Chapter 1956 - Ujian Pertama Kota Lake Heart, Blue Wave Rock: Sekelompok besar anggota Miracle berpatroli di dalam sebuah gunung yang dikelilingi hutan lebat. Para pemain ini terbagi menjadi 32 tim berisi 100 orang. 'Boss Starstreak, semua orang sudah berada di posisi. Jika anggota Zero Wing berani menginjakkan kaki di Blue Wave Rock, kami pastikan tidak ada yang keluar hidup-hidup,' lapor seorang Ranger Level 57 yang mengenakan zirah rantai abu-abu keperakan kepada pemuda acuh tak acuh berpakaian hitam di depannya. 'Bagus. Wakil Guild Leader Shredded menugaskan misi ini kepada kita secara pribadi. Kita harus menyelesaikannya dengan baik. Kalian semua tahu konsekuensinya jika kita gagal,' kata Starstreak dengan sungguh-sungguh. Shredded Soul terkenal karena sifatnya yang keras. Dia bahkan akan menurunkan pangkat para ahli puncak Guild jika mereka tidak menangani misi dengan baik, apalagi anggota berpangkat lebih rendah. Karena itu, para anggota Guild memberinya julukan 'Wakil Guild Leader Iblis'. 'Boss, tenang saja; Zero Wing bahkan tidak bisa mengirim cukup anggota untuk dijadikan pemanasan. Lagipula, kau yang memimpin kali ini. Bahkan jika Gentle Snow memimpin pasukan utama Guild Cabangnya secara pribadi, dia hanya akan berbaris menuju kuburnya,' klaim Ranger Level 57 itu dengan percaya diri. Kepercayaannya tidak tanpa dasar. Meskipun Shredded Soul adalah Wakil Guild Leader yang keras, dia juga orang yang teliti. Semua 32 tim yang dikirimnya ke Blue Wave Rock adalah tim ahli, dengan lebih dari 1.000 pemain ahli. Lebih dari 100 di antaranya juga pemain Tier 2. Ahli Assassin puncak, Starstreak, bahkan memimpin, dan standar pembunuhan serta pelacakannya kelas satu. Empat ahli puncak lainnya juga ikut serta dalam operasi ini. Zero Wing hanya mengirim tim 100 orang ke Blue Wave Rock, dan berdasarkan laporan terbaru, tim itu hanya memiliki 20 pemain Tier 2. Bahkan jika 80 pemain sisanya adalah ahli, mengalahkan tim Zero Wing akan semudah membalik telapak tangan. Sementara pasukan Miracle menunggu Zero Wing masuk ke perangkap mereka, tim 100 orang itu telah beristirahat di area berhutan yang tak jauh dari situ selama beberapa saat. 'Boss Fierce, Blue Wave Rock ada tepat di depan. Dugaanku pasukan Miracle bersembunyi di sana, menunggu untuk menyergap kita. Apa kita benar-benar masuk ke sana?' tanya seorang Assassin Tier 1 Level 57 dengan gugup sambil menatap ke arah Blue Wave Rock. Sebenarnya, Gentle Snow tidak mengirim mereka ke sini untuk quest, melainkan untuk melawan anggota Miracle. Namun, meskipun tim itu memiliki 20 ahli Tier 2, sisanya adalah anggota elit. Anggota elit ini mungkin mampu bertahan melawan elit Guild kelas satu, tetapi mereka akan beruntung bisa mengalahkan anggota elit Guild super kelas satu dalam pertarungan satu lawan satu, apalagi pasukan Miracle. 80 pemain elit itu kemungkinan bahkan tidak akan bertahan melawan salah satu party ahli Miracle. 'Ini misi yang ditugaskan kepada kita, jadi ya, kita akan ke sana. Untungnya, tugas kalian bukan bertarung. Kalian hanya perlu mengintai area dan mengetahui pola pergerakan Miracle. Serahkan pertarungan kepada kami,' kata Fierce Snake. 'Baiklah, kita sudah memulihkan sebagian besar Stamina. Saatnya bergerak!' Operasi ini akan menguji efek Basic Combat Device, dan karena hal itu tidak mudah ditentukan dalam pertempuran skala besar yang melibatkan ribuan pemain, Gentle Snow sengaja memilih Blue Wave Rock sebagai medan pertempuran. Tidak hanya hutan lebat mengelilingi area itu, medannya juga cukup kompleks. Ini area yang sangat cocok bagi kekuatan kecil untuk menerapkan taktik gerilya. Terlebih lagi, Miracle tidak akan sebodoh itu mengerahkan puluhan ribu pemain hanya untuk menangkap tim 100 orang. Mereka bisa bertarung dan mundur dengan bebas di Blue Wave Rock, dan anggota Miracle tidak akan bisa berbuat apa-apa, tetapi sebagai tindakan pencegahan, seluruh tim 100 orang terdiri dari Assassin. Para Assassin ini bertanggung jawab mengintai Blue Wave Rock dan mencegah situasi di mana pemain Tier 2 dikepung dan dibunuh. Bagaimanapun, pemain Tier 2 adalah aset penting bagi Guild. Mereka tidak boleh hilang. Saat Fierce Snake selesai berbicara, 80 Assassin Tier 1 memasuki Stealth dan menyebar. Fierce Snake dan para pemain Tier 2 kemudian bergerak sebagai tim 20 orang. Setelah berkeliaran di Blue Wave Rock selama sekitar 20 menit, para Assassin pengintai menemukan empat tim 100 orang. Yang terdekat berjarak kurang dari 1.000 yard dari tim Fierce Snake, sedangkan yang terjauh berada dalam jarak 4.000 yard. Pada jarak ini, tim terjauh membutuhkan paling lama 10 menit untuk memperkuat pasukan terdekat. 