After cleaning up the battlefield, Akabane yielded all the drops to the King's Clan, sighing softly as she looked at her Red Glow squad, which now had only five members left.
"Vice-guild leader, these drops..." one squad member said with an unwilling tone, his eyes fixed on the people from the King's Clan as they carried away the loot.
"These drops would have been enough to completely re-equip the Red Glow squad."
"Their leadership is on good terms with our guild leader; maybe we should convince them to leave us some."
Su Sui folded her arms and stood by silently, observing the red-haired girl's reaction.
Akabane said irritably, "Are you guys stupid? Just because their leaders are friends with Yuzu doesn't mean the people under them are friends with her too."
"If we made them go back empty-handed this time, they'd definitely be resentful in the future, and I don't want to cause trouble for Yuzu."
"Damn Silent Sequence, they caused us to lose so many brothers!"
Noticing that her squad members were all harboring a spark of anger, Su Sui shook her head, planning to offer a few words of comfort, but then she heard Akabane speak.
"The fact that the outpost was invaded this time is primarily my fault. Our anti-interference equipment is too outdated, and our gear and items aren't refined enough. Once we're back, I'll talk to Yuzu about getting you new ones. If funds are tight, I'll pay for it out of my own pocket."
"As for those brothers, I'll find someone to train with them until they're back at grade 3. Any lost honor points or skill proficiency, I'll find a way to help them recover it."
"Vice-guild leader, isn't that way too expensive for you?"
Once these words were out, the gloom on the faces of the squad members vanished, replaced by a touch of embarrassment.
"Don't worry, Yuzu definitely won't just stand by and watch," Akabane said.
In truth, Akabane wasn't entirely sure. Given the girl's personality, getting money out of her might be harder than taking her life.
Akabane had already prepared herself to pay out of pocket.
After all, she was the vice-guild leader of this guild. Even if she was just a titular mascot, she had to show some sense of responsibility and couldn't let everyone think she was only good for rolling around on the ground.
Su Sui took in the girl's reaction, smiling without saying a word.
Just then, a communication mail arrived in Akabane's inbox.
Elsewhere, the battle inside the palace had already reached a fever pitch.
After a loud chant, the Incurable Crown entered a phase of trading area-of-effect spells with the Silent Sequence's magic-user team. The various attacks were dazzling to behold as Roman columns collapsed like sand, dust flew, and the earth split apart.
"Watch the left! Everyone, get into the purple circles quickly; the Incurable Crown is about to cast Soul Feast!"
Sleeping Count shouted a warning.
The Incurable Crown let out an ancient, low murmur and raised his hands high. A massive magic circle expanded, and purple spiritual flames scorched the earth as sixteen purple circles appeared on the ground.
The subjugation team of the Silent Sequence stood in the centers of the circles one by one. Just as the sixteen circles were about to be filled,
A sudden change occurred!
An unexpected gunshot broke the palace's silence. The sound of a warhorse was like thunder and its movement like a flash of lightning. A blonde girl was seen jumping her horse directly into the formation. Every time her Rose Rifle fired, a flower of blood blossomed on the forehead of a Silent Sequence member!
Countless members of Light-Chaser Garden followed the girl as they pressed into the battle line with earth-shaking shouts of slaughter. In just a few seconds, they had expelled or killed everyone in that circle.
"Dark Gold Rose?"
The members of the Silent Sequence were shocked.
Not long ago, Light-Chaser Garden had been surrounded by their people on the palace outskirts. Why had they suddenly turned their blades and charged into the palace?
"What happened? Is Square Root of 13 and his group on the perimeter useless? How could they let Dark Gold Rose and her people in?" Smiling Jazz's voice was low.
What surprised him even more was that the Incurable Crown still had nearly three hundred thousand health left. If Dark Gold Rose wanted to snatch the kill, she shouldn't have entered the fray at a time like this.
He couldn't understand the reason.
"In such a grand hall, don't you think it's a bit of a waste of a pleasant time for it to be so empty? Since you didn't invite me, I had to bring my own people to the banquet."
"Smiling Jazz, I said I'd have your life before the dungeon ended." Xu Xiaoyou's voice was clear and sharp as she reined in her horse. Her companions clustered around her to form a defensive line.
"I'm a person of my word. I've come to fulfill my promise now. Have you thought about how you want to die?"
"This woman has gone crazy! Press forward and tear her apart!"
"Arrogant! Kill Dark Gold Rose!"
"Since you've come, don't even think about leaving here alive!"
"I suggest you don't act rashly." Xu Xiaoyou was indifferent to the bloodshot glares of the crowd who were itching to tear her to pieces.
The restless crowd felt like they had been doused with cold water and quickly calmed down. The Incurable Crown's screen-clearing instant-kill skill, Soul Feast, was already fully charged. At the moment of activation, anyone outside the purple circles would be instantly killed.
Dark Gold Rose had correctly calculated that they wouldn't dare move recklessly, choosing this exact moment to enter and disrupt the battlefield.
"There's no need to pay attention to this madwoman's provocation. She's just looking for death. Once the Soul Feast duration is over, we'll charge and kill her!"
"You guys really are patient. Too bad..."
Xu Xiaoyou threw her dice, obtaining the effect of Forced March. She galloped her horse out of the purple circle on her own,
Charging toward another purple circle, she specifically targeted a weak point for a breakthrough.
Her high-swinging whip lashed across their faces as Overload Reload, Dense Fire Net, Headshot, Precise Strike, and Death Cross were all loaded simultaneously.
The blonde girl raised her Rose Rifle, and the bullets she fired were like cannonballs. With a burst of frantic bombardment, she cleared everyone out of another circle in the blink of an eye.
"I don't have much patience."
With the effect of Attack Deflection active, she didn't need to worry about the Incurable Crown's screen-clearing instant-kill skill at all,
Galloping across the battlefield while stubbornly resisting the activated spiritual array of the Soul Feast.
Realizing what was happening, the long-range classes immediately launched a counter-attack, bombarding the girl. But the moment those attacks touched her body, Xu Xiaoyou's form rippled like water and became transparent, passing straight through them. The members of the Silent Sequence watched, dumbfounded.
"Damn it, this madwoman! Why can she use the grade 5 stealth-class general skill Attack Deflection?"
"Wait, the effect of Attack Deflection clearly just ended. Why can she use it again immediately? Does this person have no cooldowns?"
"Was she just using a hunter general skill?"
"Electric Whale Slash, Lightning Shield, Holy Shield Protection, Death Song, and Acid Pour?"
The whip became entwined with electric light, transforming into an electric sword that swept across the field. Massive fireballs, like erupting solar flares, fell from the sky, causing violent explosions!
"God, that's a sublime-level Fireball Bombardment! Grah!"
Wherever the girl passed, wails echoed and artillery fire was constant. Boiling flames churned within the shadow of death, and the people of the Silent Sequence were all sent flying.
"What class is she exactly?"
The melee classes who were hit used their survival skills with everything they had to resist. they watched helplessly as the girl rode away after attacking them, not daring to take a single step out of the purple circles.
"Could it be... that she's exploiting a bug in the game!?"
Even Smiling Jazz, who usually kept his composure, had an extremely ugly expression now. It would be hard for anyone in the world to maintain their inner peace when facing the current Xu Xiaoyou.
Just imagine facing a creature that could master every class's skills without restriction, cast them without chanting or cooldowns, and wasn't even affected by psyche or mana values—a creature whose lever-action rifle somehow had the fire rate of a heavy machine gun and the power of explosive rounds. Who could resist cursing her out for being overpowered?
Only one thought remained in their minds.
And that was that this person was definitely using cheats!
Rate on N.U.
