Chapter 323 Nightmare
CelestialParagon has been training hard and upgrading his gear like crazy to avenge his grudge. Now that he has encountered members of the Guild of Aether Wing, even if Kai Blackthorn doesn't show up, he is determined to make the Guild of Aether Wing pay.
But as soon as CelestialParagon stepped out of the bar, he saw a magic circle appear in the dark gray sky, enveloping the entire Stream Town.
This magic circle was formed by a crusade order, which could cause some changes to the NPCs in Stream Town.
The originally level 50 guards immediately became level 30, and the level 70 first-tier guard captains directly became level 50, the same level as Eric's regular guards.
Although their levels were lowered, the guards' movements and actions did not slow down. The warning whistles sounded, and groups of guards rushed out from the houses in the town. In no time, more than two thousand NPCs gathered on the outskirts of the town. These NPCs were all Blood Hand Society guards, who had now shed their disguises. The regular guards all turned into Blood Hand Society members wearing red leather armor, and the guard captains became Blood Hand Society elites.
Blood Hand Society members, elite level, level 30, with 100,000 health points.
Blood Hand Society elites, first-tier elite level, level 50, with 300,000 health points.
"Why did the guards' strength weaken?"
"What are you afraid of? Even if they are weaker, can the Guild of Aether Wing defeat so many NPCs? Besides, we are here too. If the Guild of Aether Wing dares to attack, we will make sure they regret it."
The players in Stream Town were worried when they saw the guards around them suddenly become much weaker, but they quickly dismissed their concerns. The Guild of Aether Wing had a peak membership of only eight thousand people, and after several waves of people leaving, their total number had dropped to around five thousand.
Even if the Guild of Aether Wing sent out five thousand people, they would be walking into a death trap against two thousand NPCs. After all, no player had reached level 30 yet, let alone become a first-tier player. How could they face level 30 and level 50 NPCs? Such a large level gap in Divine Realms: Legends was fatal.
"Action!" Eric commanded in the group chat.
FlameDancer and the others immediately took action, each commanding a first-tier level 50 guard to charge at the Blood Hand Society army in Stream Town.
FlameDancer and her team controlled first-tier Rangers and Assassins, who were faster than the Blood Hand Society members and elites. Additionally, first-tier Rangers had ultra-long-range attack capabilities, with a range of 100 yards, making them perfect for luring enemies.
Soon, the red-named players in Stream Town saw several figures rushing towards them at high speed, faster than any player could match.
The Rangers drew their longbows and fired arrows.
At a distance of over 90 yards, they hit several level 30 Blood Hand Society members, each arrow dealing over five thousand damage. If it were a regular player, they would be killed instantly.
The Rangers' attacks immediately drew the attention of the Blood Hand Society NPCs. Over a thousand Blood Hand Society NPCs drew their weapons and charged.
The guard Rangers quickly turned and fled, leading the Blood Hand Society NPCs away.
"Aren't the Guild of Aether Wing players supposed to be attacking? Why are first-tier level 50 NPCs charging at us?"
This scene puzzled the red-named players in Stream Town. They stood still, not following the Blood Hand Society NPCs to attack.
First-tier level 50 NPCs could almost one-shot current players. Without any life-saving skills, charging in would be suicide. As red-named players, dying once would be a big deal, losing at least half of their equipment and dropping two or three levels. They naturally had to weigh the pros and cons.
Moreover, they never intended to charge into the fray. They wanted the Blood Hand Society NPCs and the Guild of Aether Wing to weaken each other so they could pick up the pieces. But now that the Blood Hand Society NPCs were being led away, they hesitated, unsure whether to charge in.
While the red-named players were contemplating, the Blood Hand Society NPCs had already left the town by several hundred yards.
"This is bad, the Blood Hand Society NPCs have all been led away," a red-named player who realized the situation said urgently. "We have to help, or the Guild of Aether Wing will take advantage of this."
