Is Pon's Group D weak? Of course not. They are strong. The members of the attack team have all made a name for themselves through many events that have occurred in Satisfy. They may be a little weaker than the other groups, but the audience does not think that they will be completely wiped out by the special ability of the Evil God of Time Aduka.
In the document sent to the host, S.A Group only revealed Aduka's name and location. This made both them and the viewers speculate that Aduka did not have a specific fighting style, but copied and swapped between the fighting styles of the other 3 Heavenly Kings. This was a mistake in their speculation, but of course, Group D or all the other groups did not know who they would be facing, so this could only be said to be their bad luck.
In this era of VR role-playing games, turn-based strategy has no place. People only hear about it from their grandparents' memories, but for Satisfy's ranker, quick thinking has become a must. Unfortunately, this time the opponent is too new and the turn-based strategy system makes some players almost useless, Ibellin and Seuron to be specific.
Ibellin's position was too far away from the players with binding abilities, causing the special skill Laceration from the Thorn of Deep Grievance to be completely ineffective. Meanwhile, Seuron had to wait for other players to be killed before he could absorb their souls for his skills. If only Katz had been in this group, Katz's extreme blood control could have made the fight easier and increased the chances of victory.
According to the new rules, each player has 5 seconds to attack Aduka, and every 30 seconds, equivalent to 6 attacks, Aduka will attack someone at random. The damage is not fatal, but if they are not healed, their health will decrease with each turn, and if their health drops to 0 before the healer's turn, they will of course die.
Having so many healers standing next to each other in a row seemed to help them last longer, but after just one healing cycle, Aduka deliberately targeted these players, as if the previous positioning was not random, but to teach them a lesson.
[Group D, that was in charge of attacking the south gate, has been wiped out.]
[The South Gate Guardian has received a great deal of damage. It is recommended to attack him before he completely recovers.]
As a result, by the third cycle, all the healers were dead, and the fourth cycle put an end to Group D as they couldn't heal in time. If they had the superior healing potions produced by the Reidan alchemy facility and Aduka didn't hit the main damage dealers, they would have been able to take down Aduka by the latter half of the fifth cycle, but the only ones who possessed such rare items were the Overgeared members like Pon and Ibellin, so no matter how hard they tried, the outcome would still be the same.
Group D returned to the starting point, preparing for a meeting to decide which group would take over the southern gate. Although they failed, this was still a valuable experience to help the remaining people overcome this unprecedented challenge.
***
Given the importance of healers, the need for main damage dealers and the need for potions, a new group was created to have the best chance of passing the southern gate.
51 minutes ago, when Helix appeared at the West Gate, Jishuka and Yura immediately deployed the formation that had been discussed from the beginning, corresponding to each Heavenly King. When fighting a spearman, close combat combined with long-range support would be most effective.
Yura, leading the damage dealers, charged at Helix to check her health and attack prowess, but they were stopped from the first step. Helix took her trident and spun it at dizzy speed, knocking all weapons away and slightly reducing their durability. The attackers were forced to retreat before this almost absolute defense.
As soon as the trident stopped spinning, Helix pointed the tip of the trident at the ground and spun it around once more before putting force into her right hand, thrusting it forward. The trident was only 2 meters long, so based on the current position of the group, its attack range wouldn't reach anyone, but this didn't escape the eyes of the Overgeared Guild's secret weapon. Coke pushed Sexy Schoolgirl to the left without hesitation, and the trident, which had suddenly split into 5 segments, grazed Sexy Schoolgirl's right cheek and stabbed straight into the face of a player standing behind. He died instantly without even having time to fight back.
An instant death skill is not something one would expect to see from Rebecca's Daughters, and this proves that Isabel is still hiding her abilities.
But strangely, Helix's health bar was showing red plus signs. Only then did everyone understand why Helix's title was Heterogeneity Vampire.
The vampires that the world knows usually have the characteristics of bats, but from the moment of her appearance, despite being called a vampire, Helix did not have the pale skin, sharp teeth, red eyes, and sharp nails like the NPCs in the vampire cities under Reidan desert. She was completely human, except for her lack of face and four thin, almost transparent wings.
"Trident mosquito..." A player with hunting experience in the Talia Swamp in the Rio Kingdom exclaimed.
An insect-like monster that is territorial, not active at night but hunting during the day with its proboscis divided into barbs like a trident.
When the information about this species was mentioned, the audience gasped in surprise but continued to cheer for Group C.
"Trident mosquitoes are not the strongest monsters in Talia Swamp, but if they attack in a swarm, it's a different story. I don't know how different a Heterogeneity Vampire that originated from trident mosquitoes will be, but if it's a normal trident mosquito, Jishuka's fire will definitely be effective."
"You know it so well, why don't you go in and fight?"
"I've been active in Rio for almost 12 years. The records on this species describe its characteristics very thoroughly, I just don't know what its mutations can do."
