Chapter 43: The Enduring Divine Strategist Dogs

No matter what, the most important thing now was to regroup with the main force.

One team had ten slots.

There were still five missing.

Chen Xiaoyan prepared to bring in five more Divine Strategists to form the strongest defensive line, buying some time to wait for Mu Qingxue’s reinforcements.

Her personal single-target healing was strong, but in a large-scale team fight like this, its impact wasn’t so overwhelming.

What annoyed her greatly was the Umbrella Dance Heal, a single-target area skill that automatically locked onto one player, and even if the target was healed to full HP instantly, it wouldn’t stop the healing effect.

That was really troublesome.

Umbrella Dance Heal lasted ten seconds, meaning nine seconds of healing were wasted.

If only she could control the healing target.

Sigh.

***

Five minutes later.

With the tacit allowance of Wushuang Tower, Chen Xiaoyan and four Divine Strategist players broke through the encirclement and joined the main force of the Xueyan Sect.

Originally, the Xueyan Sect had over two hundred people, but now only a little over a hundred remained.

“Xiaoyan姐!”

“Xiaoyan姐, you guys are too strong. Just five people dared to cut into the backline?”

“Surrounded by over a hundred and still managed to walk out alive, 666!”

“I bet our Xueyan Sect will become famous throughout the Immortal Realm after this guild war.”

One of the four Divine Strategists grinned broadly and winked at everyone.

“Do you want to experience what it feels like to get instantly healed to full HP?”

Facing the gaze of nearly a hundred people, Chen Xiaoyan showed no trace of pride or satisfaction, only a serious expression.

“Divine Strategists confident in their defense, ping me to join the team.”

In an instant, dozens of application requests popped up.

Of course, not all were Divine Strategists; some were from Shaolin and the Divine Fist Sect players as well.

Chen Xiaoyan ignored the applications from other sects and picked the five highest-level Divine Strategists to join the team.

When it came to damage absorption, no sect was more professional than them.

They had a 40% damage reduction from Overbearing Body, while Shaolin and Divine Fist Sect could only sigh in envy.

Chen Xiaoyan’s gaze was sharp as she looked at the nine Divine Strategists before her.

“Your purpose as nine is to absorb damage. Don’t be greedy for output. Your sole goal is to take damage for your teammates.”

After finishing, she looked at the surrounding Xueyan Sect players.

“If we win this guild war, I will personally apply to Qingxue for bonuses for you.”

“Everyone, do you have the confidence to grab this bonus?”

The crowd was stunned for a moment, then roared with excitement, “Yes!!!”

“Long live Xiaoyan ≧▽≦”

“Bonus? Damn it! If I don’t tear through the enemy, I swear I’ll livestream eating crap.”

Dozens of Xueyan Sect players had been scattering in panic, but upon hearing Chen Xiaoyan’s words not far away, a flame suddenly ignited in their hearts.

They picked up their weapons and launched a counterattack, casting skills, then relentlessly auto-attacking without dodging or defending, fighting with their lives as if they had a mortal grudge with the enemy.

“Good. Nine Divine Strategists make a path. Other players free to output. Tianxiang and Yihua, follow me.”

Chen Xiaoyan pointed with a small hand, and the Xueyan Sect players charged like wild horses towards the Wushuang Tower players.

The nine Divine Strategists struck first.

With a move called Azure Dragon Break, they plunged into the midst of the Wushuang Tower players.

They were completely fired up.

Chen Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow, restraining the displeasure rising inside her.

She no longer cared about the outcome of this guild war, because the long-lost passion was returning at this moment.

Losing today was fine; if needed, they would win it back tomorrow or the day after.

What’s the point of playing a game if you keep hesitating?

“Xiaoyan, we…”

The nine Tianxiang and fifteen Yihua players—all female—looked at Chen Xiaoyan with eyes full of admiration.

To have returned with four Divine Strategists under the assault of over a hundred people was a strength that they couldn’t help but respect and envy.

If Chen Xiaoyan was just a bit stronger than them, they might feel jealousy.

But if she was overwhelmingly stronger, beyond their reach?

Jealousy?

Impossible.

All that remained was admiration and reverence.

“You play freely. Take care of the other players.”

“Understood, Xiaoyan姐.”

“Charge.”

***

World Channel

“Good news! Great news! Xueyan Sect and Wushuang Tower are fighting in Peaceful Town. Brothers and sisters, come watch the show!”

“Selling sunflower seeds and peanuts for front-row seats!”

“So intense, seriously, no other game compares!”

“Isn’t that obvious? One just watches the screen; the other lets you experience it firsthand. Which is better?”

“Fight! Come on, fight!”

“Xueyan Sect looks like they’ll lose; Wushuang Tower brought so many players.”

“Where’s Mu Qingxue?”

“Did Chen Xiaoyan join Xueyan Sect?”

“Haha, I knew it all along. Xueyan Sect, snow! smoke! Think about it.”

“Is it possible Xueyan Sect was founded by Mu Qingxue and Chen Xiaoyan together?”

“Ah~ Listening to your words feels like hearing a whole new perspective.”

“Enough with the nonsense. Wait, what the hell? Over a hundred fighting five people and they almost lost?”

The world channel instantly filled with question marks.

For a time, the teleportation points in Peaceful Town flashed with white light one after another as solo players arrived, drawn by the commotion.

“Where’s this spectacular scene of over a hundred against five?”

“Didn’t see it.”

“Already happened. Chen Xiaoyan brought four Divine Strategists and broke through the encirclement of more than two hundred people by sheer force.”

“You’re telling a story?”

“No, really. Many can vouch for it.”

Over a hundred against over three hundred, the number difference was more than double.

That meant one Xueyan Sect player was facing two Wushuang Tower players.

This wasn’t reality; winning with fewer numbers was impossible.

Morale might decide victory, but the numbers were simply too different.

Xueyan Sect was gradually retreating; in just two minutes, the over hundred dropped to one hundred.

“Ahem~ Xueyan Sect is going to lose.”

“No way, is that all Xueyan Sect has left?”

“They originally had over two hundred; Wushuang Tower came with four hundred, now it’s like this.”

“Hey, look at those nine Divine Strategists. What are they doing? Jumping around?”

The curious onlookers turned their gaze to the battlefield where nine Divine Strategists still stood firm.

“Damn, how can these nine tanks take so much damage?”

Chen Xiaoyan smiled as she watched them constantly change positions.

She had just noticed something very interesting.

One Divine Strategist locked by Umbrella Dance Heal was knocked out of its range by a Wushuang Tower Divine Fist Sect player.

She thought the Umbrella Dance Heal would stop when losing its target, but unexpectedly, it immediately locked onto another Divine Strategist teammate.

“It can do that?”

Chen Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment, then a glint of sharpness flashed in her eyes.

She immediately ordered her nine Divine Strategists to repeatedly jump within the Umbrella Dance Heal’s area, staying for just a second or two each time.

Now, Umbrella Dance Heal restored three thousand HP per second.

Divine Strategists had four to five thousand HP.

Even if left with just 1% health, they could be fully healed in a little over a second, less than two seconds.

The nine Divine Strategists were ecstatic.

They had never been able to mess around like this before, and especially not in front of hundreds of enemies.

“Damn it! What the hell is this? How can they not die?”

“Zhenwu is casting the Liyuan Sword Formation!”

“Does the enemy not have Zhenwu? If you cast it, they do too. What’s the point?”

“Damn it, where’s our healer? Heal me!”

“Stop yelling. Those four Divine Strategist dogs cut in just now; the healers and supports were wiped out by half.”

“Damn, then why don’t we fight fire with fire?”