This statement immediately reminded everyone, but since they were not a unified group, no one wanted to be the first to charge and die. They all stayed put.
They didn't notice that Eric had already commanded 40 first-tier level 50 NPCs to charge at the players from the other side.
When attacking a town, the most troublesome opponents are always the players, not the NPCs. If the players and town NPCs work together, it's impossible to take the town without absolute strength.
So the first thing to do is to eliminate all the players before dealing with the NPCs.
After players die, they can't respawn at the graveyard for half an hour. Moreover, red-named players lose at least half their equipment and drop two or three levels when they die, leaving them with no strength to cause trouble.
The 40 first-tier level 50 guards, although not as tough as the Blood Hand Society's first-tier level 50 NPCs, each had over 100,000 health points and could easily one-shot level 20 players. When 40 NPCs charged together, they were like a pack of beasts, slaughtering everything in their path.
Although there were many red-named players in the town, they couldn't withstand the guards. Each guard could kill a player with a single hit, and even Shield Warriors and Guardian Knights couldn't take more than two hits. White light flashed as red-named players were killed, and their equipment littered the ground.
In contrast, the red-named players' attacks on the first-tier level 50 guards were negligible due to the level 30 suppression. It would take a thousand level 20 players a long time to take down one first-tier guard, let alone 40.
The damage was spread among the 40 guards, and their combat recovery alone was enough to compensate. Moreover, the guards included Priests and other healing classes, who could heal nearly 10,000 health points with a single spell, making the red-named players almost faint.
In just a few dozen seconds of battle, over 200 red-named players were killed, and the 40 guards were still at full health.
The strength gap was so vast that it left the red-named players in Stream Town in despair.
"These guard NPCs are too strong. We need to retreat to where the Blood Hand Society NPCs are."
"The Guild of Aether Wing is so shameless, using first-tier level 50 NPCs to slaughter the town. I despise you! If you have the guts, don't use NPC guards. Let's have a fair fight between players!"
The red-named players in Stream Town cursed at Eric and the others watching from a distance as they fought.
Eric couldn't help but laugh when he heard this and immediately ordered the magic NPCs to use area-of-effect skills.
Suddenly, fire rain fell from the sky, followed by lightning strikes. The first-tier area-of-effect spells cast by the first-tier magic classes showed their true power.
Red-named players died in droves. After a few area-of-effect spells, the battlefield fell silent. Only about 400 red-named players were left alive in Stream Town, with the rest all dead, making the town much emptier.
Rosewater and the others behind Eric were shocked by this scene, not to mention the players in Stream Town.
This wave of area-of-effect spells had become a nightmare for the red-named players in Stream Town.
"Run!"
No one knew who shouted it, but the red-named players in Stream Town all agreed and immediately fled in all directions.
"Let's start killing, too. Most of these players have Dark Iron Level equipment. Killing one of them is more profitable than killing a small boss. If we let them escape now, it will be hard to encounter them again in the future," Eric said with a smile.
Rosewater then led the group to charge, cooperating with the NPC guards to kill the players.
When only Eric was left on the high ground, he suddenly said, "Now that no one is around me, you can come out, right?"
Eric had felt someone watching him with a chilling killing intent since the battle began, but he hadn't paid much attention to it.
However, when everyone left, the feeling became more pronounced. He immediately used the Holy Mark skill Omniscient Eye, which could sense within 100 yards, revealing any stealth or invisibility. He indeed found an Assassin slowly approaching him.
But after Eric spoke, the Assassin didn't seem to care and remained motionless.
"Do you think I'm bluffing?" Eric drew the Abyssal Blade and swung a Thunderbolt behind him.
Three blue electric arcs shot out, and a shadow appeared, narrowly dodging the arcs. It was the Assassin CelestialParagon, whom Eric had killed once before.
CelestialParagon stared at Eric, shocked that someone could detect his presence from such a distance. This was the first time he had encountered such a situation.
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