"Hmmm..."
The audience continued to look at the screen, anticipating the attack that was about to happen. The fried chicken and cold beer placed on the table were giving off a delicious aroma, but they still failed to attract the attention of the audience.
Peak Sword hurriedly shouted, "A certain kill cannot be performed consecutively, everyone attack quickly."
[Critical!]
[You have dealt 71,393 damage to the target.]
The first person to approach Helix was Elizza. Her agility once again made everyone admire her as she moved in the shadows, second only to Faker. As expected of a Master of Swiftness like Faker, if she worked with him, even King of Shadow Kasim would be shocked. Using a specially-made karambit as her main weapon, she dealt the first damage to Helix. A hook to the ribs caused the newly added health to drop in an instant.
'How scary...'
'I shouldn't mess with this person.'
'A quick and accurate strike, we need to recruit her.'
Everyone had different thoughts after witnessing Elizza's performance.
Not only Peak Sword make a quick judgment, Coke also immediately understood what he needed to do. The trident was split into five pieces with the end of the handle in Helix's hand and the trident piece was floating in the air. Coke pulled out a hammer and struck the trident piece with great force, causing it to stick into the ground and shouted. "Anyone with a hammer? I need three people here."
Fortunately for them, among the 120 players, there were no less than 5 who used hammers as their main weapons. They immediately rushed over and formed a triangle, taking turns hitting the trident piece. The sparks that flew out reminded them of the scene of 3 blacksmiths forging weapons together.
"Trident mosquitoes need their 3-pronged proboscis to suck blood, if we can pin down this trident, Helix's bloodsucking ability will probably be useless."
It was indeed a wise judgment. Everyone nodded and rushed at Helix to increase their chances of winning the gold medal after Elizza's initiation. But just because the trident piece was missing did not mean that Helix was unable to attack when the remaining four segments had merged into one. Spearmen just have one sharp end more than staff users, but Helix's trident was not sharp on just one end. With a slightly longer range than the sword, Helix activated her second skill, Hundred Shot, which allowed her to attack multiple targets at once in a fan pattern. The battle was fierce from the very beginning.
***
The East Gate—where Chris, Zibal, Hao, Mei Xiao, Katz, and Yoshimura were—was in chaos as it faced a Heavenly King who could both fly and reflect damage if they hit her steel wings. Absolute Color Flying Bird Kalex Primo wore a smooth white armor that seemed to be made of silk with some magical multi-colored gems embedded on it, making the audience think that this must be an angel from a special civilization. Such a holy beauty was really not worthy of the title of the Four Heavenly Kings, the minions of the Demon King in this event.
Based on the way Kalex Primo used her wings to actively defend, they guessed that this was Luna, and despite the initial chaos caused by the failed attack and the backlash, they returned to their positions and waited for orders from Zibal, the most experienced raid specialist in Group A.
[Attack failed.]
[You have suffered 16,294 recoil damage.]
[Attack failed.]
[You have suffered 21,005 recoil damage.]
[Attack failed.]
[You have suffered...]
...
[You have dealt 1,738 damage to the target.]
[You have dealt 40,738 damage to the target.]
[You have dealt 2,631 damage to the target.]
Just 3 minutes and 53 seconds later, thanks to the turn-based attacks based on attributes, Zibal had a rough grasp of the enemy's abilities.
"90% resistance to magical attacks, 100% physical attack reflection when hitting the wings. If we can't restrain her ability to fly with her wings, this will be a very difficult battle. This year, I'm counting on you again, Mei Xiao!"
In the Demon King Subjugation event of the Fourth National Competition, they faced Vin together and although their first raid failed, they still had a memorable experience before entering Demon King Grid's castle. This time, they happened to be grouped together again, and with their sportsmanship burning as hot as it can be, they were aiming for the best result after working hard for the past year.
Hao smiled proudly that in addition to himself, his sister had the solid support from a famous ranker.
For the next 14 minutes, Zibal repeatedly switched mounts to test the effectiveness before using the magic machine, and when he used the wyvern to attack with its breath, a clear change appeared.
"Her armor is burning!" Someone shouted.
Kalex Primo's white armor gradually darkened and the magic damage began to take effect, causing the magicians to regain their confidence. They unleashed multiple ultimate attacks in the hope that Group A would pass through the gate the fastest. It is just...
In front of Demon King Damian, a notification window appeared.
[Confirming enemy's attack form...]
[Power and attributes are related to dragons.]
[When Kalex Primo (Luna) is hit by an attack with power and attributes related to dragons, the true power of Absolute Color Flying Bird is unleashed!]
[The seal that was placed to prevent dragons from discovering the true power of Absolute Color Flying Bird has been removed!]
[Install all the secret information of Absolute Color Flying Bird!!]
"What is this again???"