi mostly learned about aerial combat by watching game video materials on forums.

Since his rebirth, Lin Yi’s greatest regret has been not reaching the Ninth Transformation (Level 85) to survive the Celestial Tribulation and achieve divine status.

Unlike traditional ground combat, when players enter the sky, they actually enter an entirely new combat system.

Within this aerial combat system, the impact on Ranged Professions is the greatest.

When players engage in air-to-air combat, all skills of Ranged Professions will be unlocked (except for some specific skills and the Priest profession).

This means that in air-to-air combat, Ranged Professions can’t just unleash skills mindlessly.

In situations where skills can be dodged, Ranged Professions will rely more on accurate anticipation of the enemy’s movement, as a slight mistake can cause skills to miss or be dodged by the opponent.

At this point, the probability of skills missing for Ranged Professions will increase exponentially.

This also means that once entering the domain of aerial combat, all ranged skills can be dodged with reasonable maneuvering.

The vast sky will extend the tactics and playstyles for all professions, offering more possible strategies.

However, this doesn’t mean that Ranged Professions with flying abilities are entirely useless; at least, in air-to-ground situations, Ranged Professions become like bombers, striking fear into people.

(PS: In flying state, no damage can be dealt to ground monsters, making it unsuitable for leveling or monster hunting).

Secondly, aerial combat also greatly affects the Thief.

Because when entering flying state, the Thief’s most proud Stealth skill will no longer work, but Agility and Flying Speed will increase by 20% and 25%, respectively.

This means that in aerial combat, fragile professions no longer have to worry about a Thief suddenly appearing behind them and killing them instantly.

However, in a state with similar equipment, the Thief’s Flying Speed will surpass all other professions.

In aerial combat, relying on its speed, it can still pose a great threat to the backline.

All these limitations point to one thing: anyone who wants to have a place in aerial combat will heavily rely on personal operation skills and game experience.

Aerial combat actually has a certain impact on defensive professions like the Shield Warrior, and these professions will significantly reduce their role as tanks in aerial combat.

Because of the feature where skills can be dodged, the Tank profession’s status becomes quite delicate.

In Lin Yi’s previous life, Tank professions shifted directly from defense to offense, always seeking opportunities for close combat rather than just taking hits passively.

Some even transformed into ’Guardian Gods,’ protecting the backline from Thief attacks.

Of course, just because I’ve explained so much doesn’t mean everyone who enters aerial combat will become a god, capable of anticipating and dodging all skills.

In reality, most players are just ordinary people; unlocked skills don’t guarantee 100% dodge, as it also depends on one’s reaction speed.

After all, skills are released so quickly, they might hit before you can blink, and many might not even realize before getting hit.

To advance from an aerial combat novice to a king of the skies, there’s still a long path to tread.

...

Above the barren forest, Lin Yi quietly watched as King Caesar led a group of Winged Race members to gradually ascend and surround him densely.

Behind Lin Yi, two pairs of divine Feather Wings glistened brilliantly under the weak sunlight.

The Elf Dragon on Lin Yi’s left side gazed at the thirty or so players in front, letting out a series of loud Dragon’s Roars to intimidate these petty thieves.

The Jade Qilin stood on a white cloud, looking disdainfully at these humans before him. In its eyes, these Third Transformation humans were nothing more than ants, not worth mentioning at all.

It was only slightly interested in the leading Fourth Transformation human, but that was all.

Over thirty players encircled Lin Yi, and less than five meters away, King Caesar laughed triumphantly:

"Today, I will show the world that beneath Satan J is me, King Caesar, not you..."

King Caesar pointed at Lin Yi and crazily shouted two words:

"Take action!"

Suddenly, King Caesar vanished into thin air.

While everyone was filled with bewilderment, King Caesar had already appeared behind Lin Yi, using that skill Lin Yi knew so well:

"Instant Teleportation"

A thought floated in everyone’s mind continuously:

"So fast!"

King Caesar’s sudden strike caught everyone off guard, including Lin Yi!

A golden long sword was pressed against Lin Yi’s back, and with a face full of glee, King Caesar said:

"Die."