'Semuanya, kenakan Combat Device kalian! Tim 100 orang di depan akan menjadi subjek uji pertama kita!' perintah Fierce Snake setelah memverifikasi lokasi tim pengintai. Para ahli Tier 2 Zero Wing lalu dengan antusias mengambil Basic Combat Device yang telah diberikan kepada mereka dan menggunakannya. Meskipun mereka memiliki pemahaman umum tentang item itu, mereka tidak tahu seberapa efektif item itu sebenarnya. Terlebih lagi, mereka telah menandatangani kontrak kerahasiaan, yang akan memaksa mereka menghapus akun mereka jika membocorkan informasi apa pun, untuk ikut serta dalam operasi ini. 'Ini terasa luar biasa! Lingkungan Mana tinggi Zero Wing City tidak ada separuh efektifnya dibandingkan perangkat ini!' 'Aku bahkan bisa mendengar dedaunan berdesir lebih dari 100 yard jauhnya!' 'Itu bukan apa-apa! Lihat burung-burung di langit! Mereka tampak jauh lebih lambat sekarang.' Begitu anggota tim mengenakan Basic Combat Device, Mana di sekitar mereka menjadi bergelora. Meskipun tubuh mereka terasa jauh lebih ringan, darah mereka mendidih saat diliputi dorongan untuk bertarung. 'Charge!' Fierce Snake meraung. Tanpa ragu, pasukan 20 orang Fierce Snake menyerbu ke arah tim Miracle terdekat. Saat jarak keduanya kurang dari 600 yard, salah satu Ranger Miracle menemukan para pemain yang menyerbu. Ranger itu segera melapor kepada komandan Tier 2-nya. 'Tim 20 orang berani menyerbu kami? Mereka pasti sudah bosan hidup!' 'Pemimpin, haruskah kita meminta bala bantuan dari tim lain?' 'Apa kau bercanda? Itu hanya tim 20 orang. Jika kita memberi tahu tim lain, kita hanya akan menjadi bahan tertawaan! Jangan pikirkan itu! Kita akan menangani orang-orang bodoh ini sendiri!' Elementalist Tier 2 yang memimpin tim itu menggeram sebelum menyiapkan pasukannya. Meskipun timnya hanyalah satu dari banyak tim yang dikirim Miracle ke Blue Wave Rock, ia memiliki lebih dari 30 ahli di bawah komandonya. Empat pemain bahkan ahli Tier 2, dan dia sendiri bahkan ahli Refinement Realm. Dia sendirian cukup untuk mengalahkan beberapa ahli Tier 2 non-Refinement Realm. Mengapa dia harus takut pada party 20 orang Fierce Snake? Begitu pasukan Zero Wing berada dalam jarak 60 yard dari tim Miracle, pemain ranged Miracle melepaskan tembakan ke party 20 orang itu, meluncurkan Spell dan anak panah. Meskipun banyak serangan menghujani para pemainnya, baik Fierce Snake maupun rekan-rekannya tidak menunjukkan niat menghindari serangan yang datang. Sebaliknya, para MT Tier 2 bergerak ke depan tim, sementara ahli Tier 2 lainnya mengikuti di belakang mereka. Party itu lalu menyerbu ke dalam hujan serangan. Boom! Boom! Boom! Hujan Spell dan anak panah menghujani MT Tier 2 Zero Wing. Namun, hasilnya membuat anggota Miracle tercengang. Tidak hanya ketiga MT itu memblokir setiap serangan mereka dengan perisai, tetapi mereka juga mempertahankan seluruh HP mereka setelahnya... Sebelum anggota Miracle tersadar dari kebingungan, Fierce Snake mencapai pemain jarak dekat musuh dan mengacungkan kapak perang peringkat Dark-Gold Level 55 miliknya. Boom! Badai dahsyat mengirim beberapa pemain terbang mundur lebih dari selusin yard, kehilangan sebagian besar HP mereka. Perbedaan Kekuatan sudah jelas. Pemain Tier 2 Zero Wing lainnya juga telah menyebar, menerkam anggota Miracle seperti harimau kelaparan. Pemain Zero Wing menghindari serangan Miracle tanpa banyak usaha, bahkan serangan para ahli Tier 2. Dengan keunggulan Kekuatan dan kecepatan Zero Wing, para ahli Tier 2 Miracle terpaksa mundur, terus kehilangan HP. Para ahli Tier 2 Miracle hanya bertahan hidup, meski nyaris, berkat dukungan dari healer dan rekan-rekan mereka. 'Bagaimana? Dia jelas belum mencapai Refinement Realm, jadi bagaimana dia menunjukkan kekuatan tempur sebesar itu?' Elementalist Tier 2 yang memimpin tim Miracle tidak bisa mempercayai matanya. Meskipun Fierce Snake memiliki Atribut Dasar yang lebih tinggi, Atribut pria itu cukup tinggi untuk membuatnya terus berlari. Namun, tidak hanya persepsi Fierce Snake sangat tajam, kecepatan reaksi Berserker itu juga mengesankan. Berserker itu bahkan memblokir serangan yang seharusnya tidak mampu dilakukan pemain normal. Setelah kurang dari 30 detik, hampir setengah dari tim 100 orang Miracle telah dimusnahkan... 'Cepat! Beri tahu Boss Starstreak dan yang lainnya!' Elementalist Tier 2 itu berteriak panik.
