Chapter 167 Attacked from Both Sides!
Alan had been keeping a passive skill, Basic Attack Amplification, under wraps.
He'd hidden it to use against King Rex.
But now that King Rex was dead, there was no point in hiding it anymore.
Next up, he needed to capture Flora City as fast as possible.
When Mia, the lord of Flora City, heard about the attack, her face darkened.
Mia commanded, "Report immediately, activate the city protection array, minimize casualties, and gather all the mages for defense."
Mia stayed pretty calm. She instructed, "Also, issue a city protection mission right away. We don't need to kill that guy outside. Use a points system. For every second you control him, you'll get elite-level gear. Ten seconds gets you black iron-level, a hundred seconds for bronze-level, and so on!"
[Server-wide announcement: The scourge of the Demon Cave is attacking Flora City. The city protection mission is now open. We hope all players will actively participate.]
The announcement shocked a lot of people.
Someone reacted, "Did I read that right? This is basically free gear. Just controlling him for one second gets you elite-level stuff."
Another remarked, "No need to kill, just control, and you get crazy rewards."
One praised, "Flora City's lord is so thoughtful. No need to risk your life. This is awesome."
Most missions before were kill missions, making many players feel hopeless. But now, this mission seemed too good to be true.
A ton of players rushed towards Alan, and he saw Flora City's bounty mission too.
He couldn't help but think, 'Flora City's lord has a smart plan. If they control me, they might be able to kill me. Too bad for her, she'll be disappointed.'
Five arrows shot out at once, combined with Lightning Leap, causing massive player deaths.
In just one second, Alan's Infamy Value shot past a thousand!
Someone complained, "What's with this black-robed archer? His damage is insane. He killed over a thousand players in just one second. We can't even get close to him."
Inside Flora City, Mia watched Alan killing ordinary players with cold eyes. She thought, 'Ice King, you're ruthless. Even as a fellow adventurer, you kill so mercilessly. Let's see how many you can kill.'
[Server-wide announcement: Due to the large number of deaths among city protection players, a condolence reward is now issued. Anyone who dies in the city protection battle will receive +50 gold coins, +1 ordinary equipment, and +1 free attribute point.]
Mia made another server-wide announcement.
A cold glint flashed in Alan's eyes. He had to admit, Flora City's lord was very cunning.
She figured that if he killed a lot of players, it would scare them.
But with the condolence reward, the outcome would be totally different.
Controlling him would be best, but even if they couldn't, it wouldn't matter much.
After all, dying would still get them gold coins, equipment, and a free attribute point.
That condolence reward was pretty sweet in the early stages of the game.
After all, losing a level wasn't too hard to bounce back from.
In Ragnarok, losing a level didn't mean losing free attribute points; you just wouldn't get extra points when you leveled back up.
You'd only get new free attribute points by surpassing your previous highest level.
So, losing a level didn't mean losing attributes. Instead, you'd get gold coins, equipment, and a free attribute point.
This made players start rushing towards Alan.
Controlling him would get them elite-level gear, and even if they got killed, they'd get a condolence reward, so it wasn't a big loss.
Alan glanced towards Flora City, thinking, 'Alright, let's see how much your treasury can handle.'
Whether it was a city or a country, each had its own treasuries. City protection bounties usually came from the city's funds.
Of course, if it escalated to a national war, the rewards would come from the country.
Alan had previously pushed King Rex to start a national war since only during a national war would offer many free attribute points.
Alan showed no mercy, continuing to rain down arrows.
With one hundred and twenty-four arrows per second, plus Lightning Leap and the occasional fire meteor, no one could get close to Alan.
Moreover, Alan discovered a pattern.
His arrows were more likely to trigger Lightning Leap and fire meteors when they hit lower-level players, which was truly terrifying.
Triggering a fire meteor once could kill hundreds of players.
A player complained, "Damn, what kind of monster is this? We have tens of thousands of players, and we can't even get close. His damage is insane."
Another chimed in, "Roughly, a thousand players die under his arrows every second; we can't get near him."
One remarked, "So what? There's a condolence reward for dying. Charge! His Infamy Value is so high; if we kill him, we might get platinum gear."
One by one, players charged with ferocious expressions. Since there was a guaranteed reward for dying, they weren't afraid of being killed.
Alan looked at his Infamy Value, which had already exceeded ten thousand, feeling a bit helpless.
He had already anticipated that his Infamy Value might skyrocket during this attack on Central City.
However, Mia had miscalculated one thing.
Her bounty didn't attract truly skilled players, which was why no one could get close to him.
Ordinary players stood no chance against Alan.
Alan thought mockingly, 'Tens of thousands is not enough. Hundreds of thousands would have a chance.'
Just as Alan was thinking this, a massive wave of players appeared in the distance.
At a glance, there were at least two hundred thousand.
Moreover, Alan noticed he was surrounded.
The massive wave of players had come from the wilderness, cutting off his retreat.
Inside Flora City, seeing this, Mia couldn't help but show a sly smile.
Mia thought, 'Ice King, my bounty might not attract truly powerful adventurers, but attracting a large number of ordinary adventurers is fine.'
Thinking of this, Mia waved her hand. She instructed, "Pass my order, archers and mages, go out of the city, and support the adventurers from a distance."
A subordinate replied, "Yes, my lord."
This time, no one interfered. So, after Mia had given the order, the city guard commander immediately led the archers and mages out to fight.
With over two hundred thousand players behind, twenty thousand city guards, and tens of thousands of players in front, Alan was completely surrounded.
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