"Holy Sword: Ice Burst"

Coldness emanated from the golden long sword... Banxia Liuli watched in terror with wide eyes, exclaiming:

"No!"

In the blink of an eye, the longsword had pierced Lin Yi’s body, and no one thought Lin Yi could escape such a shocking blow.

But to everyone’s surprise, the cold golden longsword actually passed through Lin Yi’s body right under everyone’s eyes.

Watching Lin Yi gradually fade away, everyone was dumbfounded, and a word immediately flashed in their minds:

"Afterimage!"

The blow that was supposed to be a sure hit actually missed Lin Yi, even King Caesar himself was stunned. Where was Lin Yi?

Lin Yi wanted to tell him, you’re not the only one with ’Instant Teleportation’.

"Looking for me?"

Little did they know, Lin Yi had already appeared behind King Caesar, and he felt a sense of danger and was about to react.

But it was too late, Lin Yi had already started while speaking:

"Arcane Impact!"

"Pfft"

The Purple Thunder Longsword pierced into King Caesar’s body,:

"-4045"

System: Passive paralysis effect triggered, the target’s actions are restricted for 1 second

Lin Yi was surprised at the damage, this guy had such high defense.

Meanwhile, the more than thirty players around had also come to their senses:

"Quick, attack him together!"

Close combat fighters charged forward with their swords;

Ranged attackers started casting magic at Lin Yi;

Healers rapidly brought King Caesar’s health back up.

But the Jade Qilin moved at this moment:

"Your opponent is me."

Then the Jade Qilin was enveloped in a layer of lightning and directly activated a skill:

"Thunder Serpent Dance"

Five close combat fighters who approached were immediately entangled by lightning, the Jade Qilin roared:

"Explode!"

"-8004"

"-7064"

"-6988"

...

Two were instantly killed, three barely survived with critical health.

The terrifying damage frightened the three with critical health to retreat repeatedly.

At this time, the Elf Dragon spewed flames, directly finishing off those three critically injured players, leaving everyone stunned.

After finishing all this, the two pets turned and charged towards the Winged Race players.

In front of these two sky rulers, the players, whose levels were already low, were immediately slaughtered and fled in all directions.

As for the ranged attacks, Lin Yi chose to directly withstand them:

"Qilin Shield·Saint"

Because he wanted to kill the controlled King Caesar in front of him first!

Just when King Caesar was controlled and Lin Yi prepared to act again, King Caesar unexpectedly broke the control and disappeared from the spot again, making Lin Yi’s skills hit nothing.

Lin Yi was shocked as he looked at King Caesar who reappeared not far away, this guy actually had skills to break free from control?

And is his teleportation cooldown this short?

King Caesar looked around at those players who were being completely overpowered by the two pets, his face darkened:

"Useless bunch!"

Then he unwillingly looked at Lin Yi:

"Come on, continue!"

Finally, King Caesar chose to land on the ground, and as he retracted his wings, he ordered:

"Everyone, get ready. As soon as he dares to come close, shoot him down for me!"

After the brief exchange, King Caesar clearly realized that in the air, he was no match for Lin Yi.

For this reason, he had no choice but to decisively give up the idea of killing Lin Yi in the air and prepared to use his numerical advantage against Lin Yi.

If Lin Yi wants to kill him, he must land. Once Lin Yi lands, with so many people here, each using one skill would be enough to instantly kill him.

Everyone looked up at Feng Hua in the sky, glancing at each other in disbelief!

Such a mighty group had just flown into the sky, and in the blink of an eye, Lin Yi had killed so many that only King Caesar fell back to the ground. The gap between them was truly astonishing.

Not to mention anything else, just this point alone made the players in the live broadcast room cheer fanatically.

And on Lin Yi’s side, seeing King Caesar land, he couldn’t help but scoff:

"Do you think this way I can’t do anything to you? Naive!"

Now I’ll show you how terrifying a Mage with group attack magic can be from air to ground.

Lin Yi looked at the Elf Dragon beside him and smiled slightly:

"I’ll have to trouble you a bit."

An Elf Dragon’s roar echoed above the forest...