Chapter 311 Controlling the Entire Scene
Seeing this, Sutharos knew the situation was hopeless, and his heart was filled with unwillingness and anger.
Now they had only a little over twenty people left, all of whom were magic users and healers, with him being the only melee class. Facing the thirty-plus main members of the Guild of Aether Wing, there was no chance of turning the tide.
The stunning sword strike displayed by Black Flame far exceeded Sutharos's expectations. Not only was it incredibly fast, but the technique was also masterful, perfectly covering these Rangers. This level of skill and attack angle control required an extremely high level of proficiency.
Sutharos was no fool; he had been in the virtual gaming world for more than a year. As the spokesperson for The Stygian Alliance, he had seen and recruited many gaming experts and participated in numerous group battles, making him experienced and knowledgeable.
He could naturally see through Black Flame's strategy from the beginning of the battle until now.
Using Guardian Knights and Shield Warriors, who had thick armor and high health, to charge forth and break through the formation, gathering the members of Darkstar Guild. However, the healing from Aether Wing's Priest Violet Mistflow was too powerful. Although the healing amount seemed only twice that of Darkstar Guild's healers, the effect in group battles was far beyond that of three or four healers.
Moreover, Violet Mistflow had a precise grasp of the battle situation, not only taking care of Guardian Knight Cola but also stabilizing the health of others. Her calm and skillful operation showed that she was no ordinary person.
Guild of Aether Wing already had a formidable FlameDancer, and the top-ranked player, Tonny. Now, Sutharos suddenly realized that Aether Wing not only had FlameDancer and Tonny but also the top-notch experts Cola and Violet Mistflow. As for the others, they were not weak either; they were all experts.
The sudden appearance of Black Flame was even more terrifying. His explosive strength far surpassed these people, reminiscent of the god-level expert Kai Blackthorn, who could kill hundreds of people alone.
Sutharos couldn't imagine why so many experts had gathered in a new guild like Aether Wing.
With this level of strength, even a new guild established by a major corporation couldn't reach this level in such a short time, gathering so many experts.
He really didn't know how Black Flame managed it.
Although Sutharos was shocked by Black Flame's immense personal strength and his tactical skills that could influence a group battle, he said, "Black Flame, although you're powerful, and even a hundred-member elite team can't handle your thirty-plus people, the entire Silverleaf Forest is completely controlled by Darkstar Guild. Over three thousand people have surrounded this place. Do you think you can still get out? You're just delaying your complete annihilation." Sutharos looked at Eric, sneering, not caring at all about the many elite members who had already died.
"We're leaving. When RogueVortex arrives, it will be their death." Since they were not opponents, Sutharos naturally wouldn't continue fighting and increase their losses.
Now that he had discovered Aether Wing's guild leader, Black Flame, here, the loss caused by the death of those elite members was insignificant compared to this.
As long as Black Flame died, it would be a significant blow to the reputation and prestige of the Guild of Aether Wing.
"Do you think you can come and go as you please? Do you think Silverleaf Forest is your backyard?" Eric smiled faintly, his eyes filled with cold killing intent. "Since you've all chased us here, you can all stay."
"Do you think you can stop me?" Sutharos sneered. He was an Assassin, the class with the strongest wilderness survival ability. Who could find him hidden in this dense forest?
"Then go ahead and try. If any of you escape today, I'll let you go." Eric waved his hand, and the thirty-plus members of Aether Wing charged forward, starting to chase down Sutharos and his people.
Sutharos had not participated in the battle, leaving a way out, which was his habit. If he entered combat mode, he couldn't go into stealth and could only use the Vanishing Strike skill to enter stealth mode. However, Vanishing Strike was a life-saving skill, and he wouldn't use it unless necessary. It could save his life in critical moments.
Facing the charging crowd, Sutharos showed a disdainful look and was about to use his stealth skill to hide in the dense forest.
"What's going on?" Sutharos suddenly found that he couldn't use his skills, like a prisoner deprived of freedom, frantically pulling up the skill bar to check the reason.
"Sutharos, we can't use our skills either. What should we do?" The Elementalists of Darkstar Guild were all terrified.
Originally, they wanted to use Frost Barrier to restrain the charging members of Aether Wing, but now all skills were unusable. An Elementalist who couldn't use skills was like a lamb to the slaughter, with no use other than being killed to buy some time for others.
"Just run." Sutharos didn't understand what was going on either. It was likely a system error. Since they couldn't use skills, they could only run with their legs.
As for speed, Sutharos, as an Assassin, was quite confident.
But as soon as he turned to run, he suddenly found his movement speed had slowed significantly, and so had everyone else's.
"What the hell is going on?" Seeing the members of Aether Wing getting closer, Sutharos was anxious but had no solution.
A black shadow, like a storm blade, surpassed the pursuing Cola and others, catching up with the fleeing members of Darkstar Guild.
This person was Eric.
Eric's agility was over 240, and with various equipment bonuses, his movement speed was unmatched in Eldoria.
"I told you, you can't escape." Eric used Silent Stride, appearing behind Sutharos like a ghost, and said softly.
While talking to Sutharos, Eric had quietly used the Ring of Seven Luminaries, turning the Ring of Fire into the Ring of Time.
The Ring of Time could reduce all skill cooldowns for players by 20%, decrease the movement and attack speed of enemies within a 100-yard radius by 20%, and increase their skill cooldowns by 20%. It also had the Absolute Time skill, which prevented enemies within a 50*50 yard area from using any skills or items for 20 seconds, with a cooldown of 3 minutes.
Using Absolute Time to cover the entire area around Sutharos, preventing any skill or item use for 20 seconds, left Sutharos and his remaining magic users with no ability to resist or escape.
It could be said that when Sutharos and his people stepped into this dense forest, their lives were already in Eric's hands.
"What did he do?" Sutharos looked at Eric, who had appeared behind him, in shock.
Before Sutharos could think further, Eric's Abyssal Blade was already out of its sheath.
Several silver-gray flashes pierced through multiple vital points on Sutharos's body. Against the leather-armored Sutharos, each of Eric's silver-gray strikes dealt over 500 damage, with a critical hit dealing over 1000. Sutharos's Dark Iron Level armor was easily pierced, its durability significantly reduced, and after two or three strikes, it was rendered useless.
Still in shock, Sutharos couldn't react in time. Eric's attacks were as fast as lightning, delivering seven or eight strikes in an instant. By the time Sutharos realized what was happening, his 2000+ health points were gone.
In an instant, Sutharos's vision turned gray and lifeless, and his body fell to the ground, his face still showing shock and confusion.
Since Sutharos hadn't participated in the battle, his name was still white, and he only dropped one piece of equipment, losing one level. However, Eric's attacks were not simple. Eric didn't use skill attacks but ordinary Cleaving Strikes to destroy Sutharos's equipment.
By the time Sutharos died, nearly half of his equipment was already ruined. Now, with one piece dropped, his loss was significant.