Chapter 1956 - Ujian Pertama Kota Lake Heart, Blue Wave Rock
Chapter 1956 – First Test Lake Heart City, Blue Wave Rock:
A large group of Miracle members patrolled inside a mountain surrounded by lush forest. These players had split into 32 teams of 100.
“Boss Starstreak, everyone’s in position. If Zero Wing’s members dare to set foot in Blue Wave Rock, we’ll ensure that none leave alive,” a Level 57 Ranger wearing silvery-gray chainmail reported to the black-clad, indifferent youth before him.
“Good. Vice Guild Leader Shredded assigned us this mission personally. We need to complete it properly. You all know the consequences if we fail,” Starstreak said solemnly.
Shredded Soul was well-known for his strict nature. He’d even demote the Guild’s peak experts if they didn’t handle a mission properly, not to mention lower-ranked members. Hence, the Guild members had given him the title ‘Demonic Vice Guild Leader.’
“Boss, rest assured; Zero Wing can’t even dispatch enough members to serve as a warm-up. Besides, you’re in command this time. Even if Gentle Snow leads her Branch Guild’s main force personally, she’ll only be marching towards her grave,” the Level 57 Ranger confidently declared.
His confidence was not baseless.
Although Shredded Soul was a strict Vice Guild Leader, he was also a careful person. All of the 32 teams he had dispatched to Blue Wave Rock were expert teams, with over 1,000 expert players. Over 100 among them were also Tier 2 players. The peak Assassin expert, Starstreak, was even in command, and his assassination and tracking standards were first-rate. Four other peak experts were participating in the operation, as well.
Zero Wing had only sent a 100-man team to Blue Wave Rock, and based on the latest reports, the team only had 20 Tier 2 players. Even if the remaining 80 players were experts, defeating Zero Wing’s team would be a piece of cake.
While Miracle’s forces waited for Zero Wing to fall into their trap, the 100-man team had rested in a forested area a short distance away for some time now.
“Boss Fierce, Blue Wave Rock is just ahead. My guess is that Miracle’s army has been hiding there, waiting to ambush us. Are we really going in there?” a Level 57, Tier 1 Assassin asked nervously as he looked towards Blue Wave Rock.
In truth, Gentle Snow hadn’t sent them here for a quest, but to fight Miracle’s members.
However, although the team had 20 Tier 2 experts, the rest were elite members. These elite members might hold their own against first-rate Guilds’ elites, but they’d be lucky to defeat a super-first-rate Guild’s elite members in a one-on-one, not to mention Miracle’s army. The 80 elite players likely wouldn’t even survive against one of Miracle’s expert parties.
“This is the mission we’ve been assigned, so yes, we’re going there. Fortunately, your job doesn’t involve fighting. You guys only need to scout the area and figure out Miracle’s movement pattern. Leave the fighting to us,” Fierce Snake said. “Alright, we’ve recovered most of our Stamina. It’s time to move out!”
This operation would test the Basic Combat Devices’ effects, and since that wouldn’t be easy to determine in large-scale combat involving thousands of players, Gentle Snow had deliberately chosen Blue Wave Rock as the battlefield. Not only did dense forest surround the area, but its terrain was also quite complex. This was a perfectly suitable area for a small force to employ guerilla tactics. Moreover, Miracle wouldn’t be foolish enough to mobilize tens of thousands of players just to catch a 100-man team.
