Chapter 264: Chapter 39 Capture Operation

Seeing that teleportation failed, a few people instantly cast life-saving magic, either splitting into multiple identical-looking figures to escape separately or simply turning into a beam of light to flee far away.

No one intended to fight; instead, they quickly fled in different directions, hoping they were not the most unlucky one.

After the short encounter, or rather after delivering a unilateral strike, the group instantly realized that the man in a silver-patterned grey robe was a Ninth Rank powerhouse!

Their attacks did not inflict any injuries on him; they barely pierced through the defensive layer on his body surface, then dissipated listlessly.

Watching the others flee, the central figure in the silver-patterned grey robe did not take any action.

But before the fleeing crowd could feel surprised, another change occurred.

Without exception, figures in grey cloaks appeared out of nowhere, blocking all paths of the escaping crowd.

“Get lost!”

“Go to die!”

Faced with these grey cloaks, the escapees launched their attacks again, trying to forcefully break through.

But without exception, all the attacks were blocked.

After a moment of combat, the seven individuals in black robes despairingly found that all the individuals in grey robes were Eighth Rank!

The number of enemies was far more than their own, and there was a Ninth Rank watching menacingly from behind.

Two of the black-robed figures grimly set their eyes and, using some secret technique, one of them vanished into thin air right before everyone’s eyes. The other one detonated themselves instantly, turning into a massive black chaotic magic ball.

This shocking spectacle immediately attracted the attention of almost half the city’s population.

From the moment the Duke tore the ground beneath that villa, nearby pedestrians and merchants realized something was amiss.

Now, seeing the rapidly expanding black energy ball in the sky, ordinary local Professionals instantly fled in panic. However, some bolder players, after realizing the situation, rushed towards the location of the energy ball explosion.

An impressive scene like this indicated that there was a real-time large-scale plot involving high-level NPCs happening here.

And a large-scale plot meant rewarding, rare quests involving experience, equipment, and gold coins.

Even if we took a step back and said that this was just a high-rank NPC battle with no quests triggered,

The equipment dropped from high-level natives could be a massive gain if one was lucky enough to pick up an item.

Although NPCs in “Mysterious Era” also pick up loot, most do not loot as thoroughly as players do.

There have been precedents on forums where a Level 60+ Summoner killed a Level 50 Demon Swordsman and only took the space items, and three intact magic items of good quality from the corpse and then left.

The first player to arrive directly found a Level 40 blue accessory and blue boots, and a damaged Level 50 magic robe from the body.

At that time, the mainstream players were around Level 15-16; those three items were sold for 75 thousand, making it a classic case of windfall.

Perhaps it’s very risky and one could die from the aftermath of the battle, but it is indeed a great opportunity to make a fortune.

Better to die trying for wealth than starve in cowardice!

Since resurrection is possible, many players are willing to take risks for a chance.

Gou Qi Tou Sheng is one such fearless player.

Although his nickname might not suggest it, his gameplay style is very bold, often opting for tasks that challenge levels higher than his current level.

He loves challenging himself and relishes the thrill between life and death and the massive rewards from successful adventures.

Of course, boldness is not recklessness.

As a professional Extreme Challenger, in terms of clinging to life, as long as one can carefully observe the surroundings and grasp all possible details, the chances of successfully surviving can increase to over seventy percent.

By the way, he had already reincarnated four times, and this is his fifth new character.

While everyone rushed towards the center of the explosion, clinging to life keenly noticed two figures in grey robes similar to those in the sky, standing in an inconspicuous alley by the street.

Out of habit, he cast a Detect spell, and unsurprisingly, a string of neutral yellow question marks came back as feedback.

After thinking for a moment, he did not immediately approach to trigger a task but kept a certain distance to carefully observe.

During special storylines, apart from the green-named NPCs, others might turn into red-named at any time.

This was a profound lesson he learned after his first reincarnation.

As clinging to life spectated, the battle situation in the sky changed once again.

The massive explosion of the dark Magic Ball acted like a fuse. The remaining five robe-wearers all unleashed their trump cards, attempting to end the fight swiftly, one escapee counted as one saved.

The colorful Element turmoil erupted in the air, with oppressively frightening fluctuations quickly spreading. Although incredibly dazzling, the power contained within was enough to instantly obliterate half of a city if it fell.

The air was compressed by the rapidly expanding Magic Power, forming intense wind pressure, lifting the pale teal and brick-red roof tiles at the building tops, while random objects on the streets were thrown about chaotically.

Sensing the power level involved in the battle’s aftermath, the City Guard Army, of no higher than Fifth Rank, had already fled far away, not daring to come near.

Even the Seventh Rank City Lord of Silver Wind City only dared to observe the battle from his Magic Tower, using the Array inside the tower to extend his power outwards, protecting the buildings below the city from being flattened by the battle’s aftermath.

However, as the many gray-robed ones intercepted the black-robed escapees, they also intentionally maintained the intensity of the battle, trying to minimize the damage the aftermath could cause to the city below, thus the pressure faced by the City Lord wasn’t significant.

A moment later, the brief battle in the sky gradually subsided.

When that figure cloaked with a silver emblem intervened, everything came to a conclusion.

As the cold Rule Power dispersed, the severely expanding Element turmoil was instantly frozen in the air, and then gradually dissipated.

The black-robed person who disappeared into thin air, and self-destructed, were both recaptured, and firmly bound by Sealing Magic, their Magic Power deeply subdued, unable to move.

.….….

In the sky, after Duke Carrot had controlled everyone, two other Ninth Rank appeared beside him and shook their heads at him.

“We failed, someone erased his trail.”

Upon hearing this, Carrot momentarily frowned.

He had not directly captured the person initially, but instead focused on controlling the fragments of the Crystal Ball to trace back and catch the key figures behind these people.

But with things settled, the Duke had no more to say.

After all, being equally Ninth Rank, the three shared equal status, without subordinate relations.

“Well, capturing these people is also good; bringing them back to the Empire for interrogation should yield some valuable information.”

Shaking his head, the Duke didn’t dwell further on the escape of the key figure but began to arrange for the handling of subsequent matters.

“Issue a declaration to the outside world; the unprovoked attack on the Silver Tower by the Eye within the Door, this action is our response and warning—”

In the alley, looking at the completely settled battle in the sky, Anvis turned to Alisa, who was somewhat in a daze, and spoke in a relaxed tone.

“How about it, Miss Alisa, wasn’t that a nice fireworks display?”