MMORPG: Divine Mech Hunter
Chapter 1271 - Chapter 1271 Chapter 1271 Water Ghost

Chapter 1271: Chapter 1271: Water Ghost Chapter 1271: Chapter 1271: Water Ghost The horrific death toll made everyone’s hair stand on end.

But it wasn’t over yet, with the captain’s third shriek.

The thieves were the first to throw flash bombs, the endless bright light temporarily blinded countless people,–not surprisingly, even those far away tried to see the thieves clearly, especially since the smoke from the smoke bombs had just cleared below.

Screams erupted immediately; the thieves had put away their heavy crossbows and now light crossbows appeared, shooting out in sequence.

However, this time they weren’t targeting the enemy below but the mutated bees.

These bees were enormous, a mutation created by the Starfire Splitting Worm Nest using ancient bees to conserve energy units.

Li Yao felt these bees weren’t of much strategic value compared to his other troops, so he hadn’t paid them any attention, allowing the Splitting Worm Nest to develop on its own.

Later, the Starfire Assassin’s Hall, while training the precision of crossbow arrows with the bees at a certain location, witnessed the fierceness of the bees. By brainstorming, they thought of this method and decided to use the Sandy Beach Forest as a defensive line. Although they couldn’t control these bees, the bees wouldn’t actively attack Starfire’s people.

For this purpose, the Assassin’s Hall had specifically curried favor with the Splitting Worm Nest, continuously sending things to transform energy units which allowed some beehives to be moved.

One by one, beehives were arranged in the Sandy Beach Forest; seeing the bees on the outside bringing more energy units, the Splitting Worm Nest naturally permitted this action.

This forest was filled with small beehives of bees.

Because Li Yao wasn’t there to issue commands to the Splitting Worm Nest, this defense couldn’t be activated, but they could shoot down the beehives, and the mutated bees would naturally attack the enemies, not Starfire’s assassin group.

With each beehive landing, dense swarms of bees flew out, filling the forest with numerous mutated bees in flight.

One by one, players were stung by huge bumps, screaming and rolling on the ground, while their health decreased rapidly.

The toxin from the mutated bees could stack. After exceeding three bumps, it would mutate into a deadly poison, turning the entire person green as their health plummeted. Moreover, it caused health to drop proportionally, making it unbearable even for tank classes.

Only certain classes with Magic Shields could temporarily be immune, but it was just for a brief moment.

Only Ice Shield and Fire Escape could truly defend against these bees. The bees’ stingers couldn’t touch them, thus they wouldn’t be poisoned. This was a manifestation of ancient magic reality, unlike in other games where attacks on Magic Shields can still damage the player.

“Kill!”

This time, Starfire’s assassin group charged from the trees, unfolding a real hunt.

The mutated bees flew crazily, and in the forest, it was impossible to form a collective attack; plus, to avoid the bees, it was simply not possible to surround and kill the thieves.

The Sandy Beach Forest turned into a battlefield like the United Army’s hellish grounds, extremely fierce, and the streamer broadcasting this battle sent the footage out.

Countless players witnessed the might of the Starfire Assassin’s Hall.

“Circumvent, the legions behind, do not enter the forest, bypass this area.”

The United Army was truly shocked by the terrifying death toll, as it rose to over thirty thousand in less than five minutes.

Even though there were at most one thousand five hundred members in the Starfire Assassin’s Hall, the United Army had killed fewer than three hundred assassins.

A casualty ratio of three hundred to thirty thousand was simply unacceptable to the United Army.

When the casualty figures came out, everyone was momentarily speechless, as the battle at the Starfire Assassin’s Hall shocked the world.

Everyone knew that if the United Army were really determined, they could wipe out the Assassin’s Hall entirely, but at what cost? Not only would they be delaying their attack on Starfire, but they would also pay a heavy price.

For a major guild like theirs, with player numbers between one hundred thousand and one hundred fifty thousand, losing thirty thousand to a thousand was enough to drain their courage to continue entering the forest.

Moreover, each player’s war space contained soldiers ranging from a few dozens to over a thousand. Although the players themselves would be fine if they perished, those soldiers in the war spaces would no longer be effective in this battle, meaning that the Starfire Assassin’s Hall’s attack was far deadlier than simply killing thirty thousand.

Regarding the chaotic release of troops from the war spaces, no one would be foolish enough to do so. If a player died and their legion’s soldiers were left behind, those would essentially become ownerless, leading to even greater losses.

They were also aware of Starfire’s military strength. So far, the rogues had not deployed their war space soldiers either. If they proceeded and the enemy deployed their troops, did they really want to decide the battle here? Both in terms of time and losses, they could not afford it.

Thus, they could only choose to take a detour, unaware that Starfire also suffered significant losses and that their mutated bees were virtually useless now. The defensive network of bees in the forest would take at least half a month to rebuild.

“Don’t dare to come in, huh? Everyone rest up. When they attack our territory, we’ll strike them fatally from behind,” commanded the deputy head of the Assassin’s Guild, the killer not so cold.

The members of the Assassin’s Guild did not rest, instead, they quickly cleaned up the battlefield.

As the United Army detoured, the great battle at sea had also begun–more accurately, an underwater battle.

Starfire was not without fighting capability in water, having subjugated many Murloc tribes through the reverence of sea monster statues, effectively bringing them under Starfire’s rule.

Sister Li knew clearly that although cooperating with the Frogmen, the relationship was one of partnership, not dominance. Hence, Sister Li aimed to enhance the Murlocs’ combat abilities to take over the role of the Frogmen.

Sister Li selected some exceptionally intelligent Murloc shamans, imparted knowledge of sentient beings to them, and specifically crafted tridents and various weaponry for the Murlocs, fully arming them.

Later, the Hydra recruited a group of Nagas. Now, the Murlocs and Nagas living along the Sandy Harbor coastline seemed like wild creatures, but they had, in fact, become forces affiliated with Starfire. Together these forces exceeded three hundred thousand in number, growing as time passed.

The Water Ghost Troops formed by Starfire consisted of the most qualified Murlocs and Nagas selected and recruited for long-term training of navy and port troops, even assimilating the Murlocs and Nagas of the second base.

While Starfire’s players only knew that they had good relations with the surrounding Nagas and Murlocs, and could recruit Murloc and Naga troops either at a cost or by completing tasks, they were completely unaware that these tribes were actually controlled by Li Yao’s two pets.

Both the Hydra and the Sea Monster found several of their own kind, although not in significant numbers to form a regiment.

When Li Yao did not summon them, they were responsible for the water areas near the harbor, where their underwater nests were located.

The Sea Monster was in charge of Sandy Harbor, while the Hydra took responsibility for Desolate Port.

And the underwater horn was also a signal discussed by Li Yao for summoning them to assist in battle when he was not around…

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