They could fight and retreat freely in Blue Wave Rock, and Miracle’s members wouldn’t be able to do anything about it, but as a precaution, the entire 100-man team consisted of Assassins. These Assassins were responsible for scouting Blue Wave Rock and preventing a situation where the Tier 2 players were surrounded and killed. After all, Tier 2 players were important assets to the Guild. They must not be lost.
When Fierce Snake finished speaking, the 80 Tier 1 Assassins went into Stealth and dispersed. Fierce Snake and the Tier 2 players then moved as a 20-man team.
After wandering Blue Wave Rock for around 20 minutes, the scouting Assassins located four 100-man teams. The closest among them was less than 1,000 yards from Fierce Snake’s team, while the farthest was within 4,000 yards. At this distance, the farthest team would need 10 minutes at most to reinforce the closest force.
“Everyone, equip your Combat Devices! The 100-man team ahead will be our first test subjects!” Fierce Snake commanded after verifying the scouting teams’ locations.
Zero Wing’s Tier 2 experts then eagerly retrieved the Basic Combat Devices they had been assigned and used them. Although they had a general understanding of the item, they didn’t how effective it would truly be. Moreover, they had signed confidentiality contracts, which would force them to delete their accounts should they leak any information, to take part in this operation.
“This feels amazing! Zero Wing City’s high-Mana environment is nowhere close to half as effective as this device!”
“I can even hear the leaves rustle over 100 yards away!”
“That’s nothing! Look at the birds in the sky! They seem so much slower now.”
Once the team members had equipped the Basic Combat Devices, the Mana around them became turbulent. Although their bodies felt so much lighter, they felt their blood boil as they were overcome by an urge to fight.
“Charge!” Fierce Snake roared.
Without hesitation, Fierce Snake’s 20-man force charged toward Miracle’s closest team.
When less than 600 yards separated the two, one of Miracle’s Rangers discovered the charging players. The Ranger immediately reported to his Tier 2 commander.
“A 20-man team dares to charge at us? They must be tired of living!”
“Leader, should we request reinforcements from the other teams?”
“Are you joking? It’s only a 20-man team. If we notify the other teams, we’ll only become a laughingstock! Don’t worry about that! We’ll handle these fools ourselves!” the Tier 2 Elementalist leading the team growled before readying his players.
Although his was only one of many teams Miracle had sent to Blue Wave Rock, he had more than 30 experts under his command. Four players were even Tier 2 experts, and he was even a Refinement Realm expert. He alone was enough to defeat several non-Refinement Realm, Tier 2 experts. Why would he ever fear Fierce Snake’s 20-man party?
Once Zero Wing’s force was within 60 yards of Miracle’s team, Miracle’s ranged players opened fire on the 20-man party, launching Spells and arrows.
Despite the numerous attacks descending on his players, neither Fierce Snake nor his companions showed any intention of dodging the incoming attacks. Rather, the Tier 2 MTs moved to the front of the team, while the rest of the Tier 2 experts fell in behind them. The party then charged into the bombardment.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
A rain of Spells and arrows showered Zero Wing’s Tier 2 MTs.
However, the results left Miracle’s members dumbfounded. Not only did the three MTs block every one of their attacks with their shields, but they also retained all of their HP after doing so...
Before Miracle’s members snapped out of their daze, Fierce Snake reached the enemy melee players and brandished his Level 55, Dark-Gold ranked battle axe.
Boom!
A violent storm sent several players flying back by over a dozen yards, losing a significant chunk of their HP. The difference in Strength was clear. The rest of Zero Wing’s Tier 2 players had also spread out, pouncing on Miracle’s members like starving tigers.
Zero Wing’s players dodged Miracle’s attacks without much effort, even the Tier 2 experts’ attacks. With Zero Wing’s Strength and speed advantages, Miracles’ Tier 2 experts were forced to retreat, continuously losing HP. Miracle’s Tier 2 experts only stayed alive, albeit barely, thanks to the support from their healers and companions.
“How? He clearly hasn’t reached the Refinement Realm yet, so how is he displaying such great combat power?” The Tier 2 Elementalist leading Miracle’s team couldn’t believe his eyes.
Although Fierce Snake had higher Basic Attributes, the man’s Attributes were high enough to keep him on the run. However, not only was Fierce Snake’s perception astonishingly acute, but the Berserker’s reaction speed was also impressively fast. The Berserker even blocked attacks that no normal player should be able to.
After less than 30 seconds, nearly half of Miracle’s 100-man team had been annihilated...
“Quick! Notify Boss Starstreak and the others!” the Tier 2 Elementalist shouted in a panic.
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