Chapter 573: Chapter 573: Sea of Monsters
Fury Rampage, eyes bulging, seemed ready to spit fire; this was a staggering blow.
To put into perspective, they had over thirty thousand players left at the end. Even though they didn’t know how many scrolls Starfire had deployed, it couldn’t have been more than five hundred, considering the wide range of the intermediate scroll, it wouldn’t even reach five hundred.
Even if it was five hundred, it would’ve been a desperate situation. By sacrificing over two thousand players, they could’ve cracked this swamp scroll. At that point, even if they were reduced to twenty thousand, he was confident they could overwhelm Starfire’s base with sheer numbers.
However, this was just a hypothetical. Their formation was now all over the place. Starfire’s infected undead and monsters were now battling their players en masse.
Some players, already unwilling to be killed so easily by the monsters, were prepared to fight to the death spectacularly.
Now, the situation was beyond repair.
Seething, Fury Rampage glared at Li Yao, his whole body contorted, then he vanished in a split second.
Hearing this news, it wasn’t just Fury Rampage, every last person felt like they’d been run over by ten thousand mud horses, their frustration was through the roof.
The United Army, in particular, was on the verge of going mad, but no one was more outraged than Fury Rampage. Already raving mad, hearing the news and realizing it was irreversible, his rage peaked and he logged out due to protective measures activated by the brain-computer interface for safety.
“Damn, Starfire is so dirty, playing like this, it’s simply unbelievable.”
“Eighty thousand on the other side, taken down by just three thousand, it sure is humiliating.”
“Screw it, this was all Prairie Fire’s scheme.”
“Exactly, didn’t you see Starfire was also just as bewildered as we are? They obviously also had no idea what was going on.”
“66666666, Prairie Fire sure knows how to play. It’s a shame this is just a game. If this was reality, I bet he’d be spitting blood.”
“Regardless of whether Starfire can hold their ground in the end, they’re already a godlike guild over here. Three thousand versus eighty thousand, and only over a hundred losses on this side, it’s horrifying.”
“Idiots, if I had that much money, I could play like that too, clearly they bought their victory with money, what’s so great about that?”
“The idiot is the one above, there are plenty of rich people out there. How come so many rich people can’t replicate their success?”
“Don’t acknowledge the idiot above, or they’ll feel accomplished.”
“The guy above has a point, these idiots probably haven’t thought about how Prairie Fire got their money. They literally started from scratch, these idiots are just jealous.”
“Indeed, I bet he doesn’t even have ten silver coins, idiot.”
The live chat was filled with varying opinions, but praises and excitement dominated. Those pouring scorn were literally drowned out by the rest.
“If that were me, I guess I wouldn’t be able to take it either, it’s simply outrageous.” Tanuki sighed, expressing his sense of absurdity about the current situation.
The United Army, consisting of eighty thousand players, had been reduced to such a state by these scrolls, it was quite astonishing.
Another anchor said, “You can’t really say that, it’s simply a classic case of information asymmetry. Prairie Fire has a deep understanding of various aspects of the game, if the other side also had such understanding, could this situation have happened?”
Tanuki nodded and said, “Exactly, that’s what makes Prairie Fire terrifying. They often use seemingly ordinary things to achieve extraordinary results. In this case, the one who planned this behind the scenes has failed.”
Tanuki didn’t specifically say who the failed planner was, but anyone could hear the schadenfreude in his words.
“Regardless of whether Starfire can hold their base or not, this has been the most exciting guild battle so far.” A small streamer sighed.
Tanuki nodded and said, “Starfire has calculated so much, they must’ve foreseen this situation, let’s wait and see how they cope.”
The other small streamers also nodded excitedly. They were the lucky ones who hadn’t been killed by the monsters and had made it to Starfire’s side, while most of the streamers had died under the monsters.
Their popularity had skyrocketed compared to normal times. They weren’t just rooting for Starfire, but also for their own channel’s popularity to go further.
“Damn, the Swamp Scroll has this weakness.” Guardian Angel was speechless. He was also struck by the shocking news.
“These monsters won’t hesitate to sacrifice their own kind. Be prepared for battle,” Sister Li said.
With the Swamp Scroll on their side, Starfire was initially confident of victory, but now, they knew they couldn’t rely on the Swamp Scroll anymore.
Li Yao seriously said, “If there weren’t these limitations, wouldn’t the Swamp Scroll be too overpowered?”
Helplessly, Sister Li redirected the conversation. Dwelling on it had no benefit, “How many Plague scrolls do you have left?”
Li Yao spread his hands and said, “Nothing left. This bit of low-grade plague was snuck out. The Undead Clan wouldn’t use the plague unless it’s absolutely necessary. This is already the limit.”
There were barely any players of the United Army left on the battlefield. What remained were the plague-riddled undead and monsters tangled together.
The plague substance had stayed around for a while, infecting numerous monsters.
Starfire side wasn’t in immediate danger for the time being. Most of them were watching as the experience points rocketed up.
The ballista was still at work, constantly firing crossbow arrows causing significant damage.
However, the stone throwers had switched to real ammunition. With each huge fireball detonating in the monster crowd, the monsters were reduced to wailing infernos.
But as time passed, the plague effects dissipated, leaving the walking dead to be swallowed up by the monster swarm.
The monster crowd began to rush towards the swamp.
“Pay attention to the supply boxes at your feet, follow my command.” Sister Li shouted.
The three thousand players of Starfire circled the entire council hall, forming a circular front line, firmly defending it.
Rumble…
The beasts charged into the swamp as if mad, but the monsters behind didn’t stop. After a momentary confusion, they finally trampled through the swamp and crashed with Starfire’s side.
If seen from above, you would see a large number of monsters, like a vast ocean, while the council hall surrounded by Starfire simply looks like a little raft.
Their circle was not large, so the number of monsters they were dealing with was limited. Although the defense was stable for the time being, if they couldn’t get any rest after a long battle, failure was inevitable.
Starfire’s side was fighting with all their might, fiercely battling the monsters.
“Mu Zi, Pupil, follow me upstairs.” Li Yao tossed a rope, pulling a few of the top damage dealers to the roof, “Follow my markers and orders, take them down.”
A few of them complied. With Li Yao’s markers, they consistently focused their fire to kill the distant ranged Naga.
These Naga didn’t deal a lot of damage, but their ice magic could greatly reduce the agility of the front line. In such circumstances, the front line would inevitably find it difficult to block or take damage…