Chapter 42: Deeply Surrounded

“Miss, don’t run!”

“Keep yelling, the louder you get, the more excited I become.”

“Hey, you demon! Take this from old Sun!”

“What? Male Flower Shift? Prepare to die!”

The four Shen Ce Mansion players chased after her relentlessly, like invading soldiers spotting a village beauty.

As for the Male Flower Shift player, they surrounded and beat him to death without a word.

Chen Xiaoyan’s hair whipped wildly in the wind behind her.

What kind of bizarre summon was this Mu Qingxue casting?

I really envy… cough, I mean, I’m furious.

“Stop right there, you four beasts!”

Invincible Tang returned with thirty to forty men to protect the rear.

“Quit fooling around and activate Overlord Mode.”

The four Shen Ce Mansion players quickly lowered their weapons and retracted their playful intentions, falling back in front of Chen Xiaoyan.

“Xiaoyan sis, there are a lot of enemies opposite us. What should we do?”

“Activate Overlord Mode. Spread out and move carefully. Avoid unnecessary damage.”

If all the damage from thirty or forty people hit at once, even Chen Xiaoyan’s massive healing wouldn’t suffice.

Not because her healing wasn’t strong, but Shen Ce Mansion’s current level capped their HP at only around four or five thousand.

Facing such concentrated group damage, even with a 40% damage reduction from Overlord Mode, the damage would exceed their health bars’ limits—meaning they’d be instantly killed.

What good would your healing shield do then?

So she had the four spread out to separate the damage.

As long as they weren’t one-shot, Chen Xiaoyan could keep them alive.

“Is it you four again? Bullying the support girls from Invincible Tower, huh?”

“Watch the blade.”

“A cold gleam precedes the spear; the spear strikes like a dragon. I’ll pierce your rear!”

Seeing this Shen Ce Mansion player from Invincible Tower staring intently at their backsides and hearing his words, their expressions shifted slightly, and their bottoms tightened.

This guy was even more ruthless than them.

“Bro, want a free ticket? Destination: the Shen Ce Mansion in the capital.”

“Haha, still acting high and mighty?”

In that instant, dazzling skill effects exploded around the four unlucky comrades.

Fear? Impossible.

But their burning courage quickly extinguished the last trace of hesitation.

It’s just a game.

Just four against thirty-eight.

Come on, who’s afraid of who?

Who chickens out is the loser.

“Watch your positioning!!!”

Chen Xiaoyan reminded again.

Her words crushed the idea of recklessly diving into the crowd, and they activated Overlord Mode, adopting a defensive stance.

Golden auras shimmered over their armor, making them look like invincible war gods from afar.

“Boom, whoosh, crackle.”

Different skill hit sounds echoed.

The four formed a “U” shape; the two at the front took the brunt of the damage.

Chen Xiaoyan prioritized casting Umbrella Dance Healing and Spring Breeze Blessing on them.

But the drawback soon appeared.

Four players, three healing skills, of which Mu Yu Han Guang had no cooldown but was now practically useless.

It only healed about a hundred HP instantly.

So effectively, she had only two healing skills working, which was clearly insufficient for four hungry Shen Ce players.

Just like Monster Village, the weakness of group healing showed itself.

However, from Invincible Tower players’ perspective, the scene was very different.

They finally managed to wear down one Shen Ce player.

One second later, full health again.

What the hell?

“Is this it? No way, no way. Four people against forty, and it’s still taking this long? If I were you, I would have quit the game by now to save face.”

“Idiot, what are you barking about?”

“I swear, I won’t stop until I kill you.”

Faced with overwhelming attacks, the Shen Ce player froze and raised his spear defensively.

【—388】

【—611】

【—290】

***

Within two seconds, he was nearly dead.

The Shen Ce player panicked, but what happened next stunned him.

【+4460】

Full health in one second.

“WTF!!!”

Seeing this prompt, he couldn’t help but let out a native curse.

This time, not only was he dumbfounded, but the enemies were too.

What’s going on?

We barely wore him down, and he’s suddenly back to full health?

The first time, Invincible Tower’s players might not have cared.

But the second, third, and even fourth time…

Their expressions changed.

“Tang, we can’t break through. We finally wear one down, and he’s back to full health.”

“Is Chen Xiaoyan hacking?”

“How do you even play like this?”

Invincible Tang looked just as grim as the other Invincible Tower players.

Countless “What the hell?” thoughts raced through his mind.

Is this the strength of the Monster Village master?

Is it really this ridiculous?

But…

If thirty or forty people can’t kill them, then call seventy, a hundred. I don’t believe they won’t die.

“Call more people over. Let’s finish off these four Shen Ce first.”

“Got it, Tang.”

At his command, more Invincible Tower players gathered.

Fifty, seventy, ninety.

“Sigh, it’s over,” Chen Xiaoyan sighed deeply.

This had already exceeded the damage capacity of Shen Ce.

“We’re not going to lose without a fight.”

Chen Xiaoyan’s eyes suddenly darkened.

“Everyone shout at full strength, tell Snow Smoke Pavilion to gather here.”

“Understood, Xiaoyan sis.”

The four Shen Ce players used sweeping strikes to clear space and quickly retreated a few steps before shouting loudly.

“Snow Smoke Pavilion, gather here!”

“Don’t let them call for reinforcements!”

Invincible Tang shouted to the nearby Invincible Tower players.

They shouted once, and the attacks flew rapidly, leaving no chance for a second call.

But that one shout was enough.

Invincible Tower had already pulled nearly a hundred men over, which had drawn the attention of Snow Smoke Pavilion players.

Hearing the four Shen Ce players calling out, they realized that Chen Xiaoyan and four Shen Ce were trying to cut into the enemy’s rear but were surrounded by over a hundred.

What shocked them even more was that none had died yet.

“Damn, don’t just watch! Protect Xiaoyan sis!”

A Snow Smoke Pavilion player suddenly understood.

“I see, everyone gather around Xiaoyan sis. She said in the group she has group healing.”

Upon hearing this, the Snow Smoke Pavilion players gathered even faster.

“This guy’s nuts, right?”

Chen Xiaoyan’s face darkened like charcoal, glaring fiercely at the player who said she had group healing.

Because of his words, Invincible Tower would definitely try to block their gathering; regrouping would become very difficult.

Sure enough, just as she expected, Invincible Tang immediately commanded Invincible Tower players to block them.

They wouldn’t get through.

Chen Xiaoyan furrowed her brows, thinking over the battlefield for a moment before coming up with an idea.

Rather than waiting for them to break through and regroup, why not break through herself to join them?

We don’t have to just wait here.

Besides, most of Invincible Tower’s attention was focused on the Snow Smoke Pavilion players outside; now breaking out would be easier.

Time was of the essence.

Chen Xiaoyan quickly led the four outwards.

The four Shen Ce players formed a circular defense around her, inching step by step toward the Snow Smoke Pavilion forces.

Because of Invincible Tower’s blockade, every step forward was extremely difficult.

“Huh? What’s going on with them?”

At this moment, Chen Xiaoyan noticed something odd.

Invincible Tower’s attacks seemed much weaker, as if they were holding back, reluctant to strike hard.